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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]My child is relatively young, and has been on the C team for two years. I know why - he is very small for his age and although his technical skills are pretty good, his aggression level is not where it needs to be. I have no problem with paying for him to be on the C team, and don't care if he moves up, except for one reason. A lot of the other kids on the team are just a mess - and I don't in terms of soccer ability. They don't show up for practices, they don't listen to the coach, and they goof around a lot. I wish I could find a C team full of players like DS - not top players, but focused on soccer. I don't know where such a C team exists, though.[/quote]

Yes, yes, yes. Again, proving my point that most of us are reasonable and not obsessed with the status of a particular team as long as the team DC is placed on is the appropriate environment. And the problem is how you find that.  We have experience at 5 clubs and that is the problem everywhere. There are too many teams and many club's lower teams have players that are not committed, let alone talented.

To support placement, club directors will tell you that your child is not at the developmental level of the A team, so they need to move down. But does anyone care when the B team is a dumpster fire?  The appropriate placement for your child's level of development does not matter then. And it is hard to know how things will play out when you accept an offer, which is another huge problem. A team players need to be surrounded by the best, but B and C team players can well . . . just play with anyone whose parents fork over cash.[/quote]

And so ego and pride on the parents step in and say "no way, my kid id better than this" and leave in a huff.

Your kid is good, but currently not A team good so the club tries to both improve both the B team and potentially your players role and development potential with their placement but instead pride steps in and you leave. [/quote]

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