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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm still a little skeptical of the McLean U8 program. I've known kids who gone to play in that program and turned out to be baseball players the next year.[/quote]

All of these pretravel programs are built to transition from rec to travel.   It's good that it either drives the kids to want more or something different, nothing wrong with playing baseball and they may find their way back to soccer.  With the lower investment it's good to know at U8 than at U9 when you are paying 2-3X the amount.[/quote]

Let me get this straight -- you're arguing that it's good to put 7-year-old kids in a serious training environment without much game play because it's better to find out their interests at age 7 than at age 8?[/quote]

Did you think playing intersquad is any different than playing another club at that age?  Get real.
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I can't count the number of kids who quit soccer after Juniors citing this very reason. The kids do not feel that they are real games and Juniors can end up feeling like all work and no play. You may think it's fine to separate the "real" soccer players from the rest, but I think a lot of 6-7 year-olds just aren't developmentally ready yet for a serious training program ... even if that is theoretically best for their soccer development. A lot of very young kids need a fun element/reward to keep them motivated.[/quote]

Can you explain the difference between the U8 pre-travel intersquad games and rec/house games?  Both are play with kids within the same club, except one has more structured coaching overall.  There are some really good volunteer coaches, but most are just volunteers.  Kids get to play against other kids that are a bit more serious about soccer, that is the only difference.  Some would argue that the pay to play u8 programs creates a path to travel which is a valid argument.  [/quote]

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