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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    No, baseball and basketball have become year round sports. There is a lot of specialization in those sports for the top athletes. While recreational players play multiple sports most of the top athletes for basketball specialize in that sport around 6th grade and baseball is a sport driven by "baseball daddies" with dreams of success on the diamond who have their kids play baseball in the spring, summer and fall (and winter in warmer climates) at the expense of other sports. Some of the top basketball players may crossover and play some football but that's more because of football's overall popularity and what their peers are playing.
    There is specialization and push for year round training in just about all sports. It is most certainly driven by all the money in youth sports. Clubs can make more money having kids in the system all the time, not just for a few months. And they push for it younger and younger - coaches will withhold playing time for missing things and the overlapping schedules make it impossible not to miss things. Then there's the tremendous costs involved. So families capitulate and chose almost always by middle school. Athletes might casually participate in other sports but the primary focus becomes one sport. Then if they burn out or realize they're not good enough to take it to the next level they have a hard time transitioning to another sport because they haven't been focusing on that sport for the last few years.

    Anyway, that's a multisport training issue. I'm curious why he was so supportive of soccer before football. Does he think football shouldn't be played so young because of concussions or injuries? Is football an easier game to learn so you don't have to specialize so young? Does soccer teach skills that are valuable on the football field? Or is he just a fan?

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      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      There is specialization and push for year round training in just about all sports. It is most certainly driven by all the money in youth sports. Clubs can make more money having kids in the system all the time, not just for a few months. And they push for it younger and younger - coaches will withhold playing time for missing things and the overlapping schedules make it impossible not to miss things. Then there's the tremendous costs involved. So families capitulate and chose almost always by middle school. Athletes might casually participate in other sports but the primary focus becomes one sport. Then if they burn out or realize they're not good enough to take it to the next level they have a hard time transitioning to another sport because they haven't been focusing on that sport for the last few years.

      Anyway, that's a multisport training issue. I'm curious why he was so supportive of soccer before football. Does he think football shouldn't be played so young because of concussions or injuries? Is football an easier game to learn so you don't have to specialize so young? Does soccer teach skills that are valuable on the football field? Or is he just a fan?
      Go Blue!

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        There is specialization and push for year round training in just about all sports. It is most certainly driven by all the money in youth sports. Clubs can make more money having kids in the system all the time, not just for a few months. And they push for it younger and younger - coaches will withhold playing time for missing things and the overlapping schedules make it impossible not to miss things. Then there's the tremendous costs involved. So families capitulate and chose almost always by middle school. Athletes might casually participate in other sports but the primary focus becomes one sport. Then if they burn out or realize they're not good enough to take it to the next level they have a hard time transitioning to another sport because they haven't been focusing on that sport for the last few years.

        Anyway, that's a multisport training issue. I'm curious why he was so supportive of soccer before football. Does he think football shouldn't be played so young because of concussions or injuries? Is football an easier game to learn so you don't have to specialize so young? Does soccer teach skills that are valuable on the football field? Or is he just a fan?

        You can start playing football at 16 and be a star, try starting soccer at 16, haha

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          You can start playing football at 16 and be a star, try starting soccer at 16, haha
          in soccer every player needs to have a quarterback mind, make decisions on offense and defense , in football, for example, cornerback just needs to do one thing, doesnt need to learn how to catch, run a play, think... a d lineman doesnt have to think , just do his one job and hold his side ... very different sports. i think anyone can play football at the highest level, not many can compete in soccer.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            in soccer every player needs to have a quarterback mind, make decisions on offense and defense , in football, for example, cornerback just needs to do one thing, doesnt need to learn how to catch, run a play, think... a d lineman doesnt have to think , just do his one job and hold his side ... very different sports. i think anyone can play football at the highest level, not many can compete in soccer.
            True, especially the GK position - very similar to QB.

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              True, especially the GK position - very similar to QB.
              Myth. To believe this is to completely embrace the 10,000 hour rule and virtually disregard the idea of innate natural talent.

              Alex Morgan started soccer at age 13. Mladen Bartolovic (a member of the Bosnian NT) didn't play soccer until he was 16. A natural talent can pick up the sport and thrive although they might peak at a later age than their peers (soccer has a later age for players to peak to begin with). Obviously most players in Europe, South America, etc, start playing at younger ages because it is such a popular sport in their area even if they aren't playing on a structured team.

              There will always be late bloomers in various sports and always be players who start a particular sport late and go on to be very successful because they have inherent physical or mental gifts that give them an advantage. I guess most of the people on this board try starting their kids off at ages 3-4 with dreams of professional glory believing that an early start will give their kids an advantage against their peers so I can see why the self-delusion that to be a great soccer player you have to start in early childhood would be appealing. It's just not true.

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Myth. To believe this is to completely embrace the 10,000 hour rule and virtually disregard the idea of innate natural talent.

                Alex Morgan started soccer at age 13. Mladen Bartolovic (a member of the Bosnian NT) didn't play soccer until he was 16. A natural talent can pick up the sport and thrive although they might peak at a later age than their peers (soccer has a later age for players to peak to begin with). Obviously most players in Europe, South America, etc, start playing at younger ages because it is such a popular sport in their area even if they aren't playing on a structured team.

                There will always be late bloomers in various sports and always be players who start a particular sport late and go on to be very successful because they have inherent physical or mental gifts that give them an advantage. I guess most of the people on this board try starting their kids off at ages 3-4 with dreams of professional glory believing that an early start will give their kids an advantage against their peers so I can see why the self-delusion that to be a great soccer player you have to start in early childhood would be appealing. It's just not true.
                The late bloomer in soccer is as rare as a white rhino. The aren't unicorns as they actually do exist. But the odds of you seeing one in your lifetime is virtually nil and only in photgraphs

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