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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Loyalty to club no 
Loyalty to team no

Seen it over and over. Kids who want to stay 'loyal' to their team, but the underlying truth is they are too scared and or nervous to move to a different team.  
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Thanks for mention this.  This was a factor with my player (DC=Darling Child).

Last year, I wanted to switch clubs and went to practice with another team a few times when our practices were rained out. My kid was made an offer, (which I was surprised as DC did not have a very good practice); DC was absolutely too scared and anxious to make the move.  So we waited until Spring tryouts, by then DC was ready.  But, the year of staying with our current team took its toll, DC literally became worse in a year.

Fast forward to this year, the new club is better and DC is on the 2nd team.  DC gets to have combined practice with the 1st and 2nd teams.  And although DC knows the goal is to get to the 1st team, DC is too nervous and anxious to even try hard to get to the 1st team.   It is a reoccurring theme.

--The lesson I have learned as a parent is, I have to wait until my kid is ready to switch teams, otherwise they are too nervous/ anxious to leave their current team.  I would assume this is different as the child matures past puberty, but has been a real factor at ages 9 to 11.      [/quote]

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