Soccer Coach in Northern VA - Ask me anything
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I personally do think there will be friendlies, just not with any consistency regarding competitiveness, scheduling. I can imagine another club choosing to send the players they see would benefit more or just the ones they feel don't el get enough playing time, the games will be scheduled in advance, but will be the first ones to be canceled with any chanel of inclement weather or not enough patents on both teams vomiting to travel for a scrimmage. They really should have just paid and joined NCSL. |
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Hahaha, OMG that was my post, I didn't proofread before I submitted So... *chance *parents *committing |
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Not sure where you heard this - BRYC coaches continue to have great relations with other CCL clubs. I have also heard that BRYC is working with CCL clubs to allow the non ECNL teams to fill empty CCL 2 slots (i.e. If a ccl club doesn't have a 2nd team certain age groups). |
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True could just be a rumor. Just shared what I heard but could be totally wrong. |
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| Can you recommend a good soccer camp for a 7 year old in Northern Va? In the past they have been geared more toward the younger kids, and my son has been a bit bored. Would love any thoughts you might have! |
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I'm not the "coach", but your local soccer club may have camps. Also golden boot and soccer academy both run camps throughout the summer. dc united also runs a few camps in the suburbs. |
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Coerver runs camps as well. |
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| Coach! Where have you been? Question for you. How much do you think is an appropriate rate to pay for individual training per hour? How much would you charge? |
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Many of the best teams in EDP also have DA - for example Bethesda, SAC & Pipeline. Others like Bethesda South and Baltimore Celtic will be losing many of their best players to the DA at U12. So either way, EDP or CCL are both going to be 2nd tier leagues moving forward. If that is what matters to you ... |
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Do European or south American U-little kids play sharks & minnows?
I doubt it. They are surrounded by soccer all the time – at home, with siblings, with neighborhood kids, at school. In a lot of other countries, I don't think they even play a lot of those "introduction to soccer" games - the kids are just constantly on the ball and develop their skills that way. If they do play these games, its minimal I would think. By age 5, boys are watching their favorite teams on TV and know the names of the star players. what do you do when you believe a 5-yo girl on your team is truly gifted? what if any advice would you give to her parents? Get her year-round training at least once a week, preferably with a coach who works with U9 girls teams and has a good reputation. Sign her up for whatever the training the U7’s are doing at your club. Maybe play one age group up in the rec league. Pay for the training. Volunteer coaching is great, but professionals are professionals. The best professional coaches I know that can really develop players are the ones who can capably teach skills to the 4-5 year olds, not just babysit them with preschool-like games. What do you do when you see signs of potential emotional abuse by parents? Is this on a travel team or a rec team? If a rec team, just leave it alone. If a travel team, maybe the kid is not really ready or needs to be moved to a lower team where the level of the team is slightly less competitive or has a more laid-back atmosphere. As a coach its not your job to fix the parent. You can always talk to the dad 1 on 1, but that doesn’t mean you will fix the problem. Coach - is there any reason a Kindergarten team's coach is keeping the scores and posting them on the club's website? I thought it's pretty standard practice everywhere that no scores are kept for K/1st/2nd graders, but perhaps there's a reason to? There is absolutely no reason to. Kids that are more athletic 5/6-year olds or whatever and actually know how to play soccer will crush kids that are less physically developed. If one kid has any form of speed, kicking power, and even a little game awareness and the other team doesn’t, its game over before the game has been played. Hi coach: My kid absolutely loves soccer, and is good at it but not great. Kid is 8 and wants to do better. They are at silver level for Arlington travel. Where would they learn the most? Doing travel, developmental, or just rec? I have heard the only travel teams worth being on are red/white so the silver/gold isn't worth the money. On the other hand, I have heard kids on travel can improve greatly and move up. Similarly, I have also heard ADP is a good middle ground between rec and travel, but have also heard ADP is a waste of money and if a kid isn't on travel they wont improve their game on ADP. So confused! You will learn the most in travel with a dedicated coach year-round. Get on the Silver team and look for a good local trainer (use CoachUp) who can work with your player. Unfortunately, the best coaches are assigned to the higher teams, and while there are exceptions (sometimes you get a really good coach at the lower levels), it doesn’t mean they are good at developing players. Your son/daughter can LOVE the coach, have a fun/memorable experience and want to come back the next year, but it doesn’t equate to developing their ability level. This is why I would recommend finding someone local and paying for training once a week. Do kids need to be taught to not kick the ball with their toes, if so at what age? or is this something they'll figure out naturally as they grow? They do not figure it out naturally as they grow, they have to be taught. Soccer incorporates a lot of body movements that are not naturally learned. This question is like “do kids need to be taught how to shoot a basketball correctly instead of lobbing it”. There are many ways to strike the ball (passing/shooting) and it all is taught, not automatically learned. U9 DS currently plays on a a talented competitive team but only gets to play about 15 minutes per game on avg while a few play almost the entire game. Just tried out for a super small club, super close to home, and was offered a roster spot right after the first day. The coach and training on his current team is great but I feel his confidence has dipped over this last spring due to some of discouraging teammates and his dwindling playing time. Trying to figure out if switching is the right choice for my kid. I feel the training situation is great and competitive but is it worth it at the expense of his confidence? Can you move down to the next lower team within your age group? I would do that. If that’s not possible or if there isn’t one, switch to a team where your son is right in the middle of the pack, not at the bottom. It’s not enjoyable there when the other boys are very pushy. Get your son some 1 on 1 lesson to improve. Does your club have a policy about playing time? At most clubs, players at U9/U10 MUST play at least 50% of each game, with the exception of tournaments. 15 minutes per game is low and many clubs would not allow that at U9. Thanks for your input. I wouldn't call it straight up bullying otherwise I would have taken action. It is just the constant dealing with whining/complaining teammates that can make him second guess his decisions when on the ball now (i.e. always looking for the pass first and taking to much time when the obvious decision is to dribble into open space). Not sure what you mean by "not being neutral in this scenario" comment. The other kids are being pushy with him because likely, his playing level is a half a level below that of his teammates. If it were a full level below, he wouldn’t be on the team in the first place. Does your club have a lower tier team below this one? It will be more of the same, unless your player improves to some degree outside of practice, or if you move to the next lower team where the players will probably be at his exact same level. Boys will quickly identify that another player is slightly below their level and will gang up on the kid, making life difficult. That affects the player’s confidence, which starts spiraling downwards into other areas. Which program would you recommend for the best development for a talented U10 boy? High Arlington team now but unsatisfied with the program. Are there any smaller programs that focus on skills development near Arlington? Mclean, Alexandria New to travel soccer with a question for the coach: I am not even sure what kinds of questions to ask! My son was just offered a place on Stoddert's U11 white team (I assume that this is their "C" team). Do you know whether players are able to move from a C to a B team, say, during a season? I imagine that it depends on the club, but do you have a general sense of this? And my other question is whether there is a qualitative difference for a player, in terms of skills development, training, attention from coaches, etc., between an A, B, or C team? My son says he is serious about soccer and loves the game. He has the option of playing travel with two other clubs and we're trying to decide which one to go with. There are other factors (like commuting time), but for right now I'm just trying to get a handle on the differences between playing on the first, second, or third team at a club in travel soccer. Thanks! I don’t know DC Stoddert specifically, but here is my take: A teams – almost always have the “overgrown” early growth spurt kids who can already play well, usually very athletic. A teams at U11 that can play well will mow the grass with teams who are not as athletic, even skilled ones. Also, you find the most talented kids in the age group here. B teams – have the “normal sized” kids with the good ability, usually are decent players, but don’t play the game at the speed of the A team. C teams – usually the late developer kids, or the less athletic ones that still have ability. You tend to see players on C teams who have obvious holes here or there in their technical ability, but are still good enough to be a competitive team against others at the same level, and still head and shoulders above a recreational player the same age. Coach I had a question to get your input on. I have boy currently playing U9 travel with BRYC. With their move to ECNL they will no longer be in a league at the younger ages (u13 and below) and plan on replacing the weekend games with scrimmages which I assume can only be with their teammates since the other clubs will be in a league. I understand the games aren't training, however, we left rec for more competitive play and I am concerned he might get bored. Do we stick out with the same club or look for alternatives? Not really considering options long term since he could change sports or no longer be interested in the future. Find the best developer of U9 players you can find and stick with that coach – if it happens to be the coach at BRYC, then stay. If it happens to be at another club, then go there. Coach! Where have you been? Question for you. How much do you think is an appropriate rate to pay for individual training per hour? How much would you charge? It all depends on who you are hiring. Look through CoachUp – www.coachup.com Here are my per hour rates for 1 on 1’s: U8 and younger: $40-50, depending on how young U9-U12 - $65 U13+ - $100 These rates are on the high end, but, I’ve been coaching for a long time, I know what I am doing, I have a track record, and I only have limited amounts of time per week for 1 on 1’s when I could actually have time off instead. Higher prices also weed out the people that are not that serious about soccer and have a more casual approach – if you want something lower key, there are other people out there for that who will train your player. You also have to factor in that 1 hour session requires the coach to drive out to the field and back as well as set up for the session, so it takes more time. |
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| CMSSL for u11/12 what say you? |