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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sincere question- why is it ‘not recommended’ for a player to stay at a club throughout youth soccer? If the kid is happy, developing, and the team is pleasant and at the right level for the player what benefit is there in moving? Clubs change coaches every few years, which seems like a good thing, so they do get different voices.[/quote]

Opinion on this question is divided. It's generally considered good for a player to experience different coaches, but that's not the same as shipping off to different clubs entirely. Some clubs have a definite style of play and some just kind of wing it, with different philosophies on different teams. If you find a club with a philosophy of play (and of coaching and development) that suits your kid, great! Stay!

Most countries that are consistently good at soccer don't do this money-grabbing, balkanized travel system we have in the US.  They have a national youth system for competitive (as opposed to recreational) development, and there aren't multiple clubs in one town to hop around to in the first place. And their players turn out just fine.[/quote]

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