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So go to tryouts and asks returning parents what the coaching is like?

As if the parents would ever say "the coaching is bad, but we are still coming back"[/quote]

I think you'd be surprised as to how many parents do stay even if coaching is bad.  its hard to find a good coach. [/quote]

Some perspective after doing this circuit with two daughters for the last 7 years.  I am not aware of many situations where you run the table: good coaching; good team/highly-ranked; good culture (parents and kids); and decent commute.  In fact, 2 out of 4 is generally the maximum you can expect.  If you hit 3/4, you are in a great situation, and probably are commuting.

Most committed lax parents are never satisfied with their situation.  Even when things are objectively good, there are little things to get concerned about. Is my daughter featured enough?  Does the coach like her enough to give her the right recommendation when college coaches call or will he favor others at the same position?  Why did we drop in the rankings?  The other girls aren't committed enough.  The defense is letting us down.  We compete but we can't score, etc, etc.

Look at the 2028s this past summer.  The top Baltimore teams averaged 5 players moving in/out after tryouts due to perceived greener grass even when they already had 3/4 boxes checked, and would have had great recruiting results where they were.  Lax parents are never satisfied.

I'm not saying to reduce your expectations or not engage with your club and org to make things better; I'm just saying that if you have 2 or 3 of the positive attributes covered, you may already be in a comparatively good situation and may want to stand pat.

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This is well said and a very good point of view.  The only thing I would add is just another attribute and that would be playing time.  It's probably the most important attribute as we all know many players have moved teams because of lack of PT.  You can check off all the other 4 attributes but if they are not playing, that can ruin the whole thing. [/quote]

Fair point![/quote]

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