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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only caveat is that clubs have started behaving like universities. They have figured out that uninformed and  insecure parents: are ready to pay limitless amount for what they consider best for their kids; and consider that more expensive means better.
Accordingly, clubs are happy to increase fees year after year, knowing in NOVA, if a parent balks at the increase, 1000 others will line up to get into the « elite » team. The multiplication of  « travel » teams that are just glorified rec also reflects this.
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Yep.   And any parent that realizes that is called a "NOOB" by the lemmings...man, that made me laugh.  National Youth Championship and NCAA National title and all.  I'm a NOOB.  Well, maybe, since I just learned from pps that the majority of current soccer parents thinks it is perfectly normal to have to resort to calling and emailing coaches to get their kids moved around---I am a NOOB.

Good lord, if my parents ever contacted my youth, HS, or college coaches to tell them I was misplaced I would have been absolutely mortified.  And, if I had to routinely do that to get my kids a spot in a particular training group or on a team---then I am going to know that my kids just aren't that good.

Wow. That one took me by surprise--ha!  My kids are going to be banished to the lowest groups forever because I don't politic.  Got it.  Well, I guess it would be better than be surrounded by kids that didn't get there on their own merit.[/quote]

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