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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No offers, cut, demotion....doesn't matter.  You tryout annually and if that particular coach sees something they like, they will offer you a spot at what they perceive as the appropriate team.  Can they be wrong...all the time, do they adjust during the season...up yes, down no.

Don't forget, it's an offer that you do NOT have to accept.  [/quote]

Just curious, how many clubs actually adjust up (invite B team players to play with A team)?

I agree that there is not usually adjustment down, so what happens to those mistake A team players who lose playing time if players from lower teams play with the A team?

I have posted in other threads, but I continue to maintain that a player should know if she is a bubble player going into tryouts. Regardless of whether it is a cut or demotion, the change should not come as a surprise if the coach is doing his job. From a parental perspective, ideally, if the coach thinks that the B team might be a better fit, perhaps invite the player to play with the B team to meet the coach and other players before the season ends. Depending on the team, some kids would rather be the star on a B team than sit on the bench of an A team.

Experience tells me that coaches do not do this because they want to hedge their bets by keeping as many players as possible from looking at other options or trying out for other teams. They will keep the bubble kids if nothing better comes along.

I am interested in knowing whether people think that this "one year commitment" idea makes sense.

Teams have tournaments, State Cup, and other events in May. And then, of course, there are school events and actual school work, which should be a priority.

To me, this "one year contract" idea is crazy because kids (and parents) it causes people to run around throughout May to tryout for other clubs, missing practices with their existing teams, and squeeze in school as well. Sorry, I refuse to do that. It doesn't seem fair to the team, I teach my kids loyalty and commitment, but then I'm the sucker when my kid is offered something that is a bad fit.

I could accept the "one year contract" idea of tryouts came after the existing season ended. But they take up an entire month of a season and are disruptive on many levels.  Did I mention school?  That's why some of us prefer a more stable environment. [/quote]

I maintain that the current US travel system does not work for the below U13 set.

Kids can show for one tryout and then are locked in place for an entire year.  Kids change drastically in these years--even month-to-month.  It should be a pool of players that can be reconfigured as they change.  Some kids will exceed and not be getting enough challenge by December and some top team players will be floundering and taking space away from kids that need to move up.  It should not be a 'punitive' environment.  The color divisions make it a caste system and kids and parents get all worked up into a frenzy over this stuff.[/quote]

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