West MA soccer clubs

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And why is their GU17 NPL team playing in the Championship division of NEP?

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What a load of garbage people are making up! My son plays for a FC Stars-West team, the coach is great and he is not RL. Only time we have had a player pass is from the boys group one age lower, when we were short a player, because of a vacation week. Isn't that what player passes are for? The training has been great and the facility is by far the best in Western Mass! The team wins allot more than they lose and all the kids have fun and get along. I have no regrets and feel it was money well spent. My son plans to try out for FC Stars-West, WUP, and GPS-West, and while I am sure they are all good and we know kids on all three of these teams, our first choice will be to stay with FC Stars-West.

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They have a couple of good teams and many weeks ones. They have one of the best team in the state at 06 girls.. They were told by the NEP to stop moving players around and using club pass to fill other rosters. They are in big trouble financially and since they are just considered a satellite operation Stars will not bail them out. They will not offer any boys teams next year. Tuition will be increased significantly to help get them out of debt. RL is going to be coaching every team. Good luck, its a shame it has come to this.

05 girls are solid too. Don't see them being financially at risk, what are the expenses? The volume of kids increases every year so unless league and tourney fees are increasing significantly they should be on solid ground. It's not like they are hiring coaches! Fwiw if RL coaches more teams they are better off

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What a load of garbage people are making up! My son plays for a FC Stars-West team, the coach is great and he is not RL. Only time we have had a player pass is from the boys group one age lower, when we were short a player, because of a vacation week. Isn't that what player passes are for? The training has been great and the facility is by far the best in Western Mass! The team wins allot more than they lose and all the kids have fun and get along. I have no regrets and feel it was money well spent. My son plans to try out for FC Stars-West, WUP, and GPS-West, and while I am sure they are all good and we know kids on all three of these teams, our first choice will be to stay with FC Stars-West.

Stars West will not have boys next year. You better start looking, you can follow the boys director TL to CFC

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05 girls are solid too. Don't see them being financially at risk, what are the expenses? The volume of kids increases every year so unless league and tourney fees are increasing significantly they should be on solid ground. It's not like they are hiring coaches! Fwiw if RL coaches more teams they are better off

Except for the fact he is a no show at games. Sorry, but I want an actual coach coaching my kids game.

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Except for the fact he is a no show at games. Sorry, but I want an actual coach coaching my kids game.

Yup, misses some games. I'd rather a good coach show up to 90% of the games and train my kid 100% of the time vs. some half ass coach 100% of everything. Missing games can be frustrating but I look at the bigger picture. My kid loves to play, my kid is improving, they win some games.... in that order

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Stars West will not have boys next year. You better start looking, you can follow the boys director TL to CFC

Is it true stars west won't have boys next year or just not TL? That is quite a bit of revenue going out the door if that is true.

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Is it true stars west won't have boys next year or just not TL? That is quite a bit of revenue going out the door if that is true.

and TL is a good quality coach, big loss if true

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Stars West will not have boys next year. You better start looking, you can follow the boys director TL to CFC

Is it true stars west won't have boys next year or just not TL? That is quite a bit of revenue going out the door if that is true.

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TL is a good coach and will be missed by Stars West, good pickup by CFC.

One person does not end an entire program of the size of the FC Stars-West boys program.
It is too good of a program and there is too much money for FC Stars-West to just walk away from.

FC Stars-West will continue to offer a boys program.

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TL is a good coach and will be missed by Stars West, good pickup by CFC.

One person does not end an entire program of the size of the FC Stars-West boys program.
It is too good of a program and there is too much money for FC Stars-West to just walk away from.

FC Stars-West will continue to offer a boys program.

So if FC Stars-West will continue to have a boys program, who is going to run it now that TL is gone?

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So if FC Stars-West will continue to have a boys program, who is going to run it now that TL is gone?

My guess is that RL will have to figure that out and get someone else. TL was good, but anyone can be replaced.

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My guess is that RL will have to figure that out and get someone else. TL was good, but anyone can be replaced.

I thought RL was gone as well?

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Yup, misses some games. I'd rather a good coach show up to 90% of the games and train my kid 100% of the time vs. some half ass coach 100% of everything. Missing games can be frustrating but I look at the bigger picture. My kid loves to play, my kid is improving, they win some games.... in that order

True, he is a good trainer, but stretched thin. It is unacceptable for the coach not to be at games. Kids need the coach at the games to give them direction. Enough for us to walk away and stay away. Communication is terrible as well.

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RL fired from Stars..... Announcement coming soon