Travel soccer without getting on a plane

[Anonymous]

How about this?

Coach wants to fly on a Wednesday, for games Saturday and Sunday, flying back Monday.

4 days out of 8th/9th grade and 5 nights in a hotel, for three games of soccer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about this?

Coach wants to fly on a Wednesday, for games Saturday and Sunday, flying back Monday.

4 days out of 8th/9th grade and 5 nights in a hotel, for three games of soccer?

MLS Next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We managed to have 2 kids get through it with the farthest place we went being Richmond and VA beach. They are high school (Sophomore & Senior) on an ECNL and MLSnext team- but I didn’t let either of them play in these leagues until Sophomore year.

Same. Hold off on it until they are older.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about this?

Coach wants to fly on a Wednesday, for games Saturday and Sunday, flying back Monday.

4 days out of 8th/9th grade and 5 nights in a hotel, for three games of soccer?

MLS Next?

Nooooo. An ECNL-R. So we are not talking college recruiting level here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about this?

Coach wants to fly on a Wednesday, for games Saturday and Sunday, flying back Monday.

4 days out of 8th/9th grade and 5 nights in a hotel, for three games of soccer?

MLS Next?

Nooooo. An ECNL-R. So we are not talking college recruiting level here.

Utter joke. I'd quit the team before doing that.

[Anonymous]

I think the benefits come only when your kid enjoys the travel. Not for soccer development but for the experience. Some families will value that. And some really like having a reason for it, ie the soccer is an excuse to be busy and go places.

[Anonymous]

Op here, thanks again for all of you comments.

This trip is happening -- just heard from TM that they are leaving Wed or Thur. Be back Monday afternoon or evening. They will be doing some other stuff along with playing 3 games.
No parents. Coach, TM, and two parent chaperones only. Kids 4 to a room. We have three days to commit our kid to going in February. We only have to pay $50 now -- other costs TBD (I guess before February).

That's all that's been sent out and one of the Dads has already messaged out to the team - "Great information on Arizona trip. Excited for these boys...memories that will last a lifetime!"

Guess he hasn't been one of the posters on this thread!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Op here, thanks again for all of you comments.

This trip is happening -- just heard from TM that they are leaving Wed or Thur. Be back Monday afternoon or evening. They will be doing some other stuff along with playing 3 games.
No parents. Coach, TM, and two parent chaperones only. Kids 4 to a room. We have three days to commit our kid to going in February. We only have to pay $50 now -- other costs TBD (I guess before February).

That's all that's been sent out and one of the Dads has already messaged out to the team - "Great information on Arizona trip. Excited for these boys...memories that will last a lifetime!"

Guess he hasn't been one of the posters on this thread!

They really put you in a bad spot. I would fly out with your kid (or let your kid do it by themselves) the day before the games start. I think it's ridiculous to take that much time off from school. If you're 14 years old, then they are freshman and some of the classes are really hard to make up, like AP USH.

We are u15 g in ecnl and this year we won't fly anywhere. The furthest we go is nc.

Also, aren't girls playoffs this year in nc?

[Anonymous]

We moved to NC to cut down on the commuting costs.