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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s totally a racket.
Dc’s U9 team was in the division 1 county rec league and they did well - not totally dominant, but it was an appropriate level. Sadly the coach and most of the parents decided to move to a travel.  We got worse competition, worse refs (mostly - the travel ones were consistently mediocre, while the refs were generally better but there were a few totally crappy ones), and often worse fields, all with the cost of having to drive over an hour to many of his games.

DS switched back to a D1 county rec team this year and it’s so much better.[/quote]

What do you mean by "division 1 county rec league"? [/quote]

I’m not sure I understand the question.  The county runs a soccer league.  It’s the league that all the local rec teams compete in. 
Within the county league, teams are registered into one of four divisions (usually, sometimes more if there are a lot of teams).
This is the division description:

3) LEVELS OF PLAY
Divisions will be established, by skill level, to accommodate all teams
participating.
a) DIVISION 1 is highly competitive, composed of experienced and skilled
players. Teams are usually selected by tryout or skill comparisons by the sponsoring community organizations. Coaches are required to play each player on the team at least 25% of the total game time.
b) DIVISION 2 is not as competitive as Division 1, yet participants are skilled and experienced. Coaches are required to play each player on the team at least 50% of the total game time.
c) DIVISION 3+ are primarily designed for recreational players and should be less competitive in nature. Most teams are fielded by random assignment of players rather than by a grading process. In the event that an organization fields more than one team per age/sex group in these levels, it is recommended that the organization attempt to level the teams by skill and avoid placement of two teams in the same division. Coaches are required to play each player on the team at least 50% of the total game time.
d) DIVISION A is the “select” division and is intended primarily for travel teams who are interested in participating in the AAYSA season. Teams that won Division 1 in the prior season are also encouraged to participate in this division, as are any other AAYSA teams interested in “testing the travel league waters” prior to moving to a select league. This division will be formed only if at least 4 travel teams in an age group sign up to participate. This division will play their games on coordinated days/times to minimize conflicts with their travel league
schedules. Coaches are required to play each player on the team at least 25% of
the total game time.[/quote]

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