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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^I made the comment about a select/classic player being able to make it to ECNL/DA eventually if they begin travel soccer at u13/u14. A player can be a stand out in select/classic but to make the jump from that level of play to ECNL/DA at u13/u14 is difficult. The speed of play, technical ability and physical play is much different than NCSL, EDP lower divisions, CCL and classic/select, A strong select/classic player can make certain elite teams and move up to ECNL/DA within a seaosn or two. It takes that long to get use to the level of play.

Again, this goes back to the idea that you don;t need to play travekl at u9/u10 but can make an elite travel team if you begin travel at u13/u14.[/quote]

It's really an empirical question as to how different these teams are at U9, U10, U11, and U12.   [b]I'd love to see a tournament (maybe there is one?) where the top classic/select teams play A and B travel teams to see the [i]point[/i] at which travel is much different from Classic.[/b][/quote]

That point at its most generous is U11. But pretty much by U10 the typical select player/team is just to far behind the A/B travel team player. And the reality for a select program is many kids in the program are there not by choice. They are there because they did not make travel at U9. So depending on the club, at least in the clubs eyes these are kids 50-80 already.

Now, yes, there are the unicorns that choose Select because they don't see the value in travel. And these may very well be quality players, but beating up on select level players twice a week in practice will do little for their development. There is an ongoing discussion about promotion relegation and the goal differentials in leagues is astounding. So when a travel team in any particular league, or any particular division is allowing 30-40+ goals a season while scoring 1-3 goals? I'm sorry but a select team is just not going to be competitive into a U10 season with any average travel team. [/quote]

By U10?  That's it?  No chance to catch up after that.  No way.  I've seen many, many players make travel that hadn't played it before.  [/quote]

Noooooo, that wasn't the question, or at least the question I was answering. What I was answering was the bolded above. And by U10, a "Classic/Select" team would no longer be competitive with a travel A/B team. Yes, a select player can make a travel team at U10 and much older, but a select team would have very little chance of success against a A/B travel team.[/quote]

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