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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We only do rec soccer. I’m pretty sure my kid is good enough for travel but why? It’s more expensive, more of a time commitment and more competitive and less fun. 
Travel soccer or any travel sport actually is marketed to parents the way gifted magnet programs are. 
Let your kid be a kid and enjoy a relaxed childhood. [/quote]

+1.  You are driving around and paying lots of $$ for an 8 year old that doesn’t practice.  Why not just do rec and reassess.  [/quote]

OP here- this is my point. He likes it and is learning but doesn’t like it enough to want to play beyond practice. I wish there was a non- travel league that had coaching like travel does but no travel. My beef with Rec is that they don’t learn any positions and it’s run by dads who may or may not know anything about the game. Maybe rec gets better the older they get? [/quote]

So you want coaching like travel (ie paid professional coaches) but no travel and less cost? You could play rec and then pay for a private coach with the money saved. But it’s not just the better coaching it’s the better teammates and competitive games. Like most products and services you generally get what you pay for.[/quote]

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