My kid is on the second team...

[Anonymous]

And I can't help but root against the first team.

[Anonymous]

Terrible.

[Anonymous]

No, second team is the place to be! You have all the fun with much less pressure!

[Anonymous]

Haha!

[Anonymous]

Way yo show your kid how to be a good sport!

No wonder kids have problems

[Anonymous]

The top third of the second team should be able to interchange with the bottom third of the first team. Clubs should make the transition happen more often. It keeps players motivated. Unfortunately, they look at dollar signs too much. That is the reason they rarely come up. It's just like business. You have to leave your job to make more money at another company. You like your job and you don't really want to move, but to get to the next level it'll be very hard to supplant the known quantities.

[Anonymous]

what club?

[Anonymous]

This is a very normal reaction, OP, and 100% fine so long as you do not communicate it to your kid.

[Anonymous]

My son was a bench player on first team. He barely got playing time. I requested he be moved to second team but coach refused.you know how much it sucks to travel to a tournament and your kids only plays 5 min. Had to move to another club where my son happily starts and plays the full time for second team. Be careful what you wish for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And I can't help but root against the first team.

Mine was on the "B" team. Did not make her high school team. Other coaches from other high schools recruited her she didn't want to change schools. Fine by us. Stayed on her travel team. Walk on Divison 1 college. LOL

Since she did not make her HS team she decided to run Cross Country in HS went to States as a 9th grader, then every year after that. Placed every year. Loved running, still does to this day. Done with Grad school now. The best thing ever happened to her not making her HS team. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And I can't help but root against the first team.

Mine was on the "B" team. Did not make her high school team. Other coaches from other high schools recruited her she didn't want to change schools. Fine by us. Stayed on her travel team. Walk on Divison 1 college. LOL

Since she did not make her HS team she decided to run Cross Country in HS went to States as a 9th grader, then every year after that. Placed every year. Loved running, still does to this day. Done with Grad school now. The best thing ever happened to her not making her HS team. LOL.

Great story! Soccer players make great runners

But how did she not make her high school team but walked on to D1? That doesn't say much for her high school's soccer coach or was it a powerhouse?

[Anonymous]

After all the drama we had with our first team, I wish my kid was on the second to start with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And I can't help but root against the first team.

Mine was on the "B" team. Did not make her high school team. Other coaches from other high schools recruited her she didn't want to change schools. Fine by us. Stayed on her travel team. Walk on Divison 1 college. LOL

Since she did not make her HS team she decided to run Cross Country in HS went to States as a 9th grader, then every year after that. Placed every year. Loved running, still does to this day. Done with Grad school now. The best thing ever happened to her not making her HS team. LOL.

Great story! Soccer players make great runners

But how did she not make her high school team but walked on to D1? That doesn't say much for her high school's soccer coach or was it a powerhouse?

We had a very similar story with our DD. She didn’t fit the cute, bubbly mold that the HS coach preferred (many of the cute, bubbly players were excellent, but many were not very talented at all). It was a bit maddening, but cross country turned out to be a great fit in HS. Our DD ended up at a D1 with an outstanding women’s team above her level. She loves club soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And I can't help but root against the first team.

Mine was on the "B" team. Did not make her high school team. Other coaches from other high schools recruited her she didn't want to change schools. Fine by us. Stayed on her travel team. Walk on Divison 1 college. LOL

Since she did not make her HS team she decided to run Cross Country in HS went to States as a 9th grader, then every year after that. Placed every year. Loved running, still does to this day. Done with Grad school now. The best thing ever happened to her not making her HS team. LOL.

What college? Was the walk-on process hard? Was she recruited? Sorting out options for daughter right now.

[Anonymous]

Walking onto a college team is different than walking on and seeing the field. College teams can have 30+ players.