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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The goal is for kids to get some exercise, make friends and be on a team with kids of similar skill, with a decent coach. Ideally, they learn some discipline and that you get out what you put into it.[/quote]

Yeah, we started like this in 2021 right after everything finally "opened up". Travel leagues started before rec so our daughter gave it a shot after being cooped up after enjoying a year of rec at U7ish? prior to covid. She made the U8 travel team and is now on a U13 ECNL team because she grew to love the sport and wants to play at the highest level and is very competitive herself. Neither my wife or I had any soccer background, but we both love sports and enjoy her being active and thriving in that team environment.

End goal is wherever she wants it to be, and we just now started adding in extra training since she is so committed. I should add the age change helped her immensely. She played U13 ECNL last year and got 50-60% PT on the wing where all wingers were subbed every game. She's a Sept. birthday and now will be the older kid for the first time in her time playing and [b]will be thought of as the leader based on a few practices this spring[/b] with the new team. [/quote]

see, you are one of the parents I want to avoid. Your childs leadership skills on the team have nothing to do with her age. You are too invested.[/quote]

We have a self appointed team leader on our U12 team, none of the comments are well received by any of the players.  The parents are insufferable, always telling her to "be a leader" on the team...but she just yells at everyone. It is so awkward. The Coach seems to like it, but he parents chat up the coach all the time.

Being a leader is a good goal, something that does take time and effort to practice... but the PP has a point, some kids find it more disrupting if the kid is not a natural leader and is being pushed by Alpha parents to be a leader.  (Not saying that is the case at all, but not all kids (especially kids) are leaders.)[/quote]

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