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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Multiple and many leagues are fine and it promotes competition and alternatives. However, it would be fun for the kids to have state/regional/national cups and tournaments that cross all leagues, are open to all, and aren’t shunned by certain leagues or organizational bodies. Not everything is about college recruiting. It’s a sport and sometimes having the best play against the best is what it’s all about. [/quote]

I agree with this. We are an ECNL family and think more teams the better. The dirty secret is you have families whose kid got in ECNL U13 and hated the DA because it meant more kids were developing at a higher level and also competing nationally. Without that you have a fairly small subset of kids who are really being developed and the ones who didn’t make ECNL at U13 sort of fall away and some even quit by U15. In old times many who got U13 opportunity had an in with their team with parents in board etc. That is not good because kids really can develop various ages. Not everyone also has parents who politically savvy in these leagues. Our daughter really came into her speed and confidence later. Having that extra league enabled her in a team u13. I hope the GA works because there are more kids who fit that description and should not be sent packing developmentwise in middle school.[/quote]

As a parent of a late bloomer, would you recommend for a U13 player to stay on the B team within the ECNL club and hope that there will be tryouts next year and a meaningful opportunity to break into ECNL team, or would you recommend leaving the club for one of GA teams?  Without tryouts, our club pretty much left the teams the way they were last year.  [/quote]

I would suggest moving to a GA team. It is very difficult to move up and until more people move their kids, these teams to continue to ignore the second team. There are many terrific GA teams. I know there is a lot said about Metro but that is a team committed to development. Do not turn your nose at that. My kid grew five inches when she was 13 and then needed a year to adjust being lanky. It should be development much longer than some parents would have. Parents need to also stop talking about dilution like their kid is going on World Cup. Do you know how rare this is? It is so much better if more kids have the chance to play in college. So what if it is a small school, playing sports in college keeps you focused on your work and out of trouble with the partying. This is a good thing. It is also a good thing to help your child continue their development and not give up. Just because one coach doesn't see something, another will. I have also realized that coaches want different things and sometimes it goes your way and sometimes it does not. Anyway, I am glad GA is here and hope they continue to thrive and also would be nice for some GA vs ECNL play. Parents also stop with the running down the opposite league, our kids are looking to us as role models. I really find myself exhausted listening to some of this junk and it is junk. Good luck to all and let's hope we actually have some sort of season.[/quote]

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