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They used to call but people complained about it.  A LOT.  Because they always started with the Red team and worked down.  Phone calls take a lot longer than online postings, and coaches have real jobs (some), families (some), and they are often coaching in the evenings and weekends.  So, they would start to call, and maybe get through 6 phone calls at a time - given Arlington parent's inclination to talk and talk and talk, rather than to just accept or decline the offer.  So, it might take 1-2 days to get through the Red team, then another few days to get through the white, and so on.  So, kids were going to school and saying "Larlo was called and made travel soccer" and assumed they didn't make it, or they'd have to wait painfully for a week or even longer - (Memorial Day tornaments would sometimes interrupt the calling cycle).  So they moved to an online posting scheme.

Technically, I believe the coaches are supposed to call to warn you if your child is in danger of moving down.  But I think with the growth in Arlington and the DA shifting kids around and kids coming from outside at tryouts, potentially moving existing kids down, it doesn't happen as often as it should.

You are also supposed to have a parent meeting within a few weeks of tryouts/offers, so it wouldn't be the whole summer going w/o coach contact.[/quote]

Thx for the info.  Just so you have a comparison, I believe all the points you make above would apply to Loudoun soccer club, which is a bigger Club than even Arlington.

The coaches there still call every single player with their offers.  Just providing the information for sake of discussion.[/quote]

Fair enough.  Also, just for sake of discussion, I was giving out information, not agreeing or disagreeing with it.

Arl did it that way before the old TD left and went to Loudoun.  That TD is back, obviously (although not as TD) and I heard that for his particular age group, while he didn't call all of the players individually, he did send emails prior to them posting it online and he also did call a few kids who were "demoted" or heard later than others, or whatever.  At least that was what I heard from some parents in that group.[/quote]

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