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[quote=Anonymous]This is my DD's first year on a travel soccer team.  She did very well in tryouts last spring and was on the cusp of first and second teams.  As it is her first year, the club put her on the second team.  It has been a very frustrating experience - whereas in the past, she was an aggressive striker and top scorer on her team, on this team she fades into the background and does not get much playing time.  The team is not nearly as good as we anticipated and the coaching is lackluster at best - there are repeated issues on the team with performance and scoring, but nothing is done to address them and the same (coaches favorite) players get all the playing time, despite repeated mistakes and the team's very bad losing record.

I am absolutely not saying my kid is some sort of all star who is being overlooked, but I do think her playing has lowered to the level of the team and that she could be growing a lot more with more robust coaching and more competition.  The bottom line is that this team is just not a good fit for her.  The club itself has some positives, but is a bit disorganized and not great with communication.

So what to do?  She will try out for multiple clubs this spring, including for the top team at her current club, but is it worth reaching out to the top team coach now and seeing if she can attend some of their practices over the winter?  I did ask her current coach to put me in touch with the top team coach, but (shocking) that has not happened.

Again, this team is just not a good fit and I am struggling to figure out what's next.[/quote]

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