Originally posted by Unregistered
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I think you need to step a little further back and think about it in the following way (just my opinion, not a personal shot):
- Is your son not playing town/travel anymore? That will reduce his touches, regardless of your views of town/travel. And it sounds like if he did both, he'd be able to play MF, D, and GK. Talk about a great way to develop a well-rounded athlete/player.
- Footskills don't deteriorate because of the position you play. All players are (should be) trained the same way. Playing a defensive position doesn't prohibit you from having or developing footskills. We're 30 years past defenders just clearing the ball long every touch (at least I hope your son's team is).
- If he played catcher, would you prefer he didn't so that he can play center field? How about choosing to run the hurdles instead of the dash? Or tight end instead of linebacker? Why try to redirect his interest into something that you want him to do?
This is the great failing of some youth players, in my opinion. I know several players whose parents keep moving them to different clubs because "my kid is a center mid, but the coach puts him in the back". Maybe he's the best choice at center back and is really good at it. Maybe he'd be a great GK. Maybe the coach identifies his talents better than you do.
Or maybe in town, the better players are all midfielders (likely)... and a club team can't have 10 midfielders and a GK.
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