How Do You Know if Your Coach is a Good Coach?

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As long as your player's interests align with the coach's interests, you will never see their true side.
Watch for how they treat parents and players that disagree with them. Not the actual decision made, but the manner in which the treatment occurs.
There are many ego-maniacs in the youth soccer coaching ranks.

[Guest]

As long as your player's interests align with the coach's interests, you will never see their true side.
Watch for how they treat parents and players that disagree with them. Not the actual decision made, but the manner in which the treatment occurs.
There are many ego-maniacs in the youth soccer coaching ranks.

absolutely true. EB takes the cake on this one!

[Guest]

Depends on the level and the goals. Some kids will "like" a more laidback coach that doesn't stress them and allows them to just do what they want, but they are not going to learn. That can be fine for some kids, but horrible for others, depends on your goals.

It's always an ongoing process of evaluation. The above point about giving kids constructive feedback on how to improve is a good one.

I agree with your emphasis on feedback and evaluation. The best coach my daughter had would formally meet with every player 3 or 4 times a season(once before the season, in the middle and once after the season); Giving each player regular feedback on his' goals for them, their progress and ways they could continue to improve in and outside of practice/games.

[Guest]

absolutely true. EB takes the cake on this one!

No bigger egomaniac than SM. Hopefully his director days are done.

[Guest]

No bigger egomaniac than SM. Hopefully his director days are done.

At least SM doesn’t try to hide it. I’ll give him that. What you see is what you get. EB is slimy ——worst kind of snake.

[Guest]

Two things: First, there are plenty of licensed coaches, even licensed to a very high level who simply just aren't that good at inspiring kids and teaching. The vast majority follow their practice plan and can't even "read the room". Second, watch a practice session and listen to the coach... what's their tone of voice? Are they organized but able to adapt quickly to unexpected situations during both practices and games? In practices, how long are players "resting" vs being active? To finish, for me a sign of a great coach is one that presents problems but does NOT provide solutions to players... rather, allows players to find their own solutions.

[Guest]

Your coach can have many licenses but licenses won’t tell you who the coach is as person. Their winning records doesn’t tell the whole story.
just a few questions…
Does your coach care about all the players or play favorites?
Does your coach cancel practices regularly?
Does your coach ever offer praise or only criticism?
Does your coach reward players who show up for practices all winter?
Does your coach develop all players on his team?
Does your players coach return emails and communicate well?

[Guest]

What's a good roster size for u13?

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not all ECNL coaches are good. Just look hard at EB. Terrible coach, even worse director.

EB at Scorpions? He’s the best coach my kids ever had.

[Guest]

Your coach can have many licenses but licenses won’t tell you who the coach is as person. Their winning records doesn’t tell the whole story.
just a few questions…
Does your coach care about all the players or play favorites?
Does your coach cancel practices regularly?
Does your coach ever offer praise or only criticism?
Does your coach reward players who show up for practices all winter?
Does your coach develop all players on his team?
Does your players coach return emails and communicate well?

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[Guest]

No
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sometimes

SM must be your coach....

[Guest]

SM must be your coach....

Plenty of coaches miss the mark in club. Not just SM. We have had good and bad. We’ve had ones that start out good and then it goes south when Coach seems to lose interest in the team.

[Guest]

EB at Scorpions? He’s the best coach my kids ever had.

Ahhhhh you really have never seen a great coach then! Or you’re laughing at this comment just like I am. I have never heard this come out of any sane persons mouth.