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[quote=Anonymous]My son's had 1 good coach in all the years....

He knew soccer, holistically. He lived and breathed soccer. He watched soccer with the kids, he played soccer, he referred soccer, his kids played soccer, his family came to most games, he coached soccer.

He was not easy on the kids. We practiced year round, in the heat, snow, ice, rain, etc. Practice was NEVER cancelled. ever.ever.ever. We might stop for a little if there was lightening, but the kids knew there was going to be practice.

Kids did not run because they lost. He did the same practice win or lose. He talked to the kids after a game and never spoke of an old game again...it was over.

The kids played tough, they never flopped, they got fouled and they fouled. We did not stop playing hard because parents were screaming..."that's a foul", "#33 is fouling" "watch #22"... the kids just played. the kids got yellow cards because it is part of the game, not because they were dirty, which is the way some teams think.

the coach never spoke about "development" we played soccer, we learned soccer.

There was never a discussion about college (many play college), or pros (2 kids play pro now).

We played together, ate together, had parties together. The kids bonded, they liked each other and they were friends. They were not just kids they played this season or to get to another level.

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