How To Survive And Thrive As An Undersized Soccer Player

Don't let the early grower kids ruin soccer for your young player. Let Keith Caldwell show your player the tricks of the trade on how to survive and thrive as an undersized soccer player.


This two part Clinic is for current U13/U12 players.
Contact Brian Callahan for a registration form. bwc@mit.edu

*** Friday July 25th. & Friday August 1, 6pm to 8pm $80 MIT ATHLETIC DEPT. AIRCONDITIONED Soccer Training Center

How to Survive and Thrive as an Undersized Soccer Player

Coach Keith Caldwell will help your child develop the vital attributes necessary to thrive as an undersized player.Keith thrived as an undersized in youth soccer. He won 5 State Cup Championships and one Region 1 Championships with SSU Blazers. He played four years at Brown University and was drafted in 2006 by the Colorado Rapids of MLS.

Don't let the BIG kids ruin the fun for your child .YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN

* How to play big as a small player
* How to play simply and quickly
* How to move without the ball
* How to effectively use the body to fend off the larger player
* How to use your body to draw fouls against the larger player
* Drills to keep your head up to improve game vision and read the game one pass ahead

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Interesting.

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Interesting.

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Don't let the early grower kids ruin soccer for your young player. Let Keith Caldwell show your player the tricks of the trade on how to survive and thrive as an undersized soccer player.


This two part Clinic is for current U13/U12 players.
Contact Brian Callahan for a registration form. bwc@mit.edu

*** Friday July 25th. & Friday August 1, 6pm to 8pm $80 MIT ATHLETIC DEPT. AIRCONDITIONED Soccer Training Center

How to Survive and Thrive as an Undersized Soccer Player

Coach Keith Caldwell will help your child develop the vital attributes necessary to thrive as an undersized player.Keith thrived as an undersized in youth soccer. He won 5 State Cup Championships and one Region 1 Championships with SSU Blazers. He played four years at Brown University and was drafted in 2006 by the Colorado Rapids of MLS.

Don't let the BIG kids ruin the fun for your child .YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN

* How to play big as a small player
* How to play simply and quickly
* How to move without the ball
* How to effectively use the body to fend off the larger player
* How to use your body to draw fouls against the larger player
* Drills to keep your head up to improve game vision and read the game one pass ahead

Maybe he should spend more time coaching his Scorpions team instead of this. Exit stratergy maybe?

Re: How To Survive And Thrive As An Undersized Soccer Player

Don't let the early grower kids ruin soccer for your young player. Let Keith Caldwell show your player the tricks of the trade on how to survive and thrive as an undersized soccer player.


This two part Clinic is for current U13/U12 players.
Contact Brian Callahan for a registration form. bwc@mit.edu

*** Friday July 25th. & Friday August 1, 6pm to 8pm $80 MIT ATHLETIC DEPT. AIRCONDITIONED Soccer Training Center

How to Survive and Thrive as an Undersized Soccer Player

Coach Keith Caldwell will help your child develop the vital attributes necessary to thrive as an undersized player.Keith thrived as an undersized in youth soccer. He won 5 State Cup Championships and one Region 1 Championships with SSU Blazers. He played four years at Brown University and was drafted in 2006 by the Colorado Rapids of MLS.

Don't let the BIG kids ruin the fun for your child .YOUR CHILD WILL LEARN

* How to play big as a small player
* How to play simply and quickly
* How to move without the ball
* How to effectively use the body to fend off the larger player
* How to use your body to draw fouls against the larger player
* Drills to keep your head up to improve game vision and read the game one pass ahead

Maybe he should spend more time coaching his Scorpions team instead of this. Exit stratergy maybe?

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I have no idea whether this is a good program or not. They are directing this at players that are 13 and most boys do not reach their growth until after that age. It is probably a program I would check out if I thought I had a munchkin on my hands, but a normal kid, no. Any good camp that teaches skills would teach a player how to be creative and go by another player.
If this program would say they could teach my kid how to get around a much larger player, (6'5, when my son was 6'), in the older ages WHEN I knew for a fact that he would not get any larger, then I would go, maybe.

Re: How To Survive And Thrive As An Undersized Soccer Player

I have no idea whether this is a good program or not. They are directing this at players that are 13 and most boys do not reach their growth until after that age. It is probably a program I would check out if I thought I had a munchkin on my hands, but a normal kid, no. Any good camp that teaches skills would teach a player how to be creative and go by another player.
If this program would say they could teach my kid how to get around a much larger player, (6'5, when my son was 6'), in the older ages WHEN I knew for a fact that he would not get any larger, then I would go, maybe.

Unfortunately players get cut at U11-U12- U13-U__. This clinic is for the player trying to survive until he/she does catch up to the early growers. And if they never do grow to ? then they will have tools in their tool box to help them "Survive and Thrive" on the field.

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My son, while older, is undersized. He's just now catching up physically with players that grew 5 years earlier than he.

The excellent skills and vision he required to compete is now paying dividends as the speed and strength gap closes.

This clinic can't hurt, and if your smaller player begins to see the advantages of small size, and learns a trick or two, will only help. Wish it were around way back when.

Re: How To Survive And Thrive As An Undersized Soccer Player

My son, while older, is undersized. He's just now catching up physically with players that grew 5 years earlier than he.

The excellent skills and vision he required to compete is now paying dividends as the speed and strength gap closes.

This clinic can't hurt, and if your smaller player begins to see the advantages of small size, and learns a trick or two, will only help. Wish it were around way back when.

Thanks Keith.

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From one of FSM's postings in the other forum.

"The difficulties faced by children who develop slower than their peers may provide them with advantages as they age. They may grow up to be better soccer players," posits Dr. Yuval Chiger in his doctoral thesis in the field of education. Dr. Chiger has worked with talented, young soccer, basketball and tennis players for a number of years. His research followed the development of 301 young soccer players and found that the difficulties of the children who develop at a slower pace provide them with an advantage later on.

Dr. Chiger found that children who developed more slowly had a tendency to drop out of sports at the beginning of adolescent development, regardless of their talent. The research found that coaches were often responsible for children leaving organized sports; they preferred to nurture children who were perceived as stronger, meaning those who developed earlier and faster.

"The children who developed later and continued with physical activities were actually the ones who stayed with sports longer, having enhanced the cognitive abilities unique to sports. They developed psychological capabilities that gave them tremendous advantage in competing for excellence," continued Dr. Chiger. "At age 18 they can integrate their talent, their physical abilities, and their mental strength. At a relatively young age, they have experience coping with difficulties that gives them an advantage over children who developed more quickly," he noted. Dr. Chiger stressed that experiencing a period of difficulty in life was to his subjects' advantage and further proposed that this formula be used to bring about excellence.

Re: How To Survive And Thrive As An Undersized Soccer Player

From one of FSM's postings in the other forum.

"The difficulties faced by children who develop slower than their peers may provide them with advantages as they age. They may grow up to be better soccer players," posits Dr. Yuval Chiger in his doctoral thesis in the field of education. Dr. Chiger has worked with talented, young soccer, basketball and tennis players for a number of years. His research followed the development of 301 young soccer players and found that the difficulties of the children who develop at a slower pace provide them with an advantage later on.

[quote:2dm8at5h]Dr. Chiger found that children who developed more slowly had a tendency to drop out of sports at the beginning of adolescent development, regardless of their talent. The research found that coaches were often responsible for children leaving organized sports; they preferred to nurture children who were perceived as stronger, meaning those who developed earlier and faster.

"The children who developed later and continued with physical activities were actually the ones who stayed with sports longer, having enhanced the cognitive abilities unique to sports. They developed psychological capabilities that gave them tremendous advantage in competing for excellence," continued Dr. Chiger. "At age 18 they can integrate their talent, their physical abilities, and their mental strength. At a relatively young age, they have experience coping with difficulties that gives them an advantage over children who developed more quickly," he noted. Dr. Chiger stressed that experiencing a period of difficulty in life was to his subjects' advantage and further proposed that this formula be used to bring about excellence.

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The Club coaches won't wait for kids to grow and develop. They want the early grow big players so they can WIN!!!! and put it up on the Club web page as the U11 State Champions!!!!

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The Club coaches won't wait for kids to grow and develop. They want the early grow big players so they can WIN!!!! and put it up on the Club web page as the U11 State Champions!!!!

Can't argue with that for the most part.

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Thanks Keith.

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Re: How To Survive And Thrive As An Undersized Soccer Player

Thanks Keith.

<----- This poster is the biggest loser of all the losers on this site.

I'm sorry.