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[quote=Anonymous]Interesting thread. I don't think speed or aggression can be taught. I do think other skills can develop to balance out the need for speed and that aggression can evolve naturally over time.

My daughter has played rec soccer since elementary (now in middle school) and is an athletic kid. She recently turned 12 and it's like a switch was flipped - all of a sudden she's chasing down every ball and focused on moving it up the field and in the goal. She used to let a lot of balls go if she thought she couldn't reach them in time or if she was intimidated by an opposing player. FYI she's the smallest one on the team, but also the fastest.

There is another girl new on the team this year who is not very fast but a good heady player, who always seems to be in the right place at the right time and always knows what to do with the ball and is very effective.

I think a good team will have a diversity of players. As long as your daughter enjoys playing I would just let it go. The idea of pointing out a "flaw" like speed or aggression and trying to get her to work on those specifically via extra training sounds like a terrible idea and a fast way to make her doubt herself and dislike soccer. Hopefully her confidence and aggression will increase naturally and she will continue to love the game.[/quote]

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