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[quote=Anonymous]Your son is YOUNG.  I have a 17-year old rising Senior and they are still recruiting his class.  He's still in touch with coaches and they are planning to come to a few of his Fall games.

At U13/14, all you want is your kid to train at a high level and play as many game minutes as possible.

By U16, your kid should transition to a top MLSNext or ECNL team. It gets really hard to do it after U16 because there is less roster movement.

AT U13/14, my sons were some of the smallest players which meant they weren't getting time on top team so opted for lower team.  My oldest is now 6'0". He didn't grow until Sophomore year.  THIS matters in the male age group and its why recruiting is much later than the girls' side. Yes, some true superstar players known nationally commit early--but the bulk of players do not.  The teams aren't formed until end of Junior year/Fall Senior year, with some still adding a player or two spring of Senior year.

I just had two sons go through this.  They did move Club teams a lot and were often not at the same Club because each coach/club was different depending on the birth year and each kid had different needs in their timeline of development.  You need to look at your kid's INDIVIDUAL development and not get caught up in shiny badges on the jersey.

The speed of play becomes very important by age 15/16 and up for boys.  By that age, they need to be playing in an ECNL or MLSnext league to get used to that speed. Each time my kid made the bump up it took a month or so for them to catch onto the speed of play.  It meant getting rid of the ball almost as soon as it hit their foot--reading the field ahead of time because a player is on you in seconds.  It was a bid adjustment even from the second team in a top Club.

but, again, your kid is so young in the scheme of college recruiting and it isn't what you should be focused on right now.  Focus on good coaching, individual development and game minutes (not bench time).[/quote]

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