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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that most of Gloria’s coaches are former Wolves players says a lot about the club team. Those former wolves graduated from their respective colleges as field hockey athletes and came back to help Gloria build and strengthen her club team. I have seen her former players now Wolves coaches pour so much love and effort into coaching. Also, the Wolves clinics that occur on Saturday’s are filled with amazing current Wolves players who truly are teaching this younger generation the most about field hockey. I can feel the genuine encouragement and passion these kids have when coaching the younger generation in field hockey. It definitely stems from the coaching they receive while being on the Wolves. [/quote]

If you are a very high level, favored player you will have a completely different experience playing at any of these clubs. If you are outside the inner circle you wear the uniform and practice with the favored players but you won’t get much playing time. It’s all about winning and branding. Every parent should know this going in but the clubs do a great job of marketing. They are businesses after all. Rosters should be smaller but it isn’t financially viable and there aren’t enough coaches, fields or indoor facilities. [/quote]

I agree people should know better players will play more. This is just common sense. The parents complaining about their kids playing time likely are on the wrong team for their skill.

However, I think some coaches do more to develop the “bubble” kids than others. [/quote]

Shouldn’t the coach decide who is on the team?  The coach is the one who is supposed to be evaluating skill levels. If a parent shells out thousands of dollars there is an expectation that their child will get some playing time. [/quote]

It is not realistic for all players on a team to be equally skilled. Especially when you get to outdoor. A kid not as skilled needs to practice extra, put in extra effort and hope to catch up. Some coaches will give all players the same high level of coaching. A less skilled kid will benefit from this type of coach and will catch up. A less skilled kid will not catch up if the coach only focuses on the top players and continue to build their list of skills. Some clubs have all players in an age group practice the same skills. It’s an opportunity for them all to improve at the skill. Some clubs break the age group up by skill level and those who are high skilled continue to be taught new skills while the others fall further behind because they aren’t adding to their list of skills. All players should be working on their skills outside of practice.

When you get into travel sports, you shouldn’t expect equal playing time. If you don’t think your kid gets enough playing time then you are with the wrong club. It doesn’t mean the club is bad, it just means it’s not the right fit. [/quote]

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