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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ASA schedule is out and it looks like they have these 07s facing off.[/quote]

Looks like this is just a local tournament...  why all the debate about a 2007 team playing up for a weekend to get some 11 v 11 experience?  It's not like this is Jeff Cup or some other national tournament....[/quote]

It is also as not if those same kids will not be playing 11v11 anyways in just a matter of months.[/quote]
Is that a comment supporting or not supporting playing 11v11 early?[/quote]

My daughter's U12 pre-ECNL team(not in the DC region) had 3 tournaments in the fall and they played 11 v 11 at one.  This spring they will play in 4 tournaments...  so far we know that one will be 11 v 11.  I don't really see a downside (unless parents or coaches are too focused on winning a tournament).  My daughter liked the opportunity to play on the bigger field and the kids all had to adjust a bit tactically, so it was something new.

Will the experience make a team 11 v 11 superstars early?  No.  Will it ruin them if they play against a team that is (slightly) older and potentially bigger and faster?  No.  As in all things related to youth soccer--it seems people are really overthinking this.

One more note--at trainings and inter-club scrimmages (small sided/9 v 9, etc.), my daughter's 2007 team regularly plays against 2006's (and sometimes 2005's) within the club...  It's really not a big deal.[/quote]

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