Depends on what part of Minneapolis you are going to be in and how much travel you want. As others have suggested MTA, Salvo, and TFE are the top...
My u-12 has been using the G-Form Pro-S shin guards for about a year and loves them. Says he can't even tell he has shin guards on. They are...
Off Topic: but My son was one of those MN kids getting destroyed, I hope you didn't get the one game where the MU goalie kept distributing the...
I am not a ref, nor a coach- just a parent of a U12, and believe me have seen my share of (I won't say bad), disinterested officiating... and...
I agree that time is not so much the issue. I look at the time for travel to and from games/practice as an opportunity to have a conversation...
Are the kids always playing the same position? If so that would be a concern for me, at U10 I would still like to see movement of players from...
Curious how coaches on board would handle this situation. U11 A team Boys- Winter indoor league starts on Saturday- Practice scheduled for 6pm...
This is likely true in many areas, but in this case that is not true- And yes talking U10-U12 here. This is a new DA- still in its first yearThe...
Regarding the article- Couple of caveats- While I think the gist of the article is not wrong, a 2 hour tryout is not the best way to form or...
Interesting read- The revolution will not hold tryouts https://www.poweredbyjoy.org/single-post/2018/02/13/The-revolution-will-not-hold-tryouts
This confuses me, isn't training just that, training, regardless of the sport being played. Around here many kids play soccer in the fall,...
Not true at all- - Season runs basically end of April to beginning to around July 17 here in MN- so any kids born Q1 will play season at age 11-...
The biggest issue I had with the change is, here in MN tryouts are typically held in July, for the following year. So my Sept. bday child at U11...
My advice as a parent of a now U11 child, very athletic, also playing for a top team in a competitive MN club. At U9 try to take advantage of...
We just had our team meeting for next season. My son plays on a top U10 for our club, club is working on getting us into US club league for...
My son right now falls squarely in option 2- Is a U10, and plays on the top level team for his club. The club did offer goalie tryouts for the...
Here is my issue with the Birth Year change- My son who has a September birthday is currently 8- tryouts are this week for next spring. He has...