My daughter moves to the 11v11 this fall and we are worried about her adjusting. She is not very fast but has a very high soccer IQ and can read the game better than anyone on her team. She plays midfielder position, work rate is very good, she wins almost all possession, very aggressive behind the ball, pretty much unstoppable. Coaches have been very happy with her on the small field but I’m worried her one and only downfall is lack of speed. She is fast, not the fastest on her team, but worried that could pose a problem. Can anyone offer any insight?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy daughter moves to the 11v11 this fall and we are worried about her adjusting. She is not very fast but has a very high soccer IQ and can read the game better than anyone on her team. She plays midfielder position, work rate is very good, she wins almost all possession, very aggressive behind the ball, pretty much unstoppable. Coaches have been very happy with her on the small field but I’m worried her one and only downfall is lack of speed. She is fast, not the fastest on her team, but worried that could pose a problem. Can anyone offer any insight?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostU13 is too early?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostU13 is too early?
9v9 until u15-pass and move
And don’t prattle on about high school readiness
The game is exactly the same at 9v9-pass and move
The game doesn’t change when you play 6v6 at older ages either-pass and move
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAre they playing in Fenway at that age?
9v9 until u15-pass and move
And don’t prattle on about high school readiness
The game is exactly the same at 9v9-pass and move
The game doesn’t change when you play 6v6 at older ages either-pass and move
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAre they playing in Fenway at that age?
9v9 until u15-pass and move
And don’t prattle on about high school readiness
The game is exactly the same at 9v9-pass and move
The game doesn’t change when you play 6v6 at older ages either-pass and move
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I could buy the argument to delay 11v11 for one more year, maybe. That first year on a big field takes a lot of adjusting and the game does get stretched out too often.
You start to see, for the first time, more of a % of kids have hit puberty. So, at this age this is the first big physical gap. An extra year will level it a bit.
Goal sizes are a problem. Right now many kids just shoot high since the keepers can't sniff the bar...
As for the OP, kinda' confusing there. She's not very fast, she's fast, lack of speed... I wouldn't worry about speed, there's ways around it if you lack it and are intelligent enough.
Johan Cruyff: "What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster."
Basically, if you read the game better and can tell where a ball is going to be played sooner than everyone else, and you are stronger once you get there, you'll make up the 2-3 steps you may be lacking.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI could buy the argument to delay 11v11 for one more year, maybe. That first year on a big field takes a lot of adjusting and the game does get stretched out too often.
You start to see, for the first time, more of a % of kids have hit puberty. So, at this age this is the first big physical gap. An extra year will level it a bit.
Goal sizes are a problem. Right now many kids just shoot high since the keepers can't sniff the bar...
As for the OP, kinda' confusing there. She's not very fast, she's fast, lack of speed... I wouldn't worry about speed, there's ways around it if you lack it and are intelligent enough.
Johan Cruyff: "What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I seem faster."
Basically, if you read the game better and can tell where a ball is going to be played sooner than everyone else, and you are stronger once you get there, you'll make up the 2-3 steps you may be lacking.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDisagree. I watched horrible 9v9 games in 06 premiership this spring. Big, strong teams were rewarded for booting the ball long, punts and goal kicks were breakaway opportunities. The ball was played over the midfield consistently and if it wasn't then even the most skilled players had two players on them immediately. I get this Idea of small games and tight fields but teams weren't hurt because of overcommits, they can recover too fast. That said...the teams that learned over the years to play technically will be much farther ahead once they hit the big field
Fast, but not skilled teams, will become even more dominant on a big field.
Big fields, at too early an age, are a complete waste of training
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy daughter moves to the 11v11 this fall and we are worried about her adjusting. She is not very fast but has a very high soccer IQ and can read the game better than anyone on her team. She plays midfielder position, work rate is very good, she wins almost all possession, very aggressive behind the ball, pretty much unstoppable. Coaches have been very happy with her on the small field but I’m worried her one and only downfall is lack of speed. She is fast, not the fastest on her team, but worried that could pose a problem. Can anyone offer any insight?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAll they do is run longer after “booting” the ball.
Fast, but not skilled teams, will become even more dominant on a big field.
Big fields, at too early an age, are a complete waste of training
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