If you are the max age and logging most minutes on the bench, you are on the wrong team.
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Some coaches like "benefits" that come from unscrupulous parents who offerOriginally posted by Unregistered View Post
incentives that "encourage" them to give their kid more playing time- Free vacations at Martha's Vineyard (a recent example) and huge gift certificates are welcomed by some coaches.Comment
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What do you think is going to happen when these poor young coaches get paid less than min wage.Too much temptation and pressure.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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MK, bolts director and head coach HC makes much more than minimum wage. I can guarantee you that.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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It's only going to hurt his team and his record/reputation in the long run . The kid with the poor first touch who gets more playing time will improve but not as much as the better player who switches to a different team and gets more playing time (assuming he gets a decent coach ). College coaches are increasingly aware of the shenanigans that go on in academy soccer and the good ones can easily spot the players who were pushed ahead underservedly.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Obviously not being in the starting X1 on a consistent basis hurts a player's development, on any team or level. The issue coaches and scouts face when recruiting players is that they see dominance from players at lower level leagues and really won't know if the player will be able to keep up with the speed and pace of Academy soccer until the player sees game minutes. By then unfortunately, the jury is out and if they can't hack it, they become reserves. They will not release players during the competitive season so the whole situation becomes frustrating for both player and parents.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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No Academy coach or club coach for that matter is playing kids with poor touches over a better player. That assertion doesn't even make any sense. Academies have to start kids 25% of the time, and, if they don't, they're fined. So weaker players get starts, too, not the other way around. And the other poster is right. Academy play is much faster than club play. Huge difference.Originally posted by UnregisteredComment
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Talking about players who on average are worse players than their counterparts sitting on the bench. There are not many of these - but they are the teams weakest link -a few who will often lose the ball by being either too slow or with a poor first touch and this often leads to crucial giveaways that lead to goals or killing the momentum of a great play and losing a great opportunity to score. Players on the new u16 bolts academy team know what/who I'm taking about. There are a few players on that team who too often ruin a play and they are still rewarded with a lot of playing time. Of course the coach knows they are getting too much undeserved playing time but he's driven by other incentives. This is a fact.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Start time isn't the same thing as meaningful playing time. Coaches play with that all the time, and they certainly reserve it for games against weak competition. On a DA squad, especially on an MLS squad, you will find few "weak" players - they're all very good. The questions arise when a subset of players consistently aren't given opportunities to play.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
As for the accusations of some kid of bribery that's a pretty big stretch. Maybe it exists but I have to believe is very rare. I think more often than not it's more club politics and coach incompetence. They all have high level licenses but that doesn't mean they are good at their jobs. And like it or not coaches still want to win games. Having a good record means you keep your job for another year.Comment
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What a hoot! Your kid isn't getting the playing time you think he should get after all that investment and therefor it must be because the coach was bribed. Right.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Here is a very speculative alternative theory: your kid isn't nearly as good as you think.
This is a fact: They know exactly who you are. Do you really think they are going to put up with your clown act for another year?Comment
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Let me get this straight. A parent of a teammate is trashing the coach and his kid's teammates on TS? My guess is there will be one fewer kids on that roster, and he won't have to worry about playing time any more.Originally posted by UnregisteredComment
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My guess is a former player's parent. I would hope that no one would take ridiculous allegations on an anonymous website seriously.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
You're all obviously just jealous of my son............................................/sComment
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Heard MK at kickoff meeting, no nonsense, emphasis on dev. As someone new to the club, impressed with the coaching and professionalism. SJ and AD additions won't hurt either.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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