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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any Q3 and Q4s gotten offers from a higher level team in the lower age group?[/quote]bwahahahahahaha

That goes against club interest

I am curious to know this as well[/quote]

Can you explain how this goes against club interest? I legitimately do not understand, but I’m confident I’m missing something and you must be right.[/quote]Clubs don't like to promote within their club because it doesn't make them more money and blocks top slots that they can use to offer outsiders, meaning more money for the club.[/quote]

Urban legend.  Our current A team has 4 people from last years B team, 2 kids that came up from B team the previous year.  One of the kids has risen from the 4th team to the 1st in 2 years.  That is about 40% of the roster promoted from within. Find a new club if you really are dealing with that urban legend.[/quote]

Ha, I wish (for the good of all the kids) that this was typical mobility.  But I've watched across two clubs (ECNL) that this urban legend is actually 100% true.  If a kid is better than ~50% of the team above, there is no movement.  If a kid is better than ~80% of the team above, they will move up.  That's a tall order while getting lower caliber experience.  Now, if you are better than 50%, you can leave the club for another team, then return a year or two later and be on the team above.  Coaches think lower team kids are there for a reason, and a kid needs to go above and beyond to overcome that stigma.  They don't seem to realize that some of them are just working their way up from being behind during placement when they were 8-9 years old.  
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