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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Girls bridge team parent here.  Younger kid.  Pros:  1) can play other sports at younger ages; 2) playing in same league as the elite teams; 3) great team parents and kids; 4) kids are there because they love soccer; 5) opportunity to play in the same tournaments as elite for the most part; 6) travel is pretty much just the NCSL travel; 7) cost is way lower.

Cons: 1) field space is the biggest issue.  We keep getting crap fields and times.; 2) don't see many options to move up to ECNL if want that exposure.  Not sure what to do there since my kid does want that.  3) parent coached v. professional coach - this is fine for us, but just keep in mind.

My kid doesn't even know about the Elite teams.  Has zero impact on her at younger ages.[/quote]

For number 2, I'm confused by what you mean.  There are options to move up to ECNL--just go to the Elite ID sessions or to another ECNL club's ID sessions. Several posters agree that much of the bridge talent is as good as the elite/ECNL talent so just show up and your DC probably has a good shot whenever you want to make that move.

Regards the field space issues, I think that is a cop-out argument, especially for the girls.  Elite still jams the same number of players on the Robinson upper turf (which is roughly same size as Wakefield, Woodson Aux etc as rec+bridge does. Swing by Robinson this evening anytime between 6-8pm and look for yourself.  A big difference in perception might be that since Elite uses a pool system and a cohesive set of coaching they can combine large groups of players at once that might not look as "crowded" than when you have 4-6 separate teams onto the same field as you might see for bridge teams.  Also, for younger kids, they really don't need that much space to conduct a good practice--it's totally overblown IMO.  Lastly, the U10G don't even get the turf at Robinson--they are put onto the grass when it's available and dry.[/quote]

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