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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]goalie....in a nutshell let him play and the decent coach will figure out where to best play your child.

Forwards - speedsters, good 1v1
Midfielders - techies, high IQ
Backs - Size matters, aggressive play, communicators

Goalies - could not do any of the above. [/quote]

Our GK in MLSNext played all of those positions in games over the years. He scored multiple goals.[/quote]

I call BS, your GK isn't the fastest or best techie on his team.  Keepers are important, but stop being delusional. [/quote]

I maintain that GKs are asked to specialize in goal only too soon.  They should play the field to build ball skills and game IQ.  How else are GKs going to build passing and distribution skills under pressure?  Also, I firmly belive that every player should play goal at some point in their soccer journey so they realize it's not as easy as they think.

FWIW, my DS split time in goal from U9 thru U15, including some MLS seasons, before his size caught up with him and he switched to the field.[/quote]

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