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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]there are very few parents that will tell you the “truth” of a program for many reasons, many with rationale parts overlapping

-during the year for fear of admission of the situation incongruous of payment/results
-just dont know comparisons due to lack of knowledge or ignorance
-different expectations due to kids abilities
-dont want to speak negatively 
- differing attention or favoritism from coach
-positioning on field during matches
- priorities and importance of certain aspects of training 
-etc

seriously, its ok to hear the sides of many, first person and secondhand, and if you dont agree.. ok,

we know one poster is supposed first hand and the other is supposed second hand, i’ll take each, and i really want to hear both. The more info the better, i want to be an informed consumer. The more we all talk, the better the programs ability to get appropriate feedback and improve stakeholder expectations.

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The problem is, and not to beat a dead horse, but there is only 4 months to go on. As someone who has a kid in the program I am encouraged but I cannot tell you with certainty that it is life affirming and soccer paradise. I also can't tell you that it is a miserable failure and a ripoff. I can tell you that it is well run, very organized and professional. That's it. My kid likes it and is doing well, but I can only speak for MY kid. At my kids age I also don't care about the "team success" as much as I care about my kid developing.

I don't think there will be a real clear picture until NEXT Spring after a fall season of league play and a couple of tournaments under their belt to see HOW they are playing. By that I mean, are they staying true to their possession style? Most of the yahoos coming in here now are expecting the program to meet some imaginary metric based solely on the reputation of the parent club a thousand miles away in another country.

I would love nothing more than to have an honest discussion and criticism is welcomed, but like praise, it is far to early to hand out any truly informed judgment. If someone wants to honestly believe that a program that is installed here for four months is enough time to determine the quality and future success, well that is just ludicrous.  [/quote]

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