Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I’m new to travel soccer and to Stoddert, and naturally have lots of questions. I did notice that the coaches for U11 and U12 aren’t listed, and yet we’re expected to contact the age-group director and cc: the specific coach by 5pm tomorrow. My son was just offered a place on Stoddert's U11 white team (I assume that this is their "C" team). Do you know whether players are able to move from a white to a red team, say, during a season? Do coaches regularly contemplate and act on this possibility? And my other question is whether there is a qualitative difference for a player, in terms of skills development, training, attention from coaches, etc., between the blue, red, or white team? My son says he is serious about soccer and loves the game. He has the option of playing travel with two other clubs and we're trying to decide which one to go with. There are other factors (like commuting time), but for right now I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences between playing on the first, second, or third team at Stoddert. Any remarks you can offer would be welcome. Thanks!

CCL allows this movement within the club and it all depends on your kid's performance and available spot. The lead coach for the age group will make that decision. I've found moving kids up is more likely than moving them down (politics).

Thank you all for the informed comments. So being able to move to a new team within an age cohort depends on the league rules. I wonder, though, if such transfers, based on availability and performance, is something that Stoddert considers normal for the U11/12 age group, or if once you have accepted a spot on a team after tryouts, that's basically it--that's your team for the season.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I’m new to travel soccer and to Stoddert, and naturally have lots of questions. I did notice that the coaches for U11 and U12 aren’t listed, and yet we’re expected to contact the age-group director and cc: the specific coach by 5pm tomorrow. My son was just offered a place on Stoddert's U11 white team (I assume that this is their "C" team). Do you know whether players are able to move from a white to a red team, say, during a season? Do coaches regularly contemplate and act on this possibility? And my other question is whether there is a qualitative difference for a player, in terms of skills development, training, attention from coaches, etc., between the blue, red, or white team? My son says he is serious about soccer and loves the game. He has the option of playing travel with two other clubs and we're trying to decide which one to go with. There are other factors (like commuting time), but for right now I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences between playing on the first, second, or third team at Stoddert. Any remarks you can offer would be welcome. Thanks!

CCL allows this movement within the club and it all depends on your kid's performance and available spot. The lead coach for the age group will make that decision. I've found moving kids up is more likely than moving them down (politics).

Thank you all for the informed comments. So being able to move to a new team within an age cohort depends on the league rules. I wonder, though, if such transfers, based on availability and performance, is something that Stoddert considers normal for the U11/12 age group, or if once you have accepted a spot on a team after tryouts, that's basically it--that's your team for the season.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I’m new to travel soccer and to Stoddert, and naturally have lots of questions. I did notice that the coaches for U11 and U12 aren’t listed, and yet we’re expected to contact the age-group director and cc: the specific coach by 5pm tomorrow. My son was just offered a place on Stoddert's U11 white team (I assume that this is their "C" team). Do you know whether players are able to move from a white to a red team, say, during a season? Do coaches regularly contemplate and act on this possibility? And my other question is whether there is a qualitative difference for a player, in terms of skills development, training, attention from coaches, etc., between the blue, red, or white team? My son says he is serious about soccer and loves the game. He has the option of playing travel with two other clubs and we're trying to decide which one to go with. There are other factors (like commuting time), but for right now I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences between playing on the first, second, or third team at Stoddert. Any remarks you can offer would be welcome. Thanks!

CCL allows this movement within the club and it all depends on your kid's performance and available spot. The lead coach for the age group will make that decision. I've found moving kids up is more likely than moving them down (politics).

Anonymous wrote:I will also say that their new director is very good (light years better than the previous guy who left 18-24 months ago) and they recognize that the competition for soccer dollars is tighter than it's ever been. It's in their best interest to hire great and not just mediocre coaches. All recent hires that my kids have either had or observed (during shared practices) have been very good.

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I’m new to travel soccer and to Stoddert, and naturally have lots of questions. I did notice that the coaches for U11 and U12 aren’t listed, and yet we’re expected to contact the age-group director and cc: the specific coach by 5pm tomorrow. My son was just offered a place on Stoddert's U11 white team (I assume that this is their "C" team). Do you know whether players are able to move from a white to a red team, say, during a season? Do coaches regularly contemplate and act on this possibility? And my other question is whether there is a qualitative difference for a player, in terms of skills development, training, attention from coaches, etc., between the blue, red, or white team? My son says he is serious about soccer and loves the game. He has the option of playing travel with two other clubs and we're trying to decide which one to go with. There are other factors (like commuting time), but for right now I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences between playing on the first, second, or third team at Stoddert. Any remarks you can offer would be welcome. Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:I'm not so sure about that. They hired a new coach for U9-10 a couple of years ago who really wasn't very experienced.

Anonymous wrote:Hello, I’m new to travel soccer and to Stoddert, and naturally have lots of questions. I did notice that the coaches for U11 and U12 aren’t listed, and yet we’re expected to contact the age-group director and cc: the specific coach by 5pm tomorrow. My son was just offered a place on Stoddert's U11 white team (I assume that this is their "C" team). Do you know whether players are able to move from a white to a red team, say, during a season? Do coaches regularly contemplate and act on this possibility? And my other question is whether there is a qualitative difference for a player, in terms of skills development, training, attention from coaches, etc., between the blue, red, or white team? My son says he is serious about soccer and loves the game. He has the option of playing travel with two other clubs and we're trying to decide which one to go with. There are other factors (like commuting time), but for right now I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences between playing on the first, second, or third team at Stoddert. Any remarks you can offer would be welcome. Thanks!