HP Elite

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Anonymous wrote:Another money making scam

Right, nothing teaches the kiddos and everything is only a scam.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taken my kids to a few HP Elite sessions over the year. One was fantastic, one was awful, and the the others were meh and not worth the drive from Mantua area. The one that was great was the Shooting one. There were 2 coaches for 6 kids and all 6 of the kids were high level. The coaches were fantastic and my son improved a lot over that clinic. I think it was like 4 days in a row vs one session per week for a few weeks. There was a complete player one where there were like 4 coaches and seemed like 50 kids. It was a mess. Lots of low level players so the ball was just bouncing all over the place. Complete mess. Then there are some average training sessions. not great. Not bad but not worth the drive if you have something closer. I highly recommend finding maybe 5-6 kids at your kid's level and finding a trainer that you like to run seasons with that small group. They can get very good attention from the coach working on skill and technique and progress to a nice 3v3 to wrap up training. Maybe 8 kids total with one coach.

"Over the year"? As in just this year, during a pandemic?

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HP offers a high tempo session with thousands of touches a session that on their own is useful for any player, especially the younger ones.

But the variable that makes HP either exceptional or just up tempo cones drills is the players in the session. The coaches do a excellent job of placing the kids in small groups of similar skill. Since many of the session rely on 1v1, 2v2 and occasional 3v3 games matching skill level is important to challenge the kids.

If a HP session is going to be bad it will be for one of two reasons, your kid is outmatched and is getting killed, but they will be better for this, or your kid is crushing everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Another money making scam

Right, nothing teaches the kiddos and everything is only a scam.

Sounds like Loudoun $ucker

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Anonymous wrote:Thinking of HP elite for a 2011 girl. It is a commitment for us since it is 1/2 hour away. Is the training worth it? She loves soccer and really wants to improve. Practices a ton on her off days.

We haven't attended - but know many who have. Feedback has always been positive.

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Anonymous wrote:I have taken my kids to a few HP Elite sessions over the year. One was fantastic, one was awful, and the the others were meh and not worth the drive from Mantua area. The one that was great was the Shooting one. There were 2 coaches for 6 kids and all 6 of the kids were high level. The coaches were fantastic and my son improved a lot over that clinic. I think it was like 4 days in a row vs one session per week for a few weeks. There was a complete player one where there were like 4 coaches and seemed like 50 kids. It was a mess. Lots of low level players so the ball was just bouncing all over the place. Complete mess. Then there are some average training sessions. not great. Not bad but not worth the drive if you have something closer. I highly recommend finding maybe 5-6 kids at your kid's level and finding a trainer that you like to run seasons with that small group. They can get very good attention from the coach working on skill and technique and progress to a nice 3v3 to wrap up training. Maybe 8 kids total with one coach.

"Over the year"? As in just this year, during a pandemic?

Sorry. Over the years. Plural. We have not been there during the pandemic.

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. I have other kids that play travel sports. I know what it is like to drive. I just don't like wasting young kids time in the car when they could be outside playing, doing school work, or just being kids. That was my reason for asking.
We are in Springfield. We use a private coach for other kids. I will just continue using them. Thanks.

Golden Boot is very good and close to you.

I would not say very good, but it's an option.

I am in the very good camp, too, with Golden Boot. Just be clear about what you want and what type of coaching style may suit your child best--it's 1v1 training so they are going to also want to make sure it's the right fit and that you feel you're getting your money's worth. Contact the owner directly if you need, he's very accessible and wants to provide players with a good experience.

Tamir does 1v1 sessions himself?

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. I have other kids that play travel sports. I know what it is like to drive. I just don't like wasting young kids time in the car when they could be outside playing, doing school work, or just being kids. That was my reason for asking.
We are in Springfield. We use a private coach for other kids. I will just continue using them. Thanks.

Golden Boot is very good and close to you.

I would not say very good, but it's an option.

I am in the very good camp, too, with Golden Boot. Just be clear about what you want and what type of coaching style may suit your child best--it's 1v1 training so they are going to also want to make sure it's the right fit and that you feel you're getting your money's worth. Contact the owner directly if you need, he's very accessible and wants to provide players with a good experience.

Tamir does 1v1 sessions himself?

Tamir doesn’t do any sessions. Similar to other complaints about HP, he has younger coaches run sessions.

Being in Springfield, check out Sam Okpodu. He operates out of Alexandria and does 1:1 training or small group. And yes, he coaches each session.

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Anonymous wrote:Good lord. I have other kids that play travel sports. I know what it is like to drive. I just don't like wasting young kids time in the car when they could be outside playing, doing school work, or just being kids. That was my reason for asking.
We are in Springfield. We use a private coach for other kids. I will just continue using them. Thanks.

Golden Boot is very good and close to you.

I would not say very good, but it's an option.

I am in the very good camp, too, with Golden Boot. Just be clear about what you want and what type of coaching style may suit your child best--it's 1v1 training so they are going to also want to make sure it's the right fit and that you feel you're getting your money's worth. Contact the owner directly if you need, he's very accessible and wants to provide players with a good experience.

Tamir does 1v1 sessions himself?

No but he may listen to what you are requesting and help make it happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have taken my kids to a few HP Elite sessions over the year. One was fantastic, one was awful, and the the others were meh and not worth the drive from Mantua area. The one that was great was the Shooting one. There were 2 coaches for 6 kids and all 6 of the kids were high level. The coaches were fantastic and my son improved a lot over that clinic. I think it was like 4 days in a row vs one session per week for a few weeks. There was a complete player one where there were like 4 coaches and seemed like 50 kids. It was a mess. Lots of low level players so the ball was just bouncing all over the place. Complete mess. Then there are some average training sessions. not great. Not bad but not worth the drive if you have something closer. I highly recommend finding maybe 5-6 kids at your kid's level and finding a trainer that you like to run seasons with that small group. They can get very good attention from the coach working on skill and technique and progress to a nice 3v3 to wrap up training. Maybe 8 kids total with one coach.

:rolleyes: "lots of low level players" - yes that can make for what might seem like a less than stellar session but should only skilled players have access to this training? Was your child not low level at some poine when starting int he sport?

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Anonymous wrote:I have taken my kids to a few HP Elite sessions over the year. One was fantastic, one was awful, and the the others were meh and not worth the drive from Mantua area. The one that was great was the Shooting one. There were 2 coaches for 6 kids and all 6 of the kids were high level. The coaches were fantastic and my son improved a lot over that clinic. I think it was like 4 days in a row vs one session per week for a few weeks. There was a complete player one where there were like 4 coaches and seemed like 50 kids. It was a mess. Lots of low level players so the ball was just bouncing all over the place. Complete mess. Then there are some average training sessions. not great. Not bad but not worth the drive if you have something closer. I highly recommend finding maybe 5-6 kids at your kid's level and finding a trainer that you like to run seasons with that small group. They can get very good attention from the coach working on skill and technique and progress to a nice 3v3 to wrap up training. Maybe 8 kids total with one coach.

:rolleyes: "lots of low level players" - yes that can make for what might seem like a less than stellar session but should only skilled players have access to this training? Was your child not low level at some poine when starting int he sport?

Hey, if you want tp pay for that, go right ahead.

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I have had two kids go through HP Elite over the years. Both high level and 1 is playing college. Did HP do that nope. All the coachers and hard work along the years did. But what HP did for my kids is teach them muscle memory and 1,000's of touches correctly on the ball. Best money ever spent.

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Anonymous wrote:Thinking of HP elite for a 2011 girl. It is a commitment for us since it is 1/2 hour away. Is the training worth it? She loves soccer and really wants to improve. Practices a ton on her off days.

DS has done a speed course for them and is doing their finishing training coming up. He likes it, but it’s only a supplement to his small group training, team and Futsal trainings. I wouldn’t expect to see a significant impact in your child’s development from a once a week 1 hour training. But it does help in the overall program you create for them. DS is u14 and plays MLS Next and he still likes it

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HP elite is really good for getting a lot of touches and a chance to practice with some elite players. As someone said above muscle memory and conditioning. It’s run almost like a military boot camp. And it works