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[quote=Anonymous]Ask yourself this question: Are you yourself (or were you as a parent) a very athletic adult who was/ is passionate about competitive sports? Do you see your kid playing soccer well into the future/ possible in college? If so, I'd go with the bigger club.  You can truly get a sense of your kid's realistic capabilities and 'ranking' against others in a big club with multiple teams.  If you stay on the top team in a smaller club, you will not have a very good sense of where your kid is when compared to other players.

We made the switch at U11 to a bigger club vs small one.  At the smaller club, we were never in the top brackets of any tournaments, we usually were beat in the middle bracket of most tournaments. When I inquired about attention other training sessions, my kid was always placed in the 'B' training group because they were from our small club.

We're not on the top team at our bigger club, but I can see what it takes to get onto one of the top teams in the state.  I can see those kids and talk with the parents and know how much work is being put in.  At my smaller club, no-one did much extra work. It was a mystery to figure out what it takes to become truly good at soccer.

I played in college and was a stellar athlete, so I knew I had to get my kid around other quality players.

Not sure if that perspective helps.  But yeah, also gauge your kid's level of interest and motivation to work harder and do more soccer outside of team traianings.   [/quote]

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