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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How typical is this? Tryouts, kid gets accepted to a "higher level color team" we pay the travel fee. They say they will continue to assess team placement, solidifying at the end of August. Get our "higher level" team placement end of August, practice commences. 2 weeks later, kid is bumped down to the next level down team. This seems to be happening to a bunch of kids. Is this typical? I feel like it's a bait and switch- get 'em in the club by promising them higher level play, having them forego perhaps other travel team offers and then, JUST KIDDING, you are dropped down. There have been maybe 5 games played in total, and a handful of practices. Whatever happened to making a commitment to coach the players who have committed to you and giving them a runway to improve and for the team to mesh? I get VYS has to try raise their profile by winning, but I was under the impression they were a little more concerned with player development. This is our first year, maybe this is typical at other clubs as well? [/quote]

Moving the strongest kids to the top team is the way you build a stronger team, it’s certainly more efficient to develop players if you group them according to their skill level. You have to move them, even if that movement is within the season. Coaches just have to talk to the parents of the kids that are getting moved so they know why. 
If VYS is to reach the competitive level of SYC, Bethesda, Alexandria, etc… they have to make the moves according to skill not anything else.[/quote]

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