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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just saw his question on another thread and wanted to know opinions.  If your DS were choosing between mls next and second team at one of the mls next clubs in this area for U13 or U14. My son is in this bubble. How do colleges look at these kids down the line? Who is a more desirable recruit?

[i] It begs the question would you rather be one of the top 5 guys on the 2nd team and play significant minutes w/ an sig role; or roster spot 14-25+ on the first team, we little to no PT and little role for the team on game days.[/i][/quote]

If my kid was on the top team but not playing at least 1/3 of the game minutes on a regular basis, I would consider making some sort of move.

I would probably try to see if he could move down to the second team but continue to practice with the first team (at least half of the practices) or something like that.

Game minutes are obviously important for many reasons—both from skills development and psychological perspective—but the intensity and skill development in practices is equally important in my opinion.

In the end, soccer should be fun—and it’s no fun for a kid to train and prepare and not have the opportunity to compete against an opponent in a game situation.  (For a professional who is getting paid, it’s obviously different.)[/quote]

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