It's a tough call. You didn't mention age groups and that's an important consideration. A new year as 14s is tough for many as puberty kicks in. High school ages likely to stay at the same level unless finished last year in the bottom of the league.
Are you saying that yo teams didn't do any May/June/July tournaments?
Teams do a few summer tournaments so the coaches have time to assess their teams' strengths and vulnerabilities as well as get an early look at last year's competition. Then they have a better idea of where their teams should place for league play. There is a downside to this plan because some players might be unavailable for a tournament so guest players are brought on making it difficult to determine how well your team will do against those teams in league.
Consider looking for friendlies before the 5th.
You need these games not only for assessment but also so your parents see how the team looks in comparison. Long ago, OYSA had a U11 / U12 (2)-weekend league qualifier tournament called the CQTs and PQTs. (U11 teams would have to play in Fall 12 leagues. There wasn't a U11 Fall League.) The lowest teams were bumped out after the first weekend's results and became D3 teams. The remaining teams advanced to the next weekend and continued playing 20-minute games to determine which teams would play Classic D1 and D2, while the top 4 U11s were put into 12 Premier League. The top Premier teams (4? or 6? out of 12 teams) after Fall League earned slots for the following year. The lowest teams in D2-Premier (except 11s who played in the next year's CQT/PQT) were relegated down to the next league division. Sometimes I think it needs to be done this way again.
It's a tough call. You didn't mention age groups and that's an important consideration. A new year as 14s is tough for many as puberty kicks in. High school ages likely to stay at the same level unless finished last year in the bottom of the league.
Are you saying that yo teams didn't do any May/June/July tournaments?
Teams do a few summer tournaments so the coaches have time to assess their teams' strengths and vulnerabilities as well as get an early look at last year's competition. Then they have a better idea of where their teams should place for league play. There is a downside to this plan because some players might be unavailable for a tournament so guest players are brought on making it difficult to determine how well your team will do against those teams in league.
Consider looking for friendlies before the 5th.
You need these games not only for assessment but also so your parents see how the team looks in comparison. Long ago, OYSA had a U11 / U12 (2)-weekend league qualifier tournament called the CQTs and PQTs. (U11 teams would have to play in Fall 12 leagues. There wasn't a U11 Fall League.) The lowest teams were bumped out after the first weekend's results and became D3 teams. The remaining teams advanced to the next weekend and continued playing 20-minute games to determine which teams would play Classic D1 and D2, while the top 4 U11s were put into 12 Premier League. The top Premier teams (4? or 6? out of 12 teams) after Fall League earned slots for the following year. The lowest teams in D2-Premier (except 11s who played in the next year's CQT/PQT) were relegated down to the next league division. Sometimes I think it needs to be done this way again.
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