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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]‘Tis the season. ECNL and DA “ID session” aka “tryouts” have been occurring since Feb. Normal travel tryouts occur late April thru May.

I have found that it is usually better to tell the current coach if you are trying out with other clubs, as often they will find out anyhow. Many of these coaches talk to each other, as do the parents and players. So you may as well be open and transparent.

As far as commitments, they tend to go in the same order. ECNL and DA first, then the other travel teams follow. However, if your kid is that good or if the team simply needs more players you can always get on the team after their normal window. Example: local DA club filled most of its roster in mid spring but added two more players in early July. It happens. [/quote]

Zero percent chance I would tell the coach anything until you have to. This is either posted by a coach or TD and is possibly the worst advice you could get on the internet. [/quote]

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Ha! "Worst advice". Being open and honest - yeah that's just a horrible thing to be. I am not a coach.  Just a dumb assumption by you. Being open and transparent is what I have done in the past and my kid's playing time was never affected. However, this does reveal something about your character. You think its smart, and I think its dishonest. If your kid is good enough you can be transparent as the coach won't restrict playing time because most of all, they want to win. It makes them look good. I guess that's the answer, isn't it?  Your kid isn't very good, doesn't get much playing time, so you're looking elsewhere.  Yeah, you're right. In that case, hide all your cards if you think it really matters.  Good luck, loser.[/quote]

I am not the PP, but there is a difference between being open and honest and being dumb.   Being open and honest is a two way street.   If the coach already made you an offer to come back for the next season, it may legitimate for him to ask for an early one-way commitment, but otherwise the coach simply wants a commitment from the player without making a commitment to the player.   And if the kid at issue isn't very good, why would the coach even bother to ask if the kid is trying out with other clubs?  [/quote]

If you can't rust your current coach or team enough to be open with them then you are in the wrong spot anyway.[/quote]

It's funny---people immediately criticize the player as sucky for shopping around.  If the Club were confident in the training they were providing, the coaching staff and the atmosphere at the Club, they should welcome players to look around with the full confidence that the players will see they are in the best place.  Parents are paying $2500k-6k+ per year, for chrissakes, of course they should be doing their homework , looking around and evaluating their player's development and whether the environment is right for it to continue to grow.  Sometimes a player really does need new opportunities/experiences to continue growth as a player, be it different coaching style/style of play, better training competition, more committed teammates, etc.

I have seen good people be honest with a Club/coach and then the player get stuck on the rec/shit field at tryouts or start to get less playing time at the end of spring season, etc.

Like decent players, there are decent Coaches.  Like petty people, there are petty Coaches.  You never know which one you are playing for--and I've seen some really "nice guys/gals' do some pretty shitty retaliatory things to young kids.  And, not all people departing a Club are unhappy or sucky, there are people that can successfully depart on good terms. Sometimes, the practice schedule or location is a factor.  Not all departures are pissed off people, that's plain silly.[/quote]

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