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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s nothing to do with scholarship. Coaches/clubs don’t care about individual players. Your current coach doesn’t want to lose a strong player and the higher level coach doesn’t want to deal with you as a parent or make changes during the season. And they all have favorites.

In our club the pain in the ass parents usually end up getting their kids moved up because we have weak-spined DOCs. [/quote]

This might win silliest take ever. Clubs scholarship players of all levels. They want the kids to be able to play. Coaches absolutely have favorite players, or players they want to give a chance- your son may be one they are trying to help. As someone else said, no coach with half a brain plays his worst player in the back. That's ridiculous. You can win a game with a freak goal from a terrible player, or tie 0-0, but if you try to "hide" your bad kid in the back you're going to get punished.

With that said there are very, very few truly "elite" 9 year olds anywhere. There are some strong players, but "elite" is a stretch. You need to relax and let your son have fun. If he really is not happy being a defender, then look for a new club. Also, defenders are hard to come by. Midfielders, as they get older, are easier but if your son can grow to be an "elite" defender your opportunities will be greatly expanded. Scoring goals on another 9 year old is nice, but its not like there are exceptional goalies either. Most of them are afraid of the ball, don't come of their line, or can't catch it.[/quote]

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