Reply to Does a market exist for a "travel-lite" club? (I'll describe my idea in this post)

Forum Index » Soccer

Reply to "Does a market exist for a "travel-lite" club? (I'll describe my idea in this post)"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over the years, I've seen many kids with good soccer skills drop out of travel soccer because they lack time, or because the parents lack the financial resources. Rec soccer remains an option for these kids, but some of them don't pursue rec soccer because they don't find it challenging. So, soccer stops being a part of their lives.

This leads me to my idea for a new soccer "product". Actually, I think Arlington's ADP program already captures this idea, but it has a max age of 11, so that leaves the kids who are 12+ out in the cold. Here is the idea:

1. Aim for a price of $1000 per year
  2. One two-hour practice per week, coached by a pro
  3. One scrimmage per week. To save money, there is no coach (just a parent or team manager to supervise). 
  4. Competes in a lower level of the NCSL (but some teams might be able to aim higher)

Does a market exist for this "product"?

Perhaps this isn't possible in dense, urban suburbs like Arlington due to constraints on field space, but further out it seems like it might be feasible.

[/quote]

Trying to wrap my head around #2 and #3 . So you want a pro to coach the team but not a coach, whose asking price is probably less than a coach? Also, NCSL has requirements for their member clubs which I believe includes that their coaches are licensed.

It sounds like you want rec but are just worried about the stigma associated with it.  I get it. Good luck!

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics