Anonymous
04/22/2024 14:58
Subject: 09 tryouts
Anonymous wrote:08 parent here, definitely saw this happen last year. All the kids that wanted to play found a home, some age groups / teams merged. Makeup of my players team definitely changed a lot.
+1
Anonymous
04/22/2024 14:57
Subject: 09 tryouts
Can't you check with your club to see if that's something that's a possibility? The clubs will usually give you a heads up if disbanding the lower team is a possibility.
Anonymous
04/22/2024 14:05
Subject: 09 tryouts
08 parent here, definitely saw this happen last year. All the kids that wanted to play found a home, some age groups / teams merged. Makeup of my players team definitely changed a lot.
Anonymous
04/22/2024 13:36
Subject: 09 tryouts
FWIW MYS just posted their coaching assignments and the current coach for the lower level 09 AND 08 team is returning and teams will be in place.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 20:00
Subject: 09 tryouts
Anonymous wrote:This is OP, yes I understand the reasoning, but curious if anyone specifically has heard of their bottom level, 09 team in DMV disbanding for the next season? We thought kid would be fine staying with the current club but now we’re wondering if they should be trying out in other places in case they disband. For what it’s worth child has been on the team for 5+ years and is happy so it’s not interested in leaving.
As the kids get older they usually make the teams bigger, going from maybe 18 players to 22 or more. So you may have a spot on the team above if the current team disbands.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 16:09
Subject: 09 tryouts
Yes, I believe at many clubs the bottom team because the next higher teams and some kids from that higher team move up and bottom team players move up.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 16:09
Subject: 09 tryouts
I have heard the bottom team for Alexandria at this age group will not exist. They will have two teams next year instead of the three they had had for a while.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 16:06
Subject: 09 tryouts
This is OP, yes I understand the reasoning, but curious if anyone specifically has heard of their bottom level, 09 team in DMV disbanding for the next season? We thought kid would be fine staying with the current club but now we’re wondering if they should be trying out in other places in case they disband. For what it’s worth child has been on the team for 5+ years and is happy so it’s not interested in leaving.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 15:52
Subject: 09 tryouts
By 9th or 10th grade, many kids move on to other sports or stop playing altogether, especially if not on higher-level teams. So, yeah less teams. But it's not disbanding as much as there just aren't as many kids playing.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 15:51
Subject: 09 tryouts
Anonymous wrote:09s are already in high school.
The 09 player pool is more shallow because the economy went to sh|t in 2008 and people didn’t have babies.
No, at least a quarter of the players on these teams are in 8th grade still.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 15:50
Subject: 09 tryouts
Anonymous wrote:09s are already in high school.
The 09 player pool is more shallow because the economy went to sh|t in 2008 and people didn’t have babies.
Hmm... My 09 had the largest kindergarten class since then.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 15:49
Subject: 09 tryouts
09s are already in high school.
The 09 player pool is more shallow because the economy went to sh|t in 2008 and people didn’t have babies.
The 09 player pool is more shallow because the economy went to sh|t in 2008 and people didn’t have babies.
Anonymous
04/21/2024 15:46
Subject: 09 tryouts
I'm hearing many 09 bottom teams may disband next season since kids go play high school sports. Is that true?