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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone else ditching club next year?

We aren't doing league/club play next year.  Kids have a good opportunity to just train with professionals and they are gung-ho for it.  Fairly tired of the BS that is the local club soccer scene.[/quote]

No games? Just training? And your kids *want* to do this? Why?[/quote]

They actually love soccer.  They grew up in a household that has a deep understanding of how the game should be played.  Even at a very young age they could understand what they weren't getting after visiting abroad and playing with relatives. They have seen firsthand what focusing on training can do for development.  Many family members have done the same.

They will play internal games every weekend with referees, etc. They will practice with all age groups and have the opportunity to continually train with older kids if the level of players they are with is below their current level. They will get individual focus and there is no wrong focus on team rankings and zero parent influence or politics.

They had all of the options laid out in front of them and have visited and played elsewhere and this is the one they both chose.  I was surprised.  I thought they'd stick with a team. They also will train same days, place and time even though there is a 2.5 year age gap so that works out great for the family.

My older son is 11 and is moving to U13.   When he started playing, he would have been u12 next year.  He will not turn 12 until late Fall.  Next year is too early to lose the focus on individual skill and start the US craziness of U13 competitions.  At 11/12, a player should still be focusing at a smaller level and individually and still learning the field everywhere.

They are young enough at 9 and 11 to test it out.  It's not like they can't change their minds down the road anyways.  People think you need seniority everywhere.  No--you need talent.[/quote]

The focus is completely about winning at U13 here.  That does nothing for an 11/12 year old's development.  You can still be competitive as hell and want to win---even at practice or backyard games with your brother--but if the focus is your club team needs to win everything for soccer points at the sake of taking chances and trying out and being creative you are not going to get better.[/quote]

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