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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think there's only one team of the current U9s.  No telling whether there will be two U10 teams in the Fall.  Think carefully about joining the club if not on the top team.  Also be aware that the head coach moves kids off teams frequently so you may be told one thing one day, but find that it has changed later (with no notice or communication).[/quote]

That doesn't seem like much fun....[/quote]

The last Achilles game I watched, there were 12 kids on the team. Only 8 got into the game (7v7), the other four kids just sat. 
Not saying that you shouldn't join Achilles, just be aware that they might be the most hyper-competitive squad in the area. [/quote]

My son is on an achilles 09 team and couldn't be happier.  There are a few teams, depending on kids levels. But it's not like other clubs. You don't sign up for the red, white or blue team- you're on the club or you aren't and then you're placed on a certain team at a certain time based on playing ability.  There is always a top team, for sure, but rosters change from week to week and any kid who's playing well can get called up to #1 or a kid who's not gets sent to #2.  It can literally change week to week and I've seen a lot of the kids move up and down- and not just within one age group. Some 09s play 08 and 07 top teams from time to time, and '10s and a '11 sometimes play with the top '09s. It's very dynamic. But the kids who make the top teams are the kids who don't miss practice and who play in their spare time and they're mostly very skilled!  They're super friendly to one another, but they're also all competitors.

The comment above about 8 of 12 playing in a game flat out doesn't make sense.  But again, it's not like other clubs.  Playing time is pretty even on the lower teams, but not on the top ones.  On the top teams kids who played well will play more.  Frankly, the kids prefer it because they know they're earning their playing time.  There's no "everybody gets a medal," well, there kind of is because the younger teams do really well.

Point is, you should bring your son to Achilles tryouts in May, and go watch practice yourself before that if you can. Your son will fit in and love it or he won't.  If he fits in, he'll love practices and he'll get much better quickly, if he doesn't, it wasn't for him.  But you'll probably have a good idea after seeing a practice.[/quote]

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