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[quote=Anonymous]Usually it is a simple as Fear Of Missing Out.  Ball Mastery is super important at the younger ages for development.   Even joining the bottom level travel team will develop soccer abilities 5x over most recent programs.

You are surrounding your player with other like minded players and families who are more committed to soccer.  I loved my rec program, but the skill level and commitment was just not there.  We had 9 weeks in the Fall and 9 weeks in the winter with 16 games total and 2x practices per week.  When you compare that to the entry level travel program, the season is about 14 weeks in the Fall, 4 weeks in the winter and 14 weeks in the spring with 20 games, 2x tournaments, 2-3 practices per week and some kind of winter activity.   All kids will develop significantly more over the rec program.

Rec kids have to start someplace, and that place is the bottom team (usually).  But yes, there is high turn over that bottom team in travel.  Each year, 3-4 kids will quit travel, 3-4 kids will move up.

But unfortunately. most of the rec programs are Run/ Hosted by the travel clubs, whose whole goal is to recruit players into travel sports.  The deck is stacked against the rec teams in this setup.

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