GFR Falling apart?

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Right but this coach is notorious for prioritizing 1-2 of the 4 teams and leaving the others to be coached by his assistant who is not who people have signed up for as their coach - he's not licensed (debatable if that matters) and until a year or so ago wasn't even paid and now is paid as an assistant coach not a head coach even though he's doing more of the work for some of the teams!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Right but this coach is notorious for prioritizing 1-2 of the 4 teams and leaving the others to be coached by his assistant who is not who people have signed up for as their coach - he's not licensed (debatable if that matters) and until a year or so ago wasn't even paid and now is paid as an assistant coach not a head coach even though he's doing more of the work for some of the teams!

Hey if someone is willing to come do my job for free while I cash my check and no one says anything about it, give me a call. I'll go home!!! Someone above that coach should know about this and put an end to it

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

Most tournaments will do this for two teams total only.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

They'll only do it for 2 teams and they won't do it if your teams aren't playing in the same tournaments.

This specific coach that is being discussed just went to Tampa with one of his teams that he stacked with guest players and left another team behind with not enough players to play in the RL Final Four which that team ended up losing to a team that hasn't beaten them for years. So, while you can try to justify that it's not a big deal to have four teams to coach all you want, there is such a thing as stretching yourself too thin with coaching too many teams and eventually having to make decisions about which team(s) you're going to prioritize and the at least one team WILL suffer for it at some point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Right but this coach is notorious for prioritizing 1-2 of the 4 teams and leaving the others to be coached by his assistant who is not who people have signed up for as their coach - he's not licensed (debatable if that matters) and until a year or so ago wasn't even paid and now is paid as an assistant coach not a head coach even though he's doing more of the work for some of the teams!

Hey if someone is willing to come do my job for free while I cash my check and no one says anything about it, give me a call. I'll go home!!! Someone above that coach should know about this and put an end to it

It did not happen at GFR, hopefully it will happen wherever he ends up.

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

They'll only do it for 2 teams and they won't do it if your teams aren't playing in the same tournaments.

This specific coach that is being discussed just went to Tampa with one of his teams that he stacked with guest players and left another team behind with not enough players to play in the RL Final Four which that team ended up losing to a team that hasn't beaten them for years. So, while you can try to justify that it's not a big deal to have four teams to coach all you want, there is such a thing as stretching yourself too thin with coaching too many teams and eventually having to make decisions about which team(s) you're going to prioritize and the at least one team WILL suffer for it at some point.

To be fair, that could have happened even if that coach only had two teams. And that coach’s son also went to Tampa so that may be why he prioritized it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

They'll only do it for 2 teams and they won't do it if your teams aren't playing in the same tournaments.

This specific coach that is being discussed just went to Tampa with one of his teams that he stacked with guest players and left another team behind with not enough players to play in the RL Final Four which that team ended up losing to a team that hasn't beaten them for years. So, while you can try to justify that it's not a big deal to have four teams to coach all you want, there is such a thing as stretching yourself too thin with coaching too many teams and eventually having to make decisions about which team(s) you're going to prioritize and the at least one team WILL suffer for it at some point.

To be fair, that could have happened even if that coach only had two teams. And that coach’s son also went to Tampa so that may be why he prioritized it.

This was just one of MANY examples of this coach prioritizing one team over another and being stretched too thin.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

They'll only do it for 2 teams and they won't do it if your teams aren't playing in the same tournaments.

This specific coach that is being discussed just went to Tampa with one of his teams that he stacked with guest players and left another team behind with not enough players to play in the RL Final Four which that team ended up losing to a team that hasn't beaten them for years. So, while you can try to justify that it's not a big deal to have four teams to coach all you want, there is such a thing as stretching yourself too thin with coaching too many teams and eventually having to make decisions about which team(s) you're going to prioritize and the at least one team WILL suffer for it at some point.

To be fair, that could have happened even if that coach only had two teams. And that coach’s son also went to Tampa so that may be why he prioritized it.

This was just one of MANY examples of this coach prioritizing one team over another and being stretched too thin.

A coach will prioritize the better team on the bigger stage. Let's just be real

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

They'll only do it for 2 teams and they won't do it if your teams aren't playing in the same tournaments.

This specific coach that is being discussed just went to Tampa with one of his teams that he stacked with guest players and left another team behind with not enough players to play in the RL Final Four which that team ended up losing to a team that hasn't beaten them for years. So, while you can try to justify that it's not a big deal to have four teams to coach all you want, there is such a thing as stretching yourself too thin with coaching too many teams and eventually having to make decisions about which team(s) you're going to prioritize and the at least one team WILL suffer for it at some point.

To be fair, that could have happened even if that coach only had two teams. And that coach’s son also went to Tampa so that may be why he prioritized it.

This was just one of MANY examples of this coach prioritizing one team over another and being stretched too thin.

Is it the coach’s fault that he wants more teams and more pay? It seems that is the fault of the TD and other directors.

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Anonymous wrote:RL games are back to back to back on Saturdays and against the same club typically at the same location. So usually you can make all the games. Not saying it is optimal but it is doable.

Super easy as this person stated. You are at the field for 8 hours coaching back to back. Many coaches have 3 teams so having 4 isn't the end of the world

Yes, RL league games are back-to-back but you know what's not? Tournaments and showcases, playoffs, etc.

You know what you can do for tournaments and all coaches do it... You let the tournament organizers knows you coach more than 1 team and they make your schedule so that your teams either play at the same park or at times where you can make it to other fields for times. It's a crazy thing called planning and scheduling. It happens a lot in all tournaments.

They'll only do it for 2 teams and they won't do it if your teams aren't playing in the same tournaments.

This specific coach that is being discussed just went to Tampa with one of his teams that he stacked with guest players and left another team behind with not enough players to play in the RL Final Four which that team ended up losing to a team that hasn't beaten them for years. So, while you can try to justify that it's not a big deal to have four teams to coach all you want, there is such a thing as stretching yourself too thin with coaching too many teams and eventually having to make decisions about which team(s) you're going to prioritize and the at least one team WILL suffer for it at some point.

To be fair, that could have happened even if that coach only had two teams. And that coach’s son also went to Tampa so that may be why he prioritized it.

This was just one of MANY examples of this coach prioritizing one team over another and being stretched too thin.

Is it the coach’s fault that he wants more teams and more pay? It seems that is the fault of the TD and other directors.

It is the coach's fault if he can not do the work he says he can do. I believe he's leaving gfr now so many the TD did do something about it?

[Anonymous]

yeah, i heard he's off to VRSC, the only club with more drama than GFR. he will fit in well there lol

[Anonymous]

It is deeply disappointing when a board member (ML) entrusted with the stewardship of a nonprofit youth soccer club chooses to disregard the very bylaws and governance structures designed to protect that organization and the community it serves. Attempting to consolidate power by ignoring established rules, acting unilaterally, and removing staff without proper authority undermines the mission of a nonprofit and erodes trust among volunteers, families, and players.

When those actions are followed by an effort to form a competing organization, it reinforces the perception that personal ambition was placed above the best interests of the club and its youth athletes. Nonprofit leadership requires transparency, collaboration, and respect for process—especially in organizations built on volunteerism and community goodwill.

These choices leave a lasting negative impression. The community remembers instability, broken trust, and disruption far longer than any short-term gains. Youth sports thrive on consistency, integrity, and shared purpose, and when those values are compromised, the damage extends well beyond one season or one organization.