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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GKs are a premium if your team is lucky enough to have a decent GK the coach should work with him/her as much as possible to keep them from jumping clubs. 1,6,and 9 in that order hardest positions to replace when you lose them.[/quote]

+1.  In my experience, a lot of coaches don't seem to value good GKs nearly enough.  Not sure why that is but if I were a coach and I had a talented GK, I'd do whatever I could to keep that player on my team or at least, in my club.  Every team needs one and it's not easy to find good GKs especially as kids get older.[/quote]

It seems like that's how OP's child ended up in this situation -- they asked OP's child to move up because they didn't have a keeper (or a at least a good keeper).  OP agreed with the understanding that her child would also get field playing time, but that hasn't really happened.

On the one hand, if the kid really wants to play keeper, the situation is pretty close to ideal -- talented keeper playing with tougher/older competition and performing well.  On the other hand, if the kid isn't sure they want to play keeper and wants to keep their options open, then they aren't really getting that opportunity, despite being promised field playing time.

At some point, the kid will have to decide whether they want to be a keeper or not.  If they do, this situation sounds pretty ideal.  If not, then a new club might be in order so that OP's child can develop as a field player.  U13 is pretty close to the age when clubs expect to have fully committed keepers. [/quote]

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