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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter tried out for travel and made it, but barely (the last team).  For all I know they may have accepted everyone.  I’m trying to decide whether to let her do it or hold out and try for ADP.  Does anyone have a sense of how competitive ADP is?  I don’t know that she’d make it — we may have gotten lucky getting on the travel team.  She could always stick with her rec team if neither works out, but I think we’ll be losing a good part of her rec team to ADP this year.  Any advice?  Our goals at this point are for her to be a part of a fun team and to become a better player— she likes soccer but I wouldn’t say she has a future as a college soccer star...[/quote]

To be honest. More than a few of these "stars" at u13-15 flame out or just quit. Kids wont be who they are at age 10. They all develop at different rates. If your child wants to give travel an honest go its not a bad idea to do so. My daughter was in a similar spot as you when she was around that age. We went ahead and tried it out, she loved it and now is getting looks from scouts. Everyone is different but I would give it a go.[/quote]

I think the answer depends on what your daughter wants to do.  When you say that she "doesn't have a future as a college soccer star" - do you mean that she just isn't the best one out there, but really loves it anyway?  Or do you mean that she likes soccer, but also loves a variety of things and she might be miserable doing soccer 4-6 days per week?

You didn't say, but I'm assuming your daughter is on the younger side of the process.  To echo the comment above, my daughter barely made the 4th (last) team at u9, but she was "all-in", talking about wanting to play in college from the time she was ULittle, never had any interest in other sports as much as I tried.  She was excited for the extra practices and at that age, the "status" of being a travel player.  Now she is a pretty solid player, starting on a team in national showcases and getting looks from D1 schools at a very early point in the recruiting process.  The "last" team of travel can be a money-grab in some instances, but it can also be a starting place for younger kids who maybe just aren't as big and fast yet, but given the right environment, develop into great players when they are older.  [/quote]

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