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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is pathetic. Stop whining, and if you’re so disappointed get out there and coach yourself. [/quote]

OP here, I am a coach.  I’d like to explain to you again: most coaches “teaching” travel soccer in the DMV are molding their players into the way their coach played.  There are some exceptions but the overall lack of knowledge and professionalism is pretty sad.  The evaluations are entirely subjective, the players selections are extremely biased and over the period of 2 hours.  For girls it’s worse: if your DD is not good friends (or even worse disliked) with the best player then she’s not part of the team.  Don’t believe me?  Next time there is a tryout, ask to see the “notes” they are took of your dear child.  More than half of the time they don’t even bring out rosters.

The coaching license courses are also very far from any type of proper function.  The D course is useless because the C course will teach conflicting material.  The B course is basically adding to the racket; there’s no statistical instruction, no analytical instruction, and essentially it’s who agrees with the instructor.  I don’t understand how this is so upsetting to some.  The most “technical director” do for “continuing education” out here is show what they do in training maybe once a year.

If soccer within our culture is far behind Europe, why would anybody not think coaching is the same way?  How many directors does your club have?  Ask to see their development plans.  How many of your clubs prioritizes development?  Ask to see their formula for age group, team, child.  You think they plan their sessions?  Ask to see their plans.  You people are paying thousands of dollars for nothing.  It’s a racket.

If you want some free advice:
- if your coach has ever brushed off your child by telling them “just go home and juggle” or “just play some wall ball”, you’re sustaining the racket.
- if you have a older DD and your club is doing nothing to prevent ACL injuries, you’re sustaining the racket 
- ever notice the trainings are always technical warmup, possession, play?  Sustaining the racket[/quote]

Ahh. Now I get it. You’re tying to drum up business on this forum. So who are you and what club do you coach at and what gender and age(s)?[/quote]

What should the club be doing to prevent ACL injuries? FIFA11?[/quote]

Stop deflecting. Answer the question about who you are OP and where you coach. Start another thread if you want to discuss ACL injury prevention. [/quote]

Not OP but found the ACL comment very interesting as I have 2 soccer playing DD’s. What do clubs do to help with prevention? [/quote]

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