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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Youngest kid will be a senior next year.  Been in this since 2010.

Don't tell.  They are vindictive. All of them.  And don't tell teammates--even ones you think are friends use it to their advantage--their parents tell the coach, etc., while being phony to your face.  This happened to my kid when he was 12 and they black balled him. At club tryouts they didn't even put him on the side with current players--banished him to the outer fields.

Keep everything close to your chest.  What they don't know can't hurt them.

We had a coach give some long speech about how he always knows who is trying out elsewhere that it gets back to him---be honest, etc.  This same coach would string kids along and they think they have their spot--and then would demote literally when all tryouts elsewhere were over. He offered no such transparency himself.

There are so many d*cks in this business.  Clubs do not have loyalty.  Your job is to find your own kid the healthiest environment to develop. The best training, etc.  You need to reassess each year and let them lead the charge--if they are happy I wouldn't move them (even if they could develop better elsewhere).  You want them to love the game. But, if they express frustration or they want more intensity THEMSELVES, etc--help them find it.

Kids get screwed over a lot if you stay in this sport.  Protect your own.

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Our kids are a little older but this was the case for them too. Literally trust no one. It burns your kid every single time. [/quote]

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