Telling sign of panic

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A tryout fee of $125 acheived what purpose? There is no good purpose that I've heard except to make piles of cash.

Nothing wrong with piles of cash.

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Very few coaches have an A license. There is a grandfather period of course. In BDA it took years for coaches to meet the requirements. In the meantime at the majority of clubs you'll have the same coaches you have now. There just aren't enough top coaches to go around

Good point, there really aren't any top coaches, just the same re-treads.

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Very few coaches have an A license. There is a grandfather period of course. In BDA it took years for coaches to meet the requirements. In the meantime at the majority of clubs you'll have the same coaches you have now. There just aren't enough top coaches to go around

Agreed. Prior B-license, time and money.

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Very few coaches have an A license. There is a grandfather period of course. In BDA it took years for coaches to meet the requirements. In the meantime at the majority of clubs you'll have the same coaches you have now. There just aren't enough top coaches to go around

A licensed coaches in this area can not develop youth players. Their idea is to recruit quality to hold their value.

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Good point, there really aren't any top coaches, just the same re-treads.

Portland coaches seem to get bashed a lot. Does anyone have any positive and/or constructive things to say?

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Portland coaches seem to get bashed a lot. Does anyone have any positive and/or constructive things to say?

Crickets...maybe start with "name a coach who is not a useless POS who only sees your kid as a little meal ticket".

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Very few coaches have an A license. There is a grandfather period of course. In BDA it took years for coaches to meet the requirements. In the meantime at the majority of clubs you'll have the same coaches you have now. There just aren't enough top coaches to go around

be careful out there. there's a lot of bad coaches with A and B license out there.

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be careful out there. there's a lot of bad coaches with A and B license out there.

And a lot of incredibly talented coaches with C, D or no licenses.

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And a lot of incredibly talented coaches with C, D or no licenses.

Just ask them, their called private trainers trying to make a buck. Hoover vacuum sales door to door as well.

Sucker.

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And a lot of incredibly talented coaches with C, D or no licenses.

just a reminder that the new C-License now requires folks to take two whole weeks off of work (not consecutively) to attend classes. i'm not sure i would even be able to do that. ever.

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just a reminder that the new C-License now requires folks to take two whole weeks off of work (not consecutively) to attend classes. i'm not sure i would even be able to do that. ever.

Good point! Not to mention the costs incurred to do the course and with no guarantees of passing.