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SoccerXXX wrote:Middie 07 wrote:
Unless you plan to plan to beat the top 6 teams in Classic I in U-12 when you play them twice, finishing 11-15 is a better long-term position than 8-10. Unless you gain a talent infusion or players develop more rapidly than the big clubs in year one, you will most certainly be relegated and start U-13 in Div II (after getting regularly stomped). 11-15 gives you a second year to develop, win Div II and begin U-13 in Div I. I agree that 3 of those 4 teams mentioned will finish in the 11-15 grouping in U-11. The most successful of those will continue to play many tournaments & gain experience, success & wins against teams 1-10.
You have peeked my curiosity. Which one of the 4 are you thinking will not be in the 11 - 15 range?
Those 3 teams are fairly level now so its difficult to predict which one may not improve as much as the others, but the odds are that one will fall behind the others. Gallagher & Lopez are successful with other classic teams (5 classic teams now between them, while the other coaches have none) and may have a better idea on how to coach to the next level. So, Odyssey & Strikers may have a leg up on the group. Good coaching & experience counts for something at this level.
