Quote: It is unfortunate that these very talented 14 y.o. girls have had such a tough year.The best thing to do would be for MP to let go of their top U-14 girls and send them to the Bridge. There is too much pressure put on these girls to make decisions on there own that most adults would have trouble making.There are still 3-4 U-14 Girls on the MP team that will suffer this year with development and level of play, due to addition of 4-5 U-13 players. You are only as good as your competition no matter who you play for or who your coach is.
Please don't go there on this. There are just as many parents/players in MP who would say the Bridge players should move to MP. The Bridge team is a mixture as well of varying ages, so why shouldn't they be the ones to make the move.
There are arguments both ways, but don't disrespect the girls that are staying to play on the U13 and U14 MP teams in the spring.
I think there are alot of teams in this state that have kids playing up a year on teams. Besides, there is more to all of this than just what club you play for. For some of these girls, they also take into consideration the social aspect, the level of sportsmanship, and teammates that are respectful to one another.
