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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VYS parent here.  We started our season on Sat and same old story.  Good kids, shitty play.  Played strong in the first half, then choked in the second.  I'm on the verge of pulling my kid out, she's starting to hate soccer because the team sucks soo bad.
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If a kid hates soccer because the team sucks, then soccer isn't the sport for that kid, and it isn't the responsibility of any club to make sure all the kids teams win all the time so they will stay interested in the sport. They are there for the sport or they are not. It is black & white.[/quote]

Maybe the kid doesn't hate the sport but they do hate playing with their team.[/quote]

Exactly.  Sports teach a lot of life lessons about winning and losing and kids should play because they love the sport BUT, if teammates are not committed. If the coach isn't committed. etc. Then the kid should leave and find a team where he/she fits in.  Also, you don't want you kid to be one of the weakest players on the team nor one of the strongest.  Players need the right environment to develop.  The right answer is NOT...we play for Vienna no matter what.  If you don't want to play on a sh-t team then you must not love the sport.[/quote]

The quote at the top is probably just made up -- the troll was pretending to be someone he's not.

Anyway, though, you give great advice here. I just wonder: when is it time to stop switching teams and hoping to find just the right environment, do you think? Is there a point where you just say, yes, the coach is a buffoon, but DD at least has some friends on the team, so we're going to stick it out? I kind of wonder if there even is "the right environment" considering how issue-plagued travel clubs seem to be these days. Your thoughts?[/quote]
I believe you need a tremendous amount of luck to find the perfect environment.  Good coach. Dedicated kids.  Dedicated parents. Supportive club.  But for my son, I watched the other teams that we played closely and always thought about where my son would fit in. I contacted the coaches of the teams I liked and asked if my son could join a practice or two during the season. During those practices, I watched the coach, the parents, and the other kids.  Are the kids showing up on time?  Are they clowning around constantly?  How did the coach handle that, etc. Then I discussed with my son where he wanted to play and so far I have agreed with have I have been able to accommodate him.  If all he cares about is playing with friends, then that's fine with me, but I'm not paying much for it.  That's a rec mentality.  He can play SFL if that's what he cares about. [/quote]

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