Daughter plays for a flight 1 team but the drive has been to hard for us and we are looking to transfer to a team that is closer to home. How difficult is it to switch teams?
What does cup tied mean? Arnt you free to walk after the roster freeze is over?https://www.calsouth.com/en/release-transfer/
Cal South release and transfer process
If he wants to play state/national cup he needs to make sure that he isn’t cup tied.
Q. When is a player officially tied to a team for purposes of participating in Cup Competition?What does cup tied mean? Arnt you free to walk after the roster freeze is over?
Yes, but if you are still on the old team roster (ie haven't registered for the new season and transferred to team yet), the old team can put you on their state cup roster (most automatically put their whole roster) and kid is screwed if after tie date. Generally players aren't transferred off old team until transferred onto new team.What does cup tied mean? Arnt you free to walk after the roster freeze is over?
I have seen it happen successfully a few times. Find a new team prior to requesting it. If there is a legit hardship and not just looking for greener grass most doc’s will release you albeit without a refund.Daughter plays for a flight 1 team but the drive has been to hard for us and we are looking to transfer to a team that is closer to home. How difficult is it to switch teams?
This is spot on. She can go find a new team literally seven weeks from now. Just email the potential new team's coach and ask to join a training session or two after the fall league is over (don't go to those big club-wide tryouts). If she is not particular about playing in the State Cup, she can practice with the new team as early as November. Unless you are driving your kid to play for Pep Guadiola, life is too short to be spending unhappily on the freeways of Southern California.Unless your player has a clear landing spot on a team that she wants to play with for the long term, it is probably not worth the effort to transfer this fall. Once league ends in November, she will have all winter to find a team that is closer to home. This will be much less stressful, which is important because you don’t want to exchange the time that she would have spent commuting and playing for time spent waiting and worrying. If the commuting is affecting her studies, just don’t do it unless it fits in her (and your family’s) schedule - reasonable coaches understand this provided that there is clear communication. Good luck!
If upset, they can drag out the process to show their disdain.You would really need to hold a grudge not to release a player (kid) as a doc.
If they don't want to be part of the club, let them walk.