Question re: Playing rec AND travel

[Anonymous]

Are travel players allowed to also be rostered to an NCSL rec team?

[Anonymous]

Is there a coach you can ask?

[Anonymous]

I thought people here would know. That’s why I’m asking.

[Anonymous]

My kid has a friend who plays for Rosa travel and OBGC rec…. It’s a lot, she misses one rec practice per week. This is U12 if that makes a difference..

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Only u littles can do this.

[Anonymous]

Why would you do this?

[Anonymous]

I know a family that did it at u10.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the Club. We left a club that allowed 1 Travel Player per Rec Team. The skill gap was huge when we did it in 4th grade. The 1 Travel Player destroyed the whole league. Single handedly lead the team to the Rec 4th grade championship. Talking 3-6 goals per game. The club used it as a recruiting tool to entice kids in Rec to try out for Travel. None of those kids switched over, but it was fun when we did it.

[Anonymous]

Why would you do this?

1. Don't you have enough soccer in your life?
2. Rec families don't WANT travel players in our leagues. It's not fun.

[Anonymous]

NCSL rules say no, doesn't matter the age.
Rec leagues almost always do not allow carded travel players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the Club. We left a club that allowed 1 Travel Player per Rec Team. The skill gap was huge when we did it in 4th grade. The 1 Travel Player destroyed the whole league. Single handedly lead the team to the Rec 4th grade championship. Talking 3-6 goals per game. The club used it as a recruiting tool to entice kids in Rec to try out for Travel. None of those kids switched over, but it was fun when we did it.

Bullshit.

[Anonymous]

FCV played three travel players in an NCSL rec match at middle school level, while the opponent had one travel player.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NCSL rules say no, doesn't matter the age.
Rec leagues almost always do not allow carded travel players.

So all these people posting that it happens in their rec leagues are breaking the rules, yet there are no consequences for it? Do I have that correct?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCSL rules say no, doesn't matter the age.
Rec leagues almost always do not allow carded travel players.

So all these people posting that it happens in their rec leagues are breaking the rules, yet there are no consequences for it? Do I have that correct?

No. Each rec league has its own rules.