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Playing soccer should be fun, competitive, and played at a level to challenge your player each and every time out on the pitch. Your player must have a love for the game as much as you the parent. The program they play for needs to have basically the same outlook for your player...a good teacher, allow creativity, and teach a love for the game that lets the player have fun...its a game! Your player may actually be at a level the need to play so be careful when evaluating if they need to leave a program. A really good player will be good at 10 different things where most are only good at two. Just because they grew fast at 12 and are stronger and can kick the ball further does not necessarily mean they need to move on to a more competitive team. There is a director of coaching at most every club. Have them give you an honest evaluation of your child's ability if you do not trust your child's coach. Trust me when I say that the cream always rises to the top and if your child is as good as you think they are, you will know it from coaches from not only your team, but from other coaches from other teams.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPlaying soccer should be fun, competitive, and played at a level to challenge your player each and every time out on the pitch. Your player must have a love for the game as much as you the parent. The program they play for needs to have basically the same outlook for your player...a good teacher, allow creativity, and teach a love for the game that lets the player have fun...its a game! Your player may actually be at a level the need to play so be careful when evaluating if they need to leave a program. A really good player will be good at 10 different things where most are only good at two. Just because they grew fast at 12 and are stronger and can kick the ball further does not necessarily mean they need to move on to a more competitive team. There is a director of coaching at most every club. Have them give you an honest evaluation of your child's ability if you do not trust your child's coach. Trust me when I say that the cream always rises to the top and if your child is as good as you think they are, you will know it from coaches from not only your team, but from other coaches from other teams.
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Now that Rush has GDA. Will they show loyalty to their players?
Or will they cut them for the latest shiny object from FKK and OCYS? Will be interesting
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNow that Rush has GDA. Will they show loyalty to their players?
Or will they cut them for the latest shiny object from FKK and OCYS? Will be interesting
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostClubs want to keep customers. No diff than any business relationship. "Loyalty" is just a word to enhance that retention effort(fear losing customers to competition). "Results" is also a word, and a fun topic to discuss. Go wherever individual and team results fit your need, expectation and budget.
What they were really doing was a money grab. They thought they had a chance to capture fees and form another team. We told them to go to hell and left to another club the next tryout night. They never did form a B team and 2 years later the entire A team disbanded
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOur child got pushed off their team after 4 years of starting, simply because a new coach came in and wanted to bring a group of 6 from elsewhere. Promised them an A team spot. Club thought they could string along players by telling them they would have a B team and the top kids on that team would get playing time with the A team still.
What they were really doing was a money grab. They thought they had a chance to capture fees and form another team. We told them to go to hell and left to another club the next tryout night. They never did form a B team and 2 years later the entire A team disbanded
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis is typical Club behavior, nothing new. Clubs want registrations as well as competitive teams.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy kid was part of that once at u10.. He was one they wanted to stay. We left and it hurt that first year because they did real good. By u11 that team split. Kid ended up in a nice landing spot and moved at u13 and still playing 4 years later and happy to do it. Would love to know how many of those other kids are still playing.
Only worry about the ones you love.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOur child got pushed off their team after 4 years of starting, simply because a new coach came in and wanted to bring a group of 6 from elsewhere. Promised them an A team spot. Club thought they could string along players by telling them they would have a B team and the top kids on that team would get playing time with the A team still.
What they were really doing was a money grab. They thought they had a chance to capture fees and form another team. We told them to go to hell and left to another club the next tryout night. They never did form a B team and 2 years later the entire A team disbanded
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No question there are desperate clubs just looking for registrations to keep them open, but the good clubs are looking to provide teams for every level of play appropriate for the kids. Not every kid is DA/ECNL level or even first division. Club loyalty shouldn't mean putting a kid at a level above where they are best suited over an out-of-club kid who may be a better fit. Club loyalty is trying to keep an appropriate level team together for all the kids who have been around.
Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAmerican culture of everyone wanting to have their kids on the A team, and parents will move clubs to get the kids on an A team. Clubs do want to have higher numbers and have as many teams as possible to create depth at the club. The key is for clubs to find a way to mesh the parent and club philosophies. Have the A and B teams be one with two coaches and practice and scrimmage at the same time.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo question there are desperate clubs just looking for registrations to keep them open, but the good clubs are looking to provide teams for every level of play appropriate for the kids. Not every kid is DA/ECNL level or even first division. Club loyalty shouldn't mean putting a kid at a level above where they are best suited over an out-of-club kid who may be a better fit. Club loyalty is trying to keep an appropriate level team together for all the kids who have been around.
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