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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my son has played for a possession-based club and a more kickball-eque club.  At the end of the day, I am glad he had both experiences, because it is good to learn what all of your options are.[/quote]

OMG.  YES!  I grew up playing soccer, raised by a soccer coach, etc.  I really don't love to watch kickball.  I actively sought out Clubs that focused on ball skill very young and then possession based clubs so my boys would get lots of touches.

BUT--the majority of soccer played in the US is based on pure athleticism, aggression and speed.  I kept my older kid a year too long in the possession Club (thanks Covid) so when he went onto the high school field and to a new Club he was literally like 'WTF?'  He had a hard time realizing that teammates would not be making the runs or anticipating the passes and he was to go forward no matter what.  There was also a much greater level of air ball plays.  We had to drill in his head 'stop trying to finesse and play pretty'---just frickin' GO!! and GO HARD--into every player ball :).  Play those long balls out to the wing that your new coaches love or you will be riding the pine the entire season.  We were frustrated with our kids incessant need to play it back even with no pressure as an automatic first touch/play as the were taught.  Very few of the players around you understand what you are trying to do and will not anticipate you playing it to them so it just looks like you made a shitty pass.  And when you are anywhere near the box take the damn shot.

I see the value in putting a kid in both styles. We learned and made the switch with the younger one a year early and the Coach still values touches but has a more Liverpool attacking style which I love after watching our kids teams beautifully possess, posses, possess and never finish.

There is value in playing all styles.  BUT--you really need to have the possession and tactics down FIRST before going to the more direct, kickball style.  It's next to impossible to teach older kids how to learn possession/reading the field at the teen ages.  We saw this at our old Club A LOT.  [/quote]
We had the exact same experience when our DD played HS soccer. Basically, “Forget everything you’ve learned in the last decade of club soccer, and think of this as a different sport (though you still can’t use your hands).” [/quote]

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