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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we need to stop making rec sound inferior and start supporting it more as a good thing. All rec leagues are not the same. My kid has done 3 seasons at OBGC now with a great coach and has made good friends. The coach has made some of the girls good enough for travel. The majority don’t want the full year commitment though and the 2-3x a week practice because it limits other activities. So they stay with OBGC and get better together for much less cost. 
We need to improve the rec experience. [/quote]

I've coached rec for 6 years. Yes, it is possible help some kids improve. But many kids are either hopelessly unathletic, or they don't even want to play soccer -- they are doing so because their parents require them to play a team sport. You can put years and years of effort into coaching this type of kid, and produce little or no forward progression.

My rec team is the strongest in the league. We have won the division 3 seasons in a row. Yet even when I place my strongest line-up on the field, about 50% of the players lack basic skills. Connecting passes is difficult under these conditions.

I think the only way to boost rec soccer would be to eliminate the travel clubs, thus forcing all types of players into a single, universal league. This would elevate the average skill-level on each rec team and partially mask the negative effects of those kids that have no desire or capacity to learn the game. However, this radical structural change isn't going to happen, and it wouldn't be fair to those kids seeking a high level of competition.[/quote]

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