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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter played on a B team at a club in Maryland that does not have a strong girls' side. The first year on the B team was U12 when the age groups changed.  Although they were around the same level as many of the A team players, a decision was made not to split up the A team, so she and several other girls who had been on the A team but who were now in a different age group were put on the B team  with the understanding they would get moved up when the rosters expanded. The girls loved the coach on the B team, but the team bad. There was a huge drop off in play from where they were before the age group change and where they were after.  Even though the age group change made them the youngest players, they were still at the top on the B team, more interested than their teammates, and understood more about the game.

My daughter got injured in the spring and could not play until the next season, so she could not get picked for the A team the next  year. When she returned to the B team, her friends had been promoted. The level of play on the B team was even worse and most of the girls were recreational level players with no technical skills, so it was frustrating for her. Girls didn't show up for practices and games, or messed around at practice, and they frequently had limited subs. The training was not good, because it was mostly directed toward the inexperienced players. And it cost $2500.00.

At tryouts, my daughter got an immediate offer for the B team for the next year and she immediately declined it (which we supported).  She said that she would rather look for supplemental tryouts or guest playing opportunities and work on her game on her own rather than play on that team for another year.

This year she is on an equally low level team at a different small club. However, there is a core of committed girls, she likes them, and she works hard. The team is not likely to win many games, but she is more positive about her placement because it was her choice. To her credit, she is making the best of it. Oh, and it costs $1,000 less.

Short answer - B team not worth it for a girl at a club without much depth in the pool of talent. It would be worth it if there were decent players to fill out the roster, but with the level we experienced, it would have made more sense to play rec.
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