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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how everyone here thinks that it’s a black and white issue- it’s travel ball OR community.

Travel ball is not all year round. Nor is it all life long. Things change and adapt, interests grow and wane. [/quote]

I'm glad your travel team isn't all year round.
My DS (at the ripe old age of 10) was told that if he didn't do both winter sessions and at least one, preferably two summer camps, he would loose his spot on his travel soccer team.
COVID hit right after that, so it was sort of a natural break, and he started a new sport now that is just so much more healthy and fun for him.[/quote]

I’m assuming your kid was on a top team? This seems silly/risky for a club to do unless they’re trying to push a bubble kid to a different team so that they can get a better player.  But if they’re a large club, they have tons of kids wanting to play for them. If they’re doing this at lower levels of travel soccer, then it’s clearly a money grab.

We are also at a club that has winter and summer sessions/camps and have never been told this.  However, our child who plays on a top team maintains their fitness and works on their soccer skills during off seasons, but not necessarily through their club (ie on their own or through private sessions).  He believes that’s what he needs to do to stay competitive on his team.

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