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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the feedback everyone, this is incredibly helpful.  Responding to some questions/comments in case it changes anyone's thinking:

DC is a GK, and the current coach is a former professional GK.  Kid is already doing all of the available GK clinics/trainings, but this coach gives a lot of game-specific feedback on DC's performance that I'm not sure they would get from coach without this background (never got it with other coaches).  Coach would not be moving up with the team next year, so that's not a factor.  DC wants to play at the highest level they can, but is also taking the long view on that.  So while moving up now has obvious appeal, she would stay with the current team if this coach would position them better for next year than moving up would.

This is U13, so no reason to expect there would be more opportunities next year unless a GK on one of the higher teams leaves the club.  For logistical reasons moving to another club isn't a realistic option, so we want to maximize DC's opportunities in this club (which is a very good club, so no concerns there).

We have not gotten the official invitation yet so I haven't been able to talk to the coach about specifics.  We heard about it from a parent on the other team who approached me and said they heard DC would be joining their team.  My understanding is the other team's GK had a season-ending injury and they don't have a back-up, so they need someone for spring.  No guarantee it will come until it comes, but I want to think through the pros and cons in case it does come and we have a short deadline to decide.  DC does not know about that conversation, and won't know anything unless/until it comes.
  
DC played up with this team a few times in the fall and did very well (clean sheet every time and not against the weakest teams in the division), so I'm not worried about their ability to play at that level.  DC came into travel later than others her age and since there weren't regular tryouts this spring, they were initially placed on the lowest team by default and then were moved up a team shortly after the start of the fall season.  At the risk of bragging, DC plays far ahead of what we see from other GKs in their current team's division.  DC definitely wants more of a challenge than they're getting now, so it sounds like accepting the invitation (if it comes) is the right choice.

I think I'm struggling with this in part because DC has really bonded with these teammates and I've bonded with the parents, at a time when this is one of our few social outlets and there have been other significant changes in our family.  So I'm sad to think about breaking those bonds, and concerned about disrupting a stable situation for DC at a time when everything else has been everything but stable.[/quote]

Don't worry about the teammates and parents.  You will remain friendly with the old ones - and in about two months you'll have a whole new set of friends.[/quote]

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