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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid was on the C team until 9th grade and ended up First team All Met in high school and had offers to play in college.  Better to get to play regularly than be a bench warmer.  And you never know which kids are going to end up being really good.  Love of game and good connection with coach are more important than A team, especially at younger ages.[/quote]

Boys develop even later than girls, many boys aren’t even near full height/size at 15–some are just starting their growth spurt.

Similar story in my house.  Turned out to be a Gatorade State player too with lots of offers.  Years of getting overlooked, but focused on his technical game young. It paid off.[/quote]

What paid off? Growing?

Think about where he’d be if he hadn’t grown. [/quote]

Focusing on technical game young paid off. That’s PP’s point. [/quote]

It’s not growth vertically necessarily.  It’s puberty.  The body mass is different post-puberty.  Boys that have completed it before MS ends are at an advantage.  Kids that are late growers are playing against stronger/larger players so they need something to stay in the game—like high soccer IQ and ball skill.  Then they finally grow and their technicality was that much better after years of playing against the larger/testosterone kids.

I have 3 late growers and saw it play out in my own years playing too.  It’s why rosters can change a lot at 16/17.[/quote]

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