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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard about this forum today from a friend, I had NO idea what I was going to read, but THIS - this was pathetic and disgusting. I truly can't believe the bashing of human beings, all of which I am sure LOVE the game of soccer and want our kids to thrive. THE BOD are volunteers as well as VP, Prez, AGC's - for gods sake, show some respect. Or try to get on the board to change things without coming across as a spoiled brat. I can't believe some of these statements. Wow. 
I have a U10B and U11G - there have been some bumps, there has been some lack of communication, there have been some great games/great coaches, some not so great. At the end of the day - the kids usually learn from the parents and even form their opinions from their parents. Start being a better example. This is just embarrassing.[b] Let your kid play and enjoy themselves... none of them are going to the world cup[/b]. Accept that. Don't be delusional, and please stop being so mean to fellow parents in our wonderful community and the coaches that allow them to play the game they love.

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I'm a bystander, but I don't agree that the posts here have generally been pathetic or disgusting, though they may be embarrassing to some.  Through many years of reading about the struggles at VYS, I have been struck by how deeply so many seem to care about the club, and how much they want to see it move in one direction or another.  That's not common in my lengthy experience of youth soccer.  I think most of us show up at the local club and hope for the best, without having any idea who is in charge or what their goals or values may be.  If it works our for our kids, great; if not, we might complain about it to our friends but we don't feel inspired to try to change it.

It is to VYS's credit that somewhere along the way they created something that people feel this invested in, even if, as you say, complaining about it on an anonymous board is not as useful as taking direct action to improve the situation.  But if anyone does want to step up and try to fix the current problems with the club?  The inside information they've gotten here will help them know enough of the context that they can ask educated questions and try to come up with a solution.  I hope someone takes up your challenge.

I wanted to make one other point with respect to the bolded comment above: there is no reason to think that it's impossible for some of our children to play in the World Cup.  Boys and girls from our area have grown up to do just that, at both the youth and full national team level, and several are on a path to do so in the future.  Still more will go on to be part of the youth national pool, and huge numbers will play D1 soccer with or without scholarships.  This area has a long tradition of producing top soccer players.  Whether VYS wants to be part of the process of producing the very best players, as opposed to being a club that focuses on programs to make sure local kids have a great recreational experience is a big question that seems to be at the root of many of the angry comments.  Truly, this whole situation would make for a good documentary on grassroots soccer in the US.
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