Playing your best positon vs the one the coach wants you to playno

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I remember one season we had this girl playing forward that initially scored like crazy but all her goals were individual effort + she was bigger stronger faster than everyone else.

After the second season the rest of the players caught up in size + had skills.

In a desperation move to give the forward that used to score at will minutes our coach per her in defense (with no previous training). She was an absolute boss in defense + standout incredible. If we had played her in defense from the beginning, we probably would have won almost every game during the season.

Unfortunately, when her dad found out she was moved to defense they immediately quit the team + she started playing competitive volleyball.

If forwards aren’t scoring they shouldn’t be playing the position or playing at all. They have one job. Volleyball is a great sport FWIW

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If forwards aren’t scoring they shouldn’t be playing the position or playing at all. They have one job.

Umm, no. While a major responsibility of a forward is to score, they have a LOT more than one job.

[Guest]

I remember one season we had this girl playing forward that initially scored like crazy but all her goals were individual effort + she was bigger stronger faster than everyone else.

After the second season the rest of the players caught up in size + had skills.

In a desperation move to give the forward that used to score at will minutes our coach per her in defense (with no previous training). She was an absolute boss in defense + standout incredible. If we had played her in defense from the beginning, we probably would have won almost every game during the season.

Unfortunately, when her dad found out she was moved to defense they immediately quit the team + she started playing competitive volleyball.

Prime example of a parent ruling things for their kid. Even if a kid isn't great in a different position they are still learning. Isn't that the point? A coach will see if it isn't working out and make adjustments

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our two forwards play whole game and can’t score. Haven’t scored a goal all season. What now? Time for coach to wake up and make some changes.

Not sure what age/level this team is, but for some younger teams or lower level teams, coaches sometimes try to hide their worst players up top. They won't score, but at least there's a whole team behind them to prevent misplays from becoming goals.

[Guest]

I remember when my kid was a good forward but finishing wasn't her strongest area, she did get a lot of assists. Then there were some injuries and they shifted her to outside back more and more. Coach said her impact in the build out, in her overlaps and runs into midfield and her ability to recognize situations was better there. We didn't love that, but she said she enjoyed it and started following those players. Not a lot of 15 year old girls where we lived would have picked Phillip Lahm as one of their favorites.

The next year she was invited to her first USYNT ID event after the US scout watched her play a league game and we understood that the coach was not wrong. Not saying trust blindly, but keep an open mind.