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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just do it, at the end of the day the decision to stay where you’re at or move elsewhere rests with you and your player. If it’s truly a higher level than where you’re currently at, your coach shouldn’t be so hesitant. Their highest priority should be for your player to do what’s best for their development, not win youth games for them.[/quote]

This happened with one of our players last season.  People should be free to do what they want, and every situation will vary, but in our case, the effects on the kid and the team were not positive.  The kid left.  I wish he'd left sooner.  He went to a club where they are simply recruiting players from other clubs instead of promoting other players developed internally.  The coach in question wants to establish a reputation for recruiting.  That, he now has.  You'd think he'd want a reputation as a good coach. That probably is not within his grasp.[/quote]

Recruiting is not a dirty word.  As players develop, the very best will want to be playing together.  A coach who is good at recruiting can make that happen.  Especially if that coach is plugged into a club with better infrastructure, league access, etc.  If you are one of those best players, you absolutely want to be playing with the other best players.  It means some teams and teammates will be left behind.  [/quote]

We did not feel left behind.  We're on a comparable level as both club and team.  The parents were very interested in having their kid with the ball as much as possible and going fast in one direction at all times.  The coach and club appeal to those parents.  No doubt we are all better off under those circumstances.  So I agree that recruitment is not a dirty word, certainly not an inherently dirty one.  [/quote]

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