There are some real problems in youth soccer. This forum allows people to air their grievances. Some of it is just rivalry. Some is smack. Some is trolling. But there have been some good discussions and I, for one, have been able to learn a thing or two that my club had not told me. If you get all your information on the sidelines, you are only hearing half the story. The hard part is wading through all the trash talk to find real information of value on TS.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere are some real problems in youth soccer. This forum allows people to air their grievances. Some of it is just rivalry. Some is smack. Some is trolling. But there have been some good discussions and I, for one, have been able to learn a thing or two that my club had not told me. If you get all your information on the sidelines, you are only hearing half the story. The hard part is wading through all the trash talk to find real information of value on TS.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThere are some real problems in youth soccer. This forum allows people to air their grievances. Some of it is just rivalry. Some is smack. Some is trolling. But there have been some good discussions and I, for one, have been able to learn a thing or two that my club had not told me. If you get all your information on the sidelines, you are only hearing half the story. The hard part is wading through all the trash talk to find real information of value on TS.
I don't know how many times I've tried to give honest feedback and opinion only to be attacked and have the words twisted. I say man up and register. As a matter of fact, I'm doing that right after this post.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostJust wondering. I wonder why people can't actually discuss things in a civil manner. There is so much negativity from everywhere. Pretty sad.
And so we are using TS to stir up the pot and send a message to the Coach that we are watching .. and sometimes bring up to the public or rest of the club all the missteps that the Coach has done for the team ..
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postwell .. it is a message board for a lot of us .. not necessarily to bash a coach or a club .. but to deliver a message to the coach or a club .. because, otherwise by following the proper civilized means of communication to express our discomfort with something, it will work against us. Been there done that .. clubs\coaches do not like feedback and do not want to hear complaints that involves out kids' soccer development.
And so we are using TS to stir up the pot and send a message to the Coach that we are watching .. and sometimes bring up to the public or rest of the club all the missteps that the Coach has done for the team ..
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYes, my therapist says I'm making great strides.
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Thanks TS
After perusing all the craziness on this site for well over a year, combined with my experiences with youth competitive soccer (boy still very young) it has given me much perspective on youth soccer (and youth sports in general).
Going to get back a life of my own (I use to have one).
Going to take the youth sports for what they are, a fun, learning experience.
Teamwork, competitiveness, hard work and the results experienced.
Boy / team has a bad game - so what.
Is he going pro (no), do I want to dedicate the next 8 years to the hopes that we will get a partial athletic scholarship to a middling college (no)
Are his studies more important than his soccer (yes)
Thank you TS!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAfter perusing all the craziness on this site for well over a year, combined with my experiences with youth competitive soccer (boy still very young) it has given me much perspective on youth soccer (and youth sports in general).
Going to get back a life of my own (I use to have one).
Going to take the youth sports for what they are, a fun, learning experience.
Teamwork, competitiveness, hard work and the results experienced.
Boy / team has a bad game - so what.
Is he going pro (no), do I want to dedicate the next 8 years to the hopes that we will get a partial athletic scholarship to a middling college (no)
Are his studies more important than his soccer (yes)
Thank you TS!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAfter perusing all the craziness on this site for well over a year, combined with my experiences with youth competitive soccer (boy still very young) it has given me much perspective on youth soccer (and youth sports in general).
Going to get back a life of my own (I use to have one).
Going to take the youth sports for what they are, a fun, learning experience.
Teamwork, competitiveness, hard work and the results experienced.
Boy / team has a bad game - so what.
Is he going pro (no), do I want to dedicate the next 8 years to the hopes that we will get a partial athletic scholarship to a middling college (no)
Are his studies more important than his soccer (yes)
Thank you TS!
Competitive Soccer - or - fun, learning experience, teamwork, competitiveness, hard work.
Competitive Soccer - or - Boy / team has a bad game - so what.
Competitive Soccer - or - Is he going pro (no),
Competitive Soccer - or - dedicate the next 8 years to the hopes that we will get a partial athletic scholarship to a middling college (no)
Competitive Soccer - or - Are his studies more important than his soccer (yes)
As though you have to walk away from youth soccer to get those other things? Why can't you still stay in competitive soccer and get all its benefits and still experience all those things. Like, has your young son convinced you that his studies AREN'T important if he stays in competitive soccer?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat's one perspective and I like the clever format. You could substitute competitive, equestrian sports, sailing, lacrosse, cheer leading, drama, travel baseball, etc. for soccer. What I don't agree with is the way this is all framed as either/or - as though they are choosing to give up competitive soccer because they can't have the other things if they stay engaged, like:
Competitive Soccer - or - fun, learning experience, teamwork, competitiveness, hard work.
Competitive Soccer - or - Boy / team has a bad game - so what.
Competitive Soccer - or - Is he going pro (no),
Competitive Soccer - or - dedicate the next 8 years to the hopes that we will get a partial athletic scholarship to a middling college (no)
Competitive Soccer - or - Are his studies more important than his soccer (yes)
As though you have to walk away from youth soccer to get those other things? Why can't you still stay in competitive soccer and get all its benefits and still experience all those things. Like, has your young son convinced you that his studies AREN'T important if he stays in competitive soccer?
I'm just readjusting my own personal outlook on how it fits into the big picture.
If he wants to keep playing, that's great! And if, in the future, he wants to commit his
time to other endeavors, I will support it.
Just not going to lose any sleep over any of this anymore, good or bad...
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Good post and pretty much spot-on. The only importance that should be put on club soccer, or any club sport for that matter, is for the kid. Do they like what they are doing? Are they having fun? Are they doing it in hopes of a scholarship? If the answer is "yes" for the first two questions and "no" for the last one then maybe the sport is a worthwhile pursuit.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAfter perusing all the craziness on this site for well over a year, combined with my experiences with youth competitive soccer (boy still very young) it has given me much perspective on youth soccer (and youth sports in general).
Going to get back a life of my own (I use to have one).
Going to take the youth sports for what they are, a fun, learning experience.
Teamwork, competitiveness, hard work and the results experienced.
Boy / team has a bad game - so what.
Is he going pro (no), do I want to dedicate the next 8 years to the hopes that we will get a partial athletic scholarship to a middling college (no)
Are his studies more important than his soccer (yes)
Thank you TS!
Also if a kid gets even a partial scholarship they would be doing better than the majority of kids even at the D1 level. Still you see clubs bragging about how many scholarships kids have earn who might have played at their club. It is the carrot for the check.
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