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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it better to do ADP for a year or two if you don’t make the top travel team initially and then try out for travel in a couple of years once DD has developed more skills?[/quote]

I think the best thing to do is to get her on the thighest level team she is offered. As said above three day a week training with girls who are good really improves play. If she really like soccer and SHE wants to make the top team get her some private coaching/training. It’s has to be driven by her and not you. The coach will work on technique which she will have to practice on her own. Just be realistic with it. If she has no touch and or really is not into it, do not spend the money and time on it. Not every kid will make the top team even with the best coaching and work ethic.

My DD started at about 6 years old at a small club that was all about technique, first touch and ball control in small/tigh spaces. No games at that age just fun drills and small games. Once or twice a week depending on the age. She just loved it. We moved her to one of the big clubs at about u10. She had out grown the old club even playing a year up. Now to the point of the story. I asked her what the difference in play was between her old club and the new club. She said at her new club she gets no time and space. She clarified by saying it’s like playing Madden on the rookie level vs all pro. The kids get a lot better because the coaching is better and they are playing against really good competitive kids 4 days a week(3 practices and a game). The kids learn from each other. Just remember some kid will develop faster and other will seems to show no progress but they are getting better.

So if you go the non traditional way, make the change at u10. After u10 the girls really start to develop quickly(both physically and skill wise) and by u12 it’s hard to over come all the additional training and higher competition. Good luck and always ask if she is having fun! Also be proud for her even if she makes a team who takes everyone. It’s her first team and it’s her team! [/quote]

Well put.[/quote]

U9-U12 no change is necessary.  It's new game in the later years.  If the development is really good at the smaller Club--stay there.  INDIVIDUAL development is the most important at those ages.  [b]Many big Clubs only care about the 'team' and the wins so they don't develop an all-around player but will only play kids in certain positions.[/b]  They should be rotating constantly even when it means a game might not be won.  I mean--come on---U10 we are talking about 8-year olds and a few 9-year olds.[/quote]

You are wrong. My dd has done the small club and the big club. The small clubs do not rotate players while the big clubs do till u13. At u10 the small clubs is doing less and less ball skill development and more possession work at practice. By mid season they are only doing possession work. The small club has to try to win otherwise parents and kids leave. Sometimes on a small club all it takes is one or two girls leaving and 1/2 the team leaves or quits. At that point you can not field a team and everyone is screwed.  Most of the small clubs only have one team per age group and some age groups do not have teams(so you have to play up). The small clubs have problems getting into competitive leagues and tournaments. This is a problem if your kid is skilled because they get beaten up. The development of players is not that great at small clubs. There is a huge difference between the top 2-3 players and the rest of the players on the team ie the less skilled player breaks play because they can not field the ball. It’s not a good thing. All the kids get frustrated with the better skilled players not passing to the other kids. Also the top players are not pushed in practice or in games because they are so much better vs the others. While the less skilled girls lose confidence. It’s like having 2 kids from the top 2 teams, 3 kids from the 3rd team and the rest from the 6th team or rec.

This is not the case at the large club. The better big clubs are following the guidelines regarding player development-rotating positions, individual skill work, etc. They do not even record the wins and losses till u13. I have seen girls who could have made the top team at any of the big clubs in the area but waited till u11 and u12 to make the switch. They did not make the team. Why? Because they did not develop the skills needed at the small club. It is utter bullshit to say the big clubs do not develop players. I have seen the difference in level of play between the girls who make the move and those who stay behind.

Yes by u10 on the girls side you should move to a big club. Every year after that it becomes harder harder to bridge the difference in terms of skill. [/quote]

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