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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks - we are a brand new family.  DD was born in late 2010 and we live in Vienna.  I see that VYS is a hot topic for many based upon that other thread.  DD loves soccer and we are torn between having her try out for travel or having her stay in rec.  She is competitive.  All I care about is that she has fun.  We are not concerned with the finances.

So my question, she has been playing with friends on her team since K.  I know the age groups are different for travel and it is a matter of time before they all go in their own directions anyway.  We also want this to be a fun, social experience.  What are the benefits of her trying out now or waiting until later?  She will always be one of the oldest in rec or one of the youngest in travel.  [/quote]

Our DD is slightly older but we made the mistake of doing travel at u9. If I had it to do over I would find a select/classic team that is competitive and has a good coach who knows the game. Maybe even a parent coach who has played soccer at a high level. At the end of the day, what killed travelfor me at that age was the actual travel. We traveled all over to play against teams that weren't that good. The reality is that at that age, it does not make sense to travel all over the DMV playing games. It is probably more efficient to use that time training. U12 or u13 is the age when travel becomes critical. By u14 for sure. Don't fall into the trap that you have to do travel at u9 because you don't. Use your time and money to invest in training. [/quote]

In a prefect world maybe you could do this. In real life it’s hard to make a travel club(top team) if you have not done travel. By u11 there is a huge difference in skill of the top girls. At u12 and u13 it is very hard to break in. I have seen it first hand. Girls who are pretty good but play select or rec are overwhelmed at practice or tryouts. They are very self conscious when doing the ball skill. The few who are really skilled have not been pushed or challenged. Most kids drop out not because they are burnt out but because their interest change or they know they will not make the top team. 75% of kids stop playing sports by 13. It’s also very boring and tough to play rec or select if you are really skilled. It’s nice to have other players who can field the ball and pass and not get take out out by less skilled players. So I totally disagree with you.[/quote]

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