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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Soccer was pretty popular where I grew up, and I remember there being three primary levels:

- "house" soccer, AKA rec
- "select" - a bump up from house but games were still in the metro area, not as expensive as travel
- "travel"- was competitive and only the really good kids made the team

My kid is still young and on the rec team, but I hope there is some middle ground like the above.[/quote]

Ideally, this is the way it would happen but, sadly, it doesn't really exist any more.  Youth sports are irreparably broken because there's too much money in the system.  A lot of people can make money from sports (leagues, venues, trainers and coaches) and parents are willing to spend that money in the hope that their kid can just keep up.

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My daughter (8) is in what would be your select catageory. All of games are in the DC/close-in suburbs, she has a paid coach, and she practices 2-3 days per week. The only major bump in cost from rec leagues ara paying for a winter season and the (hopefully) non-regular purchases of a "travel" uniform and add-ons (e.g., a jacket).

Open question is whether in three+ years this middle path remains an option. [/quote]

Softball, at least in the VA suburbs, still has a select (we call it house+) category. It's just Sunday afternoon double headers between teams selected from all rec league players. Some of the house+ teams will also play a tournament or two, but nothing like the level of what full travel ball will do and there's no winter training. Cost difference is negligible.

I believe our local soccer league has "bridge," which is kind of similar, but as the name implies it's not intended as a long-term thing.[/quote]

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