Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
The 2019 team was outstanding. Beat LE, Edge, LB3, 3D, Sweetlax, etc. the few times they played over the last few years; split several close games with Prime Time and Laxachusetts, which were outstanding at 2019. Never lost to Patriot, Riot, or any other NJ team, ever. Won 2 or 3 tournaments each year. The team had very little turnover and they got better each year with outstanding coaching.
The younger teams aren't as strong and parents are more apt to chase the shiny object now and move from team to team seeking 7th grade immortality rather than have some patience. More turnover is rarely a good thing, because there are fewer and fewer good kids each year.


Who are you talking about? Club teams are different from year to year. Coaches, how the club treats the team. Sounds like your son happened to be on a "special" team from whatever club you are talking about.

I have two sons, one happens to be on a "special" team from the club we play for. The older boys team takes kids just to fill the team, fired the head coach without a replacement. I see it first hand how the teams are treated, are you saying I should have patience and keep paying for a team the club could care less about?


I thought I was responding to the Steps question; sorry for the confusion. Yes, the 2019 club was a special group and were coached very well and consistently, with the same coach for 4 years ( who happens to coach Delbarton). All of their success came while rigidly splitting time 50/50 with a 24-man lineup. I love to watch my kids and they're very good, but to be honest when a team has literally no dropoff at any position, it's fun watching when they're sitting for a quarter.

The 2019 team maybe had two spots turn over each year, and after a number of years together they could really play the game. I have a younger son whose team is close to 30-40% a year, and if those new kids aren't absolute studs it will take a while for the team to get as good as it was the year before.

It sounds like your older son is unfortunately getting the all-too-common money grab treatment, and no one could blame you for pulling him if the club is not invested in getting him better. One of the only upsides to there being so many clubs now is that there are a lot of clubs now if you're not happy...