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[quote=Anonymous]If parents are paying for travel soccer, why do parents have to help run the team?  Clubs look for parents to be the team manager, the treasurer, the tournament coordinator, uniform coordinator, etc.?

First, at the club my DC is on we pay roughly $2500 for the annual club fee's + all the other travel related expenses when traveling out of state (gas/flight, hotel, etc.) which can be close to or more than $6K+ annually.  Personally, I wouldn't mind paying $1K more so parents would have no involvement in the team.

Second, when parents do volunteer it seems their kid gets better treatment from the coach which is unfair.  Parents should have no involvement in the team's management, finances and/or coordination as it creates too much of a bias.  I've always felt the DC should maintain their status on the team based on their own accord.  Having parents involved in the team creates bias.

As parents, we already have busy lives outside of our DC's travel soccer and we pay good money to have them play travel.  The only involvement we should have us to stand on the sidelines and cheer them on.

Thoughts?[/quote]

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