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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. THANK YOU EVERYONE! I wasn't sure if I should post on here but was feeling vulnerable and didn't really have anyone to talk with about the situation. Really appreciate everyone's perspectives. Every post has great points.

For the PP about playing on a lower team - definitely something that he should consider. DS hasn't played MLS Next or ECNL - his teams have been upper level EDP or USYS NL at smaller clubs where that was the top team. The fact he only has potentially 3 more years makes me well up a bit. He expressed a desire to play ECNL or RL or USYS NL with a different club so he wanted to tryout with clubs that offered those teams which is mostly bigger clubs. Fact may be he needs to accept a 2nd or 3rd team offer, if he gets one, and go from there.

PP about sports psychology - Thanks! I had not thought of that. Worth looking into. He very much has a love of the game and plays on a rec team with some of his elementary and middle school buddies that my DH coaches. He has a blast there and has very much enjoyed his travel teams until this year with this a-hole coach. We're in DC. He was not on a top ECNL team previously, and the competition at his HS is pretty intense. JV is not a lock.

PP with the U17 that is also SOL - thank you for sharing and hope things shake out well for you. Sounds like your DC will have some options. But, yeah, the lockdown on rosters and these bogus cattle call tryouts really is stressful.

I think we will try to relax for now, not worry about being on a team, and focus on training over the summer to see what sort of dedication he has. If anyone has a good coach they'd recommend would appreciate suggestions. [/quote]

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