Playing up not by choice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bad idea because unless they perform well, everyone on the team will start asking why is that player even on the field.

This is spot on +1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bad idea because unless they perform well, everyone on the team will start asking why is that player even on the field.

This is spot on +1

Because apparently the team needs my 2k and kid to make a roster

[Anonymous]

Sometimes you just have to go out and play the game. He might surprise you and out perform your expectations.

[Anonymous]

Playing up two years is too much unless the player is 15yo or older.

I would ask for a refund, with deposit, as they were not able to field a team that your son tried out for. There are still plenty of clubs in the area that might need a one-off player, the registration for a league might be a barrier, but let the new club handle that issue.

If it was me, I would pull my son, immediately enroll in a local recreational soccer program just in case and then start google search for other travel soccer programs in the area.

Worst case scenario is your son misses the fall. Most clubs have to register their teams again for spring, that is when other clubs may be able to have you join the team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Playing up two years is too much unless the player is 15yo or older.

I would ask for a refund, with deposit, as they were not able to field a team that your son tried out for. There are still plenty of clubs in the area that might need a one-off player, the registration for a league might be a barrier, but let the new club handle that issue.

If it was me, I would pull my son, immediately enroll in a local recreational soccer program just in case and then start google search for other travel soccer programs in the area.

Worst case scenario is your son misses the fall. Most clubs have to register their teams again for spring, that is when other clubs may be able to have you join the team.

Whatever you don't put him in a rec program. Hire a private trainer before you ruin him in a rec environment.

[Anonymous]

That FPYC team was terrible in their own age group. I feel bad for them now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Playing up two years is too much unless the player is 15yo or older.

I would ask for a refund, with deposit, as they were not able to field a team that your son tried out for. There are still plenty of clubs in the area that might need a one-off player, the registration for a league might be a barrier, but let the new club handle that issue.

If it was me, I would pull my son, immediately enroll in a local recreational soccer program just in case and then start google search for other travel soccer programs in the area.

Worst case scenario is your son misses the fall. Most clubs have to register their teams again for spring, that is when other clubs may be able to have you join the team.

Whatever you don't put him in a rec program. Hire a private trainer before you ruin him in a rec environment.

Putting a kid in a rec program for three or four months won't ruin him.

[Anonymous]

I think age would be a big factor here. I’ve seen this happen at our club, they don’t have enough to fill one age group so the kids play up. Club is all about the moeny.

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone give me the pros/cons of my kid playing up not by choice? His small club wasn't able to field a full team for his age group so they are doing age bands and he will be playing two birth years up in the fall. He's a decent player but not big or tall by any stretch of the imagination. Is being promised an age group team and having to play two years up an excuse to get out of our "contract"?