Always nice to see new interest but the largest challenge we had through 2020 was in our younger ages (2013-2017 U4-U8 as described in the article). Oddly enough our Junior Academy and older competitive programs (2014-2003) faired well through the pandemic dark period, and actually in a few cases grew last May.
Realistically for all of us there is a certain capacity we have to be mindful of based on logistics and prudent growth (providing value and offering a service to be proud of), so in the most case, I suspect based on historical growth rates in the competitive Coastal district player mass (<5%) , what we will likely see in May is the usual roundabout (circus) of aggressive marketing, recruiting and 20% player churn swapping jerseys (remainder staying where they are). But that's all cool and just hope every family finds a good program for their child based on their agenda (ours or elsewhere).
We'll be looking particularly at ways we can boost that upcoming U4-U8 (2018-2014) recreation count over the summer months and into fall 2021 as the skies start to look a little clearer. Of course not to say we would not welcome new members at any age and skill level, and expect to field a healthy portfolio of soccer options again across most levels, ages and gender.
