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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loved it, but ideas a girl in the 80s.

The first team I landed on stayed together from 4th-11th grade.  We won multiple VA State champs, Regionals, etc.  we did not have open tryouts.  The roster changed very little.

My boys play and they've had a constantly different team and many different coaches in the 2-3 years they've played.

I don't like the business it has become or how gigantic some of the clubs have gotten.

The heart is missing.  It's a $ game now.[/quote]

+1. It's still fun but not nearly the same as it was in the 80s and 90s as there is a LOT more turnover now with the kids as parents try to steer them to other clubs where they'd have a better shot at getting noticed for scholarships etc. and with the coaches as they hop around to get with better clubs for higher salaries. It is way more of a business, and while the kids are friends -- it's not the same deep bonds as back in the day -- largely due to how much of a business it is now.[/quote]

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