Junior Varsity coach

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Dumb. Not just dumb, positively Trumpian. Every single point you try to make, except perhaps for the last one.

"If you can't play, don't try out."???? Why not? If you can't play well enough for the team, the coach will tell you by cutting you.

I don't know how good you think your kid is, but I guarantee that for certain levels of the game, your kid "can't play." He could be an All Star and the best player at East Braindead High, but college players, professional players, NT players can look at him and say "he can't play."

Exactly. The small town soccer hero and parents that think their kid is the second coming, are a joke. One upping the kids on the JV team makes them feel special.

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Dumb. Not just dumb, positively Trumpian. Every single point you try to make, except perhaps for the last one.

"If you can't play, don't try out."???? Why not? If you can't play well enough for the team, the coach will tell you by cutting you.

I don't know how good you think your kid is, but I guarantee that for certain levels of the game, your kid "can't play." He could be an All Star and the best player at East Braindead High, but college players, professional players, NT players can look at him and say "he can't play."

Did you even read the op?
And why should jv be any different than college, nt or pro.
If you can’t play, you dont belong on the pitch.
We continue to dumb down h/s programs and we wind up with thoughts like your post.
And this is not exclusive to soccer.

Successful programs, which we all want our kids to play on, does not have crap feeder systems.
Stem, advanced math etc...do not exist without the proper education at lower ages.
Sports should be no different in h/s

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Good point. I shouldn't have done that. But it sure did make it clear how dumb I thought the poster's point was, didn't it?

No, it showed how hysterical you are and can't get a grip.

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Did you even read the op?
And why should jv be any different than college, nt or pro.
If you can’t play, you dont belong on the pitch.
We continue to dumb down h/s programs and we wind up with thoughts like your post.
And this is not exclusive to soccer.

Successful programs, which we all want our kids to play on, does not have crap feeder systems.
Stem, advanced math etc...do not exist without the proper education at lower ages.
Sports should be no different in h/s

Good luck with that. Many HS players come up through town travel soccer, which is coached by volunteers. Some know the game, some don't, but they are all volunteering their time. The majority of HS programs (JV and Varsity) have a wide range when it comes to talent. You likely have ECNL players and kids that have never played more than town travel practicing and playing together.

High School soccer in MA will never look like what you may see at a high-level ECNL/DA/GDA game. It just won't. get over it.

The funny thing is, the parents of true high-level players that choose to have the HS soccer experience typically understand this. In my experience, the parents of more average players who complain. They think that the senior who gets 3-5 min of PT per game (because they have showed up and worked hard for 4 years), is taking minutes away from their "superstar".

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This was a rant about how the coach was a absolute clueless bonehead at the high school level. Never was it about the expectations of the kids and there playing.

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Good luck with that. Many HS players come up through town travel soccer, which is coached by volunteers. Some know the game, some don't, but they are all volunteering their time. The majority of HS programs (JV and Varsity) have a wide range when it comes to talent. You likely have ECNL players and kids that have never played more than town travel practicing and playing together.

High School soccer in MA will never look like what you may see at a high-level ECNL/DA/GDA game. It just won't. get over it.

The funny thing is, the parents of true high-level players that choose to have the HS soccer experience typically understand this. In my experience, the parents of more average players who complain. They think that the senior who gets 3-5 min of PT per game (because they have showed up and worked hard for 4 years), is taking minutes away from their "superstar".

Spot on. It’s always the ones that think they’re better than they are, that complain. Truly talented players have class and humility, and know there’s a difference between high school and high level club soccer. They know how to adapt to each situation.

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I just witnessed a jv boys game. It was worse coaching then that of a ymca Rec team from one team. Do u even have to know what a soccer ball is to coach at that level? Absolutely no fundamentals From the coach or the players. It was disgusting listening to the coach tell the kids all the wrong things making them get far worse then they should be. Why would you have someone or want a coach with absolutely no idea take a paying gig coaching at a high school level. Emberassed for both the players, parents and the school. Not just for the lack of knowledge about the game but also for the way he acted like a complete Moron

You're a clueless buffoon.

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Did you even read the op?
And why should jv be any different than college, nt or pro.
If you can’t play, you dont belong on the pitch.
We continue to dumb down h/s programs and we wind up with thoughts like your post.
And this is not exclusive to soccer.

Successful programs, which we all want our kids to play on, does not have crap feeder systems.
Stem, advanced math etc...do not exist without the proper education at lower ages.
Sports should be no different in h/s

I read the op, and it was a load of idealistic gibberish.

BTW - the real feeder system for HS varsity programs these days are the clubs. It is not the JV team. Sure, some of the top HS programs might have some club players or a future GK playing for the JV team due to roster size and not having enough minutes to go around, but many JV teams are stocked with players that will never be more than minor role players at the varsity level. For lots of kids, JV is simply a chance to be on a soccer team for one more year before leaving the game.

Your mission to create world class feeder systems out of HS JV teams is quixotic.

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This was a rant about how the coach was a absolute clueless bonehead at the high school level. Never was it about the expectations of the kids and there playing.

Your rant about a high school JV coach, that’s pretty much volunteering their time, so that the school can have a JV team, shows that you have no class and no clue. Who are you to judge anyone’s coaching???? Or playing????? Are you a know it all helicopter parent? How about stepping up to coach, and show us how it’s done?

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This was a rant about how the coach was a absolute clueless bonehead at the high school level. Never was it about the expectations of the kids and there playing.

Yet the rant included complaints about players' fundamentals.

Also: "..AN absolute clueless..." and "...THEIR playing..."

Just trying to help you along in life.

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I read the op, and it was a load of idealistic gibberish.

BTW - the real feeder system for HS varsity programs these days are the clubs. It is not the JV team. Sure, some of the top HS programs might have some club players or a future GK playing for the JV team due to roster size and not having enough minutes to go around, but many JV teams are stocked with players that will never be more than minor role players at the varsity level. For lots of kids, JV is simply a chance to be on a soccer team for one more year before leaving the game.

Your mission to create world class feeder systems out of HS JV teams is quixotic.

Go play intramural.
Leave the pitches for those that belong on them

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Go play intramural.
Leave the pitches for those that belong on them

HaHa! Listen to yourself. What planet do you come from? Do you not realize that JV is essentially intramural. Sorry your kid didn’t make varsity, but no need to take the enjoyment of soccer away from others who don’t mind being on the JV team. Your kid can always try out for a club. Google GPS , NEFC, Stars, Valeo, Bolts, Seacoast, etc etc etc. They will have a special “pitch” for your Supah STAH! Lol

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Did you even read the op?
And why should jv be any different than college, nt or pro.
If you can’t play, you dont belong on the pitch.
We continue to dumb down h/s programs and we wind up with thoughts like your post.
And this is not exclusive to soccer.

Successful programs, which we all want our kids to play on, does not have crap feeder systems.
Stem, advanced math etc...do not exist without the proper education at lower ages.
Sports should be no different in h/s

It's not a school district's job to raise the level of sports in a town. In the days of tight budgets and skyrocketing property taxes, athletics just isn't a priority - education is. If you want your kid to learn soccer pay for club or teach them yourself. Sorry but that's how it is.

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Go play intramural.
Leave the pitches for those that belong on them

Have you watched HS soccer? It's pretty much all intramural.

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Plain and simple don’t volunteer to coach a h.s soccer team if you have no clue *** you are doing. If someone with no experience at building a house wanted to be in charge of building your home would you let them? No you would get somebody with experience and that’s what should of been done in that school. Just because someone volunteers doesn’t mean it’s the right or only choice.