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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our 11 yr old DD has a coach who does a decent job at practices coaching (although he’s a bit gruff) but at the first game of the season he was just rude. My DD is new to the team (moved up) and when she whiffed a tackle he pulled her from the game and apparently told her she didn’t belong on the team. It was her first game with this team, not the highest level in our club, and not a club in our area that sends kids on to get play DIV I college. She’s very dedicated to the team and sport. She handled it fine (“I listen when he’s constructive and ignore it when he isn’t”) but that kind of response doesn’t seem productive at all. My husband was noticing the kids all smile and support each other when they’re warming up early and all chatter and smiles stop when the coach arrives at practice. Yesterday a girl sprained her ankle and the parents are having her play today because the coach values that kind of “dedication”. Is this experience typical as you promote? I don’t want her to feel pressure to play through injuries or to stop loving the game. We’ll see how it goes, and she’s fine now, but if she stops liking it I think the options are to be moved back down a level (if she’s not demoted by the club) or quit the club and play town soccer. I find it telling that their are 7 girls a level down who played one season with this coach and requested to move down![/quote]

F this clown. Find another club and don't look back.[/quote]

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