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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2014G top team next year?
How is a new coach SA from GFR, Is he good? [/quote]

So I have looked into this Coach and it seems like parents are very divided on him. Some parents liked him and others did not. It does seem like he is not leaving on the best of terms. From what I’ve heard he seems very cocky and will overpromise parents and tell them what they want to hear and will not deliver. Which is what a lot of parents had issues with At Great Falls.

We did see him Coach the other weekend, which is when we chatted with the parents and I didn’t see anything alarming or positive to note. [/quote]

IMO, you ought to ask a couple of questions...

What is their expectation on coach/parent engagement: How often, what's too much and too little?

Player development approach, outlook for the season? Where we are today, what I want us to look like by mid-season and towards the end of the year.
-Rotation in positioning vs pigeon-holing players early in youth development?
-How will they determine time/minutes on the field?
-How will they determine performance improvement/assessment/feedback?

Are they...
-Assertive, confident, project authority and demand discipline?
-Proactive in correcting issues on the spot with executing drills.
-Working on the basics when those fundamentals are not meeting performance thresholds? What does that expectation look like?

Are the players sitting around for X number minutes while other kids/teams/coaches seem to be already training? Why is that?

What does attendance, custody and accountability for players look like for the coach? 
-Do they just leave the kids on the fields?

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Completely agree with this. However many coaches will just tell you what you want to hear and then go and do the opposite. This is typical with new coaches to club. That is why talking to the parents of a current team is needed however typically isn't done because they are hard to find. [/quote]

Agree and there lies the probelm in Valor being disingenuous. You must talk to the previous parents because they are customer base.

-To be fair you should talk to a few of the lower-level team parents 3-4-5 and see if it's the same negative messaging. They can't all be wrong can they.[/quote]

In my experience interacting with parents of kids on lower Valor teams, their satisfaction correlates pretty strongly with how realistic they are about their kids’ ability. The ones who are unhappy tend be to anxious and competitive parents. They want their kids to be better than they actually are, and are upset that their kid isn’t being moved up. You can see the tension in their faces on the sidelines and when you talk to them. Then there are the parents who are more laid back and kind of taking the experience for what it is. Their kids like soccer a lot, but they know their kids are just ok at it. They stay because their kid enjoys their teammates, the extra practices, going to tournaments, etc.

This is just what I have seen in the younger age groups. The coaches at all levels generally show up and seem to be engaged with the kids. I can’t comment on what’s happening at older age groups.

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This is a completely foolish and a stupid statement...

-When you want to buy any product; you do the research what data available (reliability/performance) and most importantly, ask a friend how he/she feels about it after owning it a year. 
-That's first-hand experience.
-Everyone reads the reviews (good/bad) on products/services, don't they?
-You don't ask the salesman. What would they say, "our product is terrible, please buy it?"

If this if your approach towards requisitioning service, goods and products.... goodness. 
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