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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know girls who made DA who were on the B team at our club previously. I'm not impressed with the DA rosters so far. Its just watering down the top teams in the area. Which is good for my child because now they are on the A team I guess. [/quote]

Could it be that your club didn't do a good job of evaluating players and she was incorrectly placed on the B team.  It's also possible that player had an excellent coach and did extra training on the side to get better.  It's also possible that your club was more focused on politics and butt kissing parents than promoting someone new to the A team.  Players change year to year and it does not mean that a player on a B team can't get better than a player on A.  Not saying that DA rosters are great or anything but your logic that it's based on A and B is dumb.  Seems like your only focus is now being able to brag about your kid being on the shinny A team. SMH.[/quote]

Kids change.  If you haven’t seen a kid play, but 6 months, a year ago you have no idea what they are presently like.  It’s not linear.[/quote]

I agree with this.  I think that is a huge problem in this area.  The only way you can evaluate a player is in that exact point in time.  Kids change drastically over time.  There is too much weight given to team assignment.  It is also opinion-based.

Seeing at kid play at 10-11 and saying 'oh yea, I saw her play', but she is now 15, you have no idea what she has been doing in that in-between time.  There is physical growth, mental growth, the amount of training on their own, the intensity of that training, life experience, etc.

What a crazy soccer world we have in this country when we talk about a 9-year old's speed or lack thereof as that is the course of their life.  That isn't even taking into account mental quickness, speed of play with ball/acceleration, etc.

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[b]Every[/b] youngster needs a coach willing to believe in their potential.  This is a key element missing in a lot of Clubs.[/quote]

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