When should a player look for a new club?

Sage words. I’m so glad you were able to climb down from your cloud of judgement for that little number. You must be so proud of your girl barely leveraging her sports background to get into a state school. Slug.
Sorry didn’t mean to upset your wife.
 
The DA is a grind. It does not matter how much you love soccer it's a grind. Families need to be realistic because I have seen many girls who are not happy and have lost a love of the game. It's not for everyone

I know several parents who say their kids that play DA are not happy, the four days a week are just too much. I know two that quit for that reason. Also, a lot of DA playing kids families are doing long drives to get the the clubs that offer DA. I know a couple others that say it’s expensive and they don’t like their kid traveling out of state without them, etc. It’s definately not for everyone. It may end up causing a lot of burnout and injuries. Time will tell.

I’m thankful my kid doesn’t want to try out for DA..she plays multiple sports and doesn’t want to give that up.
 
Sorry you don’t satisfy yours, hose
I know several parents who say their kids that play DA are not happy, the four days a week are just too much. I know two that quit for that reason. Also, a lot of DA playing kids families are doing long drives to get the the clubs that offer DA. I know a couple others that say it’s expensive and they don’t like their kid traveling out of state without them, etc. It’s definately not for everyone. It may end up causing a lot of burnout and injuries. Time will tell.

I’m thankful my kid doesn’t want to try out for DA..she plays multiple sports and doesn’t want to give that up.
The DA is not for every player or every parent. If your DD is a strong player already drawing interest from colleges, then she should play on a DA team. The overall level of competition is just better. I know there are a few ECNL teams that are strong, but most would lose to a DA team. Not to burst anyone’s bubble, but a coach on the U18 NT did tell players at there camp...that US Scouts will always pull from the DA. And if you want to get looked at for the NT he suggested they play on a DA team. I’m sure there are players called up in the youngers that come from ECNL (SC Blues Baker). But Bakers is the exception to the rule. His ECNL team is really the Blues DA team...stacked from top to bottom.
 
No I think it's more than that. It's learning to balance their goals and aspirations with what he club can offer and what the realistic expectations of development and end game is for your family.
Having fun isn't a reason to play DA.
Very true! Some are still having the time of their life. #hungergames
 
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usually is the parents aspirations. my kid trains 4x a week (not da or flight 1) due to goalkeeping & skills training. it is a grind at times but my kid LOVES to train - most of the time. Some kids on our teams play club, fustal, sunday league and whatever else they can play. Some kids often go missing and when asked "Why?" its usually "i just wanted to play video games for a day. never get to". Some of the kids saying it are playing high level. They get mentally burnt out. Sometimes putting a ball down for a few weeks helps. I dont know many kids who want to train 5x a week, play all weekend for 44-52 weeks a year. just a different type of personality to enjoy that type of grind. i enjoy my kid improving himself but not at the expense of his or my misery.
JAF, what do you disagree with here?
 
Full sponsorship (no fees) including travel
Transportation to/from Practice (Buses)
Affiliation with a profession team
Multiple full kits and practice uniforms from above professional team including matching boots (cleats)
"Top" coaches, trainers, strength and conditioning, etc
Training at a newer turf field with lights
International tournament play
Game tickets and player appearances and training with.

Yes this is real no joke and was offered at U9 of course they ran out of $ after the first season, the buses never materialized, and had to play in a league that no longer exists (LA Futbol League) since the pro Affiliation what not accepted at the time. Times have changed a bunch since these days but somethings haven't.

When you players has a desire to play at a higher level than your current club can offer (Might only have lower level teams or not in your players age group, or not in certain leagues, tourneys, whatever )
Better coaching. Sometimes coaches move on, get promoted, move out of state, get married, etc and the replacement might not be at or close to the same level.
Coaching is the biggest determining factor . What's their history, licenses, What have they done with their past teams? These are questions to to ask, don't fall for the "come play for us because we are the biggest & best club", the coach needs to answer how they are going to make the players better. Ask the coach and other parents multiple questions.

Opportunities for advancement, and to be seen? what's the track record of the coaches and club in this age, history of college placement for example if that's what your player is aiming for.
Transportation, travel, and amount of time devoted to "soccer" can be a factor also. School work priority, multiple sport playing, travel, etc can be good reasons to make a change.
 
a player should look for a new club/team when their not being challenged anymore.
a player and parent looks for a new team when the club or coach doesnt try to advance their existing team.
 
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