Parent coaches

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Although not common, totally possibly. A coach is a coach. The parent coach is probably harder on his own kid than others. I wonder what bob bradley and michael bradley have to say on this subect?

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Huh. Give them a couple minutes, I’m sure they’ll post something.

Although not common, totally possibly. A coach is a coach. The parent coach is probably harder on his own kid than others. I wonder what bob bradley and michael bradley have to say on this subect?

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Although not common, totally possibly. A coach is a coach. The parent coach is probably harder on his own kid than others. I wonder what bob bradley and michael bradley have to say on this subect?

Also Bob Hurley Sr coaching both his sons and doing a phenomenal job. How about Jimmy Boeheim at Syracuse coaching his son? I could go on and on. This youth soccer no parent coach thing is made up to distract and deter clueless parents from actual great parent coaches like the Real coach among many others.

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Academies allow this?? Doesn’t sound very professional to me. I would be very skeptical. definitely wouldn’t make me comfortable.

Matchfit have a lot of these. Especially on the girls side.

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Could be an issue if the kid is a weaker player and the parent coach isn’t objective but if the parent coach is qualified and can look at the situation objectively it shouldn’t be an issue. I’ve seen both and it seems like most times where the coach’s kid is a better player it’s not an issue. But I’ve also seen plenty of paid so called professional trainers play favorites and not look at players objectively due to whatever relationship they have with parents anyway.

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Could be an issue if the kid is a weaker player and the parent coach isn’t objective but if the parent coach is qualified and can look at the situation objectively it shouldn’t be an issue. I’ve seen both and it seems like most times where the coach’s kid is a better player it’s not an issue. But I’ve also seen plenty of paid so called professional trainers play favorites and not look at players objectively due to whatever relationship they have with parents anyway.

Agree on the professional coaches part.

However, like other posts said, the parent coach can always ensure his/her kids as the strong or better players by blocking better players to join.

When it comes to cut, have you ever seen the parent coach’s kid got cut when the player is weaker and dragging the team?

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Also Bob Hurley Sr coaching both his sons and doing a phenomenal job. How about Jimmy Boeheim at Syracuse coaching his son? I could go on and on. This youth soccer no parent coach thing is made up to distract and deter clueless parents from actual great parent coaches like the Real coach among many others.

Lolol correct because you find kidS like that all the time. So silly

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Pda would never allow a parent to coach their own son or daughter. None of the bigger places would.

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It’s not a good thing all around. It’s unpleasant to watch a coach be harder on their kid because they are also dad too and it’s hard to watch that kid get starting position when maybe it’s not necessarily earned. There are too many variables that make this a problem for kids and parents. I would avoid it.

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It’s not a good thing all around. It’s unpleasant to watch a coach be harder on their kid because they are also dad too and it’s hard to watch that kid get starting position when maybe it’s not necessarily earned. There are too many variables that make this a problem for kids and parents. I would avoid it.

So you would avoid a great team like the Real 06 team because they have a father coach? Just plain silly stuff. They put the academies to shame with their level of quality over just plain quantity.

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So you would avoid a great team like the Real 06 team because they have a father coach? Just plain silly stuff. They put the academies to shame with their level of quality over just plain quantity.

You seem obsessed with this Real team. The OP didn’t specify a team or club. They asked for an opinion. I know of a few high level teams that have a dad coach their kid. In my opinion, avoid it. It causes a lot of behind the scenes chatter and is not a good thing all around.

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I would be hesitant, would have to observe trainings and games before deciding. Obviously could be some drama there, but I also think the coach may be more "invested" in the success of the team in general if their kid was on it. That's one of the things about professional coaches that is a negative for me. Your kid's team is just one of many that they manage, and they don't really care too much about the kids or the success of the team as long as the roster is full. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's the way it seems from the parental perspective. Kids notice that.

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Great dad coach and great club. What’s wrong with that? Pay no attention to these haters from fake academies that wish they had what Real has. Real training and development, coupled with the motto of quality over quantity. Anything to spin bs propaganda. Bradley on the USMT coached his son. Did you kool aid academy drinkers have a problem with that?

Bro, talking quality over quantity doesn't work as an argument when you have rosters just as big as PDA, pushing on 25 layers on a single team.

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I would be hesitant, would have to observe trainings and games before deciding. Obviously could be some drama there, but I also think the coach may be more "invested" in the success of the team in general if their kid was on it. That's one of the things about professional coaches that is a negative for me. Your kid's team is just one of many that they manage, and they don't really care too much about the kids or the success of the team as long as the roster is full. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's the way it seems from the parental perspective. Kids notice that.

Agree with this 100% My D's team had a parent coach for the first 2 years; coach's D was in the bottom 3rd of players but he managed playing time appropriately so it wasn't really an issue (except that his D took up a roster spot that could have gone to a better player). It was good because he really put a lot of effort into getting the team involved in club activities (scrimmages and extra practices with other teams at the club, extra tournaments and tournament flighting, facetime with the DOC, etc). Changed coaches in the 3rd year, and while the new coach was definitely a better trainer, he was far-less invested in the success of the team and the team got a lot less involved with those other things.

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Bro, talking quality over quantity doesn't work as an argument when you have rosters just as big as PDA, pushing on 25 layers on a single team.

Agreed. PDA is a great example of a club that fosters players intimidation and nepotism. A relative coach with his kids on his teams is a recipe for continued unhealthy environment. The players are forced to be friends with the coach’s VIP kid to get a spot on a game roster. It is not about the players skill/talent.