She would be on the bottom end, as this team is a step up for her - though improvement is definitely showing already. Only team at the age level for this club and the club checks all the other boxes for convenience, training and it being a challenge. Other local teams at her age don't seem to be a great fit.
Will probably keep trying to gauge the temperature of things for a bit and then have a conversation with the coach about where we stand.
sounds like the new club is a small one.
don't let you or your dd fall in love with this team, which sounds like it. how big will the roster be? 16? 18? 22?
coaches don't replace players at the 16-18 with other kids near 16-18, unless they are a project that might grow. anything over 18, your
kid will be just a practice player to help pay for the trips. explore the other clubs and keep your options open.
just like at work at a big company, coaches will do the life boat exercise for players. do the same for your team and your player.
bottom end means little minutes. know where your dd fits. practice with better girls and speed of play is great, but without being
able to implement the practice into games will not be fun. need a careful balance of both.
understand the coach's philosophy of soccer and coaching. one coach believed that everyone should get to play to implement
what they practiced, so he limited the roster to 15 and he kept his promise of 15. development coach.
another coach promised 16, then increased to 18 and added 4 more practice players that might fill in if kids got hurt or vacay.
he believed the best players get all the minutes, the subs some minutes, and bottom end, little or no minutes.
up or out model for big clubs for winning.
if your dd is at the bottom end and can handle getting little or no minutes, but practicing 3x times
a week, traveling to tourneys, etc and somehow think she will get better and still love the game without quitting
in tears and frustrations, then go ahead by all means. or, you can find a good middle ground where she
will develop and still be challenged and still love the game. at this age it is all about instilling the love of the game,
not trophies or hardware. good luck.