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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]19:42 - this isn't true at all clubs.  We're in ASA and it was a LOT easier to get in as a girl than as a boy.  Literally twice as many boys showed up to tryouts last year as girls.  Frankly, the low turnout was the only reason we got in, and I still question the decision sometimes.  But we did it because my daughter wanted more soccer than rec could give her.  The coaching has been good and she's improved a lot, but it's still pretty clear that she's nowhere near the level of the better kids in ASA.  (that said, the "best kids" tend to have earlier birthdays and have 2 more seasons of soccer under their belts because they went to K a year earlier.)[/quote]

Did you consider their ADP program?  I've heard really good things about the Development program which is a step in between rec and travel.  They play only local games.  They have one practice with a parent coach and one with the travel coaches.  I watched one of the Developmental practices with the travel coaches and I thought it was better than what my kids actually get in the travel program.  The kids we know that play in that league and come back to play indoor rec soccer are progressing better than many lot of the travel players.  It's also something to think about for the U9 Fall birthdays that will only be in 2nd grade their first year of travel.  I heard a lot of 2nd graders are having trouble with the demand of travel-- which is another not-so-wonderful thing about moving the calendar away from school year.  You now have 7-year olds playing U9 in the Fall and many just aren't ready for that yet.

I know parents think they have to get their kid in at the earliest possible age or they will be frozen out later.  It's just not true.  In fact, new kids (even ADP kids) when they tryout later get a chance to be on one of the tryout fields with the upper teams---unlike a kid that was put on Silver or gold or black initially.  The mid-lower teams also really open up around U12.  There are a lot of vacancies to fill.

It can't be said enough---you want to keep your kid from thinking of soccer as drudgery.  They should guide you as to how much structure they are ready for.  There are many, MANY years ahead and you don't lose out if you don't jump on the train at 7.  There are plenty of other ways to gain the skill which don't have to be an official travel program.  Americans think the pinnacle of soccer is around U14/U15.  This is not the case in any other Country in the World.[/quote]

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