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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Make Rec the Bottom Division and the winners can get promoted into the travel divisions if they want. Travel division teams can then get further demoted into the 6th tier of NCSL, the rec divisions! [/quote]

I really don’t mean this in a condescending or negative way, so don’t take it as that at all since it has nothing to do with anyone other than my mom.

But just to add insight on a possible blind spot, I was a top 2 player on my rec team, top 5-10ish in the league. We won the league 4 seasons in a row, So this would be my team.

My mom bounced checks for the $55 participation fee ($110 for me and my brother), and my coach just started paying it. My grandparents bought our jerseys. I look back on it all as fun, a good time, but I specifically remember things getting weird for those instances.

Anyways, with that said, some people play rec for reasons other than their talent. This idea would potentially cause way more problems than it would solve.

You’d  be either taking my rec team minus me and my brother. Which it’s still a good team but basically a different team at that point, I’m not sure the team would have even preferred that over staying together in rec.

And to top off a less fun travel than rec experience for the team, Now my brother and I wouldn’t have any team to play on. So this is kind of just disrupting the one good thing the peasant kids had figured out. (Being half sarcastic for effect but you get it)

And I know some of you will think of offering paying our way? I appreciate it but I  don’t want your money, not because I’m better than that but because you had to exchange your time, you had to exchange your life to get the money. That’s your money. Also I don’t know you and you don’t know me, that would be weird. I got unideal gifts as a kid, I’d probably have been mad if I found out someone paid $2000 for us to play tbh. Back then I’d have much rather had something else.

Again, definitely dont feel sorry or guilt or any type of blame. This isn’t a hate post. It was simply a situation I thought I could offer perspective on that wasn’t being considered. Hope that helps. [/quote]

Getting promoted would not change the rec team status.  It wouldn't even change the fee structure. You could still play on the same team, but now you could get promoted and play other teams for the same price. Except for longer drives to some of the games. #respect for the humble roots player. [/quote]

Are we (the rec team) playing all home games, or are they close by? I always assumed it’s called travel for a reason.

If nothing changes then yea it would be cool even just for the experience assuming the rec coach prepped our team and managed expectations. Basically making it clear that we’re “playing with house money” meaning it’s expected we’ll get spanked and there’s no dishonor in going back to rec next season. Moreso like the experience is the trophy,  not an even competition we’re expected to compete for results in. That would be fun without taking away from the experience or not having anything to fall back on, yea.

Also sportsmanship wise it would be cool if y’all’s kids weren’t * about it. Some of yall are *. Us too sometimes sure, but we let it go when the game ends and everyone’s going home. [/quote]

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