MakeAPlay
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@MakeAPlay - in an effort to redirect/follow your lead, I was curious how old your daughter was when she started playing? And did she start with a recreational league or did she always play for a competitive club? At what age did she decide she was "all in", wanting to be one of the best etc.? Would she work on her juggling, etc. on her non-soccer practice/game days on her own? Or did you have to encourage her/remind her to do it? Also, what about physical development? Was she one of the girls that was bigger and taller than the other players when she was younger or did she not grow until later? If she was one of the smaller kids/late to grow, how did it impact her? Was she always on the A team or did she start out on the B team or lower? How many clubs did she play for? How did you choose your clubs? Okay, I could go on and on and I certainly don't expect you to answer all (or even any) of these questions but I thought I'd try to break up the 12 round fight between NoGoal and Bernie if only for one minute...
I will answer your last 3 questions first because in my players case they are related. She played for 3 clubs in 9 years of club soccer although 6 of them were for the same team during her recruiting years. She started as a "B" team player her first 2 years and we picked the club because it was the club that the daughter of my boss played for. Her 2nd club that she was at we did a bunch of research on and concluded they were the best choice for my daughter. When we switched her she was offered spots on both the teams that she tried out for but one was a little more convenient and only had 14 players so it seemed like the best fit. They weren't a Gold level team (the highest level at U12 CSL at the tine) but she got great coaching and the team has a gray group of girls and families that actually cared about winning. At the time we thought that winning mattered and perhaps at U12 it does.
I will answer some more shortly.