Originally Posted by Anonymous
I applaude the candor, wisdom and perspective of the last few posters. doesn't seem like the complaint dept. More like the sage advice dept. My son just got dropped by his 2019 A team...he is broken hearted, needed to cheer him up and reminded him that this is a journey, all sports are a journey, you take it together. I reminded him of how much he has improved through the last few years with that club, the friendships he has made, the memories...not wasted time, good times, yes, as you said, even in traffic on the jersey turnpike and cheap motels in Maryland, we did it together and are closer for it, hope he does the same for his kid...he'll pick himself up today and head out another teams tryout and we will start the process again with new kids, families and coaches...wouldn't want it any other way...


I have been there with one of my sons and it is heart breaking but he came out a better person for all he got out of it and persevering and finding a new "home" team. He's in the recruiting process now and had learned so much from all the coaches over the years and doubled his friendships between the two teams.

It wasn't easy at first but it was good in the end. I hope your son feels better soon and I wish him luck. Parenting is not always easy and our hearts often feel their pain more deeply than they even do.