Anonymous wrote:My U11 DD has an offer to play on a team that plays in EDP, and another for one in CCL. Which one would you choose? Or does the league not really matter and you would look at other aspects of the team? Totally new to this.

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Anonymous wrote:How can a kid get to travel soccer if he did not get in at younger age? My son is 10, was in a Fall. He did not get in last year and this year. He just wants to get a dissent training and play games. House soccer is not challenging him. Where do we go? I would not want to travel far during week though. It will burn both of us fast. Any suggestions?

Where do you live?

Anonymous wrote:How can a kid get to travel soccer if he did not get in at younger age? My son is 10, was in a Fall. He did not get in last year and this year. He just wants to get a dissent training and play games. House soccer is not challenging him. Where do we go? I would not want to travel far during week though. It will burn both of us fast. Any suggestions?

Anonymous wrote:How can a kid get to travel soccer if he did not get in at younger age? My son is 10, was in a Fall. He did not get in last year and this year. He just wants to get a dissent training and play games. House soccer is not challenging him. Where do we go? I would not want to travel far during week though. It will burn both of us fast. Any suggestions?

Anonymous wrote:^^ what is crazy to me is when you see a head coach offering a roster spot to a known problem player that ruins the chemistry & seriousness of the practice plans. if the kid is some elite, i maybe get it. but having coached before, if the kid is average, then you avoid taking them on no matter what. otherwise, you will just have to deal with this problem mid-season when more difficult and the parents have different expectations. yes, clubs seem to keep these toxic players around for better or worse. have seen then sometimes moved down, but not mid-season.

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Anonymous wrote:To change the topic some...

what's with shitty behavior being rewarded? Why do some of the players with the absolute shittiest attitudes, that continually disrupt practices and cause all kinds of problems on a routine basis get promoted?

In my day, coaches had balls and character and if a kid were a complete asshole 99% of the time--they were first on the bench---and if it still didn't stop it--they were off the team.

My kids team is pretty upset tonight that a kid that is always in trouble is getting honored with moving all the way to the top.

Is that what we do in 2017? I can tell you that doesn't even fly Internationally. If a player is a disruption--he's gone.

There was a medoicre player in my DS's age group who was a problem for the coaches this past year, getting other kids in trouble, etc. Not sure why he was even there to begin with, but rumor has it is moving up next year. At least he will be out of our mix. The only reason we can think of for all this is his father is a higher-up volunteer at the club.

I am sure this happens at other clubs too. Coaches and directors don't want the hassle of dealing with the problem directly.

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Anonymous wrote:To change the topic some...

what's with shitty behavior being rewarded? Why do some of the players with the absolute shittiest attitudes, that continually disrupt practices and cause all kinds of problems on a routine basis get promoted?

In my day, coaches had balls and character and if a kid were a complete asshole 99% of the time--they were first on the bench---and if it still didn't stop it--they were off the team.

My kids team is pretty upset tonight that a kid that is always in trouble is getting honored with moving all the way to the top.

Is that what we do in 2017? I can tell you that doesn't even fly Internationally. If a player is a disruption--he's gone.

There was a medoicre player in my DS's age group who was a problem for the coaches this past year, getting other kids in trouble, etc. Not sure why he was even there to begin with, but rumor has it is moving up next year. At least he will be out of our mix. The only reason we can think of for all this is his father is a higher-up volunteer at the club.

I am sure this happens at other clubs too. Coaches and directors don't want the hassle of dealing with the problem directly.

Anonymous wrote:To change the topic some...

what's with shitty behavior being rewarded? Why do some of the players with the absolute shittiest attitudes, that continually disrupt practices and cause all kinds of problems on a routine basis get promoted?

In my day, coaches had balls and character and if a kid were a complete asshole 99% of the time--they were first on the bench---and if it still didn't stop it--they were off the team.

My kids team is pretty upset tonight that a kid that is always in trouble is getting honored with moving all the way to the top.

Is that what we do in 2017? I can tell you that doesn't even fly Internationally. If a player is a disruption--he's gone.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else ditching club next year?

We aren't doing league/club play next year. Kids have a good opportunity to just train with professionals and they are gung-ho for it. Fairly tired of the BS that is the local club soccer scene.

No games? Just training? And your kids *want* to do this? Why?

They actually love soccer. They grew up in a household that has a deep understanding of how the game should be played. Even at a very young age they could understand what they weren't getting after visiting abroad and playing with relatives. They have seen firsthand what focusing on training can do for development. Many family members have done the same.

They will play internal games every weekend with referees, etc. They will practice with all age groups and have the opportunity to continually train with older kids if the level of players they are with is below their current level. They will get individual focus and there is no wrong focus on team rankings and zero parent influence or politics.

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Anonymous wrote:I was wondering that about BRYC. Would the costs be lower because there are no league fees, etc.? I guess that is not the case according to the earlier poster.

No it went up. Last year it was 1650 and it has now gone up to $1800 for u9 - u12

http://www.brycsoccer.com/about-us/fees

The fees now cover some tournament and winter league fees that were not previously included. Also the US Club fees are higher than VYSA registration fees.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else ditching club next year?

We aren't doing league/club play next year. Kids have a good opportunity to just train with professionals and they are gung-ho for it. Fairly tired of the BS that is the local club soccer scene.

No games? Just training? And your kids *want* to do this? Why?

They actually love soccer. They grew up in a household that has a deep understanding of how the game should be played. Even at a very young age they could understand what they weren't getting after visiting abroad and playing with relatives. They have seen firsthand what focusing on training can do for development. Many family members have done the same.

They will play internal games every weekend with referees, etc. They will practice with all age groups and have the opportunity to continually train with older kids if the level of players they are with is below their current level. They will get individual focus and there is no wrong focus on team rankings and zero parent influence or politics.

They had all of the options laid out in front of them and have visited and played elsewhere and this is the one they both chose. I was surprised. I thought they'd stick with a team. They also will train same days, place and time even though there is a 2.5 year age gap so that works out great for the family.

My older son is 11 and is moving to U13. When he started playing, he would have been u12 next year. He will not turn 12 until late Fall. Next year is too early to lose the focus on individual skill and start the US craziness of U13 competitions. At 11/12, a player should still be focusing at a smaller level and individually and still learning the field everywhere.

They are young enough at 9 and 11 to test it out. It's not like they can't change their minds down the road anyways. People think you need seniority everywhere. No--you need talent.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone else ditching club next year?

We aren't doing league/club play next year. Kids have a good opportunity to just train with professionals and they are gung-ho for it. Fairly tired of the BS that is the local club soccer scene.

No games? Just training? And your kids *want* to do this? Why?