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Post by buck44 on Jun 7, 2022 18:02:16 GMT -5
It’s been my experience that some parents give up too quickly and chase the dream by moving their kids to other clubs too soon. Now….there’s no doubt that once pigeon holed, it’s pretty difficult but not impossible to move up. Honestly assess your kid’s talent, ability and desire to move up. better yet have someone else do it before you pull the trigger!!!!! I think some kids that left may have been better off staying put & embracing the grind up. My kid moved up multiple levels to ecnl within a club notorious for NOT promoting kids. But he put in a ton of hard work…..both on & off the pitch…..and soon, he could not be denied.
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Post by randomparent on Jun 7, 2022 18:55:25 GMT -5
It’s been my experience that some parents give up too quickly and chase the dream by moving their kids to other clubs too soon. Now….there’s no doubt that once pigeon holed, it’s pretty difficult but not impossible to move up. Honestly assess your kid’s talent, ability and desire to move up. better yet have someone else do it before you pull the trigger!!!!! I think some kids that left may have been better off staying put & embracing the grind up. My kid moved up multiple levels to ecnl within a club notorious for NOT promoting kids. But he put in a ton of hard work…..both on & off the pitch…..and soon, he could not be denied. Apply the same concept as an adult to work. Plenty of adults stay at jobs to long hoping to get a promotion, and many jump to quickly. Both sides could find examples of where it works or doesnt. Whether you decide to stay or leave, just make sure your kid enjoys what they are doing and they understand the level of effort required to get to a certain level.
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Post by oraclesfriend on Jun 7, 2022 19:40:33 GMT -5
It’s been my experience that some parents give up too quickly and chase the dream by moving their kids to other clubs too soon. Now….there’s no doubt that once pigeon holed, it’s pretty difficult but not impossible to move up. Honestly assess your kid’s talent, ability and desire to move up. better yet have someone else do it before you pull the trigger!!!!! I think some kids that left may have been better off staying put & embracing the grind up. My kid moved up multiple levels to ecnl within a club notorious for NOT promoting kids. But he put in a ton of hard work…..both on & off the pitch…..and soon, he could not be denied. Sometimes staying is right and sometimes it is not. Sometimes the player might not be a good fit for a coach 's style of play. Even in the pros we see players thrive in one system and struggle in another. How many years is staying the right move? Two? Three? I think everyone has to choose what works for them.
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Post by soccerparentx on Jun 8, 2022 9:22:02 GMT -5
That is not entirely accurate and is not limited to Concorde. The key is to find good coaches that care about developing players. Dunwoody Soccer Dad's situation is entirely different than what you described. His daughter joined at U10 and they did not have enough players to make a team. Instead of telling the girls there was no spot for them, they formed a team with 7-8 players. The team constantly needed players to be able to play a game and constantly had players rotating in to play with them. The coach was not very good. It is very easy to get pigeonholed at any club. Once you are on the first team, someone has to be clearly better than you to move you down. Likewise, if you are on the 2nd or 3rd team, you have to be clearly better to move up. Oftentimes, the easiest way to move up is to move clubs so that you get a fresh look. However, every club asks on your registration paperwork what team you were on before so it is not an entirely fresh start. Coaches are still aware of the level that you played previously. At the younger ages, they look past it more than at the upper ages. There are some coaches at Concorde, as there are anywhere, that will not look to lower teams to fill spots. There are other coaches that listen to the coaches below and will elevate players that deserve to be elevated. From my son's U8 3rd team at Concorde, over half played ECNL. From my son's U10 team 3rd team, one third are playing ECNL. Those kids worked their butts off to move up but they moved up. Correct - that's what happened and wish I'd made a different choice in retrospect, however, I learned a lot through that experience and we made a lot of good friends there. Silver lining in everything. It's good to see that the story at CF is not an uncommon situation. Playing for CF or any other big club for that matter teaches your kid about what it's like to work at a big corporation. - You can be talented, but it's who you know that will get you over the top.
- Meritocracies can be BS sometimes.
- Volunteering to do extra work that you shouldn't do (Team Manager) can get you a seat at the table.
- There is no loyalty- especially during a leadership change...
I can go on...
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