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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does this joker keep spitting out $3,000 for a C or D level team?  C and D level teams aren't $3,000 (maybe except Barca). [/quote]

You must be part of the "pay to play" lobby ;)

Yes, this has been pointed out several times.  Only Barca charges $3k+ for c/d level soccer (any level is the same cost).

The funniest thing is the contradictions in the argument; don't pay the ~$2k for C level teams but spend countless $$ on rec and personal training during the year over the course of several years, which can easily surpass the $2k per year.  There's not much cost savings going that route.  An argument can be made that it may be more effective for skills training, but it will be necessarily less effective for speed of play/game situation training, which can only happen with competent, skilled competition.  So it's a wash, and that is making the assumption that the person paying the $2k isn't doing their own personal skills training in addition to the C level team play, which if they are serious about the sport probably isn't right.

The point is not that one absolutely can't skip travel from U9-U12 and make a U13 team, even an elite team, it's just that it's very, very hard to do it.  If it were easy, these ECNL and DA rosters would be filled with rec players who follow this path.  They're not.  That's where the data comes in, not anecdotes of "I've seen...." and "I know a friends daughter who did..."    Just go out and gather the data from the top teams at U13+ to show how many are rec players vs former travel.  It isn't that difficult.

The proof is in the pudding.  It's a nice idea that someone is trying to promote, but there is no data to back it up.

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You bring up an interesting point. Is there actual, true data on the subject?  Have clubs collected data of any kind as to where their players come from?  Especially on their top teams, like how many came from rec, other clubs, promotion from within the club?

Or are we all just talking based on anecdotal experience?[/quote]

I’m the PP and my DC is on a DA team and not a single player came from this kind of rec background described by the rec poster.   All players are from B or higher travel teams from u9-12.  I’m familiar with players and parents in other age groups and don’t know a single player from a rec background as has been painted within this thread.  I encourage other DA or ECNL members to share their experience as well.  [/quote]

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