Not sure if you’ve ever heard about something called coaching? Just moved my kid from Elite to AAA for the coach. I don’t care if you fly 10 kids (15 years old) .in to win games. I want my son to developable actually play. And I learned….. the coaching is #1. My son will develop more in AAA than playing Elite and fighting the team politics. So re-evaluate your coaching staff.
I think you made a good decision. I made a similar one with one of my sons a few years ago. Moved him down so he would be developed and actually play. It was the best decision we made. He got better, started in high school, and played in college. You can’t get better riding the bench.
Good for him. My son jumped from AAA to Elite years ago and it has been the best thing for him. Better teammates, better coaching and no struggle to fill a roster out for game days. There is no one formula. Lots of different directions for the kids to go.
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Obviously at this age there are no more parent coached teams. What makes for a good 8th grade coach coming in from outside.
Guess you havent seen Hawks
I thought that the Hawks model is to have a paid head coach and parent assistants, known as "daddy ball lite." Is the 2026 Hawks head coach a team parent too? I honestly don't know, but I am sure one of the Hawks parents on this Board can confirm one way or the other.
With that one possible exception, you will not see elite teams with parent coaches. It is more common at AAA and AA. But generally, the stronger the team, the less likely you are to see parent coaches.
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