No amount of speed will get your player to an elite level with no control over the ball. Sure, will they still score or maybe assist? They'll never be a star though. Being overly strong in one area will not cover for weaknesses and other areas. The same thing can be said of extremely talented ball handlers that lack speed or aggressive one-on-one skills. If your kid has speed, awesome. They need to then spend their free time working on their foot skills in 1v1 and if they're offensive, precision shooting. Once you get past u13 if you can't aim the ball no goalie's going to let you score making your player useless. Past u13 it doesn't matter how fast your kid is. They will be under pressure and lose the ball if all they have is speed and very basic footskills.

And for those saying aggressive play gets you places. That literally does not get you past High School. Go watch some college and professional games and show me the players who made it there with no real discernible skills besides speed and plowing over other players. There are none.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Ive seen top 10 nationally teams lose because they focused on trying to hurt the other team instead of focusing on skills and on field play. Most teams are a reflection of their coaches.

Don't forget the soccer ignorant parents who've been yelling at the kid in the car that he/she needs to be tougher and more physical, to fill the missing soccer skills gap

I've seen parents put together camps to teach other parents kids the "dark arts" of physical play. It just blew me away that parents would put together a "camp" to teach other parents kids how to cheat + hurt other kids and not get caught doing it.

It’s not cheating. Physicality and fouling is part of the game. Have you ever watched a pro game? Doing as much as you can get away with is how competitive sports are played.

This mentality is why 15 year old girls have ACL injuries.

Maybe try playing the game skillfully without cheating?

It's really not. But, you go on ahead spouting falsehoods, as "facts" to rally other dimwits to your causes in life.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Ive seen top 10 nationally teams lose because they focused on trying to hurt the other team instead of focusing on skills and on field play. Most teams are a reflection of their coaches.

Don't forget the soccer ignorant parents who've been yelling at the kid in the car that he/she needs to be tougher and more physical, to fill the missing soccer skills gap

I've seen parents put together camps to teach other parents kids the "dark arts" of physical play. It just blew me away that parents would put together a "camp" to teach other parents kids how to cheat + hurt other kids and not get caught doing it.

It’s not cheating. Physicality and fouling is part of the game. Have you ever watched a pro game? Doing as much as you can get away with is how competitive sports are played.

This mentality is why 15 year old girls have ACL injuries.

Maybe try playing the game skillfully without cheating?

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Ive seen top 10 nationally teams lose because they focused on trying to hurt the other team instead of focusing on skills and on field play. Most teams are a reflection of their coaches.

Don't forget the soccer ignorant parents who've been yelling at the kid in the car that he/she needs to be tougher and more physical, to fill the missing soccer skills gap

I've seen parents put together camps to teach other parents kids the "dark arts" of physical play. It just blew me away that parents would put together a "camp" to teach other parents kids how to cheat + hurt other kids and not get caught doing it.

It’s not cheating. Physicality and fouling is part of the game. Have you ever watched a pro game? Doing as much as you can get away with is how competitive sports are played.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Ive seen top 10 nationally teams lose because they focused on trying to hurt the other team instead of focusing on skills and on field play. Most teams are a reflection of their coaches.

Don't forget the soccer ignorant parents who've been yelling at the kid in the car that he/she needs to be tougher and more physical, to fill the missing soccer skills gap

I've seen parents put together camps to teach other parents kids the "dark arts" of physical play. It just blew me away that parents would put together a "camp" to teach other parents kids how to cheat + hurt other kids and not get caught doing it.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Ive seen top 10 nationally teams lose because they focused on trying to hurt the other team instead of focusing on skills and on field play. Most teams are a reflection of their coaches.

Don't forget the soccer ignorant parents who've been yelling at the kid in the car that he/she needs to be tougher and more physical, to fill the missing soccer skills gap

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Ive seen top 10 nationally teams lose because they focused on trying to hurt the other team instead of focusing on skills and on field play. Most teams are a reflection of their coaches.

Anonymous wrote:Does size matter a lot for girls? For an average height but lean girl, best position?

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Does size matter a lot for girls? For an average height but lean girl, best position?

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

... Directness and attacking goal, not afraid of 1v1's...

Confidence in taking people on 1v1 is based on skill levels. Not brute force

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

This term Aggression we push here for soccer have kids copying American football mentality and physicality instead of the fine arts of high quality soccer

That's why we're behind in soccer game intelligence compared to top countries

Depends on the coach.... Some want elite decision makers that have just enought speed and others want Blazing fast kids with trampolene touch.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…

... Directness and attacking goal, not afraid of 1v1's...

My DD was fast, played forward. Just missed top regional team because of size and relatively lower foot skills, played at an average club. Played high school varsity team starting Freshman year. Was recruited at a few D3s based on club, ended up playing college club at another school she preferred.

I recommend juggling every day. My DD didn’t practice enough and relied on her speed and instincts too much.

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Anonymous wrote:Speed alone wont work when you get to olders and need to battle against sasquatches that are too big to get around. Also defenders get faster when you get to the highest levels.

What works is speed, skill, aggression, and enough size to not get pushed off the ball. (Offensive players) Somehting else that people dont talk about because it's a Grey area for getting flags is using your arms to push off / create space is critical. Also also you need a group of players you can depend on for rondos / give and go's.

This is so true. DS has speed and decent size, still working on skill and aggression. But has enough to play for an academy team.

Define aggression as it relates to being a high level soccer asset

Not the pp but I think of it as willing to battle, do the dirty work, get stuck in on tackles…