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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is also an October birthday kid playing with mostly kids who are older than she is and have had two more rec soccer seasons than she has.  So sometimes there are gaps between where she is and where many of her teammates and opponents are.

She has hustle in one sense- she's aggressive and scrappy and loves being in the center of the action.  But we noticed recently that she runs on her heels vs. her toes, and that slows her down.  So we're starting to work with her on her biomechanics to try to speed her up a bit.

It's been interesting watching the kids as they progress in travel soccer this year.  Some of them have speed and excellent ball skills, but they are very polite and kind of stay out of the fray.  Others are scrappier.  And some start out polite and then gain more confidence and start playing more assertively.

If it's an actual speed/conditioning thing, you can work on that outside of soccer.  Get your child running 5K's with you, or running on the track.  But if it's a matter of assertive play, that may not be teachable.[/quote]

how old is your daughter?[/quote]

Who cares ? He/she has derailed the good soccer talk that was happening.  No--9-year olds don't need to be running track races.

Can your daughter use both left and right foot effectively?  Have her dribble, juggle, pass and shoot with BOTH feet as early as possible.  Can she properly receive a ball? How is her first touch?  Does she know how to properly shield the ball?  Is she shooting with the proper part of her foot? Can she take a ball out of the air?  If your club isn't focusing on these basic soccer skills in the early years. Leave now.

Most importantly, all conditioning in the early years should be done with a ball at the feet.

Go back and page or two and read the advice there.

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