current list of implosions, additions and Club shake ups...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parents have ruined youth sports. The pursuit of alway trying to get one leg up on everyone is what lead to pay to play. Before, everyone played town. Same with academics now. A 4.0 used to be somebody special. Not anymore.

Parents own their share of the blame as well.
However, equal in the blame are the clubs and coaches who are looking to cash in.
They promise the moon, don't deliver, and can't figure out why people get upset with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: soccer is a sport that most Americans haven't figured out yet... with other sports there isn't as much guesswork

What are you talking about, Soccer is the most figured out sport ever. Tell them parents anything and they will pay thousands.

LOL.

{in thick accent} I played for the ______ Academy in my homeland of _________. I then played pro for _______. I suffered an injury which cut short my career...but, lucky for you, I moved to America and am here to provide your child with world class training.

-- Signed
{99% of elite coaches in America}

Don't forget, Americans don't know anything about soccer, but because its the National sport of my country and I have experience in my country's system, you are better of with me.
My country's possession / individual style is better than the others....just look at our professional and national teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about a summer pick up league? Set times. Broad age categories and mixed gender allowed. No coaching allowed. Just facilitation, supervision, and officiating by organizers. Rent field space and play round robin 20 minutes games with 3rd team rotating in. 2 hours per group. Age ranges U9-10 mixed; U11-12 mixed; U13-14Open and also girls only; U15-18 open and also girls only. 8 weeks. Mid June thru early Aug. Costs to cover fields. Bring your own ball. Volunteer organizers. Parents are allowed to watch but must be quiet. Coaches allowed to watch but must be quiet and can’t “bring” a team. Teams selected each week by random captains. Pennies with numbers provided and persistent dangerous play results in removal from days activity and or league. Registration required. Run these in eastern Fairfax / Arl. / Alex; western Fairfax/Loudoun; westDC/MoCo.; and east DC/PG.

My kids would love a "no coach, no parent" league where adults did nothing but arrange for the field and maybe a referee. No league table published.

Would be better to start as a 5-aside or a 7-aside league to let kids get more action / not take it too seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about a summer pick up league? Set times. Broad age categories and mixed gender allowed. No coaching allowed. Just facilitation, supervision, and officiating by organizers. Rent field space and play round robin 20 minutes games with 3rd team rotating in. 2 hours per group. Age ranges U9-10 mixed; U11-12 mixed; U13-14Open and also girls only; U15-18 open and also girls only. 8 weeks. Mid June thru early Aug. Costs to cover fields. Bring your own ball. Volunteer organizers. Parents are allowed to watch but must be quiet. Coaches allowed to watch but must be quiet and can’t “bring” a team. Teams selected each week by random captains. Pennies with numbers provided and persistent dangerous play results in removal from days activity and or league. Registration required. Run these in eastern Fairfax / Arl. / Alex; western Fairfax/Loudoun; westDC/MoCo.; and east DC/PG.

My club—FPYC—already does this in the city of Fairfax! Come join. It's typically twice a week, all summer long. Open to all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a summer pick up league? Set times. Broad age categories and mixed gender allowed. No coaching allowed. Just facilitation, supervision, and officiating by organizers. Rent field space and play round robin 20 minutes games with 3rd team rotating in. 2 hours per group. Age ranges U9-10 mixed; U11-12 mixed; U13-14Open and also girls only; U15-18 open and also girls only. 8 weeks. Mid June thru early Aug. Costs to cover fields. Bring your own ball. Volunteer organizers. Parents are allowed to watch but must be quiet. Coaches allowed to watch but must be quiet and can’t “bring” a team. Teams selected each week by random captains. Pennies with numbers provided and persistent dangerous play results in removal from days activity and or league. Registration required. Run these in eastern Fairfax / Arl. / Alex; western Fairfax/Loudoun; westDC/MoCo.; and east DC/PG.

My club—FPYC—already does this in the city of Fairfax! Come join. It's typically twice a week, all summer long. Open to all.

They don't have a pick up LEAGUE. They just have pick up...that like 10 kids show up to...unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about a summer pick up league? Set times. Broad age categories and mixed gender allowed. No coaching allowed. Just facilitation, supervision, and officiating by organizers. Rent field space and play round robin 20 minutes games with 3rd team rotating in. 2 hours per group. Age ranges U9-10 mixed; U11-12 mixed; U13-14Open and also girls only; U15-18 open and also girls only. 8 weeks. Mid June thru early Aug. Costs to cover fields. Bring your own ball. Volunteer organizers. Parents are allowed to watch but must be quiet. Coaches allowed to watch but must be quiet and can’t “bring” a team. Teams selected each week by random captains. Pennies with numbers provided and persistent dangerous play results in removal from days activity and or league. Registration required. Run these in eastern Fairfax / Arl. / Alex; western Fairfax/Loudoun; westDC/MoCo.; and east DC/PG.

My club—FPYC—already does this in the city of Fairfax! Come join. It's typically twice a week, all summer long. Open to all.

They don't have a pick up LEAGUE. They just have pick up...that like 10 kids show up to...unfortunately.

True...not a league. And yes, sometimes the numbers are great; other times, not so much.

[Anonymous]

RantingSoccerDad wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: soccer is a sport that most Americans haven't figured out yet... with other sports there isn't as much guesswork

What are you talking about, Soccer is the most figured out sport ever. Tell them parents anything and they will pay thousands.

LOL.

{in thick accent} I played for the ______ Academy in my homeland of _________. I then played pro for _______. I suffered an injury which cut short my career...but, lucky for you, I moved to America and am here to provide your child with world class training.

-- Signed
{99% of elite coaches in America}

I once got a press release on behalf of a coach who had visa trouble. Can't blame the guy for wanting to stay here, but the subject line “How do we save U.S. Soccer?" was a bit much.

Other excerpts:

"With uber-talented coaches like (name and country redacted), struggling to get an O-1 Visa, but time is running out.”

The press release goes on to posit this coach as “that tiny bright light we need” who would be “bringing European soccer techniques to young US soccer players.”

Because, as we all know, absolutely no other soccer coach in the USA is from Europe or has studied European coaching.

That's pretty good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

RantingSoccerDad wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: soccer is a sport that most Americans haven't figured out yet... with other sports there isn't as much guesswork

What are you talking about, Soccer is the most figured out sport ever. Tell them parents anything and they will pay thousands.

LOL.

{in thick accent} I played for the ______ Academy in my homeland of _________. I then played pro for _______. I suffered an injury which cut short my career...but, lucky for you, I moved to America and am here to provide your child with world class training.

-- Signed
{99% of elite coaches in America}

I once got a press release on behalf of a coach who had visa trouble. Can't blame the guy for wanting to stay here, but the subject line “How do we save U.S. Soccer?" was a bit much.

Other excerpts:

"With uber-talented coaches like (name and country redacted), struggling to get an O-1 Visa, but time is running out.”

The press release goes on to posit this coach as “that tiny bright light we need” who would be “bringing European soccer techniques to young US soccer players.”

Because, as we all know, absolutely no other soccer coach in the USA is from Europe or has studied European coaching.

That's pretty good!

accurate