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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a little baffled as to wht the other parents have a say in who plays on their rec team. It sounds to me like the team is full from returning players. [/quote]

If it is a team that has been Coached by one coach for a multitude of years, as in the kids started playing together at 6 and they are now 10 so the team has been together for 4 years and, potentially, 8 seasons, the parents on the team are probably talking with the Coach about adding new kids.

Rec sports rely on volunteer Coaches. If the Coaches want to keep their team together because they know the personalities and the skill level, Rec leagues are likely to allow the Coaches to keep their team together. That way the Rec League keeps the volunteer Coach. The Coach has a solid idea about the kids he/she is working with and is more likely to continue coaching. It is a win/win for the Coach and the League. As the kids keep playing together, the parents get to know each other and they are comfortable communicating with the Coach.

I don't know when this starts to change in every sport. I know that the idea of a draft for baseball in our area doesn't really take place until the kids are in 5th, for some 4th because they are good enough players to play up. Up until then, there were teams that 100% kept the kids that they liked from t-ball until they hit the majors. Our rec soccer league seems to allow the Coaches to keep the team together through ES. Same for our Rec basketball league. Each of these leagues has a travel option that the kids can try out for which are select teams but not independent travel clubs. The select teams are still volunteered coached and are less expensive then travel teams but are more involved then regular rec leagues. Travel teams are their own separate programs. [/quote]

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