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2)  With regard to roster competition, if all of the players were told from the outset (a) this is where we see you now (DA or EDP), but (b) nothing is set in stone and there will be open competition for spots every week, then I don't think anyone can have any legitimate complaints about it.  Some may think it unduly harsh, and/or not the best way to do things for development sake, but others will disagree.  Others would say that level of intense competition - always having to fight for your spot with nothing guaranteed - is precisely what has been missing from elite level US Youth Soccer.  There can be reasonable differences of opinion on those issues, as well as playing time distribution, play-ups, etc...  To me the most important thing is whether they were honest with people from the beginning. . . .   [/quote]

This is exactly what my player (offered a DA spot) was told. And it spurred her to work her butt off over the summer.  I’m hoping it goes well for all of the girls, and they learn the value of hard work and competition for spots.

As for the drama re roster size, having seen the rosters for this coming weekend’s scrimmages, and even accounting for late summer vacations, I think the leadership has done a good job of sorting the girls in the U15/U16/U17 groups onto rosters of no more than 15. The 28 + 25 number is 53 kids, who then need to be split among three teams (2 DA, one EDP) each weekend, which without injuries or conflicts is 17.6 girls per game day roster. Which is basically the no-more-than-18 number that we were told when we accepted the offer.

The math works.  [/quote]

This is a GREAT point, on the value of competing for a spot.  And it also addresses the roster concerns some folks have in general.[/quote]

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