Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
4 '31 teams competed. Lower level competition though I believe.
Is it better to be on a winning lower level team or a losing yet competing upper level team? I know you’ll take coaching, fit, and fun into consideration but if you’re not winning games or tourneys, what toll does that take on a 10 year old? Do you switch to a lower level team just to win?

I think there's a balance. A team constantly getting shutout every game is probably counter productive to growth. All things equal i'd take a losing(but competing) team in a more competitive bracket as long as my kid is getting playing time. Winning is one if the last things I care about as a parent personally.



FWIW - I completely agree...but also think it depends on the training. If the training is good, I personally would prefer to be on a team that's competing at a higher level even if my kid wasn't playing a lot and/or the team was losing competitive games. I think you need to play better teams to get better, even if you're losing + you get better playing with better kids.