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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostEspecially Thwaites. Quite possibly the worst coach on the face of the planet. He should stick to coaching 3 year olds.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDefeded JT a few times on this forum. He is mentioned a lot less than other coaches on TS, though that is probably a good thing. My daughter played on his u19 team last year. We had been with FSA for years and kinda resented the system a little bit but always came back (our own foolish fault) but last year JT really did help my daughter finish club soccer with a smile on her face before going to college. Obviously weather you like a coach or not is just a matter of opinion but I can’t accept that he is one of the worst coaches at FSA, very dedicated to the kids both on and off the field and has a real passion for youth development especially in women’s soccer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDefeded JT a few times on this forum. He is mentioned a lot less than other coaches on TS, though that is probably a good thing. My daughter played on his u19 team last year. We had been with FSA for years and kinda resented the system a little bit but always came back (our own foolish fault) but last year JT really did help my daughter finish club soccer with a smile on her face before going to college. Obviously weather you like a coach or not is just a matter of opinion but I can’t accept that he is one of the worst coaches at FSA, very dedicated to the kids both on and off the field and has a real passion for youth development especially in women’s soccer.
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The measure of a good youth coach isn't their ability to put a smile on your kid's face. The measure is their ability to teach the game. If your child's coach allows his/her players to continually kick the ball upfield rather than pass it, they aren't properly teaching the game, regardless of the smiles it may produce and roars from the sideline.
We often defend our kid's "tough" school teachers, the ones who grade hard, hold kids accountable, and demand discipline. We do it because they create and facilitate an environment that takes a lot of effort to create or facilitate at home. Interesting how for the most part we don't feel the same way about their youth soccer coaches. Instead, we feel it's their job to make our kids happy. Why? Because many of us go to the games and practices as participants ourselves, even though we're not the ones competing. It's OUR money spent, OUR recreational time, OUR family time, and we want it to be enjoyable, not difficult.
This is the exact reason we have poor player development systems in our country. Fun and excitement trumps proper teaching. Cater to the customer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe measure of a good youth coach isn't their ability to put a smile on your kid's face. The measure is their ability to teach the game. If your child's coach allows his/her players to continually kick the ball upfield rather than pass it, they aren't properly teaching the game, regardless of the smiles it may produce and roars from the sideline.
We often defend our kid's "tough" school teachers, the ones who grade hard, hold kids accountable, and demand discipline. We do it because they create and facilitate an environment that takes a lot of effort to create or facilitate at home. Interesting how for the most part we don't feel the same way about their youth soccer coaches. Instead, we feel it's their job to make our kids happy. Why? Because many of us go to the games and practices as participants ourselves, even though we're not the ones competing. It's OUR money spent, OUR recreational time, OUR family time, and we want it to be enjoyable, not difficult.
This is the exact reason we have poor player development systems in our country. Fun and excitement trumps proper teaching. Cater to the customer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe measure of a good youth coach isn't their ability to put a smile on your kid's face. The measure is their ability to teach the game. If your child's coach allows his/her players to continually kick the ball upfield rather than pass it, they aren't properly teaching the game, regardless of the smiles it may produce and roars from the sideline.
We often defend our kid's "tough" school teachers, the ones who grade hard, hold kids accountable, and demand discipline. We do it because they create and facilitate an environment that takes a lot of effort to create or facilitate at home. Interesting how for the most part we don't feel the same way about their youth soccer coaches. Instead, we feel it's their job to make our kids happy. Why? Because many of us go to the games and practices as participants ourselves, even though we're not the ones competing. It's OUR money spent, OUR recreational time, OUR family time, and we want it to be enjoyable, not difficult.
This is the exact reason we have poor player development systems in our country. Fun and excitement trumps proper teaching. Cater to the customer.
But that doesn't mean they can't learn or have tough coaches. There's a big difference between tough-but-fair coaches that kids respond to vs ones who are just diks.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe measure of a good youth coach isn't their ability to put a smile on your kid's face. The measure is their ability to teach the game. If your child's coach allows his/her players to continually kick the ball upfield rather than pass it, they aren't properly teaching the game, regardless of the smiles it may produce and roars from the sideline.
We often defend our kid's "tough" school teachers, the ones who grade hard, hold kids accountable, and demand discipline. We do it because they create and facilitate an environment that takes a lot of effort to create or facilitate at home. Interesting how for the most part we don't feel the same way about their youth soccer coaches. Instead, we feel it's their job to make our kids happy. Why? Because many of us go to the games and practices as participants ourselves, even though we're not the ones competing. It's OUR money spent, OUR recreational time, OUR family time, and we want it to be enjoyable, not difficult.
This is the exact reason we have poor player development systems in our country. Fun and excitement trumps proper teaching. Cater to the customer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe measure of a good youth coach isn't their ability to put a smile on your kid's face. The measure is their ability to teach the game. If your child's coach allows his/her players to continually kick the ball upfield rather than pass it, they aren't properly teaching the game, regardless of the smiles it may produce and roars from the sideline.
We often defend our kid's "tough" school teachers, the ones who grade hard, hold kids accountable, and demand discipline. We do it because they create and facilitate an environment that takes a lot of effort to create or facilitate at home. Interesting how for the most part we don't feel the same way about their youth soccer coaches. Instead, we feel it's their job to make our kids happy. Why? Because many of us go to the games and practices as participants ourselves, even though we're not the ones competing. It's OUR money spent, OUR recreational time, OUR family time, and we want it to be enjoyable, not difficult.
This is the exact reason we have poor player development systems in our country. Fun and excitement trumps proper teaching. Cater to the customer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLots of good quality out there. We aren't at big three, we may someday but right now we have a coach that has made my kid much better and has instilled an atmosphere of growth with entire team. As long as this guy stays, we will stay.
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