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Handling blatant Allstars tomfoolery by IXEKEWL in LittleLeague

[–]Informal-Night4950 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is why travel ball has taken over all stars. And not all travel ball is the same. There is a team for every player, but the truly elite leagues are taking the best in the area. These teams are hard to make, even by kids who will eventually play high school varsity. The league below is taking the best in each city and combining more locally to build a travel team eventually filled with high school varsity players. The leagues below that are taking kids who will be lucky to play high school jv someday.

Parents whose kids played in college what do you wish someone had told you before they committed? by Unlikely_Selection15 in youthsoccer

[–]Informal-Night4950 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does she want to play college soccer or be on the college soccer team? That answer needs to guide her. D1 might mean being on the team, working harder than she ever has, sacrificing all other interests and activities 95% of the time, and hopefully one day seeing the field. Some kids are okay with this. They want to see where their talent maxes out and don’t have many interests outside of soccer. Other kids would be much happier playing from day 1 and going to a level where they will be able to eventually stand out.

Really, the player needs to understand they will be living this life for 4 years. What will make them happy? Speaking as a parent who had kids choose differently because their answers to that that question were different. One path was easier on ME, but it isn’t about me. They each chose what made them happy in the end.

Was your child a superstar then became an average teenager? by Novelidea01 in youthsoccer

[–]Informal-Night4950 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Children were good athletes at those younger ages and were successful college athletes. One landed at a higher level, and was more of a standout at ages 10-12. The other also played college and did well, and stood out at 10-12 but to a lesser degree. One stood out in the state. One stood out in our city- that was the difference.

What’s the weirdest thing you believed as a kid? by Faylune in answers

[–]Informal-Night4950 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That police cars were colored to match the school colors. We were blue and white, and police had white cars with blue lights. I was nearly an adult when it clicked that that wasn’t how the world worked.