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[quote=Anonymous]We had a dd below U13 YDP program and have a different experience than above - so maybe its year specific.   Our girls do well at tournaments, winning or at least being competitive against tough teams.  They do well in league play Yes, individual development is emphasized, but there is a lot of passing in most games and continued development on game awareness.   Creativity is encouraged (but maybe that is coach specific?)    Does everything work well all the time in a game?  No.  Do girls get upset after a tournament loss?  Yes - that has happened to my kids at this age across different sports, though  boys seem to put on brave faces and girls maybe more ok with crying.    Do all girls love every single practice?   No - but that is also more typical at this age (in any sport).   My dd generally loves 90% of practices, though I have kids at this age in other sports not like their practices, but love the games.  We have found the coaches to be strong in communicating verbally to parents and being pretty transparent throughout the year.   Email, not so responsive, but if you know that, you just talk than.  We never felt like there were surprises - And we have seen our share of that in other sports.

But yes - Bretton Woods, Muldoons, are awful locations.   Indoor locations can be equally bad making winter training not that impactful but saw they are getting new facilities ..  The november BSC tournament  is late so often cold and not the best way to end the fall season. there is often no dedicated goalie below U12 - so makes its more challenging to win games against teams with dedicated goalies and some kids don't like rotating through goalie.

Coaches have multiple teams.  The positive is that many coaches know your kid because they coach practices together - trade off games and see your kid play.  The coaching is more consistent.   The impression of your kid, is by all the coaches in the age group and even coaches around your age group.  We have had past experiences where one coach only knows your kid and that is tough when they leave or if they are not a good coach.     The negative is that you have a sub coach a few times or no time to debrief.   Also, If you disagree with the impression of your kid by  the age group coaches, then its probably going to be a very bad experience for you as a parent and perhaps, your kid.

Females coaching?   We have kids in different sports - and have seen many different types of coaches, but primarily male.  Its nice for my dd to have some role models.   My personal observation - In many sports, Dads probably dominate the coach - parent relationship more than mothers.   Maybe that doesn't happen as much in this Bethesda environment, but I'm not sure that is a terrible thing if the dynamics are a little different.   Btw - there are male coaches too in Bethesda that my dd has enjoyed playing for too.   [/quote]

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