I agree with one thing - if you are in 7th or 8th grade... Why wouldn't a player want to play on his middle school team?? ...its everyday after school running around playing lax w friends... its only the PAL and Club teams schedules that often conflict...
...a choice that makes playing PAL after 6th grade has become a TOTAL waste of time for any experienced, athletic player... YOUR point is lost when you start generalizing and handing out badges of loyalty for playing home town PAL
Did it occur to you that the 7th or 8th grade player who decides to try out for a highly competitive club team without the comfort of his buddy's around , may be considered courageous?? maybe even start learning those "man" lessons that you like so much;)
Always want him to play with friends but we are getting to an age where players can be shooting the ball 70-80mph. Goalies take a lot of abuse and the concern is injury. Your friends are your friends regardless if you play a sport together.if the players on the team can't make the club team he's on them what. This has been the case the last two years. I don't get you reference to being loyal to your PAL team. What's the issue? We are being loyal to his teammates and friends. There are no other goalies in his grade. Where would the team be then? Middle school and PAL.
