Anonymous
05/21/2019 19:28
Subject: DC United U13 program cancelled
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:FWIW at the Arlington DA tryout there was a slew of DCU DA players as they had already gotten wind of the changes. A bunch of Loudon players as well. Several DCU DA 2007 boys moved to Achilles over the Christmas break too, probably also getting wind of impending changes.
I'm glad to hear they got enough advance notice that they weren't caught by surprise.
Not everyone got advance notice. I know one or two families that were surprised and "stuck".
The email went out 2 weeks ago. It was a surprise.
The Achilles kids left for different reasons (mostly b/c they wanted to keep guest playing all the time).
Anonymous
05/21/2019 17:14
Subject: DC United U13 program cancelled
Most clubs I've dealt with factor 1 to 2 kids will miss a game for birthdays, vacations, illness, school events, conflicts, etc per week. But once you start to deal with kids in puberty the potential for long-term injuries is quite a bit more significant such that the weekly injury/indisposed list is quite a bit higher.
On our U-14 team this season we've had 5 kids experience month(s) long injuries such that to have a healthy roster of 18 on game day (including the conflict/illness kids) we need about 21-22 kids.
On our U-14 team this season we've had 5 kids experience month(s) long injuries such that to have a healthy roster of 18 on game day (including the conflict/illness kids) we need about 21-22 kids.