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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve heard multiple stories of kids getting dropped from Vienna teams after the recent tryouts.  In all cases, it was [b]kids who had been at VYS for years and were mid-level players on Black[/b]. Seems like an effort by VYS to improve, but at the cost of loyalty. Seems to me that Vienna was always a place where a kid could come back if he/she wanted to, but that has changed. I understand being a little more cutthroat for the top teams, but not sure I get it for lower level team. [/quote]

Black is the second team for VYS -- I think most age groups have teams below that (White and/or Silver), so hopefully these players weren't "dropped" from Vienna teams altogether, just moved down a level.  Perhaps disappointing, nonetheless, but really this is often a chance for players to improve on a more level playing field with other kids of similar skill, and I've definitely seen players at VYS move up to higher teams, too.

I think that movement up/down across teams is going to be required in order for VYS to remain competitive.  Put differently, think about the players on Silver or White whose improvement shows that they are ready to move up to Black ... wouldn't it be unfair to deny them that opportunity out of "loyalty" to keeping the rosters unchanged?  I think there are no bad intentions in the process, but of course, it's an art as much as a science to sort kids into the proper team level across 3 or 4 teams.

I hope you kids continue to play and to have fun with soccer.  [/quote]

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