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[quote=Anonymous][quote=asksoccernova]I think it all comes down to the coach - if the coach is good at communicating to the parents and letting them know the benefits and the required commitment, they can find a balance.

Some players and families are ready to jump into the deep end with travel soccer, but a lot of very high potential players (and their families) need to be eased into it one step at a time.

There are a LOT of U8's out there that show potential that unfortunately miss out on the opportunity to at least train with a travel team and see the results because coaches and clubs are too black or white about it (either YES you're on board or NO you're not).[/quote]

We have a parents meeting for U8s tonight, which is what prompted my initial post - genuinely trying to understand something that makes no sense at all to me before I'm in a meeting in real life with real people about it.  I will definitely ask the coach about training/alternate opportunities.  That sounds like a fantastic middle ground for now.  Because I fully realize that my kid may want to do this in a year or two and it seems bat-shit crazy that 7 and 8 year olds have to make some sort of life-long commitment like that.  (Right now, DS seems to not care at all one way or the other what team he's on.  He just wants to play soccer.)

Sadly, I'm in Anne Arundel Co in MD, otherwise I'd track you down and put my son on whatever team you'd recommend.  (And do my best to avoid some of the other parents who have responded)[/quote]

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