The Girls 2007 Thread

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For the ones who get cut, enjoy regional.

You’re a terrible person.

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For the ones who get cut, enjoy regional.

You’re the absolute worst

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For the ones who get cut, enjoy regional.

Isn’t that exactly what Stars wants?

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Isn’t that exactly what Stars wants?

Lot of strong older regional teams

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No way Stars Blue Dad lets his daughter go to Regional. Wonder where these cut players will go

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No way Stars Blue Dad lets his daughter go to Regional. Wonder where these cut players will go

Some will get offered spots on White.

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I really can't see any girls from Stars Blue accepting an offer to play Regional

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I really can't see any girls from Stars Blue accepting an offer to play Regional

NEFC practices will be busy this week.

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NEFC practices will be busy this week.

I bet NEFC, SSS and maybe Scorps have at least a roster spot or two open.

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NEFC practices will be busy this week.

For some of the girls, winding up teamless or with an offer for a team they aren’t interested in as they head into HS, could mean a decision not to play club soccer. This is more common than you think.

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For some of the girls, winding up teamless or with an offer for a team they aren’t interested in as they head into HS, could mean a decision not to play club soccer. This is more common than you think.

Yes, and that’s the normal order of things. Not everyone starts at U6 and plays right through HS and college. My kids’ HS is a perennial state title contender in field hockey, and the coach would be careful to delay her final tryouts and roster decisions until the soccer team made its cuts. More than a few field hockey studs were soccer players right up to 9th grade.

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I really can't see any girls from Stars Blue accepting an offer to play Regional

More likely the parents won’t accept offers for regional.

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I really can't see any girls from Stars Blue accepting an offer to play Regional

Welcome to the start of competitive soccer. Time to try something new for unsuccessful teams and clubs and sh|tcan the proverbial deadwood that they have carried for years. Besides parents that have been granted the proverbial pass to play with friends for last few years, no one cares either. Every kid was given the time to get this game and hone their skills and fitness ….. you never thought it would matter but it is now starting too and only gets a little harder each year. My advice is to understand that it is not personal and time to help your kid take stock of their game relative to their peers. If they are average then they need to work harder and fix their deficits. If it’s not worth it anymore then whatever. This is the wake up call for many. Some kids will dig their heels in and work harder to show people. Some will stop playing. And the masses will accept new spots on perceived lower teams (where most will remain because they go with the flow ….. some will love the new spotlight a new team can bring and become A players and leaders in their new roles). In any case, don’t blame anyone, just help your kid wade through what type of player they want to be and help them to get there if they need a push. The best thing that ever happens to every top player in the world is being told “no”. This is a pivot point for your kid. How will you and they respond and handle it.

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I bet NEFC, SSS and maybe Scorps have at least a roster spot or two open.

First two, most definitely. Third one, unlikely.

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Welcome to the start of competitive soccer. Time to try something new for unsuccessful teams and clubs and sh|tcan the proverbial deadwood that they have carried for years. Besides parents that have been granted the proverbial pass to play with friends for last few years, no one cares either. Every kid was given the time to get this game and hone their skills and fitness ….. you never thought it would matter but it is now starting too and only gets a little harder each year. My advice is to understand that it is not personal and time to help your kid take stock of their game relative to their peers. If they are average then they need to work harder and fix their deficits. If it’s not worth it anymore then whatever. This is the wake up call for many. Some kids will dig their heels in and work harder to show people. Some will stop playing. And the masses will accept new spots on perceived lower teams (where most will remain because they go with the flow ….. some will love the new spotlight a new team can bring and become A players and leaders in their new roles). In any case, don’t blame anyone, just help your kid wade through what type of player they want to be and help them to get there if they need a push. The best thing that ever happens to every top player in the world is being told “no”. This is a pivot point for your kid. How will you and they respond and handle it.

PS - this is not the end of the world ulittle parents. Just the start of a new and different chapter that can be very beneficial to your kids development.