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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We found the PAC coaches rather harsh to the kids. They also mainly stressed footskills and not much else.[/quote]

I posted earlier on this thread. (have had kids at PAC and Arlington)

Re: harshness... It surprises me that that is your impression. Like anywhere, coaches have different personalities, some stricter than others, some funnier with kids than others, some a perfect fit for one kid, some a better fit for another. I have never heard anyone say that PAC is a harsher or more negative place than other clubs. To me, what stands out about PAC (probably because it's a small club with coaches that stay for years) is that the coaches tend get to know the kids, even across different age groups. Coaches from teams two years ahead knew my son by name. Maybe we have different definitions of harshness... I like a coach that is strict and runs a tight ship. But I don't see this at all.

As far as footskills, I agree that in the early years (U9 or maybe U9 and U10), the emphasis is very heavily on footskills at practice. PAC has a training philosophy and they seem to want to see mastery of A before  moving on to B. Practices are definitely a lot of drills. One negative is that this might be less fun for some kids, especially the kids who don't really love soccer, than scrimmaging for half the practice. All I can tell you is that if you stick with the club for a few years, the results are impressive, at least on the Navy teams. And of course they move on from footskills... I am guessing your child wasn't there after U9?[/quote]

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