Howie, is it at all possible that clubs post the names with absolutely no ulterior motive other than for the person trying out to see if they "made" a particular team or not?
There is another thread discussing the pros and cons of using names vs numbers on a club's website. I can see both sides, but personally, have no preference. Maybe CUFC listed numbers because at some point in the past, some parent decided they didn't want their child's name on the internet.
And, just because a parent calls and says their child will be on a club's team, doesn't mean they will be on that team. Money is where rubber hits the road. When you write that check, a club knows (for the most part) that you really do plan to be on that team. Until that point in time, it's all speculation.
