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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was wondering about this. My son moved to a club this spring - mid-year.  I am hoping the kids are coming back b/c he really liked them.  Is there any way to find out besides asking the parents if kids are coming back?  I don't want to be "that parent" asking the coach or manager, but the players returning does have impacts for my son.[/quote]

What's wrong with asking parents if they are returning? [/quote]

This!  Just talk folks.  We adults need to be the adults. We talk. No?  Why the bizarro time during tryout season that we all forget this is not about us, but it’s about them. Our kids WANT us to talk to one another to help them stay with their friends we so easily dismiss, or to help them get away from the toxic ones.  Either way if we don’t talk to each other on their behalf what good are we as soccer parents.  This whole soccer thing is weird af. At times I wish my kid never played it. [/quote]

DC is turning down an offer for a “better” team because they like their current teammates and want to stay with them for now. Before declining the other offer, I straight up asked parents on the current team if their child is staying next year. If a bunch of them were leaving, it would’ve made sense to go to the other team. But it turns out that after all the trying out at all these different places, almost everyone is staying put. I can have my opinion on what I think is better for DC’s development, but at the end of the day, this is their thing and I want them to be happy.[/quote]

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