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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm perfectly fine with coaches knowing my DS on the field only. Her teaches spend 100x more time and know little of them at home. I give a coach and clue lots of money to train my child. That's literally their job at the club. Unsure why they need to know their favorite tv show or flavor of ice cream or that they have cats. Our coaches are uber fun for the girls and they get along great. My money is being served well.[/quote]

Think there's a difference between talking about TV shows and knowing if a kid plays other sports, watches soccer to learn the game, trains outside of the team, etc. These are all things that are related to forming a working knowledge of a player. A coach is a mentor and should also be sharing his / her own life experiences. That doesn't mean long fables but points of reference and words of encouragement about when something similar (negative or positive) happened in their own past. We're still working with humans and not robots, and shouldn't forget that. [/quote]

Do the kids' teachers do this? Spend wayyyy more time with your kid, roughly same setting, and yet school is school... why does a sport translate into this Mr Miyagi time thing? I'll concede asking if they play another sport or watch soccer, but that is 1/10000th of "knowing a kid off field". When asked if they watch soccer at home, 99% of kids will say yes to avoid the lecture of they should. This is like saying, "yes, I floss every day" to the dentist.  The post was "off field". Just because it's soccer related discussion doesn't mean they know anymore about the kid than just seeing their level of effort. That's their job. It's a job to them. Kids are part of that job. J-O-B. Stop making it more than it is.[/quote]

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