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Question about kids soccer
Posted on 3/21/23 at 9:03 am
Posted on 3/21/23 at 9:03 am
How common is 11 goals in a game? Kid turns 6 next week and was playing up a year. Is that a normal thing with little kids? He's at 18 goals in 2 games. Not calling Barca up tomorrow or anything but JW I guess
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 9:06 am
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Posted on 3/21/23 at 9:14 am to TDcline
Yes it’s very common. My kid regularly scored 4-8 times per game at that age. He’s 9 now and doesn’t even play forward anymore.
Goals will come down drastically when they move to bigger pitches.
Goals will come down drastically when they move to bigger pitches.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 9:15 am
Posted on 3/21/23 at 9:15 am to TDcline
It's fairly common if he has any sense of what's going on. I find the biggest difference maker in U8 is the ability to run at angles and cut people off. Aggressiveness is also a huge factor. Congrats on your boy and keep encouraging him. Any kind of ballwork, dribbling, cuts, etc. tutorials you can find on youtube would be great things for him to start working on and stay above the rest of the the pack.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 9:44 am to TCO
Ok. Thanks for not trolling. I have no prior experience with soccer so didn't know how to gauge that if at all. Appreciate the info
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:20 am to Ryne Sandberg
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Aggressiveness is also a huge factor. Congrats on your boy and keep encouraging him.
Thanks a ton. Ball control could use a little work but he's working with cones lately and obsessed with YouTube's soccer rabbit hole. Thanks for the info.
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 10:21 am
Posted on 3/21/23 at 12:30 pm to TDcline
Encourage that passion any way you can. Y’all should watch some soccer together. Find a local team to support if you have one, or start watching EPL games. I went to a pub to watch arsenals most recent game and a guy was there with his young daughter, both in jerseys (hers pink, of course). It was cute and they looked like they were having a great time together.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:17 pm to TDcline
When I was coaching my kids at Lafreniere, before Chicago Fire, the association focused on teaching ball control using Coerver method. Goal was to have them use certain moves or a certain number of different moves each week.
Next goal was to try and keep them "in their lane" so to say, and avoiding bumblebee football. Get them to figure out situational awareness by doing math....if the game is four per side and you have three guys surrounding you, make a move and get the ball away to a team mate.
But that's years ago, now, first decade of the century.
Next goal was to try and keep them "in their lane" so to say, and avoiding bumblebee football. Get them to figure out situational awareness by doing math....if the game is four per side and you have three guys surrounding you, make a move and get the ball away to a team mate.
But that's years ago, now, first decade of the century.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:23 pm to TDcline
quote:I had 2 older brothers. When I was 6, I scored 8 goals a game by myself. A teammate, who also had 2 older brothers, scored 10 a game. all the parents complained that we were able to play on the same team, but both of our dads were the 2 coaches. Like others haver said, keep encouraging his passion for the game. Me and my teammate won a state championship together in high school and he got a D1 scholarship for soccer. It's a good sign when they dominate early. Nobody I knew that was elite when they were under 10 ended up being a bad player.
Kid turns 6 next week
This post was edited on 3/21/23 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 3/21/23 at 1:53 pm to StrongOffer
Yeah I would agree with this. If you were good at a young age, your intuition and athleticism won’t suddenly collapse.
However competition gets more fierce and the dominant 8 year old becomes a solid but unspectacular player at 13.
Since size isn’t that important, you won’t fall off the map like you do in basketball.
However, before you quit your job and invest in your kid being the next Pulisic (and I say this jokingly, as the thread starter has a good attitude), the single biggest area where people fall apart is when taking players head on is no longer enough.
This is why Denilson made millions of dollars but was largely a gimmick player at the highest level (OP: this is the difference between Rafer Alston and LeBron) and Freddy Adu ended up in Finland in his late 20s.
But the same thing happened with my youth team where the 11 year old who was the best player by far never learned to pass the ball and to space things out properly. And it’s why he never got a college scholarship or pro opportunities when less naturally talented kids did.
But this is really jumping the gun, of course.
Step 1: avoid bumblebee soccer where everyone is 10 feet away
Step 2: learn that taking everyone on one-on-one has worked for maybe 5 players in the history of the game.
However competition gets more fierce and the dominant 8 year old becomes a solid but unspectacular player at 13.
Since size isn’t that important, you won’t fall off the map like you do in basketball.
However, before you quit your job and invest in your kid being the next Pulisic (and I say this jokingly, as the thread starter has a good attitude), the single biggest area where people fall apart is when taking players head on is no longer enough.
This is why Denilson made millions of dollars but was largely a gimmick player at the highest level (OP: this is the difference between Rafer Alston and LeBron) and Freddy Adu ended up in Finland in his late 20s.
But the same thing happened with my youth team where the 11 year old who was the best player by far never learned to pass the ball and to space things out properly. And it’s why he never got a college scholarship or pro opportunities when less naturally talented kids did.
But this is really jumping the gun, of course.
Step 1: avoid bumblebee soccer where everyone is 10 feet away
Step 2: learn that taking everyone on one-on-one has worked for maybe 5 players in the history of the game.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 3:45 pm to TDcline
OP, get the book Soccer Starts at Home. The guy who wrote it is partly responsible for Japan’s resurgence on the international stage and their new wave of technically proficient players.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 3:56 pm to TDcline
He needs to be watching an hour of Damarcus Beasley tape a night.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 5:56 pm to cwil177
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OP, get the book Soccer Starts at Home. The guy who wrote it is partly responsible for Japan’s resurgence on the international stage and their new wave of technically proficient players.
I think I watched a video on that guy. Isn't he affiliated with the Dynamo now?
Posted on 3/21/23 at 8:54 pm to TDcline
Most important thing:
Make sure he is enjoying it.
Don’t be disappointed if he doesn’t want to play anymore and don’t be disappointed if he isn’t good as he gets older.
Make sure he is enjoying it.
Don’t be disappointed if he doesn’t want to play anymore and don’t be disappointed if he isn’t good as he gets older.
Posted on 3/21/23 at 10:03 pm to cwil177
Yea that's him
Posted on 3/22/23 at 3:53 pm to TDcline
It really depends on the program but at this age the kids that are aggressive and fast tend to score most of the goals. Being able to kick and run past people only works for so long.
Just keep concentrating on his ball skills as much as possible. You want him able to dribble proficiently in any direction, keeping the ball in bounds. Also using both feet to dribble and pass. Or he will end up like me who’s been playing for 30+ years and my right foot is still shite.
Just keep concentrating on his ball skills as much as possible. You want him able to dribble proficiently in any direction, keeping the ball in bounds. Also using both feet to dribble and pass. Or he will end up like me who’s been playing for 30+ years and my right foot is still shite.
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:08 am to saderade
Great way to put it. He's just faster than other kids right now so he needs more development but I'm glad he's playing and enjoying the game. He had 10 more this weekend with 2 assists so not slowing down. We are looking at the DFC Summer program or the Fire. Idk which of those is 'better' but both seem to promote the right things so...
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:09 am to saderade
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Or he will end up like me who’s been playing for 30+ years and my right foot is still shite.
I LOL'd. I know the feeling
Posted on 3/28/23 at 4:04 pm to TDcline
quote:Can’t speak about DFC summer program but my kids play with the Fire in the summer program. It’s pretty informal (and coed) compared to the fall and spring seasons. The DFC coaches are quality but I’m not sure how involved they are at the youth levels.
We are looking at the DFC Summer program or the Fire. Idk which of those is 'better' but both seem to promote the right things so...
For youth programs with the Fire it’s a crap shoot if you are going to get a coach that knows what he is doing vs some dad that is just out there because no one else wants to do it.
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