Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:40     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:goalie....in a nutshell let him play and the decent coach will figure out where to best play your child.

Forwards - speedsters, good 1v1
Midfielders - techies, high IQ
Backs - Size matters, aggressive play, communicators

Goalies - could not do any of the above.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:27     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
GK, no question. 99% of kids do not have the balls nor the EQ to play keeper.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:20     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
goalie....in a nutshell let him play and the decent coach will figure out where to best play your child.

Forwards - speedsters, good 1v1
Midfielders - techies, high IQ
Backs - Size matters, aggressive play, communicators

Goalies - could not do any of the above.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:17     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
My son said everyone wanted to be an attacker at tryouts. He can play right back or right wing but always volunteered to be a back. I wish he would’ve been more assertive about playing winger at least a little, I think he shows his strengths better there in some ways. But he very much defers to bigger personalities.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:15     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
goalie....in a nutshell let him play and the decent coach will figure out where to best play your child.

Forwards - speedsters, good 1v1
Midfielders - techies, high IQ
Backs - Size matters, aggressive play, communicators

Goalies - could not do any of the above.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:14     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
GK on the girls side. If you are aggressive and can catch the ball, you can go far and play on multiple teams. We have GK shortage.

-Left Back, Right Back. Kids typically don't want to play those positions as much. But if a kid is good at it, it would be easier for them to get a 1st team slot than playing out-side midfield. (Our bench has about 4 out-side midfielders on it.)
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:13     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Agree maybe 15% of people are left-footed. So you naturally only get 2 or maybe 3 left footed players per team. Midfield and forward are far more popular positions for the strongest players, so there isn't much competition for the left-back position.

My DS is pretty close to equally good with his left and right feet, and usually plays left or right back or left or right wing depending on the team. Not quite as valuable as being a true lefty, but still something a player should demonstrate or mention to the coaches at tryouts.


Yeah, my daughter is similar, she's always been almost equally strong with both feet since she was tiny.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:12     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:Agree maybe 15% of people are left-footed. So you naturally only get 2 or maybe 3 left footed players per team. Midfield and forward are far more popular positions for the strongest players, so there isn't much competition for the left-back position.

My DS is pretty close to equally good with his left and right feet, and usually plays left or right back or left or right wing depending on the team. Not quite as valuable as being a true lefty, but still something a player should demonstrate or mention to the coaches at tryouts.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:08     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just curious. It seems like every kid wants to be a forward.
Goalie


Agreed. DS is a goalie and there have only ever been a small handful of them in any of the leagues he played in.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:06     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Agree maybe 15% of people are left-footed. So you naturally only get 2 or maybe 3 left footed players per team. Midfield and forward are far more popular positions for the strongest players, so there isn't much competition for the left-back position.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:06     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:Left back with a left-footer seems the least common.


Left footed kids are the best players generally. Especially in the midfield.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 10:02     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Just curious. It seems like every kid wants to be a forward.
Goalie


Agree. At our high school, 130 boys tried out for soccer but there were only a handful of GKs.

For field positions, I would agree, LB with a lefty.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 09:59     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Left back with a left-footer seems the least common.
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 09:58     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Anonymous wrote:Just curious. It seems like every kid wants to be a forward.
Goalie
Anonymous
Post 03/10/2026 09:58     Subject: What is the most unpopular, least "crowded" position to play when trying out for a team?
Just curious. It seems like every kid wants to be a forward.