Here in Tejas, select teams can sometimes be nothing more than money making scams - we see this a lot in soccer. Football is a bit different. We got an invitation from his coach inviting him to try out for a select 7 on 7 team that plays only tournaments. My first question (as always) was if he wanted to - he jumped at it. My second question was 'how much?' - turns out its minimal, $15 a game to cover field and ref fees. Our Son even offered to pay for it himself out of his grass cutting money - I think I can cover the cost.
He has high hopes to earn his Eagle Scout rank, play for Texas Tech and get an Mechanical engineering degree. So it begins...