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What age does all of this start (boys specifically) ? Because when you look online at youth sites, they all say put your worse players in wing or defender, which gives the defender position a bad name, or seems to be looked down upon.

Really? I have seen a lot of recommendations to play them at wing, but not defense. Defense may be an ok place to put a player who is flawed in terms of speed, but not a bad player.

A defender that doesn’t need speed...hmmmmmm. You people are interesting.

Oh Jesus, of course some jerk has to post and put on airs. The best defenders of course have speed. But, when you are putting together a team of U13 or U14 kids, sometimes you don't get a 100 percent crop of the top athletes. Our two defenders are slower compared to our wings and midfielders, but they are both big, aggressive kids, so it works out fine. I am sure they do their job better than my son, who is only 80 lbs at 13 years old, could.

Our weakest players U13 are hidden on the wing. Not at same time—and sometimes one of them at outside back. Anyone in the middle is a fast/skilled smart player: Center D; Center Mids & Striker. They have the best touches and fast decision making/move ball quickly[/quote]

PP here.  That makes me feel great because my son is a midfielder![/quote]

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