First some history..My child has played Flight 3 for one full season from 2015-2016 and at end of season almost the entire team was disbanded and coach left the club then we went to Flight 2 on a new club from 2016-2017 and again team was disbanded and only 3 kids remained from original team. Now moving forward into 2018-2019 I feel since my child played very well and we played 50 games in total the entire 2017-2018 season and did extra work etc.. My child is a high level player and can do amazing moves and fly past all the top Team A players from our last club and we are still actively looking for a good fit. This club did not offer my child to play at a higher level since spaces are very limited and lots of other plans these coaches and clubs have that I have no idea about. The problem I’m facing is she does not want to play at Team B level and is Team A quality with good mentality and is consistent. I’ve personally seen kids on Flight 2 teams for 3 years and it seems like a burn out if the team keeps getting disbanded might as well do league play or AYSO for that matter. I’ve seen amazing kids be asked to join Flight 2 and Bronze teams that look like they should be recognized as high level players and be placed on high level teams.
Over the last past 2 months during tryouts what I’ve noticed on 4 different soccer clubs is that kids are moving up levels for the following reasons:
1. Kid has an older sibling on same club.
2. Parent plays a big role as team manager.
3. Kid has been playing several years at same club usually 3 or more years.
4. Club could not find talent so they pick a random player at desperate times. (The lucky kid)
5. Club kids will invite friends from previous club they played on sorta as referral.
So how does one move up a level in club soccer and not be dissatisfied at the end of the season?
Over the last past 2 months during tryouts what I’ve noticed on 4 different soccer clubs is that kids are moving up levels for the following reasons:
1. Kid has an older sibling on same club.
2. Parent plays a big role as team manager.
3. Kid has been playing several years at same club usually 3 or more years.
4. Club could not find talent so they pick a random player at desperate times. (The lucky kid)
5. Club kids will invite friends from previous club they played on sorta as referral.
So how does one move up a level in club soccer and not be dissatisfied at the end of the season?