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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From a “business” perspective, Alexandria has doubled revenue and tripled net assets over the past 5 years and their balance sheet looks phenomenal compared to the other big clubs in the area. The guy might be a total jackwad, and may not know squat about soccer (I have no idea) but whoever is pulling the financial levers at that club is kicking ass and taking names. [/quote]

It is not him - ironically it is the volunteer board members.  
Who doesn’t love a non-profit youth soccer club with a good balance sheet but terrible product?  Maybe that is why they pay him so much, now that you mention it. Charging so much money when sitting on millions would look worse, I think. Or maybe the City would not subsidize so much. 
It seems, though, everyone has lost the forest through the trees. [/quote]

As an ASA parent of one soccer player, I really don't care how much TP makes unless it takes away from investment in soccer and especially the MLS Next program.  Honestly, the best part about the program is the administration.  Practice times are organized and set and field space is consistent and good.  Most local MLS Next clubs cannot say that.  My guess is these are things Tommy Park is most involved with, i.e. the relationship with the City of Alexandria.  Player development, team performance, player recruitment and retention, coach recruitment and retention, and reputation for all these things are what really need work.  They have a well paid staff of higher ups that could elevate the program by focusing on these things.  I'm not sure Tommy Park or his salary have much to do with it, other than it's time to focus on actual soccer at the top level.     [/quote]

The fields are lined. Congratulations. So are every other club's.
That's not a $XXX,XXX job. That's a coordinator with a calendar.
Meanwhile the coaching staff is actively bad. Not credentialed. Not qualified to be standing on an MLS Next field. Young and inexperienced coaches who don't meet the standards the program is supposed to represent — that's not a gap, that's an embarrassment.
And the ones who do show promise? Gone. Constantly. Revolving door of coaches in and out means zero continuity, zero trust, zero development. Player development is a long game built on relationships and consistent methodology. You can't build that when the coach your kid finally connected with is gone in four months and replaced by someone greener than the field they're standing on.
That's happening while leadership is paid 300% above market.
No serious player stays in a program where the coaches can't stay either. No serious recruit comes. And no amount of clean scheduling fixes a development program that can't retain the people actually doing the developing.
You want to tell parents the best part of the program is the admin? That's the most damning thing you could possibly say about an MLS Next club. You just accidentally made the argument for us.
The money is in the wrong place. Completely and obviously.
Thanks for playing, ASA keyboard warrior......[/quote]

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