Should I try to get my kid exposure in midfield?

CornfieldSoccer said: ↑

Back to a version of the initial answer a number of people offered: Learn the broad range of skills (including off-ball movement, 1v1 defending, ...) that apply in varying degrees to every position on the field and be ready to play where needed. If he plays long enough, he will likely be moved around on the field based on team need (and needs to learn to listen to the coach). My son has been a 9, a left back, a center back, a left wing and a holding mid (his current most common spot).

His current team (DIII college) is loaded with guys who move around -- only the 3 CBs, the keeper and one of the kids who regularly plays as a 9 are locked in (and the latter only because he can't play anywhere else, from what I can tell). The most talented player plays as a 6, an 8, and a winger or outside forward in a 3-4-3, depending on who else is available and the circumstances. I doubt he thinks of himself as a particular position.
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