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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, that drive will take him far. But he's only 10 and it isn't necessary just about size. It is more about size and physical development.  For others reading this, your experience with this kid doesn't really offer much, because the physical development issue (not just size) issue hasn't manifested itself yet. No matter how technically skilled your player, if they are small and late to go through puberty, it is extremely difficult to find a place where they will receive good training and be able to earn playing time through hard work. Some clubs are more open to smaller and late developing players than others. Many late developing boys who loved soccer at age 10 wind up abandoning the sport because opportunities to develop and play at an appropriate level are few and far between, which is unfortunate. [/quote]

Fair enough.  There's nothing anyone can do about players going through puberty at different ages; or about being born on January 1st versus December 31st.  There are always going to advantageous and disadvantageous ends of the spectrum.  At the extreme -- say, a kid born on December 31st who is ALSO at the very late end of the spectrum in terms of how old he is at the onset of puberty will be at an undeniable disadvantage -- the disadvantage may be difficult to overcome.  But those cases are, by definition, rare.

I know a December 31st birthday player who is one of the tallest and strongest players on his team.  It's luck of the draw in some respects, like anything else in life.  There is no real way to avoid it, unfortunately.

I suppose if there were height/weight exemptions it might be permissible to let some very small / late developing kids down a year.  I wouldn't have a problem with that if the exceptions were designed to be narrow.  Although I'm sure some people would complain because the older smaller kid has had an extra year to develop technical skills etc.    [/quote]

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