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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My $0.02:  take the better team

* practice &gt;&gt; games at this age:  you're talking about 180 minutes a week -- thousands of touches -- in practice vs. 30 (maybe) minutes on Saturday  
* whatever issue they had with your boy likely won't change...

And while I don't think you want to make a habit out of changing clubs, I don't think it's a big deal either.  You might be a dad with unrealistic perception of his son's abilities, but you also may have a coach who doesn't get your son.  They're people, too, and they have their own biases toward or against:  big/little/gringo/foreign/young/old/skilled/physical/etc., players.  I was in the same spot as you last spring -- only thing was we were told too late to try out elsewhere.  My son was devastated, but he dedicated himself to getting promoted, busted his butt practicing outside of his team, and did make it back to the B-team this season.  But despite the fact that he's fought really hard, learned a lot being &quot;the man&quot; in the C team, and emerged as a much better player, his coaches and teammates are still the same group that didn't really get the best out of him (or see the best in him) last time around.

good luck[/quote]

Absolutely.  Sometimes coaches get it wrong; sometimes more training and development is required; sometimes a player may be happier at a lower level with more free time and less travel.[/quote]

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