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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Each game played however, the coach screams at the players, and not on an occasional basis, but just a constant barrage. Is that not true? [/quote]

I don't even care about that.  I just care that the kids are not taught to play the ball on the ground, move off the ball, work as a team to create space and attack the goal, retain possession when opportunities aren't there, and make smart risk/reward decisions in the final third.  In this area the best clubs for teaching this are Arlington (academy age and above) and Alexandria - but even at those clubs not every coach is as good as another.  Bethesda and Baltimore have some good coaches too.  SYC does not.[/quote]

A coach continuously yelling at their players from the side is not good coaching in part bc it doesn’t teach the kids good decision making. Their instincts are overridden regularly by the coach so they don’t develop any soccer IQ and they’re scared to make mistakes.

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Alexandria, right? That was our experience.[/quote]

I was not referring to any particular club but FWIW, I think every club has a coach like that. I mean that’s why when picking clubs, parents always say it’s all about the coach.

I would recommend guest playing for clubs your kids are considering to get the full experience of how the coach coaches at games.  The feedback a coach can give to a player based on their performance at actual games is invaluable. But that feedback can only make an impact if given in a constructive way.  For my kids, that feedback was given at half time or when subbed out and always in private, not in front of their teammates.

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