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My child is playing on a recreational (i.e., AYSO) fall team. There are no restrictions from playing simultaneously on a competitive club team and an AYSO fall team. The schedule may get a little crazy for a few months, but there are no "rules" that prevent playing on these two types of teams. |
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My child is playing on an AYSO 'select' winter or
spring team. As with fall AYSO teams, there are no restrictions from playing simultaneously on a competitive club team and an AYSO select team. In fact, many players 'graduate' from a recreational AYSO 'select' winter or spring team directly into a competitive club team. |
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My child is playing on a CYSA-N team in another
mid-peninsula club, but he/she is unhappy with it. There are several overlapping issues here. Briefly, (1) Nothing, nobody, anywhere, anytime is entitled to force your child to remain in an environment that is unkind, cruel, unhealthy, abusive, or dangerous. If these descriptions fit your existing team, then your parental responsibility is to find another team for your child. (2) That (i.e., item 1) being said, most unhappy team situations fall far short of abuse. In most 'unhappy' cases, the situation is uncomfortable but tolerable. These instances are good opportunities to work on a child's sense of responsibility and commitment. Transfers are hard to justify when you are looking for more game time, when your child wants to play in a different field position, because the teammates are not nice, or because of differences of opinion among adults. In such instances, it is best to finish out the season (i.e., fall or spring) and honor your commitments. (3) CYSA wants you to stay with your existing team until the end of the (fall) season. For that reason, CYSA does not allow coaches to poach ('steal') players from other teams during the fall playing season. More information on poaching restrictions are listed on this website. However, it is NOT considered poaching if a parent makes the initial contact with a coach. That is, a parent can contact a new coach during the playing season, but a new coach cannot contact the parent with an enticement to leave an old team during the fall. |
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We are moving to this area from another league or
district where my child plays on a CYSA-N team. This is a perfect situation, and there are no restrictions against joining a new competitive team when there has been a change of residence. Transfers between teams in order to accommodate new schools, transportation and carpooling, and even pre-existing social group preferences are also routinely granted. |