If there's no coach, will rec soccer just say "sorry, you can't play"?
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Anonymous
| Got an email saying they need 2 coaches and "Please consider volunteering to be the coach for your child's team so that all the kids can play." --> does this mean my child won't be allowed to play even though we signed up early if they don't find 2 coaches? My husband is coaching another team and I will not always be available during evening practices and weekend games to coach, so please don't say "why don't you volunteer to coach?" because we can't. |
Anonymous
yes, clubs can only take as many kids have they have coaches for |
Anonymous
| Yes, what an earth does this have to do with you signing up early? If no parents volunteer, you have no coaches you can’t play. |
Anonymous
| This happened when DS was young. MSI caller and asked me to coach. I said I have never played soccer and know nothing about it. DH also had never played soccer and was already coaching another sport. They then asked me to contact the other parents to help find a coach. Miraculously a non-parent stepped up to coach. You can increase the odds by reaching out to other parents if you know them. |
Anonymous
| This is such a common problem in many leagues. Our league is desperate for volunteer coaches because they keep leaving after a season or two. Why would they do that? |
Anonymous
| This happened to us repeatedly with a couple different rec leagues. I never volunteered and DD still played. We are with OBGC which is still rec but seems better organized. We’ve had the sane coach for a few seasons now and haven’t had those emails for our age group. |
Anonymous
| Usually someone steps up (my spouse). Even if you've never played the game, the club will support you - they gave clinics for new coaches, and there was an app my spouse used that gave practice plans. It worked put pretty well. |
Anonymous
yes And it may sound stressful but at that age is honestly a joy to coach or assist. They will give u stuff to train on. Just maybe bring someone along to take pics for ur Memories |
Anonymous
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League sends out those emails. Then one of a few things happen.
Ideally a parent volunteers. If not, they may get a volunteer from another age group’s parents or among their regular volunteers If not they may add the kids to another team making every team’s roster larger. If not, then they have to say no to some kids. |
Anonymous
Because parents use them for free babysitting. |
Anonymous
Bc they’re tired of babysitting your child while you sit in the car on DCUM. |
Anonymous
Then they complain to the coaches about how they coach or that the practice day isn’t good for them or that it interferes with dinner and then they complain that their kid who is probably the worst on the team doesn’t get to play the best position or for long enough. |
Anonymous
| Yes, of course your child won’t be “alllowed” to play if no one steps up to coach. What are rec leagues supposed to do, magically summon a coach for you in exchange for your measly $130 registration fee? |
Anonymous
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I run our neighborhood rec program (for the measly registration fee of $70), and every single person involved in from the club to the league president is a volunteer.
I have to beg parents to coach every single season, and have had to threaten to randomly withdrawal registrations if we don't get enough coaches. I imagine this happens in every rec club. |
Anonymous
| Ran a rec program for many years. Happened every season. Not sure we've ever had to send anyone away, but came awfully close many times. |