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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry not sorry knows nothing, don't listen.

I have a daughter playing D1 soccer right now and if she gone to the win first A team to which she was invited at U9 she would not be where she is. We kept her on the B team which focused on having fun and learning to play through to U12 and there is no doubt it was the right decision. Only one player from that A team of superstars is playing in college now, only half of them were still playing at the end of high school.

Travel under U13 is for the adults not the children. They should be having fun with their friends and falling in love with the ball. They don't need travel for that. All that crap about getting gotsoccer points and winning trophies is just to make sadsack parents like "sorry, not sorry" feel better and it is actually harmful for the kids. That's why we have the biggest dropout rate worldwide. Stupid parents and clubs who can't step back from their own fragile little egos and put the children's needs ahead of their own.

Even at the older ages winning should not be the only priority. You think Pulisic's parents cared if his DA team won or not? Hell no. Read some of their interviews. They wanted him to grow and develop. Even as teenagers unless they are in rec soccer and aren't looking forward to a future they should be focused on developing and getting better every game and every practice. If they are in rec soccer they can focus on winning now but travel should be about growing as a player and striving towards the future. 
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