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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child played from elementary age all the way up to sophomore in one of the most prominent clubs in the area. Went to ECNL and things went very much downhill with the club, for no reason really.  Maybe perhaps a bad fit with the coach, imo there was political stuff and certain kids favored, which is typical. At that club, my child was told they'd be put on the next team down because there was no room on the roster with the ECNL team. My child was used to being a 90 min starter and that all of a sudden stopped after moving up. So we switched clubs, as my child had aspirations to play in college and needed to actually see the field. Fast forward, we moved to another club last year. Everything was going pretty well. There were murmurings that two teams were being considered for the age group the next year. This was never finalized or made public and we received an offer to stay on the same team my child was on the previous two seasons. So we accepted.

Once the season started, an email went out that there were going to be two "rosters" and it could change periodically. It has not changed with the exception of 1-2 players. So at this point my child has played on this team that at times has other kids on it that are two age groups down. They finished in 3rd in league play, but the two players that were kind of back and forth look to have moved up to a pretty permanent spot on the other team. But the level of play on the secondary is extremely lackluster. The two teams practice completely together, never separated by the two rosters. Also, most of these kids are not coming to practice. There are 35+ between the two rosters and average attendance is 12-16. One of the players who plays with my child (and never comes to practice) mentioned not being happy on the secondary team to coach and was told they would see if there was room on the other team more permanently. Fortunately, my child has verbally committed to a school and is done with the recruitment process. However, it is extremely frustrating to attend tournaments and games with a team that is not what we signed up to be a part of. At this point we are considering only attending practices and getting game play from high school games. Has anyone else dealt with a similar situation? [/quote]

Let me guess -- VA Union girls U18/19? [/quote]

No, but that's an actual shame if there is another coach out there who did the same thing to the kids on that team. Such a crappy way to treat the kids, especially as they are finishing their time in travel. [/quote]

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