Dual Rostering - How does that work?

[Anonymous]

Our kid is new to a travel club, we moved here over the summer. We were officially placed on the B team but the coach told us that he would like to put us on the A team if there was room, but that there was not room. Now we are being told that our child is being dual-rostered on both A and B teams. I assume that they will still play mostly for the B team, but I'm not sure how this works. Does anyone have experience with this? The two teams play in different leagues. I would love kid to play for A team but I assume they will see very minimal play time even if they go to any of the A games unless they absolutely kill it at practice (which is possible, things haven't really started up but child has played against the A team at a tournament before when on the old out-of-town team). Perhaps if kid is that good they could switch them to full-time play on the A team? On the other hand, we are ok with the B team this year as it will likely mean they start and get a good amount of play time. Thanks for insight.

[Anonymous]

Dual rostering is just what it sounds - each team has an official roster and your kid will be listed on the roster for both A and B. How playing opportunities are handled varies from club to club; game scheduling conflicts also are an issue. But I would say that the fact that they are rostering the player for both teams suggests they intend for the player to be available to the A team a decent amount (playing time is unknown). In most leagues, it isn't necessary for a player to be on the official team roster to play in a game with that team; a player can be added for a game as a guest player without being on the official team roster. So the fact that that the club is putting the player on the A team roster suggests they want the kid to play with the A team more than once or twice.

It also could mean the club wants your kid on the A team, but there is concern about the B team having enough players and/or being competitive without your player.

I would welcome the dual rostering but find out what the club envisions for training. Do A and B practice together? If not, with which team does the club want your player practicing?

[Anonymous]

To the best of my knowledge, a player is allowed to be rostered on one team governed by US Soccer and one team governed by US club soccer. So if one of the teams plays in a league in US Club Soccer such as EDP or NPL and US Soccer has like NCSL so for example, you can be rostered on an A team that plays in EDP and a B team that plays in NCSL. You can even do this across clubs such as being rostered on a club's A team who plays EDP in US Club Soccer and another club's A team that plays in NCSL. The two clubs may not like that but that's up to you to figure out.

[Anonymous]

EDP is now US Youth Soccer carded. They switched this year I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:EDP is now US Youth Soccer carded. They switched this year I think.

Good to know. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I know at our club that my DD is carded at the club level and not at the team level. Hence, players are able to play at on different teams (A, B Teams, etc.) and play up in age level without requiring different player cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know at our club that my DD is carded at the club level and not at the team level. Hence, players are able to play at on different teams (A, B Teams, etc.) and play up in age level without requiring different player cards.

I think all clubs function that way: if you are with the club, you are always eligible to play up or to play on another team for the same age group.

[Anonymous]

OP here - thanks that is a good point about the practicing which I hadn't considered. I think the top teams practice together most of the time but I'm not sure, the A team may have a separate practice. However, I am sure they break up into teams even when all together sometimes for scrimages, and so we (or rather kid) will have to figure out which team to split off with in that situation. It may depend on which games they are going to on the weekend I suppose. Kid loves to play so if they get some extra games from this they will be happy. They often volunteered to guest on previous team.

[Anonymous]

To OP, child = singular. They = plural. Sincerely, the grammar nazi

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To OP, child = singular. They = plural. Sincerely, the grammar nazi

While technically correct, it's clear that OP is intentionally disguising the gender of the child in question, thus the "they."

Sincerely, former English teacher

[Anonymous]

NP here

whoosh!

[Anonymous]

If I'm not mistaken...what some of you are describing is called "Club Pass", where you are allowed to move players between teams of the same club. However, I think this is only allowed in certain leagues. I know NCSL allows it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know at our club that my DD is carded at the club level and not at the team level. Hence, players are able to play at on different teams (A, B Teams, etc.) and play up in age level without requiring different player cards.

I do not think you can be carded at the club level. Every kid needs to be assigned to a team in the state database. Every kid has a player car with picture, club, team. I think you are thinking about Club Pass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To OP, child = singular. They = plural. Sincerely, the grammar nazi

OP here. As far as this thread is concerned, let's just assume my kid is transgender. And I'll let you wonder if THEY are playing for the team of their birth or their current mindset.

[Anonymous]

Just reading this 4 years later looking for similar advice. Hope that all turned out well for you and stuff!