Anyone else getting fed up yet? Maybe its me but its not nearly as fun as it used to be traveling to play more bad games then good. Coaching isn't what it used to be with my older daughter, parents are different and we don't have the same friendly tight group, vibe is different, lots of loners, CR isn't as visible. I know my daughter is going to get the looks she needs if she wants to play in college but its just not the same. Things have changed for the worse
Here's my take, daughter is on a top team and we are very happy with the team, parents and coaching. What I have noticed is the gap between top team and 2nd/3rd is huge and in most age groups. Just look at some of the last few tourny results and that's pretty evident. To me it seems they are not able to retain the talent beyond the first team which was not the case a few years back. There's more choices now and new startups popping up every year. The landscape is changing for sure. Maybe YJ needs to go back to a true elite club with focus on two teams but I'm sure that's unlikely as long as there's enough kids to fill out rosters.
