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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact so many said speed is more important than technical skills at 11 years old is letting you know this is a social forum, not a soccer one[/quote]

Please it should let you know it is reality. It is not the way soccer is played in the US. In the rest of the world technical skills are the differentiator. By 16-17 the technical players are the only players(boys and girls) who consistently see the field. That is not true in the US.

Technical skills are extremely important for the pros but travel or college not so much. The level of play in travel and college is just so low that a fast athlete with below average technical skill can still play. It is much much easier to coach and it is easy to fill out your roster specially when you do not change your formation or style of play from u9.

Speed of play under pressure and in tight space is what differentiates players. High speed of play requires technical skills that are developed under pressure. Go to Spain and watch a few practices. Everything is done under pressure and in tight spaces(like 11 on 11 in a quarter of field). Even the throw in drills are done with 3-4 players. The big thing is all the players are technical. [b]It is hard for a technical player to reach their potential without other technical players. You can not play 1 or 2 touch soccer(ie high speed of play) with someone who has a touch of a Doberman playing with a beach ball or who can not complete a pass under pressure.[/b]

It is not like that here. Here speed and size are the first thing that are evaluated and determines your team placement. That team placement rarely changes. Overseas it is first technical skills and then athleticism but at a much older age vs u9. 
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You articulated so much better what I've been wanting to say. Technical players are significantly hamstrung when not playing with other technical players. Great touches/passes get wasted. So teams get built up with strong/fast athletes to compensate for the lack of training these kids didn't get in their youth.  [/quote]

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