Hello.
My son is part of a soccer academy in Dubai, and is playing in the U8 youth league. For the first year, he played a center-back role, and was useful at it, with a good eye for passing.
Off late, he started showing interest as a goal keeper (started with playing at home) and one day his coach said he is doing really well as a goalie and has made him the goal keeper.
My son is fully onboard and I saw him volunteering for a goalie role multiple times before this happended. Before this, it was a rotation based system.
In the last game, after 1st half, the coach got him back in the outfield as the team was 4 goals ahead. Coach says he will keep doing this so he plays both roles.
He is 8 years old, but tall for his age (wears 11 year old clothes), attends two training days a week and one game day. Coach is onboard with 1 day of goalie training and 1 day normal training.
He is 8, and may want to be striker tomorrow, but so far, he is enjoying himself and is eager to win GK of the Season.
Looking for advice on how best to support his development.