Remember, a child's level of ability, passion and commitment often changes every season. The path you were investing in back at U13 might not be the path you want to invest in at U17. Doesn't mean that the parent, player or club did anything "wrong" along the way.
I totally agree. These are after all still kids and they should experience and try new things especially now when they are young and have the chance. How many adults change careers at some point in their lives? How many adults pick up new hobbies in their lives? So why do some people on this forum not get it. Just because a kid decides a particular level,team or soccer at all is not for them does that mean the kid, parent or club has been a failure or somethihg was "wrong"?
I personally know of one young lady that played soccer from a very early age. She decided her Junior year of high school she wanted to get involved with several other things and soccer was no longer as important. Her coaches and teammates were dumbfounded as she was by far one of the best players in this area. She probably bypassed a chance to play somewhere in college. The bottom line is it was for her a personal choice. The club she played for did nothing wrong, her parents did nothing wrong and she did nothing wrong and is not a failure. She enjoyed her soccer years, learned alot about teamwork, dedication, determination and herself.
