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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    they would push their own mother's into a pool of sharks if the new talent is better than what they currently have.
    CFC is constantly adding quality to their rosters (as they should).

    If your kid is in the bottom third of the roster, then they are vulnerable to new players coming in and pushing your kid out. Also, playing time becomes more scarce as the kids grow older. Generally, playing time is pretty well distributed at u11 and 12, but at u13 things begin to change. The playing time stress is exacerbated by the fact that at the older ages CFCU tends to carry big rosters.

    At the end of the day, is CFCU worth the money and time commitment?

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      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      CFC is constantly adding quality to their rosters (as they should).

      If your kid is in the bottom third of the roster, then they are vulnerable to new players coming in and pushing your kid out. Also, playing time becomes more scarce as the kids grow older. Generally, playing time is pretty well distributed at u11 and 12, but at u13 things begin to change. The playing time stress is exacerbated by the fact that at the older ages CFCU tends to carry big rosters.

      At the end of the day, is CFCU worth the money and time commitment?
      we pushed into premier at U14, and he wasn't ready and the entire experience was a shyteshow. Club is happy to cash those checks, but the kid completely lost interest in soccer. The kinder thing would have been to cut him. What I'm saying is be very very careful with these clubs.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        CFC is constantly adding quality to their rosters (as they should).

        If your kid is in the bottom third of the roster, then they are vulnerable to new players coming in and pushing your kid out. Also, playing time becomes more scarce as the kids grow older. Generally, playing time is pretty well distributed at u11 and 12, but at u13 things begin to change. The playing time stress is exacerbated by the fact that at the older ages CFCU tends to carry big rosters.

        At the end of the day, is CFCU worth the money and time commitment?
        This is a very new phenomenon for CFCU, spurred on by FSA's entry into ECNL and the fear of being surpassed by a local foe. Guess what, it is working way better than their old model of appointing a team at U13 and riding it forever, win, lose, or draw. FSA needs to do some soul searching and adopt this model as well.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          we pushed into premier at U14, and he wasn't ready and the entire experience was a shyteshow. Club is happy to cash those checks, but the kid completely lost interest in soccer. The kinder thing would have been to cut him. What I'm saying is be very very careful with these clubs.
          Maybe he was never really interested and he only did it because he wanted to please you. Then again, you can just blame soccer clubs for your parental failures

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Maybe he was never really interested and he only did it because he wanted to please you. Then again, you can just blame soccer clubs for your parental failures
            he drove the bus on wanting to go premier, not us. But don't let that stop your babble. Got anything else to say?

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Maybe he was never really interested and he only did it because he wanted to please you. Then again, you can just blame soccer clubs for your parental failures
              Sure. A club shares no blame taking a kid who shouldn't have been there. You must be with club management.

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                First child is moving into the "love it or leave it" portion of travel soccer. To be honest, we love it. Good teammates, good coach, nice organization. I am wondering if offspring can wait until the big cattle call for the ECNL/NPL, or do we need to get the child into the system prior to the great culling.
                My kid waited a little two long. She'd try out and the coaches said she's as good as the current team members but not good enough to bump players. Get in early and become a team manager at CFC and your kid is set through graduation.

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                  #23
                  Just finished this process with our daughter (freshman in college)...some good questions posed on this thread, namely -

                  Value? You have to decide if you are shooting for the full-ride monetary pay-off or the easy admission to a top college. The former is very rare; exactly one of my daughters teammates on ECNL got a full-ride athletic scholarship. Many got partials and financial enticements and merit $ of some kind, but nothing resembling the $ they paid for ECNL fees and travel. Easy admission is the real value to shoot for. These easy admissions aren’t available at top college soccer programs (UNC, UCLA, WVU etc), but if you want your kid to have a leg up at top academic programs, being recruited by their less than name brand soccer program is very good way to stand out.

                  What age? Do NOT wait until u14. Unless your kid is already being sent to national team pools your odds are slim. Both ECNL clubs have a vested financial interest in proving that their uLittle programs are a stable pathway to the ECNL teams - so they will always give the benefit of the doubt to the kid that’s been in the program over an outisder when skill level is equal. U12 or u13 is a good time to make the jump.

                  Good luck.

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    For arguments sake, let's say we maximize kids potential outside of system with travel and supplemental workouts. Does the door close at the big three clubs before the "pre-college" teams picked?
                    Pre-college teams keep getting moved younger and younger, unfortunately. If you're not in by U14 it's extremely difficult. But your kid has to want it, not you, and she should want it because she wants to be a better player. It's a big time and $ commitment, especially when you're looking at multiple years. Try to get her to some practices during the winter months and see where she fits in and if she likes it. If she's struggling to keep up don't go any further. It's a lot of money to spend for her to ride the bench

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                      #25
                      Unless your kid is head and shoulders above the peers so as to stand out at a U14 cattle call, I would jump sooner. No later than U 13. My 2 cents is that it would be best to get into one of the branches that actually sends kids to United. CFC Valley and CFC Sportsworld arent going to get you on the CFC United radar. FSA at U14 would be a reasonable alternate plan although i think FSA is the lesser of the 2 ECNL options at the moment.

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                        #26
                        I would consider NPL to be a "pre-college" team, no? Maybe not D1, but like minded players who want to play past high-school.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          I would consider NPL to be a "pre-college" team, no? Maybe not D1, but like minded players who want to play past high-school.
                          Yes. If your kid doesn't want to play at some level in college, don't waste your time and money on NPL and above.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            I would consider NPL to be a "pre-college" team, no? Maybe not D1, but like minded players who want to play past high-school.
                            NPL is quickly becoming a distant #3 player in recruiting behind ECNL and DA.

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Yes. If your kid doesn't want to play at some level in college, don't waste your time and money on NPL and above.
                              Even if they want to play, the step forward into the Fringe environment should be carefully considered. It is not for the $quemish. Many modern parents are ignorant and ill equipped to navigate the waters . For many, the fuel for their journey is from their tank of parental anxiety.

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                First child is moving into the "love it or leave it" portion of travel soccer. To be honest, we love it. Good teammates, good coach, nice organization. I am wondering if offspring can wait until the big cattle call for the ECNL/NPL, or do we need to get the child into the system prior to the great culling.
                                Thoughts

                                - what does your D want? Does she want to dedicate the time and energy to improving? Does she understand what a big commitment it is? Does she want to play in college or just make the HS team?

                                - you're making big assumptions that she has the skill to not only make a good premier team but a pre-ecnl or even npl team. Get her to some practices. Travel studs can quickly become bench warmers. That's the last thing you want.

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