What are your unpopular opinions about youth soccer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not stop play for "injured" players -- let play continue until there is a dead ball, but let any necessary medical staff on the field to treat the player.

Slight modification suggested. Go ahead and stop play, but if play is stopped for an injured player that will result in that player needing to sit out of the game for 15 minutes minimum. While out they will be checked by trainer and if trainer believes they were failing injured player will receive a yellow card. Temporary sub is allowed but if player does not go back in after 15 mins then they are permanently subbed out. This will motivate players to not fake injuries lest they lose 15 minutes of playing time and or get a yellow card.

No need for a temporary sub in that situation. The team either decides they can continue with the player rejoining or they sub the player for good. Play does not stop while that player is being removed from the field of play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not stop play for "injured" players -- let play continue until there is a dead ball, but let any necessary medical staff on the field to treat the player.

Slight modification suggested. Go ahead and stop play, but if play is stopped for an injured player that will result in that player needing to sit out of the game for 15 minutes minimum. While out they will be checked by trainer and if trainer believes they were failing injured player will receive a yellow card. Temporary sub is allowed but if player does not go back in after 15 mins then they are permanently subbed out. This will motivate players to not fake injuries lest they lose 15 minutes of playing time and or get a yellow card.

No need for a temporary sub in that situation. The team either decides they can continue with the player rejoining or they sub the player for good. Play does not stop while that player is being removed from the field of play.

You can’t have medical personnel on the field while play is happening. Cmon now.

[Anonymous]

Between the ages of 6 -12 it has nothing to do with how good your DC is, but who you know in the system.........

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Between the ages of 6 -12 it has nothing to do with how good your DC is, but who you know in the system.........

Only applies to those players below the elite at a club.

The best of the best in an age group (top 3-4 players) don't need to know anyone at the ULittle level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between the ages of 6 -12 it has nothing to do with how good your DC is, but who you know in the system.........

Only applies to those players below the elite at a club.

The best of the best in an age group (top 3-4 players) don't need to know anyone at the ULittle level.

I wish this was true, but I have seen top players in an age group get screwed over for DC's that are friends of programs/coaches on one more than occasion........It corrects itself as they get older though. But at ages 6-12, its shameless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between the ages of 6 -12 it has nothing to do with how good your DC is, but who you know in the system.........

Only applies to those players below the elite at a club.

The best of the best in an age group (top 3-4 players) don't need to know anyone at the ULittle level.

I wish this was true, but I have seen top players in an age group get screwed over for DC's that are friends of programs/coaches on one more than occasion........It corrects itself as they get older though. But at ages 6-12, its shameless.

What spots are 6 year olds competing for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My unpopular opinion is that the opinion of a parent who played D1 soccer a lifetime ago does not make their opinion on the current state of youth soccer any more valuable than anyone else's.

LOL. Have you been on a team when both parents played D1? They should be a YouTube channel, but not for what they think.

[Anonymous]

Clubs should prohibit parents from yelling at kids other than their own. DC was shook the first time that happened. Performance anxiety bad enough, then a mistake, then a parent who is not your own yelling at you - too much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clubs should prohibit parents from yelling at kids other than their own. DC was shook the first time that happened. Performance anxiety bad enough, then a mistake, then a parent who is not your own yelling at you - too much.

You and your kid need to grow a thick skin. Life is hard and tough. Learn it now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clubs should prohibit parents from yelling at kids other than their own. DC was shook the first time that happened. Performance anxiety bad enough, then a mistake, then a parent who is not your own yelling at you - too much.

You and your kid need to grow a thick skin. Life is hard and tough. Learn it now.

True, but truer for the dumbass whose skin is so thin that he feels compelled to yell at children not his own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do not stop play for "injured" players -- let play continue until there is a dead ball, but let any necessary medical staff on the field to treat the player.

Slight modification suggested. Go ahead and stop play, but if play is stopped for an injured player that will result in that player needing to sit out of the game for 15 minutes minimum. While out they will be checked by trainer and if trainer believes they were failing injured player will receive a yellow card. Temporary sub is allowed but if player does not go back in after 15 mins then they are permanently subbed out. This will motivate players to not fake injuries lest they lose 15 minutes of playing time and or get a yellow card.

No need for a temporary sub in that situation. The team either decides they can continue with the player rejoining or they sub the player for good. Play does not stop while that player is being removed from the field of play.

You can’t have medical personnel on the field while play is happening. Cmon now.

I think they do that in Aussie Rules.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clubs should prohibit parents from yelling at kids other than their own. DC was shook the first time that happened. Performance anxiety bad enough, then a mistake, then a parent who is not your own yelling at you - too much.

You and your kid need to grow a thick skin. Life is hard and tough. Learn it now.

Says everyone who has failed in life.

[Anonymous]

I enjoy obsessive parents

[Anonymous]

As a coach, I completed agree with point 7-All coaches go into a publicly accessible database listing their licenses and prior clubs -- and any sanctions against them, from red cards to SafeSport violations.

I don't think parents realize that some clubs operate like catholic church. When I was a player, a coach exposed himself to the team. He was subsequently fired from this team and also his Varity head coach team. Club told the team that the coach was let go and that they will handle the situation. After a 5 years, he was back coaching at the same club he was fired at. When I asked the club about it, they said that since there is no official criminal record, they brought him let him back...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nearly all kids are better off on lower level travel teams with younger and more enthusiastic coaches who are ambitious. The top team isn't a great place for development until maybe the U16 level, and maybe not even then.

Rec is a waste of time.

Tournaments are fun family experiences, but should only happen maybe twice a year max.

Rec is great! Not all kids want to be Soccer Players. Not all kids are going to be great, or play in college, or whatever, but they can still learn some skills, be able to participate in pickup games or otherwise play for fun, learn some teamwork, get some exercise, etc.

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