I wonder how many kids have flamed out at the striker position. The kid scores a million goals at the Ulittles, and the parents don't want them playing any other position, so they can't make it in the squad for a top team when they get older.
but, I pretty much agree with everyone , its more likely than not that they will be on teams throughout their career where someone on the team is better than them at their preferred position
There are a few pitfalls in the striker position:
-at u little a lot of coaches put a runner up there when the tactic is to just outrun the opponent. But the striker position is mostly about soccer iq. If the striker hasn’t developed it and is still trying to outrun opponents they won’t make a higher team later or they’ll get upgraded on their team. The striker needs to understand how to beat the trap since most likely it’s the striker who will be offside. Strikers more than any other position are about positioning and off ball movement.
-on the girls side body shape begins to change in puberty. Once the hips come in they may loose some of that speed. On the boys end while they don’t need the size of a cb they need some height or the gk will tear them up
-headers and poaching become much more important skills than shooting the ball. Because someone is a good shooter and could have belted it from outside the 18 against a learning keeper that doesn’t yet know how to catch doesn’t mean they are effective on headers, poaching or a running tap. The mechanics that need to be mastered are different
-it’s the rockstar position.any good players want to play it so the competition grows for fewer slots as you move up the ladder