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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear all the time on this forum how expensive it is to play youth soccer. Well, this is a big reason why I'm willing to pay more money. When your kid takes the sport seriously, you want the rest of the kids to take it as seriously and be as committed to the team. Unfortunately, the easiest way to do that is play where it costs a lot of money and find like minded teams and players. 
Yes, yes I understand this isn't good for the game or inclusive to everyone. But my kid was frustrated that she cared more than her teammates and that's how we knew she was ready to play for a new ($$) team. We spend a lot on traveling but every player is fully committed and shows up to every practice and game.[/quote]

While I don't take the same approach, I actually agree that if you want to ensure a certain level of commitment, go ahead and spend $$$ to go to leagues with attendance requirements and where people are more focused on that sport.

In first grade, most people are just doing rec sports. They are NOT expensive (especially soccer, the soccer league we signed up for is so cheap it's practically free compared to something like gymnastics or swimming), usually volunteer run, and you just accept a certain level of shenanigans in terms of communication, kids showing up, field assignments, etc. The goal a this age is exposure (for us) not to perfect your game. I also don't see my kid playing soccer past like 2nd or 3rd grade, but I think it's a great sport for learning teamwork, coordination, and endurance, and I think a lot of other parents agree, which is why youth soccer is such a thing.

But yeah, if you are upset that the kids on your child's 6U soccer team are insufficiently dedicated to improving their W-L record, by all means, PLEASE go sign up for some league where missing a game comes with some kind of penalty and no one would dare sign their kid up for another activity that might conflict. Leave the rec leaves to those of us who want it to be kind of relaxed and easy.[/quote]

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