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Honestly they should just eliminate rec at U13.  If you are not on travel by then your kid is really just pretending to play a sport and likely doing it just to placate the parents.  [/quote]

Nope--- rec players at U13 and higher are there because they enjoy the game and the social aspects of being on a team.  Look at Arlington-- they have a huge HS program (26 teams on the boys side and 23 on girl side for the spring.[/quote]

After U10 rec teams just consolidate the better players into one team and then beat up on the remaining teams leftover players and start to believe they are really good. It's really kind of lame and pathetic. The only time you might see some mid level soccer playing is at an all-star rec tournament... and even that is nothing to behold.[/quote]

Good for you. I pay $150 a season so that my kid can play a game they enjoy and hang out with friends. It's low commitment and she enjoys it. Do you think it's somehow better to pay 3k for a kid to play low level travel? [/quote]

Dude, I'm just saying if at U11 your kid is in rec soccer because they have no friends and need it for socialization... then you're paying $150 to make sure your kid has friends... that's very sad. If your kid can't make a 1st or 2nd travel team (even Valor), then maybe it's time to find a new sport or hobby. The "socialization" thing at 5th or 6th grade is actually kind of sad, but I guess spending $150 to pretend your kid has friends is better than actually helping your kid develop a personality or actual soccer skills.[/quote]

See, its the low level travel parents who have the biggest chips on their shoulders. Lol. They need to desperately believe that they haven't wasted tens of thousands of dollars over the years to end up pretty much even with rec kids having fun.[/quote]

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