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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for people with more experience in travel soccer.

My daughter is currently playing travel soccer on a good travel 2nd team, and they have not faced much competition in the past year and a half.  We don't want to change leagues at this point.

Are there many kids who play up a year?  I know some kids do this at u9, but do they continue to play up?  DC would possibly make a lower team in an older age group, but would probably face harder competition.

We've thought about having her try out for the boys team, any thoughts?[/quote]

If your child is on the second team, I wouldn't think they are a good candidate for playing up.  I wouldn't want my child playing up if they would be on a lower team.[/quote]

Tend to agree unless there are some extenuating circumstances. You should at least be a top player on your top team to be considered playing up. After that some clubs require that the play-up be a top 5 or so player as well on the older team to be considered.

Your club may have your kid wrong or the current A team is particularly strong. Who knows.[/quote]

My son was never on a first team U9-U12, but was never properly challenged and would completely tear up the competition.  The few times they had him guest on the upper team he would do the same, but they never moved him up.  Eventually, he asked us for better training and competition.  He has done several training stintsin Europe.

He is a U13, but just turned 12 two months ago.  The place he joined last summer told us he was well advanced beyond his years.  They started playing him with the U14s and now he is getting time with the U15s.  He is smaller at 12 versus 14 and 15-year olds, but he has always been “solid”, not a scrawny kid.  And he will usually play the entire game.

Look at for your child’s individual development and trust your gut.  I never went to coaches with complaints, but instead shopped around.  You cannot change a coaches mind.  It’s not worth it.My kid has grown leap years in development now that he’s with people that know soccer and value soccer IQ.  They don’t place an upper limit and have told us repeatedly how impressed they are with his progress and since my child is finally getting positive feedback for the hard work and accomplishments, it makes him want to work even harder.

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