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[quote=Anonymous]^ my youngest was very technically sound early,  equally uses both feet, fast  and was usually played as a left wing or center mid U9/U10.  He went to a possession based team at U11 that put him at Center D and never move him.  he plays the whole game.  The very few times they move him, the entire defense collapses.  They have a bunch of kids they cannot play in the back for liability reasons , but they are weak forwards against tough teams and miss a ton of opportunities—Charlie Brown perfect balls.  Against tough teams they just cannot score with these less technically sound kids they are afraid to put in the back.

It’s frustrating to see your 10/11-year old lose opportunity when they are a very good attacking mid/forward and better than teammates playing those positions because the team would let up 20 goals if they take them out of the back.  Also, he probably won’t have the physicality/height needed as a center defender after puberty.  He also is not happy and getting frustrated he doesn’t get opportunity to play up front and is bored in the back.  When he asked the Coach if he could play mid/forward sometimes, he was told they don’t trust anyone else back there.

I hate coaches/clubs that don’t rotate their u9-u12 players frequently.  I don’t give a shit about team results, I just want my kid developed as an all around player.  I’ve seen my other kid lose some attacking instincts and start hanging too far back as a forward when he’s been played as a back too long.  This will likely be a reason to exit this spring.  [/quote]

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