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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a well regarded ECNL coach who is also known for technical players / teams.  If you can't demonstrate the technical ability in a game, under pressure - than you don't demonstrate that you have it.  And he will be very direct about that point and the girls who could not demonstrate it in a game, left.  The girls are expected to spend time outside practices working on their mastery of the ball - because it takes a lot of time.  The girls are also expected to have athleticism and speed of play.   I don't understand this either / or  - you are technical or athletic.  Some coaches expect both. [/quote]

How common is seeing girls U13-U16 that are both technical and athletic (big/fast)?[/quote]

It’s not common.  You can see teams in more elite leagues where the bar has been raised cross the team and some standouts (and yes a few below but not starters).  I think the best coaches create that expectation.

Per point - I don’t think motor skills are that much better with males.  I do think coaching expectations are different with girls and boys from day 1 and that impacts development exponentially as you move forward  It’s also harder to get a group of like minded girls together at high skill levels compared to boys.  That’s why in some clubs you are 4+ teams deep on boys side and 2 teams on girls sides and the 2nd team often a huge drop off.  It also impacts the league competition.  It seems harder to find the teams to play that are skilled and athletic even in the elite girls side.

[b]My daughter is still upset that her younger coaches didn’t teach her more because she said she could have done it. [/b]It’s interesting how adamant she is on that point.  [/quote]

I hear this all the time on the girls side. Watch the parents who have had an older daughter Go through the system and they are all about developing technical skills at the younger ages. They do not care about anything but that under u12. [/quote]

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