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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDumb. 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."
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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDid 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
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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGood 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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI 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
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDid 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
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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis 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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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis 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.
Also: "..AN absolute clueless..." and "...THEIR playing..."
Just trying to help you along in life.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI 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.
Leave the pitches for those that belong on them
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGo play intramural.
Leave the pitches for those that belong on them
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDid 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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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.
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