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    Why do clubs consider parent loyalty an important arguing point? Parents pay a registration fee for a service. Clubs are delivering the Club Value for that fee. Parents are committed for a year per agreement. That's it. A club will cut your kid, give whatever playing time they deem is appropriate and often send your kid to the 2nd team. There is no loyalty in this.

    The only time a parent should consider loyalty is when a club is going outside of the agreement, like not charging registration, not charging for trips or coaches fees etc.

    Why do clubs look for loyalty in parents? Parents need to do what is best for their kid on a yearly basis! Don't be delusional as another poster puts it. Please help me understand.

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    Clubs want to keep customers. No diff than any business relationship. "Loyalty" is just a word to enhance that retention effort(fear losing customers to competition). "Results" is also a word, and a fun topic to discuss. Go wherever individual and team results fit your need, expectation and budget.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Why do clubs consider parent loyalty an important arguing point? Parents pay a registration fee for a service. Clubs are delivering the Club Value for that fee. Parents are committed for a year per agreement. That's it. A club will cut your kid, give whatever playing time they deem is appropriate and often send your kid to the 2nd team. There is no loyalty in this.

      The only time a parent should consider loyalty is when a club is going outside of the agreement, like not charging registration, not charging for trips or coaches fees etc.

      Why do clubs look for loyalty in parents? Parents need to do what is best for their kid on a yearly basis! Don't be delusional as another poster puts it. Please help me understand.
      Loyalty? lol. As best I can tell, that word has no place in the world of club soccer. Not aware of much club loyalty to players or player loyalty to clubs. its just a business transaction.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Loyalty? lol. As best I can tell, that word has no place in the world of club soccer. Not aware of much club loyalty to players or player loyalty to clubs. its just a business transaction.
        The sooner us suckers oops I mean parents learn this the better off we will be. none of the clubs are loyal to us except when it comes to charging us each month.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Loyalty? lol. As best I can tell, that word has no place in the world of club soccer. Not aware of much club loyalty to players or player loyalty to clubs. its just a business transaction.
          Very true. But the perception alone, and even small actions of loyalty can go a long ways for coaches and clubs in keeping the paying customers coming back.

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            #6
            What about loyalty to your teammates ? Parents tend to forget to or not even ask their child's opinion on leaving their team .

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              #7
              Yes need to teach players to be loyal to their teammates. Also to seek colleges who have loyalty to their players. What is this trend with college coaches letting players go after the freshmen year or shipping them off to another college to get the player more PT all to bring in new transfers? Aren't freshmen supposed to earn their playing time and maybe play more as they develop in the college system?

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Clubs want to keep customers. No diff than any business relationship. "Loyalty" is just a word to enhance that retention effort(fear losing customers to competition). "Results" is also a word, and a fun topic to discuss. Go wherever individual and team results fit your need, expectation and budget.
                Player retention is a great description. It's easier to keep the customers you have than constantly have to find new ones. Clubs that deliver a good product at a good price value shouldn't have too many retention issues. Few clubs can be described as such however

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  What about loyalty to your teammates ? Parents tend to forget to or not even ask their child's opinion on leaving their team .
                  My kid would still be on a crap team if we went only with their opinion. I'm not saying you should force your kids to do things. Certainly too many parents do that. But talk it out, help them figure out what they really want with the sport, take them to some other team practices to see what it's like. If after all that they still want to stay then let them. Simply ask that they be open to the idea.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Player retention is a great description. It's easier to keep the customers you have than constantly have to find new ones. Clubs that deliver a good product at a good price value shouldn't have too many retention issues. Few clubs can be described as such however
                    More clubs should focus on player retention. Counseling with the players. Counseling with the entire team about the goals and plans for the team. Our club director is never seen at our team's practices, he never puts out a club email, and he doesn't know the players.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      What about loyalty to your teammates ? Parents tend to forget to or not even ask their child's opinion on leaving their team .
                      The optimal word is child. When does a child make decisions over 5K or more per year. Parents have much more intelligence than a child when it comes to this decision. Your child can make a decision on your 8K per 10 month season not mine. Also, I keep the business aspect out of the childs equation. Soccer must be fun and positively productive for my kid.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        What about loyalty to your teammates ? Parents tend to forget to or not even ask their child's opinion on leaving their team .
                        Thats a yearly commitment. Thats all. Every kid is different and every kid has their own path towards their specific goals. Don't confuse helping other kids reach their goals by your own sacrifice. I had a parent want my child to be committed to a crap team for their own selfish reasons which had nothing to do with my own kid. I couldn't wait for the season to be over.

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                          #13
                          Here’s an idea how about parents just stay completely out of it and let your kids play where they want. Omg there are so many overbearing helicopter parents it’s ridiculous.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Thats a yearly commitment. Thats all. Every kid is different and every kid has their own path towards their specific goals. Don't confuse helping other kids reach their goals by your own sacrifice. I had a parent want my child to be committed to a crap team for their own selfish reasons which had nothing to do with my own kid. I couldn't wait for the season to be over.
                            Completely agree. Kids need to learn about hard work, commitment to your teammates, and sticking it out for the year but just a year. Players need to do what's best for them, even if sometimes it's hard. Parents shouldn't encourage bailing early unless it's a really bad situation (truly horrific coaching or the kid is so miserable they want to quit altogether). Too many parents want to bail quickly over PT - well help your kid figure out why they aren't playing before bailing and help them work at it! Every spring parents should evaluate the current situation and determine if it still works, or if the players needs more or less. Always have some options open because you never know - teams can implode, your kid could get cut. It's good to see what's out there since the landscape changes all the time.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Completely agree. Kids need to learn about hard work, commitment to your teammates, and sticking it out for the year but just a year. Players need to do what's best for them, even if sometimes it's hard. Parents shouldn't encourage bailing early unless it's a really bad situation (truly horrific coaching or the kid is so miserable they want to quit altogether). Too many parents want to bail quickly over PT - well help your kid figure out why they aren't playing before bailing and help them work at it! Every spring parents should evaluate the current situation and determine if it still works, or if the players needs more or less. Always have some options open because you never know - teams can implode, your kid could get cut. It's good to see what's out there since the landscape changes all the time.
                              People always think that players leave far a lack of playing time. I know players that see full playing time leave because of a bad coach. Clubs should track the turnover rate for coaches. If players leave for other clubs more with a certain coach, that coach should be let go.

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