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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, it sounds like expensive rec soccer to me. No thanks[/quote]

Except they play travel, join the travel tournaments, and do compete against travel teams, not just fodder.  So it's not rec soccer in the sense that the scores don't matter.  In truth, all organized soccer is rec(recreational) except for DA/ECNL which is geared towards being scouted.[/quote]

Except dads coach, moms cook the books and socks don’t match. That sounds like rec soccer to me. Some things certainly are not worth the cost but not having daddy coaches and the politics that come with all the parent volunteers is not worth it. I can live with mismatched socks but not the parent volunteer crap. Nice that it works for you but that is likely because you put yourself in a position of influence. [/quote]

This is Vista you are talking about?[/quote]

This is the risk of any small club run by volunteers. It is great if the people are great but things can go to crap really fast. [/quote]

So yes, a few parents attitudes suck on the sidelines, but if you have been through the travel soccer club scene already you know it's not any different.  I found the main difference was if a parent or kid didn't like how we trained or how we played, they would tell us and either we could fix whatever their complaint was or they would leave the following season, fall, summer, or spring.

For a club team, I remember my son joining a team that already had group of boys that would only play with each other, and would only pass to each other.  It would hurt us in games, and I never saw the parents publicly correct them, which means they probably weren't doing so privately either.  On the private team, the players you had were the players you had, the parents would cheer for every kid, and they generally seemed to be content with competing.  My son would come eagwr to go to practi e, whereas with the cliub team he would have to be pushed and reminded by me about his practice days, shin guards, training shirt and club shorts.  He didnt enjoy them as much and saw them as a chore, I took him since I had already paid.

I wouldn't mind if a a few kids socks didn't match, I think we've been sold the professional apparel and accessories with the amateur training at these clubs.[/quote]

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