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    #91
    Honesty only works if it goes both ways.. agree with person earlier keep your mouth shut and do you

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      #92
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Agree. Tryout season does suck. But it's still better to be honest and hope the coach can do the same. Then at least you aren't looking over your shoulder.

      - If your kid is exploring moving up in level, say from an NPL club to ECNL or DA, the coach should understand and not be offended if you are going to a tryout. Of course this comes with the caveat that coaches almost always take it personally and don't want to lose a top player. But oh well. A good coach won't hold you back.

      - If your kid is on the bubble and in danger of a cut then you need to know what else is out there and your coach should absolutely allow it. Otherwise the coach should have already offered you to stay on the current team.

      - If you hate the club/coach/team and just want out then who cares, just go.
      If you know other kids on the team already have offers and yours does not, then you need to make sure you have options. Do what you need to and dont worry about it. They are not looking out for your kid, so someone had better step up and do it. Isn't it obvious that this places her on the bubble and that they are willing to look at others to replace her? It's not personal for them or you, it's just what competitive sports are, so you should be prepared. Perhaps you will walk into something way better and you dont even know yet.

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        #93
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Miss practice and keep it shhhh
        Right. Have your daughter text/email or whatever your teams process it that she just has too much homework and won’t be able to make it to practice that night.

        Clubs all preach school work comes first.

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          #94
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Right. Have your daughter text/email or whatever your teams process it that she just has too much homework and won’t be able to make it to practice that night.

          Clubs all preach school work comes first.
          There's always a sh*t ton of dentist appointments this time of year.

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            #95
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Totally agree with what you are saying. Except...the last part about talking to the coach. This will be our 4th year with this coach and he is very difficult (very little communication during the season and awful communication during tryout time). Why do we stay? It's a top level club and my kid likes the teammates and club.

            Last year we didn't get our offer until the last week of May. Hate this time of year.
            Drift here...but no coach should be coaching a team for 4 years. Message needs refreshing or it gets stale.

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              #96
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Drift here...but no coach should be coaching a team for 4 years. Message needs refreshing or it gets stale.
              That was my reaction as well. Two is preferably, three years tops.

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                #97
                As long as team is improving I don’t care how long they coach it

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                  #98
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  As long as team is improving I don’t care how long they coach it
                  Problem with that is coaches have favorites. Good to have a fresh set of eyes.

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                    #99
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    As long as team is improving I don’t care how long they coach it
                    "As long as team is..."

                    This isn't everything that's wrong with this forum and youth soccer, but it's a big piece.

                    The team improving doesn't necessarily mean individual players are. Some might be, and some might not. And for the latter, being deluded by the team's glory is not risk-free.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      "As long as team is..."

                      This isn't everything that's wrong with this forum and youth soccer, but it's a big piece.

                      The team improving doesn't necessarily mean individual players are. Some might be, and some might not. And for the latter, being deluded by the team's glory is not risk-free.
                      Very true - what works for one players may not work for another. Many coaches spend their efforts on their top players and mid to lower level roster players are an after thought. Also, just about any team will improve over time. Question is are they improving at a similar or even faster rate than their peers on another team? Are they reaching their potential or plodding along at the bare minimum?

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Very true - what works for one players may not work for another. Many coaches spend their efforts on their top players and mid to lower level roster players are an after thought. Also, just about any team will improve over time. Question is are they improving at a similar or even faster rate than their peers on another team? Are they reaching their potential or plodding along at the bare minimum?
                        This! ^ Totslly the issue on my daughter’s team. Few top players offered extra practices etc... Well yeah they improve more!

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          If you know other kids on the team already have offers and yours does not, then you need to make sure you have options. Do what you need to and dont worry about it. They are not looking out for your kid, so someone had better step up and do it. Isn't it obvious that this places her on the bubble and that they are willing to look at others to replace her? It's not personal for them or you, it's just what competitive sports are, so you should be prepared. Perhaps you will walk into something way better and you dont even know yet.
                          You aren’t going to hurt your club or coach’s feelings if you try out elsewhere. Their priority 1 is your money. Priority 2 is winning. Developing players is last...if at all. If you aren’t thinking this way then you will get fleeced. This is definitely more common at the bigger clubs (Bolts, GPS).

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            You aren’t going to hurt your club or coach’s feelings if you try out elsewhere. Their priority 1 is your money. Priority 2 is winning. Developing players is last...if at all. If you aren’t thinking this way then you will get fleeced. This is definitely more common at the bigger clubs (Stars, Bolts, GPS).
                            Added the biggest culprit of them all.

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