Saw this quote from another poster "Soccer is the only sport you can get away with saying, "we were the better team... they were just bigger, faster, stronger, more physical and have girls that can score".
Must say when skills are fairly close, bigger, faster, stronger makes a huge difference. Had a scrimmage vs a 2004 legends team and my daughters 2005 team was dominated 6-0. There were other factors involved including length of time playing together, experience, etc., but it was a big contrast.
Interesting to watch, and not entirely sure it was good for our team, but time will tell. Didn't realize the physical difference between 10/11 year old girls and 11/12 year old girls was so dramatic. Every girl seemed to have 15 lbs and 3 inches on our girls with no loss in speed.
At what age do the girls start equaling out size wise? Makes me glad soccer is broken down into yearly groups.
Must say when skills are fairly close, bigger, faster, stronger makes a huge difference. Had a scrimmage vs a 2004 legends team and my daughters 2005 team was dominated 6-0. There were other factors involved including length of time playing together, experience, etc., but it was a big contrast.
Interesting to watch, and not entirely sure it was good for our team, but time will tell. Didn't realize the physical difference between 10/11 year old girls and 11/12 year old girls was so dramatic. Every girl seemed to have 15 lbs and 3 inches on our girls with no loss in speed.
At what age do the girls start equaling out size wise? Makes me glad soccer is broken down into yearly groups.