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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speed and size are attributes that cannot be trained. That is why they are valued. If you are a slow or undersized player, there is a ceiling. That is true in any sport. It is a bitter pill to swallow if your kid is slow or small but that is the reality.[/quote]

I agree that slow and undersized are problems.  That is also why playing up too many years is such a problem.  It makes that player slow in comparison (assuming they are fast when appropriately played).  It also makes them tiny in comparison.

BUT, so is a lack of technique.  I never see those fast players improve their technique.  They just continue on thinking they are doing a good enough job because they keep making teams.  An average speed player is more effective if they have excellent technique because they can control the ball. Those fast players as juniors and seniors continue to turn balls over becuase it bounces several feet from their heavy touch. [/quote]

And the slow midfielders (with many many touches as they try to impress the crowd with their amazing repeated pull backs) lose the ball every single time.  It's a one or two touch game people.  [/quote]

Forget about slow anything, and let's not focus on positions. Average speed with great technique versus extremely fast with little technique and poor touch.  [/quote]

By the time the kids get to high school the extremely fast girls have great touches and fabulous technique. They are highly sought after by colleges.  [/quote]

Yeah, I think I'd probably focus more on school to be highly sought after by colleges.  I think I probably got more interest from colleges from my PSAT sophomore year than any top recruit in this area gets from D1 schools.  So perhaps a little perspective on your extremely fast girls with great touch and fabulous technique.  Why do only a handful play for the WNT?[/quote]

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