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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your DD is a bubble kid. She would have to significantly improve her skills to be noticed. [/quote]

Can you explain what a bubble kid is? You mean that she’s on the bubble and could be good or bad, or that she’s in a bubble…?[/quote]

Not PP, but we use the term a lot. It’s a kid that is good at the sport, but not really good. So there are lots of kids with similar skill, so on the bubble of either being a starter or on the bubble to even make the team. [/quote]

I don't think that sounds like OPs kid. To me it sounds like OPs kid knows the sport and is probably very coachable, but something is missing. It may be game day performance, it may be athleticism, it may be size. Those kids make team and usually play a lot early in a season, but they end up losing playing time as the more athletic kids start grasping the system better or as the coach realizes that what they see in practice and what they saw in tryouts isn't translating to games. The kid is still probably a solid off the bench player, but they aren't the coach's focus. My DD has definitely been here. I think the options are move down a level and start or move up a level and know they'll be a bench player. Being in that in between position just kind of sucks [/quote]

I think you just described a bubble kid.  A kid that needs to move down a level is a bubble kid.  And yes, everyone thinks their kids have the potential to be on the A team but if your kid's spot on the A team is never secure, then they are a bubble kid.  I know that seems harsh but I'm speaking from my experience with my kids.  Kid 1 is a bubble kid, has to fight like hell to stay on the A team and to get playing time and occasionally is moved down to the B team.  He had a secure spot om the B team but still really wasn't even the best kid on that team. On the other hand, Kid 2's struggle/fight is to be good enough to be invited regularly to play up (i.e., the A team in next age group) or be rostered up permanently.  Assuming practice and work effort and discipline are all the same and after watching a few games, it's often not hard to tell which kids are bubble kids and which ones needn't worry about their spot.  [/quote]

The thing is their spot is secure and they are probably good enough to start. When my kid was in this position they chose to go to a better team with the understanding that they were going to be a bench player. The kid had a super positive attitude and was a worker in practice and in games. There were the fourth big on the team and got very little playing time. Just training with the better players at a faster pace with more expectation really helped them improve their game. They're still a bench player, but they are getting good minutes. [/quote]

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