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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our DS plays in the top tier team of his club, but we have grown increasingly unhappy with the level of development him and his team achieved over the course of playing there. We tried out for another club, which is doing significantly better in local leagues than our current team. Their top team is extremely competitive, but they offered him a spot in their B team (which our team actually managed to beat last year). We liked the coaches and location wise things would be reasonably convenient for us. We mostly hope that in the new club he will develop more as a player, but of course there is the hope to move up to the top team eventually. What is the best decision here? Stay in the current team, which he enjoys and where he is part of the starting line-up in every game and maybe supplement technical skills privately and tryout again for the top team next year? Or make the move to the B team and hope he proves himself and manages to move up? I have zero clue on how these things work here, as we are foreigners, and reading this forum gives me the impression that being a top team player elsewhere might put someone in a better position than coming from a lower tier of the same club. We are currently leaning toward staying, but I would be curious about views and experiences of other travel soccer parents.[/quote]

Is your child improving on the current team?  Is he improving while playing against better opposition?  Even if they lose, are they at least competitive?  If yes to all, stay where you are at.

Parents far too often equate a "winning" club to a "good" club.  While I am saying win-lose records should not be guide, it could also be obvious that you are in the wrong club if your DC's team is getting blown out every game.  Most of the "winning" U11 teams out there have the same make up - big strong kids. That absolutely does not prove that club is actually training their players correctly. [/quote]

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