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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Travel-to-rec parent here - we are hoping to roster slightly higher in the spring season, to combat the "too many kids doing other things" problem.  The league recommends 11 for the 7x7 format, and we've only had a couple games where we had more than 2 subs.  Last week we had to start the game with 6-on-6 because we didn't have enough girls for 7x7, but luckily the other team was shorthanded too.  We like to sub our goalie out at about the quarter mark, but that's hard to coordinate when you have no subs waiting on the sidelines in a pinnie and gloves.

Also, good point that it might be the age of the girls. They're 8, so they are SILLY.  When they are focused, they are actually awesome to watch.  But you have to wade through a lot of silly to get there.

We're good about equal playing time, though.  The only time we really take into account ability level is when we're assigning positions.  If we have someone in goal who is weak on goal (like many are when they first play it), we put our best defenders on D to help out.  If we are playing a really good opponent, we are probably keeping our best striker in a forward position and not putting her in goal.[/quote]

Funny you say that, at a Barca tryout(FCBEscola) they said all players could do what they like, including coding, camps, other sports, and if they miss practice it wouldn't matter since the team wasn't going to force anyone to practice and the player wouldn't lose a slot on the team.  I was thinking, but didn't want to say it, why would anyone sign up for that, pay $3k for fees and $300 for uniform and then have the player's team not even show up at times because they were doing something more important.  Not sure if the rep was trying to cater to every need, heard some things about the area(Loudoun), or really is just offering private training with Barcelona branding to go with it.[/quote]

Right -- when I'm paying $3,000 to face elite competition, I think it's reasonable to expect people to show up. For a $120 rec league, expectations are different.[/quote]

We tried out and declined to join.  Admittedly I we didn't know what it really was and after they discussed the training focus with less emphasis on games my kids checked out.  Also, the kids in that program for the most part was a part of the Evergreen club which wasn't competitive to begin with.  It's going to be hard to use Barcalona's name her in the states where the culture isn't training for soccer, it's playing games.  [/quote]

The training is excellent and they move kids around to find the right skill set and fit for them. Very few of the Evergreen kids are actually involved and kids come from all over the area. You were a bit short sighted in your analysis. [/quote]

Without league play it was a no go for my kids.  I had to be short sighted, we tried out and had a week or so to make a decision.  I can only assume that following the "Barca" way is great way to teach, but kids love the games and taking that away wasn't an option.  I know other FCB schools have joined leagues and to truely grow in this area, I think they will have to do the same.[/quote]

Ummmm, they will join leagues. I said that they are using this year to train and implement their style of play to prepare the kids for competition next year. [/quote]

Yup, i saw that.  Will is a word that has no value to me unless it's on paper.  Good luck and perhaps we will reevaluate when they do join something.[/quote]

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