Personally I don't see anything wrong with a coach or manager setting standards and/or expectations for their team when traveling. After all, your kid is representing a club that you chose to participate with. If you don't like the team rules or culture, find another team. Simple as that.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYour thoughts (and experiences) sound like a mirror to mine.
The enjoyment of watching my DD succeed (and learn how to handle not winning) and the confidence that it brings is great.
I'm even one of the parents that watches practice because I enjoy getting to see her play so much.
The only bad thing I see about it is that it will be over all too soon.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPersonally I don't see anything wrong with a coach or manager setting standards and/or expectations for their team when traveling. After all, your kid is representing a club that you chose to participate with. If you don't like the team rules or culture, find another team. Simple as that.
The primary point from my original post is don't let yourself get bullied into doing every single thing the club/team is doing if it doesn't work for your family. Your family can take a vacation and your player can miss a game or a tournament and the neither the team nor the club will fold as a result. If the coach or manager takes it out on your kid, that says a lot more about them than it does about you.
That's my two cents worth from 3 kids, 3 clubs, and 12 years of youth soccer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPersonally I don't see anything wrong with a coach or manager setting standards and/or expectations for their team when traveling. After all, your kid is representing a club that you chose to participate with. If you don't like the team rules or culture, find another team. Simple as that.
Personally, I think the manager needs to butt out on setting any standards. Those should come from the club through the coach.
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Not sure what you mean.
Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPersonally I don't see anything wrong with a coach or manager setting standards and/or expectations for their team when traveling. After all, your kid is representing a club that you chose to participate with. If you don't like the team rules or culture, find another team. Simple as that.
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To the original poster, as you may have asertained, I think one thing you might look out for are over zealous managers. Apparently they are out there and should be avoided. We've never really had that problem so I feel blessed. However, apparently that isn't the case with everyone.
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The parents who wonder if club soccer is a bit too much sometimes and regret some of the sacrifices made to "soccer" don't come on this site.
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