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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At younger ages, the coach is far more important to your player's development than the club itself. [b]Don't leave a team unless you are really dissatisfied with the coach or if the players are not developing much, if at all. It's ALL on the coach at the younger ages.[/b]

At the older ages once players have started to come into their own more, the club plays a role in getting them into higher competitive leagues, tournaments, and all of that. Most coaches that meet a minimum threshold of experience and have their licenses can step in and work with a team for a season (or a couple of seasons) but there are not that many coaches that can develop a player all the way from 4v4/5v5 U8 recreational level soccer (or "competitive rec") swarm ball (or crossover league) to playing 11v11 U13 soccer on a full sized field. [/quote]

Yep.  And don't go to a Club because of their perceived Eliteness.  Been there, done that.  Shitty training and development.  Highly inconsistent coaching staff and 'we don't give a shit' attitude to anyone not on first team.[/quote]

The younger years--all you should care about is who is training your kid and how they are developing.  You don't go in thinking at 8---we want them on the DA team so we are going with this Club that has one.   You need to be the best player you can be.  Often the training/development at these places isn't as personal or as good.  They are great at recruiting/drawing players though.  A kid can show up at 14 and if he has better skill he will make it over the kid that has been with the Club since 8.  Seniority doesn't mean anything. Nobody cares where the kid played in his infancy as a player.  The only care about the product at that point in time.  I also know some parents that view the same thing about HS soccer teams---some of the Coaches are the same at the HS--so at 8 they are grooming them to play HS there.  Nope.  If the training ain't good---develop elsewhere and move at a late age if needed.[/quote]

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