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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]U12 teams playing 11v11 reminds me of black Friday shopping at 6pm on Thanksgiving.

There is a reason U12 plays 9v9 and not 11v11.  My U13 daughter played her first ever 11v11 games a couple weeks ago and the team has adapted just fine.[/quote]

I agree with this.  Our team is U12 and we are playing 11v11.  Developmentally, the kids are not ready for it.  The U13 kids are ready for it.  The U13 kids just make decisions faster and have more leg to move the ball around the bigger field easier.  The U12 teams react slower and can't break the lines with short passes and over dribbling.   The U13 can easily head the ball off goal keeper punts, most U12 players can't do that.  U12 teams should still be playing 9v9 for developmental reasons with a size 4 ball.  But hey, clubs are going to do what they are going to do.  [/quote]

I agree as well. 9v9 also means more time on the ball for individual development so playing 11v11 means less game time with the ball under pressure, less development, even if it has short-term benefits for winning at u13. Shows prioritization of winning over player development.[/quote]They are definitely beating up on 3rd level teams who are a year older. But I think it’s less about winning but how they are trying to differentiate in the market. Come to our team and we will start getting your kid exposed to 11v11 so they can have a leg up. However, this only works with parents that either 1) like the location of the team or 2) are caught up in “what it looks like” vs the soccer reality of “this is not the way”. For the reason mentioned above, not to mention most locations in the world do it this way, kids need to be 13/14 before they start playing 11v11. [/quote]

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