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I've seen it make a difference for kids.  I saw for example girls who didn't make rosters one year of high school train hard in the spring and make it the next, or move from bottom third to regular starter.  I have noticed similar things on the boys' side.

I'm not sure who started the rumor that only young kids can develop, but it must have been by a very poor coach seeking to justify poor results.

Now, that said, it is entirely dependent on said player to have the discipline to go through with it. For example, one boy I know hit an extra practice 4 days a week (including after his regular practice and the off days) because he wanted to make a DA team.  Which he did and is now not a 100% starter, but not a 25% player either.[/quote]

I don't disagree with what you've said.  I'm in more disagreement with the poster who feels that pulling out is the best option.   Being in an environment where you are challenged against better players is an absolute requirement to get better.[/quote]

It depends on the situation.  No player should leave just because they are unhappy, and I never ever let my kids live until they completed the obligation of the season they committed to.  However, if you hit a brick wall with a coach and don't see your player being able to develop further, it's not wrong to try something else.

And to clarify why.  They should know college can't/shouldn't be managed with hopping away from pressure or having to fight for a starter position.  These are all conversations to have as a player grows.[/quote]

OP here: In ECNL if you aren’t a starter - better than likely chance you won’t see the field against a PDA. It’s like you think elite soccer should develop your mediocre player. It really doesn’t work that way - and we end up with club jumpers looking to get away from mediocrity- or mediocrity being sold a bill of goods that the bottom half of (ever growing) roster is key to developing - and not playing in matches, or playing so little (in one game per week DA matchup vs 5 other teams in the division (where two  of them are Washington Spirit teams).

I realize I’m picking on Spirit - but they’re in flux. Like VDA, they can’t make the number$ work - and consequently, everyone pays as a result.

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