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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am still curious to hear from BRYC boys (U11-U12) parents who opted to remain with BRYC to do only tournaments and training. Has it been good? Are you paying the same as before? What will you do if your son doesn't make the ECNL team at U13? Is there a BRYC backup or will you be forced to find a new club then? [/quote]

I think BRYC Elite Academy currently has three U13 boys' teams.  The second one is in D4 of NCSL, and the third, which I think used to be an ODSL team, is in D8.  [/quote]

Ah, OK. So if the player doesn't make the top ECNL team, he can still do NCSL. That's good (and not how they first explained it!). Thanks! [/quote]

Yep, my kid is at BRYC Elite in the girls program, same - the 2nd+ teams are playing in different leagues, only the top team plays in ECNL.  We're loving the littles (U11&gt;) schedule - a tournament every month, one-two weekends per month there's a friendly scrimmage, and one-two weekends off per month (practice, no games).  You can really see the improvement in strategy and play from game to game within the tournament and then from tournament to tournament because of the consolidated game time - 4 games in two days instead of 4 games in 4 weeks.[/quote]

So it's nice that you found an academy setting, and are willing to pay for it.  I would say don't ruin it for the people who really care about where their money is going to.  If the team isn't paying the league fees for each team, why are they still charging the same?  A parent who has enough discretionary income to throw it at youth soccer clubs wouldn't care, but parents do need to demand that clubs provide the service they are charging for.  I am a bit salty about this issue, it just seems that soccer club administrators and coaches have this swagger when it comes to prices, as if how dare we question that the coach isn't putting enough effort in training, not paying attention at games, or if tournaments are canceled then why aren't the parents getting a refund if the tournament would provide the club with a partial refund for credit for the following year.

What you describe is what an academy is, more training than anything else, and a setting to showcase what the players have learned, what they need to still work on, essentially a benchmark on the team.  I'm glad you're enjoying the environment, it truly does work, I just think the club has found a way of charging the same for less.[/quote]

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