NTX vs. STX

Speaking as a complete soccer newbie- what is the difference in the competition level of North Texas versus South Texas? Our team is traveling to Austin for a tournament and every team except ours is from South Texas, which is not surprising. I was just wondering how overall teams compare with North Texas. Any opinions are appreciated.

Quite a bit different.

Why travel to play inferior competition?

IN GENERAL, the competition is weaker in ST. As the girls get older, you will see some teams that can compete better but it is a year to year or team thing. You can certainly get better and playing people you do not know is helpful as they may play different styles. Not sure at '07, I'd venture much further than Austin if at all.
As we went through the process, travel was explained to me in this vein. The top teams from NT WILL travel. They will travel alot. Whether that be Premier League, National League, ECNL, Showcases etc etc. They will travel. At some point, they have to learn how to do that. Sleep in a hotel, eat properly and adjust to the excitement of out of town play. As they get older the trips get longer. I remember asking our coach why are very average D1 team was traveling to Vegas to play in a tournament against top SoCal teams and others. He explained that part of the process is the experience of "going to work" while on the road. Not to be intimidated by other teams, locations or venues. If your first Showcase is in Vegas against SoCal Blues at U15 and you have not traveled at all, you have ALOT of challenges to overcome. We did that at U12 and U13 so when we did it at U15, we'd "been there done that" and the focus was on the game, not Vegas or the Blues.

At 07, you are team bonding. Parents get to know each other and kids laugh and have a great time hanging out in rooms and think they are all big stuff. Eventually, some of them might become big stuff but all of them will have great memories. It's not about the competition.

DDdad wrote:IN GENERAL, the competition is weaker in ST.  As the girls get older, you will see some teams that can compete better but it is a year to year or team thing.  You can certainly get better and playing people you do not know is helpful as they may play different styles.  Not sure at '07, I'd venture much further than Austin if at all.  
As we went through the process, travel was explained to me in this vein.  The top teams from NT WILL travel. They will travel alot.  Whether that be Premier League, National League, ECNL, Showcases etc etc.  They will travel.  At some point, they have to learn how to do that.  Sleep in a hotel, eat properly and adjust to the excitement of out of town play.  As they get older the trips get longer.  I remember asking our coach why are very average D1 team was traveling to Vegas to play in a tournament against top SoCal teams and others.  He explained that part of the process is the experience of "going to work" while on the road.  Not to be intimidated by other teams, locations or venues.  If your first Showcase is in Vegas against SoCal Blues at U15 and you have not traveled at all, you have ALOT of challenges to overcome.  We did that at U12 and U13 so when we did it at U15, we'd "been there done that" and the focus was on the game, not Vegas or the Blues.  
At 07, you are team bonding.  Parents get to know each other and kids laugh and have a great time hanging out in rooms and think they are all big stuff.  Eventually, some of them might become big stuff but all of them will have great memories.  It's not about the competition.  

Very good answer

I agree, great answer. Our team is not traveling to Austin for a win. We are traveling there to give our girls a positive, unforgettable experience and to show them a little of what soccer can become when they are older.

What do they play out there at u8? 6v6 or 7v7

For academy 6v6 or 8v8 and for Rec you also have an additional choice of 4v4