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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With spring break many teams struggled to fill rosters this weekend. [/quote]

This happens a lot during the 3 week span when the various spring breaks fall.  My kid's been asked to play for another team in a guest spot, but we always decline if the team isn't the same caliber as the team he plays for as we see it as a 'ringer' situation.  Many kids on his team don't feel this way and do play down.  It's all about scoring more medals, trophies, and wins for their athletic resumes.  [/quote]

Maybe they just like to play more soccer or just to help. [/quote]

Yeah, my kid used to guest for all levels of teams in his age group/club who were looking for extra players, and occasionally he'd play for other clubs' teams as well.  He would would have played soccer for 8 hours a day if that had been a possibility, and loved playing with and against different kids.  It definitely helped him develop, and he ended up with a lot more friends (including kids from other teams who he later encountered at camps) than he otherwise would have.[/quote]

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