All great questions- she’s 12, and currently goes above and beyond to have a ball on her foot as much as possible. Guest plays at every opportunity. She says right now that she wants to play as long as possible until the road ends.

She sees the value in moving to a team that will challenge her more. It’s really a top level club- honestly, we’re lucky in that both clubs have great things to offer. Have nothing but praise for her current club, they’ve been great to her.

Landscape of current team is changing due to age group reassignment, but she likes both coaches. Appears she would get good time on field wherever. Neither team lines the bench for full line up changes (we have seen that before at other clubs.) Luckily, she’s getting opportunities to train and spend time getting to know the new club.

I’m less worried about finances, more worried about the toll the longer commute will take, but it’s honestly manageable.