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[quote=Anonymous][quote=SpiritVAParent][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An assertion was made at our club that "they extend DA offers to new players rather than promote from their own team 2 as they want to bring more players into the club (and thus more money)."

In the case of our club team, that certainly seemed to be the case, with 4 new players joining and no one from the team 2 getting promoted, but I was just curious how are internal promotions handled at your DA? Is there a pathway with your club to the higher levels?[/quote]

No matter the club, cough FCV cough, this does not work out. The "slighted" player always leaves the club. There is nothing wrong with bringing in outside players but they need to be demonstratively better than the ones they are bumping down or out. Players and parents can accept it if the player is clearly better but if they are pretty much just the same that is when folks, rightfully, get pissed off. [/quote]

Once the kids are in core DA ages — 14/15/16/17 — parents on the sidelines need to realize that they’re not necessarily going to be able to gauge what makes one player better than another player in a coach’s estimation. It’s not necessarily how the player performs in games.  Attitude, coachability, tactical vision, game intelligence, and potential for future growth are all things that a coach might consider in choosing a roster, and many of those are things that parents don’t see when watching a game but that coaches (good coaches, at least) actively seek.

And yes, DA is supposed to be selective although cutthroat might be a bit strong! To paraphrase investment world, past selection to a roster should be no guarantee of future selection, and both parents and players should enter the environment with eyes wide open. 
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All true for internal players but those same intangible qualities are unknown regarding outside players beyond what is either on tape or from an ID session. again, those intangible qualities must be demonstratively better. There should be enough tell tale signs that a kids spot is in jeopardy for specific reasons. "This needs to be fixed in game or minutes will be cut" or "practice consistency in work rate needs to improve..." etc..[/quote]

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