Who are the best coaches in the area?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

LOL. This must be the biggest loaded crap I’ve ever read.

Considering that you’re basically illiterate, I doubt you understood what was written.

I can tell you have never hired anyone at work in your life or have any HR experience. Hiring someone after talking to them for a few minutes without looking at their credentials, or experience shows how naive you are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

LOL. This must be the biggest loaded crap I’ve ever read.

Considering that you’re basically illiterate, I doubt you understood what was written.

I can tell you have never hired anyone at work in your life or have any HR experience. Hiring someone after talking to them for a few minutes without looking at their credentials, or experience shows how naive you are.

+1. But that’s how parents selects a coach for their DC’s Recreation Team. Recreation Coaches have no credentials as they are volunteers. LOL

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

I go with reputation and recommendations from friends you trust.

When you pay 14K a year for your daughter to play DA soccer (including travel) it is a legitimate question. You don't want a parent coach, like yourself. You want someone who has:
1. PLAYED the game at a college level or above (unlike many ECNL or DA coaches - sad but true)
2. Has positive coaching experience. Not book or class experience.
3. Has been checked for abuse or mental illness.

Not a lot to ask for over $500/month.

You’re number 1 is comical. How about someone who actually knows something about kids. I’d take an experienced Coach who is a parent over some 20 something year old new coach who played and therefore thinks they know something about coaching.

OK VSA Mom. I know you want to keep the orange slices and snacks after games - but this is a totally different game we are talking about here. Be a Den Mom.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

+1 An insufferable idiot

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

[Anonymous]

Definitely evaluate your coach based on his equipment, if he has the nicest speed ladders and hurdles, fancy resistance bands and parachutes, at least 1k cones in a wide assortment of colors, 4 full team sets of matching pinnies, a big bag of match balls for training, a large magnetic tactics board, and a shiny official looking warmup suit then he must know what he's doing.

While it would be awesome if we could look at a coach's bio and determine if they are a good coach for our child, the reality is it doesn't work that way. The things that make a coach a good coach do not show up on a resume. Playing experience can help with teaching technique, coaching licenses can help but are no guarantee and if they're crap licenses which lay down stupid blanket rules like "all rondos are bad because they aren't directional" then those licenses can actually be harmful. If you want to know if a coach is a fit you have to watch them work. Go watch them at games and see how they interact with their players. Watch the players and see how they play. Watch the training and observe how they teach. You can't tell anything from a tryout, half the large clubs around here the coaches don't even run their own tryouts.

Seriously, look for coaches which (not in order):
- know how to teach both technique and concepts
- relate well with their age group
- value all of their players no matter their ability level
- focus on individual player goals over team goals
- don't take one-size-fits-all approach to motivation
- give constructive criticism (timely and specific)
- help players solve problems on their own
- develop rapport with each individual player

Some signs that coaches are in over their head
- excessive yelling
- a bunch of confused players
- players which repeatedly make the same mistakes without correction
- players afraid of making mistakes
- players afraid of their coach
- too much discipline/not enough discipline

Beyond that you need to know your child's needs. For example, if your child is one of those who is overflowing with self-confidence then maybe you can select a coach who values that but if your child is a little insecure and needs a coach who believes in them then you need to select a coach with a different style.

If your child is going to be in soccer long term, get certified as a referee and get out there with the coaches at the weekend. Before long you'll be able to rate a coach before the game even starts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

+1

+1000. The worse part of this idiot is he/she has children. I hope the apple falls very far from the tree!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

LOL. This must be the biggest loaded crap I’ve ever read.

Considering that you’re basically illiterate, I doubt you understood what was written.

I can tell you have never hired anyone at work in your life or have any HR experience. Hiring someone after talking to them for a few minutes without looking at their credentials, or experience shows how naive you are.

HR experience...it doesn't get more useless than that!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

LOL. This must be the biggest loaded crap I’ve ever read.

Considering that you’re basically illiterate, I doubt you understood what was written.

I can tell you have never hired anyone at work in your life or have any HR experience. Hiring someone after talking to them for a few minutes without looking at their credentials, or experience shows how naive you are.

HR experience...it doesn't get more useless than that!

Yes, very useless for any and all idiots.

When you hire a company and/or a person for any service, you have to know their credentials. You apparently have never had any contractor remodeled your house either. Please go away so us educated adults can have a conversation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

I go with reputation and recommendations from friends you trust.

When you pay 14K a year for your daughter to play DA soccer (including travel) it is a legitimate question. You don't want a parent coach, like yourself. You want someone who has:
1. PLAYED the game at a college level or above (unlike many ECNL or DA coaches - sad but true)
2. Has positive coaching experience. Not book or class experience.
3. Has been checked for abuse or mental illness.

Not a lot to ask for over $500/month.

DA soccer does not cost 14k a year for a single kid unless you are from Washington State and you fly to every game.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

Soooo, you'll pick the coach with little experience. ok, good luck.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

The vast majority of parents in this area have no actual ability to validate, much less evaluate, a coach's soccer experience, in particular their playing experience. With overseas experience, it is very hard to validate or to know the true level since, in a lot of countries, there are a wide variety of pro/semi-pro/youth levels and it typically takes country-specific knowledge to make sense of that experience. If a coach claims to have played in Oaxaca's youth academy and played pro briefly in Mexico, how does that experience stack up to a coach from the UK who played semi-pro? Or from here who played D1? Or D2? But, by all means, knock yourself out looking at resumes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

Soooo, you'll pick the coach with little experience. ok, good luck.

Learn the game a little and you won't pick the coach with little experience.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

LOL. This must be the biggest loaded crap I’ve ever read.

Considering that you’re basically illiterate, I doubt you understood what was written.

I can tell you have never hired anyone at work in your life or have any HR experience. Hiring someone after talking to them for a few minutes without looking at their credentials, or experience shows how naive you are.

HR experience...it doesn't get more useless than that!

Yes, very useless for any and all idiots.

When you hire a company and/or a person for any service, you have to know their credentials. You apparently have never had any contractor remodeled your house either. Please go away so us educated adults can have a conversation.

For an educated person, you certain struggle with verb conjugation and grammar.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a common criteria on a coach’s resume that typically indicates that he/she would be a good coach such as:

- former college/pro player;
- years of coaching experience;
- level of coaching license:
- originally from Europe/South America, etc.;
- level of coaching experience (HS, MS, youth)

You people are so insufferable.

Why? Cause the PP asked a legitimate question about what’s most important in a coach’s resume?

Because you speak of "resumes" for youth coaches. You deserve to continue to get served up coaches who are like the tennis instructor from Seinfeld.

You’re an idiot then. You are paying good money without knowing anything about a coach’s soccer experience.

If you have a cursory understanding of the game, you can get a sense for a coach’s ability from a few minutes of discussion and observing the coach during a practice. Of the coaches my kids have had, the coach who had the most playing experience was actually the worst coach because his experience was far in the past and very much removed from the modern game and, more significantly, he didn’t give a s- about the team or kids he was coaching.

LOL. This must be the biggest loaded crap I’ve ever read.

Considering that you’re basically illiterate, I doubt you understood what was written.

I can tell you have never hired anyone at work in your life or have any HR experience. Hiring someone after talking to them for a few minutes without looking at their credentials, or experience shows how naive you are.

HR experience...it doesn't get more useless than that!

Yes, very useless for any and all idiots.

When you hire a company and/or a person for any service, you have to know their credentials. You apparently have never had any contractor remodeled your house either. Please go away so us educated adults can have a conversation.

For an educated person, you certain struggle with verb conjugation and grammar.

LOL. That’s the best you can counter the PP? He’s soccer educated. LOL.