Can someone help shed some light on the 2019 teams? It's clearly the largest age group. What is to be expected as a member of the Fleming group? Will this team play in all of the lowest brackets?And does anyone know anything more about who Fleming is?
I think that you already answered the questions
You do realize for starters, your daughter is on the 6th and last team in that age group. No, they will not be treated like the first 2 or 3 teams. They are the 6th and last team in that age group and will be treated as such. Minimal practices with kids who are not very dedicated to the sport, no winter league or things like that. They will be in the worst brackets at the worst tournaments. You will be lucky if your daughter meets her teammates before the first tournament. As a 6th team player, write your check and do as you are told and don't ask any questions. Yes, you can still buy a sweatshirt and wear it around and tell people your daughter is on YJ.
Well there is a response from a arogant a hole. Piles of new kids try out for these YJ teams every year. Its hard to sort out the talent when its close, so most new players are put on the bottom teams and will have to work their way up. You will only see a very small number of new players end up on the top teams, if any at all. Point is, unless your daughter is one of the few elite players new to the club, she will have to join at a lower team and standout from there to move up teams. One point mentuoned is true, the lower teams get less attention. Good Luck
My experience through several kids has been that once you hit high school ages, there is little turnover and the majority of "new kids" that make the top team come from outside the club. Very few are promoted from the lower teams.
Unless you have a deal in place(as was seen this year with several age groups) you can potentially waste 2-3 years trying to move up to the top team even if you belong on it, this is why most kids won't move aftre a certain age - the odds are stacked against you between known entities (IE parents who spend money), F&F and legacy players that are already on the team
I have several kids playing lax both on top team and second team, so I offer perspective from both sides of the argument. All you see on this site is parents crying foul, my kid belongs on the top team or team above..... Is that because you see your daughter as an aggressive player that can dodge her way through defenders and score goal better than anyone else on her team? Most parents don't get what this game is about. The top teams are looking for contributors to team play, ball movement, player movement, redefends, defensive slides, mids getting back, seeting up plays, assisting, transition. It is much more than bulling in and taking a shot. Some of the worst players on a team score the most goals. Not saying "your" daughter doesn't belong on top team, but this board is full of crybabies.
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