I’ll chime in….
Got a 10 year old son who is playing premier league soccer. His club is generally rated as one of the top 4 clubs in the state. It’s only his 2nd year playing this level of soccer (played rec league when younger). 1st year he tried out and made the C team. Was the best player on his team and began to practice with the B team along with 2 other boys. I recognized his strengths and weaknesses the first year and talked to him and his coach about him moving back to a defender role as he is fast and physical but is further behind in some of his offensive skills. Tryouts last spring he made the B team. He solidified himself as a full time starter for 9v9 soccer and barely ever was subbed out of games. His team plays in the 2nd division in state and is around a top 15 team overall (one of the best B teams). They traveled to tournaments in California last summer and took 2nd place and a few months ago went to Arizona and won the tournament (2nd division for both.) We just finished up state and his season and he already has tryouts again next week. As for trainings he practices with his team 3 days a week, started practicing with the A team twice a week, trains with a woman who played for the USWNT once a week, every few weeks trains with guy who trains some of the best players in the state, and plays indoor soccer partially throughout the year. It’s a lot, but he’s obsessed and is always on YouTube watching highlights of games and working on new skills.
My advice for any parent who has a kid who is just getting started. If they show any talent and really enjoy the sport get them into proper leagues and teams. The rec league/parent coaches stages honestly aren’t helping your kid. You might think they are only 5/6 years old, but trust me their are kids the same age who are being properly trained and when your kid joins these teams they are already going to be behind in their skill set.