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Based on experience/club, when starting young teams, say for 2011s next Fall: 
1. How do the TD coaches allocate players over multiple travel teams of same age? 
Are players tiered by ability and all placed on Team A then team B then C or some other way?

2. Are players truly rotated through positions equitably? Irrespective of physical ability i.e. slow players are placed on wings.

3. Are best coaches assigned by tiering as well?

Specifically curious at Loudoun, Herndon, Vienna, CYA, GFR
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1. Yes.  Grouping takes into account athleticism, technical ability, and IMO, to a degree, physical size.
2. Generally yes.  But if there is a particular position that a kid shows talent for throughout the season, and no other kid particularly wants to try it, they may leave the kid in that position.  For example, my son's team had one kid who was a really good goalie, and no one else was particularly interested in it.  The coach made other kids try it for parts of a game, just to learn about the position, but the kid who liked it and was talented at it played goalie most of the time.
3. The most experienced coaches go to higher tiered teams.  That doesn't necessarily mean that they are inherently "better," but they have more coaching experience.   But honestly, the "best" coaches will generally be working with older kids.[/quote]

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