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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD has been playing soccer for ASA from Je academy and we are considering trying out for Arl next season.  Can't say we are happy about coaching decisions or way program is run - the practices don't seem to address why we always get blown out in every game.  She's on White but they flip her back and forth on white/red but will not let her be on reds roster/practice although they always send her to red scrimmages.  It's all very demoralizing and confusion for DD as they keep telling her she's good but then pull her back.  What's ARL club like?[/quote]

There’s so much variable here, including if she’s about to move to an older age where there’s even more team separation, or younger.  If younger, then consider if she’d start on the white team and play majority of those minutes vs some less playing time on higher roster.  Do the practice times conflict for your teams which makes more understandable why they wouldn’t send DD to red practices, or would she have an extra practice with red which might be more doable?  Consider talking with the coach and asking what they’re hoping to see her work on.  Age will also determine where she’s going to end up in the ARL system, or staying with ASA.  If she’s a 2009 or 2011, then next year rosters expand and there might be openings for her on the Red team at ASA.  Age will also tell you how you’re going to find placement at ARL or anywhere else, how good are those teams she’ll be competing to make?  Is DD competitive in the game against the ARL white team in her bracket?  They have a couple really talented younger teams which leads to fairly talented 2nd & 3rd teams on relative basis.  Kids develop and improve from those levels to the top team all the time as they grow, work on their own, whatever.

Good luck - hope your DD finds a place she enjoys.[/quote]

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