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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ it’s like when a dude says “we’re pregnant”.  Ummm, no you are not.  Your wife is.

Shows you how much people live vicariously through their kids in this area:).[/quote]

I’m the OP, and while I appreciate some of the posts, people sure do feel a need to judge even when they haven’t thought matters through well (or maybe just don’t have the experience to speak up). Men say “we’re pregnant” because they’re invested in the life they’re building with their partner and because they plan to be part of that journey. I asked “your team” because if you’re on this thread you’ve invested time, energy or thought into bettering your kid’s soccer experience, and in my mind that makes it your team. I’ve also watched the core of the group grow up together and play together for years.

I don’t think I’m the only one on here who also lists a college football team, and professional football, soccer and basketball teams as “mine.” Don’t mind that I don’t personally know any players on any of those we’ll publicized regional teams, nor do I go to or even watch every single one of their games like I do my son’s. So no, I don’t live vicariously. But yes, I’ll contiinue to call my son’s team “mine” because it’s my favorite of the bunch and my son’s unabashedly my favorite player to watch in all the sports listed. Maybe it’s because I spent so much time coaching him, maybe it’s because I was a fan of his before I knew he’d even play sports, but it’s probably because that’s natural if you’re a dad.

Now, about saving this thread, I’ve see good U9 kids play, but that really seems to young to me to warrant much discussion. I’m surprised there aren’t more examples of older teams. Honestly, my hope was to either learn what made those experienced teams special, or to find a couple local teams who play really well and that  would be fun for my kid to watch and learn from. I also thought others might benefit from knowing what’s out there.

Thanks for the positive examples![/quote]

When I coached my boys, I used 'my team'.  Now as a parent, I will say "my son's team".  Maybe it's because I have more than one kid.  But- to me it just feels weird to say 'my' or 'our' team.  To each his own. Not really a big deal.

I think there are so many younger parents posting about their excellent 8-year old teams because they have zero experience.  They are so hyped up that 'their' team is doing so well that they miss the forest for the trees.  They have no idea that this is the very, very, very tip of a player's career.  They have no idea about development, but are so vested in telling everyone that 'their' team is the elitist out there.  That, of course, makes the parent superior and feel special.

Those who have been in the sport for decades and played themselves, just ignore it.  They and their children will burn out and hit a wall in the future.  Once they get outside of 'their' team, they will see how irrelevant they are in the grand landscape.  The best thing you can do for a kid is get him/her away from the team quite often to show the quality that's out there all around this great big world.  The head will then deflate quite a bit and the kid will see if they truly want to play a long time that they really need to work much harder and set sights well beyond the stupid leagues and A teams in the younger years.[/quote]

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