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[Anonymous]

Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

[Anonymous]

Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Yes, if there is ever difficult decision between a few players...look at the parents. Are they known to be difficult on the sideline? Are they PITAs? Do they help out? Are they supportive? Loyal? etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Yes, if there is ever difficult decision between a few players...look at the parents. Are they known to be difficult on the sideline? Are they PITAs? Do they help out? Are they supportive? Loyal? etc.

Loyal?

Never believe for a second a club will be 'loyal' to your child. Never.

[Anonymous]

Are the parents loyal to the coach. Are they loyal to the club? Do they have other children in the club? Or do they bounce from club to club to club when they don't get their way. Yes, a club itself doesn't care about any one kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are the parents loyal to the coach. Are they loyal to the club? Do they have other children in the club? Or do they bounce from club to club to club when they don't get their way. Yes, a club itself doesn't care about any one kid.

Yep.

Not only that--but the Coaches bounce from club to club almost more than the kids!!

Get fired from one Club--we'll hire you to run ours.

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Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?[/quote

Career coaches need parent involvement to help with the sideline jobs. Seasoned career coaches have already been put in bad situations by over bearing parents, hoping to get their kid a leg up. These coaches keep their distance. When coaches get toooo close to parents, complaints begin, good players leave. The win record declines, State Cup appearances decline or become non-existant and coaches eventually get fired or contracts do not get renewed. Competitive soccer is a business, there is always politicking and many experience dishonesty from people they thought they could trust. Do not expect your kid to make the travel team b/c you volunteered for the club as a rec coach for 5yrs., or your kid has been with the club for 5yrs-

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Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

Why do I get the feeling this is about VYS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

Why do I get the feeling this is about VYS?

My bets are on LMVSC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

That is too bad and a lost opportunity for the coach and team. It is upsetting and frustrating to play for this type of coach and club. Try not to let this "adult" steal the kids love and joy of the game. Played travel ---- college. Coached travel and 3 high school teams, all out West and the Pacific Northwest. Son now playes travel here and had played in 2 other states. We used and had the Captin and alternate sign a "Team Captin Certification." Many times Captin and alternate Captin was a team vote or combo of coach and team vote. Coaches should work with team Captin's to develop and use their leadership skills.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

Why do I get the feeling this is about VYS?

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

Why do I get the feeling this is about VYS?

So much about this story doesn't make any sense. Parent coaches in high school-age travel? Team captains at U9?

VYS is going into VPL, but only a couple of coaches have kids in VYS, and this doesn't add up for them -- the team and division assignments don't lend themselves to the story you're telling. On the girls side, a couple of teams have been playing well above VPL level, anyway.

Lee Mount Vernon is going into CCL. Not sure I see it working with their structure, either.

So I don't know that I'm calling BS, but I'm definitely skeptical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

Why do I get the feeling this is about VYS?

So much about this story doesn't make any sense. Parent coaches in high school-age travel? Team captains at U9?

VYS is going into VPL, but only a couple of coaches have kids in VYS, and this doesn't add up for them -- the team and division assignments don't lend themselves to the story you're telling. On the girls side, a couple of teams have been playing well above VPL level, anyway.

Lee Mount Vernon is going into CCL. Not sure I see it working with their structure, either.

So I don't know that I'm calling BS, but I'm definitely skeptical.

I originally guessed VYS because that club fits all of the criteria in the OP (new league, new TD, parent coaches for HS teams) and there is one coach I know of that coaches a HS-aged B team and is in a position to stop player movement. Idk if it's him, but if you've been around VYS at all the last few years, his name would be familiar to you.

[Anonymous]

How is SYA as a club?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do parent involvement give a kid a leg up?

Parent coach has been coaching team in area club since his high school kid was 8. Coach's kid not that good, but still always allowed to be team captain. This year many kids on that coach's team had a chance to move up to the A team in a new more competitive league. Coach's kid was not among them, so coach held all players back with various excuses and so far flummoxed new technical director has not intervened -- this to the disgust of parents + kids on ALL teams in that age group.

Heck yes, parent involvement can give a kid a leg up, even for years.

Why do I get the feeling this is about VYS?

So much about this story doesn't make any sense. Parent coaches in high school-age travel? Team captains at U9?

VYS is going into VPL, but only a couple of coaches have kids in VYS, and this doesn't add up for them -- the team and division assignments don't lend themselves to the story you're telling. On the girls side, a couple of teams have been playing well above VPL level, anyway.

Sorry. You clearly don't know as much about the older age groups at VYS as you think you do. Other PP is right, if you've been around awhile, the name would be familiar to you.

Lee Mount Vernon is going into CCL. Not sure I see it working with their structure, either.

So I don't know that I'm calling BS, but I'm definitely skeptical.