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[quote=Anonymous]My U12 daughter (10 - turns 11 at the end of December) has standout technical skills - great passing, trapping, equal ability (passing, shooting, etc.) with right and left feet.  Can juggle +100 (alternating right/left).  Every coach (her coach/other teams' coaches in the club)  that have seen her play/practice exclaim - WOW - incredible soccer IQ - keep doing it, you will go far.  BUT.  (always a but, right?) she lacks aggression/ball hungry/ball hog-ness.  And it seems to be getting worse each season. E.g., last game - she made this incredible trap of a goal kick at mid-field - stopped the booming high kick ball DEAD on her foot - and then left it there (practically ducked and bowed away) . . .I asked her - what happened?  "Oh, I thought my (wing) buddy was going to get it."  Of course that kid/wing buddy was running to (inappropriately) get the ball/take the ball away from her teammate - and my kid bows out and lets her friend take it.  Anyway - bottom line, my kid big time lacks aggression. Will this come?  Just keep fostering the technical skills in the meantime in the hope that it happens?  She used to be a star, but as she ages she gets more and more dominated by the physical players (doesn't help that she is still quite small/petite/no growth spurt yet).

All this (internally) kills my husband who played D1 soccer.  He wants her to play in college since he enjoyed (playing in college) so much.  Bottom line - I think she fits in the "coaches know if someone has the xx to play in college" (from above) factor - because we have been told by so many different observers how good her skills/IQ are . . . but the aggression/desire is clearly not going to cut it now and in the future. Have folks seen their girls change in this respect?  [/quote]

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