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[quote=Anonymous]For all those who complain about the travesty of there being 3 or 4 travel teams within an age group in a club, did it occur to you that there might be that many parents/players who want a more demanding training environment than rec can provide? For the most part, unless they've been incredibly lucky to have a really good volunteer parent coach in rec (and are willing to invest in private training on the side), the only way those younger players will get better and be able to play at a higher level later on is if they receive the right training which is readily available in the club environment. That doesn't mean the quality of coaching is always the same for the 3rd team than for the 1st team, or that there aren't parents who are in it for the bragging rights of saying their kid is a travel player, but I think most are well-intentioned with kids who enjoy the game and want to get better which isn't always possible in a house or rec environment. My kids are teens now, and several of their teammates on their ECNL teams were on the 2nd and 3rd teams as U9s - U11s. Of course you need to do your homework in evaluating a club's approach to development, but there's nothing wrong with developing players coming out 3 days a week to play soccer and get better even if they're on the B or C team.  If the club is doing its job, it will be applying the same training principles to each of its teams with adjustments for skill level, pace of play, etc.

I can think of worse things than "non-elite" athletes working hard to get better at a sport...[/quote]

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