It is always possible to switch teams in between tryouts. Just call the clubs you are interested in and tell them you would like your son to join in on some practice sessions. It will allow the coaches to give your kid a tryout while allowing your family to see if the club is a good fit.

Go to as many clubs as you can within driving distance.

Yes you can change clubs. Good on you for recognizing the problem and looking for a solution now, rather than a year down the road when your kid doesn't want to play anymore. Email coaches and clubs you can get to geographically, they will be honest if they have room. May need to be flexible and play up a year on the C team etc. Your current club may be willing to drop kiddo to B team or play them up a year, or they could be hostile and blackball your player forever. Depends on the club culture.

If you are in RCL you technically can not practice with another RCL club without first getting a release. Lots of rules to help prevent coaches from trying to recruit and poach youth players.

If the club you are currently in tries to tell you they wont release your player contact Washington Youth Soccer directly, and explain the situation they will help you get a release.

If you switch leagues from RCL to WPL (formerly PSPL) you will not have to worry about release.

If it is just a coach issue and not a club issue - can you ask about moving to another team in the same club? Either move to the B team at same age or play a year up on a lower level team?

Which club?

Not a bad idea, just keep in mind the current coach would obviously be upset and depending on his status on the team, it could negatively effect the player for years.

Leaving the club entirely may be a "safer" bet. This is what most families do in this type of situation.

Yes, if things are already bad, don't stick around. There's a financial loss but a greater loss is a wasted year in terms of development, fun etc. The wrong coach can damage a kid. You can definitely move

This is great advice that I wish I had been given a few years ago. I wasted a full year hoping it would get better or the coach would retire or get moved down to lower level players. I was afraid that my kid wouldn't have been able to move mid season because of the contract. I've seen several kids change clubs mid season.

Don't waste a year under a bad coach.

This is also great advice. A coach that doesn't like your kid for whatever reason can ruin the game for your kid. A coach that likes your kid but doesn't give them play time can ruin the game for your kid as well. Then sometimes there are just terrible human beings coaching and you need to run. Life is to short to have an adult ruin the game for your kid. Oh and also sometimes it is just your perception and you are the bad parent with a bad expectation. Do a gut check there, but I am assuming you are a decent parent

Your options are. If money is a huge concern for you then your stuck at the club. Try to be nice and request a different team. Just know that big clubs have full rosters and it may not be easy for the club to just add you to a year up roster....or even same year level down. Start with the coach and make him feel included. Ask his/her opinion of your kid and if the coach sees your kid as a fit. If you get no where, ask one of the club leaders. If your coach is a club leader you are double stuck. Rec is an cheap. Indoor soccer is relatively cheap. find a house team until tryouts next year.

If dollars are of no concern then you have better options. As mentioned before another WYS club cannot take a look at you unless your current club approves. Of course clubs do break this rule...cough....cough....Pac...... If the club won't release you to practice and then release your player card then you have to go to a non WYS club for the year. There are plenty of PSPL clubs that are great places to play and would love to have new kids. I have seen fellow WYS parents request for approval a few times and it works with persistence ,,,but it is frustrating depending on the club.

If you move, then vet the coach as much as you can and try to determine what playing time looks like for your kid if possible. Try to determine if play style is 60% a fit. Meaning if your kid is a big booter then find a bootball team. If you kid is technical but not aggressive find a passing team etc.....If they don't get play time on the new team then it was all for nothing. (I know I am going to get flamed by someone saying never play bootball and soccer education matters, but seriously most kids in the US just play their comfort zone, want to be happy and don't want to learn anything new after a few years playing at these clubs)

Agree with conversation, understanding that the DOC is person to effect change. Including the current coach can be helpful to avoid poisoning the well, just need to structure the conversation in as positive a manner as you can when explaining why this isn't working. If you have insight into other coaches in the club which are realistically within reach, you can couch the conversation in terms of those attributes (not people) that seem to better fit your child.

There is a club called Eagleclaw that actively advertises for just this situation, but I think it may be limited to players that are looking to move from the WYS/USYS to the US Club/PSPL side. They actually give you credit for what you paid the current club. It might not be the right training location but perhaps worth checking out if only not to double pay. https://www.eagleclawfc.org/wys-transfer-program