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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've found a lot of players come back to rec league after playing travel for a while. In some cases, they're just focusing on other things -- I coached a former travel player on my rec team who went on to be an All-District basketball player. In some cases, they stuck with travel long enough to develop enough to make their HS teams, and they decide they'd rather do HS and rec.

Upper-age rec is generally a lot of fun. The players who played through U9 or U10 because their parents made them are all gone. The remaining players all want to be there.

As a result of these kids moving back to rec, lower-level travel at these ages is a joke. You're not going to play in college -- you might not even play for your HS team. Why are you still paying a "professional" coach?[/quote]

This has been our experience with our oldest boy. He played travel for a few years, started out on the top team but eventually was moved down when we relocated and he joined a new club. He played for a couple years on the second team but he made his HS team and eventually decided he'd rather play rec and HS soccer, so his club travel soccer days are over. He's enjoying it more now, I think. [/quote]

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