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Who says an offer has to indefinite?  But, two days?  Two days to make a decision that will last one year?  Come on.  Clubs can offer 5-6 days to accept.  They know other club's schedules.  [/quote]

Or maybe give it some thought before you attend tryouts so you know what you want to do ahead of time.  Why wait for an offer to start thinking about what you want to do. [/quote]

Why are all these people trying out where they don't want to go?

I see some folks saying they do it for extra training 🤔 
You skip your current club's training to go to a tryout scrimmage for extra training?[/quote]

You are missing the point.  Here's a story.  Use Club A, Club B, and Club C.  Teams for each are 1st (best), 2nd, and 3rd (worst)

Timmy has been on travel for one year and has developed greatly.  He's on Club A Team 3.  He wants to move up, but Club A offers him Team 3 again.  He wants to see if other clubs would place him in a better/stronger team.  He trues out for Club B and gets an offer for Team 2.  Then Club C offers him Team 2.  Well, now Timmy has these three offers:

Club A Team 3
Club B Team 2
Club C Team 2

Obviously, he'd want to be on a Team 2 so his current team is out.  But, based on how tryouts are now Timmy would never know he could have been able to place on a Team 2 with two other clubs.  
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There is nothing wrong with seeing what clubs may value your kid more at certain positions, etc.[/b][/quote]

Timmy is still Timmy

Club A team 3 may be better than Club B team 2

How would you know how they value your kid after a tryout? Say that after six months [/quote]

I know a lot of travel coaches.  They choose based on what their team needs.  If your kid is a great defender, but the team already has three then he's not as valuable.  If another club needs a great defender and is short on them he's more valuable to them.  Teams don't want kids just because they are good at soccer in general.  They want kids at specific positions.  I've been told this by all the travel coaches I know.  Keep in mind these are 2014 and up teams.[/quote]

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