Comparing offers

Anonymous
Two clubs play in the same division. The offer from Club A comes early, and the coach is enthusiastic about your kid. The offer from Club B comes late as a second-round offer made after someone else declined. Club A is the better team, usually rated first or second in their division. Club B is close to home and usually rated last in their division. But again, same division. Your kid is good enough to play varsity in high school, with an outside chance of playing D3 someday, and they love the sport. Do you suck it up and drive your kid to Club A, or go for the convenience of Club B?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Two clubs play in the same division. The offer from Club A comes early, and the coach is enthusiastic about your kid. The offer from Club B comes late as a second-round offer made after someone else declined. Club A is the better team, usually rated first or second in their division. Club B is close to home and usually rated last in their division. But again, same division. Your kid is good enough to play varsity in high school, with an outside chance of playing D3 someday, and they love the sport. Do you suck it up and drive your kid to Club A, or go for the convenience of Club B?


Go with alexandria over revolution
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Two clubs play in the same division. The offer from Club A comes early, and the coach is enthusiastic about your kid. The offer from Club B comes late as a second-round offer made after someone else declined. Club A is the better team, usually rated first or second in their division. Club B is close to home and usually rated last in their division. But again, same division. Your kid is good enough to play varsity in high school, with an outside chance of playing D3 someday, and they love the sport. Do you suck it up and drive your kid to Club A, or go for the convenience of Club B?


Club A
Anonymous
Which one does your kid like?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Which one does your kid like?


Who cares, could be a non scholarship D3 player some day right. Totally phony scenario anyway.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Which one does your kid like?


They were open to Club B before tryouts, but now they want Club A. But I'm the one doing all the driving.
Anonymous
Club A
Anonymous
Depends on age. If your DC is younger, perhaps growing with the lower ranked club. Since it is same division and lower ranked, maybe your kid has more playing time too. Close drive is a major plus.

If your kid is older (which I think you were implying is in high school), maybe Club A.
Anonymous
This is an anonymous forum just say the darn clubs so you can get real responses.
Anonymous
Same situation. My 11 year old said she was going to pick based on what uniforms she likes better 🤣
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:This is an anonymous forum just say the darn clubs so you can get real responses.


I would recommend not doing that. Giving trolls every opportunity to poison the well.
Anonymous
I almost always recommend staying close to home, but having a coach who really wants your kid is pretty important.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Depends on age. If your DC is younger, perhaps growing with the lower ranked club. Since it is same division and lower ranked, maybe your kid has more playing time too. Close drive is a major plus.

If your kid is older (which I think you were implying is in high school), maybe Club A.


In middle school. I initially encouraged Club B for the reasons you mentioned. However, Club A made him a first-round offer, and the coach made him feel genuinely wanted. Team B only extended a late offer after their first-round candidates declined. So now, we are thinking he would get more playing time with Club A, whatch is also the better team. The only factor in favor of Club B appears to be convenience, which is a big one.
Anonymous
Convenience will matter when you get into high school and have more homework and a different schedule. Do you know the practice times of each club. If club A is a tough drive during rush hour that will be one miserable year
Anonymous
Does he play for a team now?
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