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[quote=Anonymous]I come from a family that had a professional soccer player.  Agreed that it was obviously genetics---but also primarily how much he worked on his own constantly.  More than me, that did not make it to that level.

My kids have been playing soccer for 7 and 8 years (middles school now) and I have seen some really talented kids out there over the years.   Unfortunately, many of these kids have parents that are completely nutso.  I have seen some of these kids that had so much promise crumble by middle school from parental pressure.  If they had just backed off their kids might have continued to love the game.  The intensity on which they took their kids to training and every available structured option and obsessed about their play broke their kids.  This is very common in the DMV.  I have switched my kids to Clubs where the parents are less intense and the environment is more fun---still very focused, but more realistic.  Many parents played college soccer themselves and seem to understand the statistics where we are now and the kids on the field all look so much happier, not eyeing the sidelines for dad's approval.

Don't be that parent.  Let your kid guide.  I never force my kids out there to practice.  Never.  If it doesn't come from within it's worthless.

And, trust me, it is a very, very minute few in that will ever make it to that level in the sport.  Very, very few.  The best you can do is try to keep the kid loving the game.  [/quote]

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