Do clubs normally have 1-3 teams at U13? I know Arlington, McLean, and those larger clubs tend to have a lot of kids.

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Anonymous wrote:The goal is bigger too.

Yes, my daughter looks so tiny this year in goal

She'll grow into it. I thought the same thing when my DD was that age. Now in college and that goal looks a lot more "manageable" (just not during PKs )

2v2

Kicking power, to allow them to actually spread out into the extra space. Watch more pro games together and really understand offside rules.

The need for endurance!!

Anonymous wrote:The goal is bigger too.

Yes, my daughter looks so tiny this year in goal

Anonymous wrote:My kid will be going into 11v11 next fall. Is there any difference besides team size and field size? He's on the 2nd tier team for the club this year.

Watching it this year. Took the kids 2 games to realize that their spacing needs to so much more than they are used to, like twice as much. Solid medium to long passing seems to become more important than dribbling compared to 9v9. Enjoy the year!

Train small sided so that large field is like playing in smaller quadrants, rondo your way up the field into different quadrants. Easy

More running. Fitness is key.

Anonymous wrote:Those football size fields at High Schools are the worst. Way too big for the U13s.

Agreed.

Those football size fields at High Schools are the worst. Way too big for the U13s.

The goal is bigger too.

Anonymous wrote:My kid will be going into 11v11 next fall. Is there any difference besides team size and field size? He's on the 2nd tier team for the club this year.

Size 5 ball. And fitness

S/he should spend this whole year getting in shape. The field is big.

My kid will be going into 11v11 next fall. Is there any difference besides team size and field size? He's on the 2nd tier team for the club this year.