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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not part of this argument but will add that there are great and bad travel coaches as well as great and bad Classic coaches. Additionally, there are current Classic players that can easily make at least mid-tier travel teams and there are mid-tier travel players on big club teams that should be playing in Classic instead.  I don’t know if my experience is unique but I witness this on several MSI Girls teams. [/quote]

There is no argument with this point at all. I totally agree with this sentiment.

The PP simply keeps claiming that it is a certainty that select soccer will better prepare a player for "elite" travel. What you are saying is far more grounded and true. [/quote]

I’m the PP that you agreed with. I can’t speak for the boys Classic Team but my DD was not challenged when she was in Select (U10). She dominated most of her games there. She no longer dominates now that she’s on a mid-level travel team. While she’s only with the travel team since Fall 2018, she’s still adjusting to the speed and talent of her travel opponents. This proves, at least to me, that it’s very difficult to go from Select to an Top Tier/Elite Team. [b]This is assuming a Select player would even make/be accepted by an Elite Team [/b]I’m the first place. [/quote]

This is another important point. While a person may get lucky and end up with a terrific Select coach the reality is the overall player quality will be far more extreme than in a travel environment, even on a B or C team. While many quality players choose Select for any number of reasons there are just as many who simply did not make a travel team.

Eventually a player can only develop so much when they are the best player on the team. The ability for a player to be pushed or at least matched talent wise on a Select team is difficult to do. And it is also easier to make larger strides with a Select level team simply because in many instances a coach is simply installing the basics.

Think of it this way, it is a hell of a lot easier to train from couch to a 5k than it is to train from a 5k to a marathon. The bar on a Select team is low enough that the coaches who can instill just a semblance of organized play, elements of possession and basic technical improvement can frankly look like a miracle worker.  [/quote]

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