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[quote=Anonymous]How old?  If under 13 then the questions would be:

1.  How is the coach on the assigned team?  Better?  Worse?  Unknown?  Find out.
2.  Where would your kid rank on the new team?  Middle - Top?  Middle to bottom?  You want your kid to be middle to top.
3.  What is your kid doing to improve outside of team practices and games?  Does he/she want to do more?
4.  What are the logistics for the current team in terms of your family committment?  Good?  Bad?
5.  What are the costs?  Reasonable?  High?  Low?

Your kid should not be directly involved in the last two but they obviously play a big impact.

My own kid moved to her club's then "B" team at 11.  She blossomed along with several other girls who did the same.   But, she also started outside training which is key to improvement.  Everyone has their own areas that need improvement.  Team practices are not really helpful for focusing on those areas.  Everyone who moves ahead will spend a lot of time working on those individual issues.  My own kid did about 3 hours a week of very small group training (we split the costs) and it made it more fun to have a friend.

Always, and everytime, you are looking for the best situation that works for your kid individually, and that works with what your family can accomodate.  That may be simply to play with friends.  That may be to find a team where they get more playing time as a forward.  Etc. . . 
What matters may well change over time.

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