Son plays much better at the park than in travel

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Anonymous wrote:

Unfortunately these days it appears travel is for anyone willing to pay. Its taken away from the notion that the better kids can compete against each other in a competitive environment. Now any kid who wants to play or who's parents want them to play is accepted. When one of those kids struggles or the parents see the talent gap. They want to ask why and what can I do to make my kid better. When in fact it has to come from the kid first. If they want it they will work for it. Some kids can work 10x harder than the better kids but never reach the same results. That is the reason travel should not be for everyone.

You understand that there are leagues and divisions within leagues to make sure kids are appropriately matched against opponents in travel, right? So they are not throwing 4th-team level kids who can pay into games with top-team level kids. Why does it bother you that people who can afford it whose kids want to improve have an option to play travel against other similar kids?

I guess in my opinion it takes away the try out make the team satisfaction. By adding lower levels cheapens the experience of better players. Also it tends to give fake status at times. Like when a kid says I play travel for Arlington. It can give the impression that your kid is pretty good. When in fact he is on the 3rd team and isn't very good. Parents are huge offenders of this. Just stating the club and not offering the level unless specifically asked. Do you see where this can get a little annoying to the player who is on the top team and gets lumped in with the lower level kids who aren't really good enough to be competing?

If all the “better players” make the top team how does having lower level teams cheapen the experience?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Unfortunately these days it appears travel is for anyone willing to pay. Its taken away from the notion that the better kids can compete against each other in a competitive environment. Now any kid who wants to play or who's parents want them to play is accepted. When one of those kids struggles or the parents see the talent gap. They want to ask why and what can I do to make my kid better. When in fact it has to come from the kid first. If they want it they will work for it. Some kids can work 10x harder than the better kids but never reach the same results. That is the reason travel should not be for everyone.

You understand that there are leagues and divisions within leagues to make sure kids are appropriately matched against opponents in travel, right? So they are not throwing 4th-team level kids who can pay into games with top-team level kids. Why does it bother you that people who can afford it whose kids want to improve have an option to play travel against other similar kids?

I guess in my opinion it takes away the try out make the team satisfaction. By adding lower levels cheapens the experience of better players. Also it tends to give fake status at times. Like when a kid says I play travel for Arlington. It can give the impression that your kid is pretty good. When in fact he is on the 3rd team and isn't very good. Parents are huge offenders of this. Just stating the club and not offering the level unless specifically asked. Do you see where this can get a little annoying to the player who is on the top team and gets lumped in with the lower level kids who aren't really good enough to be competing?

Is this parody, or are you serious?

Right? PP sounds like an insufferable status conscious tool him/herself.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter plays awesome in scrimmages but chokes in games. Performance anxiety.

+1

The official term is a “practice player.”

Never get it done in the games.