Where to go after burnout?

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Anonymous wrote:We found that rec was very competitive for boys in HS, but not at all for girls.

The majority of HS boys on my son's rec team had played some level of travel but had stopped for various reasons -- burnout, other sports, etc. I think most teams they played were very competitive and were composed similarly. I was very surprised how exciting most of the rec games were.

The HS girls on my daughter's rec team were a mix. A good number were out there just to be social and have a good time, but most had played rec for many years. The majority had never had played at a higher level. The girls that did play at a higher level got very frustrated playing with girls with less experience. Some of the teams had a real commitment issues and several games were won by forfeit. It was tough because the girls show up and want to play and the opponent team has about 5 girls. The games were torture -- either forfeit or a blowout by us or the opponent.

Travel teams should be banned till later years in HS so everybody can participate in rec to raise the bar and avoid burnout.

There are plenty of kids who play Club/travel soccer from a young age and never burn out... Kids who do burn out probably didn't want to be there in the first place.

Not sure if OP will agree with you...And burnout is not even the main point. Club/Travel does very little to truly develop talents, like what a PP mentioned it's all #MB. There are ways to develop talents without having to do a lot of travel from a very young age if there is only one path going forward before later years in HS. Good players will still be able to play with good players in rec. Families save a lot of money and kids have a lot more time to work on things that really matter.

There is so much in your statement that is incorrect. At the U12/13 ages (as an example), there is no comparison between a rec team and a high level (ECNL/DA) team, or even second level (B) team--the difference is huge. Skill level, speed of play....

Families can save money by keeping their talented player in rec, but many would likely need to pay for additional outside training for that child if they really want them to be able to play at a high level.

And I'm curious about what you mean when you say "more time to work on what really matters". Most kids who play travel/club soccer at a high level work on their skills on their own outside of practice. Because they WANT to continue to get better. And keeping a truly talented kid playing and practicing with less skilled players will certainly hurt their development.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We found that rec was very competitive for boys in HS, but not at all for girls.

The majority of HS boys on my son's rec team had played some level of travel but had stopped for various reasons -- burnout, other sports, etc. I think most teams they played were very competitive and were composed similarly. I was very surprised how exciting most of the rec games were.

The HS girls on my daughter's rec team were a mix. A good number were out there just to be social and have a good time, but most had played rec for many years. The majority had never had played at a higher level. The girls that did play at a higher level got very frustrated playing with girls with less experience. Some of the teams had a real commitment issues and several games were won by forfeit. It was tough because the girls show up and want to play and the opponent team has about 5 girls. The games were torture -- either forfeit or a blowout by us or the opponent.

Travel teams should be banned till later years in HS so everybody can participate in rec to raise the bar and avoid burnout.

There are plenty of kids who play Club/travel soccer from a young age and never burn out... Kids who do burn out probably didn't want to be there in the first place.

Not sure if OP will agree with you...And burnout is not even the main point. Club/Travel does very little to truly develop talents, like what a PP mentioned it's all #MB. There are ways to develop talents without having to do a lot of travel from a very young age if there is only one path going forward before later years in HS. Good players will still be able to play with good players in rec. Families save a lot of money and kids have a lot more time to work on things that really matter.

There is so much in your statement that is incorrect. At the U12/13 ages (as an example), there is no comparison between a rec team and a high level (ECNL/DA) team, or even second level (B) team--the difference is huge. Skill level, speed of play....

Families can save money by keeping their talented player in rec, but many would likely need to pay for additional outside training for that child if they really want them to be able to play at a high level.

And I'm curious about what you mean when you say "more time to work on what really matters". Most kids who play travel/club soccer at a high level work on their skills on their own outside of practice. Because they WANT to continue to get better. And keeping a truly talented kid playing and practicing with less skilled players will certainly hurt their development.

I didn't say there is very little difference between a DA team and a rec team CURRENTLY. There is a big difference exactly because the travel exists. I also don't oppose the youth academy under professional clubs. If your dc is in one of them, good for you.

Also, by ""more time to work on what really matters" I meant that your dc won't do anything to improve on soccer while sitting in the car on a 6-hour one way trip to play an average NC team.