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Anonymous wrote:My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

She can't outrun my 6'4" daughter who is still growing.

The 5'1" girl has a much better chance than the 6'4" girl at having a college career in soccer. At some point, physics matter.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know if its been mentioned but I am sure our team is not unique. Our shortest players are our top players and don't get benched. They get around larger players easily until those larger players start fouling, then its up to the ref how the game will go.

Larger players fouling? This thread is so cliche. Most hits from a big to a small player are assumed to be fouls by inexperiencedr refs. Especially after the small player rolls over 3 times to get the foul.. my very tall/ big son never has a foul called in his favor, regardless of how hard he is pushed or kicked because he's able to take the hit and keep playing while smaller kids fall.

Saw a short player being favored by the ref many times, it was a home game for this player. It was as the ref was a close friend or players relative.

Omg. Are you that lunatic that anytime your kid was called on a legit foul was yelling “that’s what happens when you are strong!”?! Until your kid was flattened. I didn’t hear you say it then.

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Anonymous wrote:My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

She can't outrun my 6'4" daughter who is still growing.

She does not need to outrun your daughter. She is probably a helluva lot more agile and quick than a lumbering 6’4” girl and will throw a tall player off balance in a heartbeat if skilled.

Exactly...it happens every time. Like I said...very fun to watch!

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Anonymous wrote:My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

She can't outrun my 6'4" daughter who is still growing.

She does not need to outrun your daughter. She is probably a helluva lot more agile and quick than a lumbering 6’4” girl and will throw a tall player off balance in a heartbeat if skilled.

VDA?

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Anonymous wrote:My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

She can't outrun my 6'4" daughter who is still growing.

She does not need to outrun your daughter. She is probably a helluva lot more agile and quick than a lumbering 6’4” girl and will throw a tall player off balance in a heartbeat if skilled.

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Anonymous wrote:My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

She can't outrun my 6'4" daughter who is still growing.

Can I introduce my 6'6" son yo your 6'4" daughter ? our grandchildren will dominate these small fries.

Anonymous wrote:My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

She can't outrun my 6'4" daughter who is still growing.

My 5' 1" fully grown daughter will run outrun any player on opposing (and her own) team in any position. Her speed serves her well. She always starts and plays most of the game. She is a top scorer as a forward, but can play defense as backup any day. Lots of tall lanky girls on the team that move in slow motion by comparison. Fun to watch.

The bottom line is that soccer is one sport where height is not a distinct advantage at 8 or 9 of the 11 positions and smaller stature lends itself to greater effectiveness at forward positions. Split hairs with inches and centimeters all you want. It mostly comes down to skill, athleticism, stamina, tenacity, and vision - combining those five at high levels is what makes a great player.

Anonymous wrote:If the technical skills were equal and you have your choice a 5'7" kid or a 6'1" kid who are you taking and why? Im interested to hear the philosophy from each side on whether would choose.

Just look at the lineups in any league around the world. Top teams, middling teams... there's a wide diversity of heights and body types. Footballers are all good athletes, of course. "Elite?" Some are, for sure. Thomas Muller? Not an elite athlete. Sergio Busquets? Not an elite athlete. Luka Modric? Not an elite athlete. And yet all are elite footballers.

I could go on, but it's difficult to wake someone who only pretends to sleep.

Anonymous wrote:The best players are neither tall nor short. They are average. Just thought I’d throw a third option in the heretofore binary argument. 🤪

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Wilt Chamberlin slept with over 25000 women he was 7' tall. your son who's short will be lucky to hit 5 women in his lifetime if he lucky.

The best players are neither tall nor short. They are average. Just thought I’d throw a third option in the heretofore binary argument. 🤪

Anonymous wrote:All theses are stupid comments, if the player short or tall has been doing soccer since age 5 or younger and they have the skill set then what sets them apart is ability/IQ/speed. Who would you brig to your team Messi or Ronaldo? Well where is the gap in my team? Do I need a tall player to defend/attack teams that play kickball? A short one to dribble in tight spaces spaces? Who has the quals to fill the gap?

Your team is nothing but gaps. No talent at all just a bunch of kids who enjoy soccer with the one skill they all share is their daddy and mommies wallet.

All theses are stupid comments, if the player short or tall has been doing soccer since age 5 or younger and they have the skill set then what sets them apart is ability/IQ/speed. Who would you brig to your team Messi or Ronaldo? Well where is the gap in my team? Do I need a tall player to defend/attack teams that play kickball? A short one to dribble in tight spaces spaces? Who has the quals to fill the gap?

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Anonymous wrote:Most pro soccer players from all over the world are elite athletes. Almost all travel soccer players from the USA are not elite athletes. So whether your kid is tall or short technically gifted or not. If he's not and elite athlete he's not even in the conversation.

My kid was running a sub-6 minute mile at age 10. Is that an elite athlete? What is an elite athlete? You don't need a 45 inch vertical jump to play soccer well.

Your son was not an elite athlete because he could run fast.

Oh, it's the lineman who weighs 450 lbs. and can just push a guy 5 yards, right? Idiotic American thinking. Running super fast does not make an athlete, but you know an athlete when you see one. And athleticism alone does not make a great soccer player. Bruce Jenner was a great athlete. Need I say more?

Bruce Jenner didn't play soccer from the time he was 5. he might have ended up being Mia Hamm before Mia Hamm if he did.