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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are your son’s goals for soccer, OP? It’s rare for a BSC green player to play in college on a varsity team, though plenty play college club soccer which is really fun and can be competitive. BSC green would offer fine preparation for that and is a nice complement to HS soccer.  Good players on Blue with good academics likely have a shot at a variety of D3 schools.

In our experience there are definitely some crazy parents on the MLSNext sidelines, but most parents on the boys Blue teams have been chill, and we’ve overall enjoyed our time at the club though I could list scores of things they could improve.  It looks like Bill Moravek is the blue coach for ‘08? He’s kind of a yeller and pretty intense, but we’ve always liked him. [/quote]

Hi - OP here. Thanks for the reply. That's helpful - how long have you been at BSC?

DS is likely not even D3 college soccer material. He's focused right now on just improving his skills and progressing through the JV and Varsity teams in HS. He's got to prove himself there before thinking about college. A college club team sounds like something he would enjoy to keep playing the game he loves.

The coaching at our current club was decent a year ago, but that coach moved on and the club has pretty much abandoned the 08 and 07 age groups as a result this fall (not even 1 day of training which I understand is what 08 Blue and Green do because of the HS season) and their communication has been horrible. DS needs consistent coaching & training and playing in a competitive league. And it would be nice to have coaches that communicate with us parents. If BSC can provide that, then it is a significant improvement from where we are at now.

I saw the comment about "over-rostered the "top 08 boys team." That is a concern - we've had that experience before and it was painful. Is this true for BSC 08 boys? Is it a common practice at BSC?[/quote]
PP here. We’ve been a BSC for over a decade with a top player (now playing D1), an average player who loved playing club in college, and our current one, a strong but not top player who may or may not have a shot at D3. Sorry to hear about your frustrations with your current club. I don’t know very much about the boys 08 age group but the HS age teams I know at BSC below the MLSNext level practice at least once and sometimes twice a week during HS season. Communication is coach-dependent, but we’ve been perfectly happy with my son’s coaches on that fron the last few years. BSC uses TeamSnap, which I think is a good platform.

In terms of over-rostering, that can definitely be a problem and it’s not fun if your kids ends up on the bench for large stretches of every game.  I’d recommend that you or your son contact the coach of the blue team or age group director and ask if he can attend some practices.  That is by far the best way to get a sense of a team, coach, and the right level for your kid. [/quote]

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