There are also parents who push in the hopes that with the proper nurturing little Johnny or Suzy will become the great athlete. The downside is that clubs will often promote this as being the case in order to increase numbers and the bottom line.
I am of the belief that this is where the weirdness with club sports parents comes in. Parents of the children who believe that their child will get better with more training and time become disappointed if their child does not receive enough play time or make the A team. Conversely the parents of the strong athletes who have shown a propensity for the sport who have chosen club soccer for a higher level of play become angry at the level of play when it is brought down by the weaker players chasing the dream.
Then you have conflict, arguing, accusations and so forth as witnessed on these threads. It has been my observation that when all the players on the team are roughly at the same level, there really isn't as much conflict.
As an example, take the strong athletes that play other sports. The parents of the children that have never missed a soccer event believe the better player should be penalized for missing a practice for another sport. In their mind this demonstrates a non committed attitude. They don't seem to notice that the player still runs circles around their player and is maintaining fitness.
When my older daughter played ECNL for Crossfire Premier (Redmond) all the players were at a high level. There were no hard feelings about missing events. This meant that someone else got more playing time. Similarly, with my middle son who plays on a B team they seem to be more about the fun and the enjoyment of the sport rather than pointing the finger at one another.
I am of the belief that this is where the weirdness with club sports parents comes in. Parents of the children who believe that their child will get better with more training and time become disappointed if their child does not receive enough play time or make the A team. Conversely the parents of the strong athletes who have shown a propensity for the sport who have chosen club soccer for a higher level of play become angry at the level of play when it is brought down by the weaker players chasing the dream.
Then you have conflict, arguing, accusations and so forth as witnessed on these threads. It has been my observation that when all the players on the team are roughly at the same level, there really isn't as much conflict.
As an example, take the strong athletes that play other sports. The parents of the children that have never missed a soccer event believe the better player should be penalized for missing a practice for another sport. In their mind this demonstrates a non committed attitude. They don't seem to notice that the player still runs circles around their player and is maintaining fitness.
When my older daughter played ECNL for Crossfire Premier (Redmond) all the players were at a high level. There were no hard feelings about missing events. This meant that someone else got more playing time. Similarly, with my middle son who plays on a B team they seem to be more about the fun and the enjoyment of the sport rather than pointing the finger at one another.
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