As a parent I know where this is happening with older kids and two things here. This benefits the kids who want to come back and dont need to try out, but this can hurt the team as a whole (Im not talking about rec soccer here, Im talking about a team that invest $thousands per year to play). I cant agree with the player/players not performing all year and now is handed the spot back to them without feeling like they need to try. I brought my kid up different. We work for what we deserve and nothing more. If the coach can honestly say as a coach all # of players played to their potential and deserve to come back then ok but in this case, I see a club just filling in spots with $$$$. signed: seen it before, nothing new in the lowcountry!