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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We found that rec was very competitive for boys in HS, but not at all for girls.

The majority of HS boys on my son's rec team had played some level of travel but had stopped for various reasons -- burnout, other sports, etc. I think most teams they played were very competitive and were composed similarly. I was very surprised how exciting most of the rec games were.

The HS girls on my daughter's rec team were a mix. A good number were out there just to be social and have a good time, but most had played rec for many years. The majority had never had played at a higher level. The girls that did play at a higher level got very frustrated playing with girls with less experience.  Some of the teams had a real commitment issues and several games were won by forfeit. It was tough because the girls show up and want to play and the opponent team has about 5 girls.  The games were torture -- either forfeit or a blowout by us or the opponent.
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Travel teams should be banned till later years in HS so everybody can participate in rec to raise the bar and avoid burnout.[/quote]

Not sure how that would work out for college coaches who recruit girls as freshmen and sophomores in HS....  and generally recruit out of Club soccer.  Can you imagine D1 college coaches sitting on the sidelines of rec games?  not so much...[/quote]

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