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Other factors to consider:
What is a club's Winter program like? Up here it varies from a hands off approach by their head coach and players/parents are free to decide what they want to do (rest, go it on their own, or even play another sport) - to teams that continue to practice weekly with their main coach and participate in local futsal leagues...and everything in between. Sometimes that can factor into the year - round price.
How much space does the individual team have to practice? Grass fields are unusable up to 6 months a year and each club competes for turf space. This may mean from November to March, many teams are getting squished into the same space and it can be hard to run beneficial practices.
Check out who is really the coach that is working with the players and will be with them at games. The head coach posted on the website (to lure families to tryouts to play for popular coaches), may not end up working with the boys a few weeks into the season, even on the "A" team. How many teams is that coach in charge of?
If you have time to wait, the OYSA Spring Premiere league starts in February. Visit a game for some of the clubs you are considering. See how the players and coach react in game situations. Are coaches constantly yelling at the kids in a way that does not motivate them? Do the kids start fighting with each other when the game is not in their favor? What are the parents like? You're going to be with these kids and parents for a year through practices, games, and out of town tournaments. Are they a group you want to hang out with?
Other factors to consider:
What is a club's Winter program like? Up here it varies from a hands off approach by their head coach and players/parents are free to decide what they want to do (rest, go it on their own, or even play another sport) - to teams that continue to practice weekly with their main coach and participate in local futsal leagues...and everything in between. Sometimes that can factor into the year - round price.
How much space does the individual team have to practice? Grass fields are unusable up to 6 months a year and each club competes for turf space. This may mean from November to March, many teams are getting squished into the same space and it can be hard to run beneficial practices.
Check out who is really the coach that is working with the players and will be with them at games. The head coach posted on the website (to lure families to tryouts to play for popular coaches), may not end up working with the boys a few weeks into the season, even on the "A" team. How many teams is that coach in charge of?
If you have time to wait, the OYSA Spring Premiere league starts in February. Visit a game for some of the clubs you are considering. See how the players and coach react in game situations. Are coaches constantly yelling at the kids in a way that does not motivate them? Do the kids start fighting with each other when the game is not in their favor? What are the parents like? You're going to be with these kids and parents for a year through practices, games, and out of town tournaments. Are they a group you want to hang out with?
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