Best female coach?

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Are there any?

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MR is the best in this area. BT in STA is also good

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This thread will just turn into a debate but here is my 2 cents .There aren't many that are any good (at least in NJ) which is a problem for the girls side of things. Meredith Rooney is a good coach and trainer but can't keep a job. Becky from STA is really good but I heard she left there and is full time at Gotham FC as an assistant coach. Kelly Simms from STA is a good coach for the little ones but heard she is leaving STA also

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These threads are so dumb. It's an excuse to praise or, more often, trash coaches. Even when a good one is recognized as such he/she probably isn't at a location or age group that works for your family or player. While it's great when female players can have good female coaches, the reality is they are pretty rare. If they're good they quickly get out of youth soccer (my D was lucky enough to have two great ones over 8 years. One coaches in college now, the other the pros). Just find a good coach regardless of gender.

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These threads are so dumb. It's an excuse to praise or, more often, trash coaches. Even when a good one is recognized as such he/she probably isn't at a location or age group that works for your family or player. While it's great when female players can have good female coaches, the reality is they are pretty rare. If they're good they quickly get out of youth soccer (my D was lucky enough to have two great ones over 8 years. One coaches in college now, the other the pros). Just find a good coach regardless of gender.

The thread maybe dumb to you but it's an honest question to ask. I normally wouldn't ask on TS but I have found that a lot parents I talk to, for some reason (even on my kids team) don't like giving out their coveted information.

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These threads are so dumb. It's an excuse to praise or, more often, trash coaches. Even when a good one is recognized as such he/she probably isn't at a location or age group that works for your family or player. While it's great when female players can have good female coaches, the reality is they are pretty rare. If they're good they quickly get out of youth soccer (my D was lucky enough to have two great ones over 8 years. One coaches in college now, the other the pros). Just find a good coach regardless of gender.

KL in BU and BT in Gotham. STA is losing good coaches

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- Keep asking, you're not asking the right ones. Most soccer people are more normal than you'd think from TS posters. TS is also a cesspool full of agendas so it's not necessarily a good source for information.
- If you get a name or two, ask to attend practices
- Go watch a few games to see how the coach works with players

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Who is KL?

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Kelly Lawrence

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KL in BU and BT in Gotham. STA is losing good coaches

STA is totally different now then just a few years ago. Tim leaving was a big blow and Kelly will be leaving soon to be with him. There really are no good coaches left there. Men or women

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This thread will just turn into a debate but here is my 2 cents .There aren't many that are any good (at least in NJ) which is a problem for the girls side of things. Meredith Rooney is a good coach and trainer but can't keep a job. Becky from STA is really good but I heard she left there and is full time at Gotham FC as an assistant coach. Kelly Simms from STA is a good coach for the little ones but heard she is leaving STA also

Keep your daughters far away from Rooney.

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Keep your daughters far away from Rooney.

She can't keep a job (as mentioned above) because of her addiction problems. Not someone I want around my kid.

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The addiction problems is why Rooney and Danny A Game both couldnt keep jobs and had to start their own business. No club wanted them around their kids.

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STA and ODP are the only places that I have seen female coaches. 12 years of soccer I have only seen female coaches at STA and ODP in the entire tri-state area. However lately I have seen quite a few female refs - which has been pretty cool.

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The addiction problems is why Rooney and Danny A Game both couldnt keep jobs and had to start their own business. No club wanted them around their kids.

I don’t know either of them personally but that is really messed up to call them out if you don’t know for sure or have proof. Also why would athletes do drugs? How can you possibly perform and teach on drugs? I am not a fan of Danny A-Game posts on social of girls legs around garbage cans- if he stopped doing that I would bring my youngest one to train there. Maybe he doesn’t realize how it looks from the outside. But MR just seems to be trying to help girls and female coaches gain respect in NJ which seems impossible- because clearly someone hates her.