Does anyone actually do ASA Columbus Tourney?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Or maybe brackets have talent levels that vary and at young ages it hard to really know given the limited history of games. Much depends on the coaches providing honest input as to what level their team is prepared for. Some coaches over inflate their teams capabilities while others play down brackets in order to get easy wins and pad their win/loss with some championships over less teams.

Having done the tourney with two teams this weekend, some of it is about learning to manage momentum and flow. Teams that were blowing out other teams got stopped in their tracks and lost against teams because they couldn't manage to get their heads back in the game and panicked. Some teams were deer in headlights and played much worse than they do normally. It's all about experience and learning. And yes, there are sometimes tears, but they are good tears. One of the best qualities sports can teach is how to fight back when you are down and never give up. Along with that comes the emotional cost of leaving it all on the field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or maybe brackets have talent levels that vary and at young ages it hard to really know given the limited history of games. Much depends on the coaches providing honest input as to what level their team is prepared for. Some coaches over inflate their teams capabilities while others play down brackets in order to get easy wins and pad their win/loss with some championships over less teams.

Having done the tourney with two teams this weekend, some of it is about learning to manage momentum and flow. Teams that were blowing out other teams got stopped in their tracks and lost against teams because they couldn't manage to get their heads back in the game and panicked. Some teams were deer in headlights and played much worse than they do normally. It's all about experience and learning. And yes, there are sometimes tears, but they are good tears. One of the best qualities sports can teach is how to fight back when you are down and never give up. Along with that comes the emotional cost of leaving it all on the field.

So we should celebrate crying children? Come on. If teachers treated kids the way coaches do on these soccer teams there would be lawsuits all over the place. If you want meaningful competition and environments that are designed for the kids and not for revenue generation look elsewhere. Every club is spinning out these little tournaments to take your cash, they are not benefitting your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Or maybe brackets have talent levels that vary and at young ages it hard to really know given the limited history of games. Much depends on the coaches providing honest input as to what level their team is prepared for. Some coaches over inflate their teams capabilities while others play down brackets in order to get easy wins and pad their win/loss with some championships over less teams.

Having done the tourney with two teams this weekend, some of it is about learning to manage momentum and flow. Teams that were blowing out other teams got stopped in their tracks and lost against teams because they couldn't manage to get their heads back in the game and panicked. Some teams were deer in headlights and played much worse than they do normally. It's all about experience and learning. And yes, there are sometimes tears, but they are good tears. One of the best qualities sports can teach is how to fight back when you are down and never give up. Along with that comes the emotional cost of leaving it all on the field.

So we should celebrate crying children? Come on. If teachers treated kids the way coaches do on these soccer teams there would be lawsuits all over the place. If you want meaningful competition and environments that are designed for the kids and not for revenue generation look elsewhere. Every club is spinning out these little tournaments to take your cash, they are not benefitting your kid.

If your kids coach is berating their U little team, then you need a new coach. One of our teams totally floundered and our coach was wonderful and supportive trying to get them to get themselves together. They lost, but wound up all smiles for the work they had done and the fun they had.

Angry, critical coaches should not be coaching this age group.

[Anonymous]

maybe the team just isnt that good???

No, it isn't, compared to the top teams. That's why it would have made sense to match it against more equal teams.

[Anonymous]

If teachers treated kids the way coaches do on these soccer teams there would be lawsuits all over the place.

I have to agree. My son is a U13 and I have observed his coach make kids drop and do 30 push ups when they miss a shot at practice. I've also seen him walk up to a kid, grab the kid's head, and make the kid nod to show he agreed/understood. My son says he's fine with the coach, but to me, both of those things are odd.