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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmm, when my son played Academy style soccer, the parents were very much like other travel parents.  In fact, because the teams were constantly changing, the atmosphere was actually worse, instead of parents jostling to have their kid at the top of the heap at tryouts, it was continuous.[/quote]

The problem with clubs saying that they are academy style does not necessarily mean they really are. Just having the A and B team practice together does not an academy make. The difference at FCB is multiple age groups and genders are on the fields roughly at the same time. They are broken into groups based on skill and the purpose of the practice. So that means that a kid could regularly practice with a age group one to two years up once a week and then twice a week with his regular group. It is very easy to make sure proper numbers are available for the specific drill by simply moving one or two kids to a different field.

While there are fairly established groups there is enough fluidity that they find ways to challenge all the kids in appropriate manners. There is also no team attachment which leads to a toxic environment due to jealousy or perceived slights. Does that mean some people are not happy? No but many traditional club soccer problems are mitigated minimized as best they can be.[/quote]

Different poster.  I'll add to this.  And, obviously, the coaching staff and resources.  These guys are professionals and Coaching is a career.  They have the highest certifications.  FCB backs them.  They aren't doing this after work as a second source of income.

The difference is, all of these 12-15 Coaches and TD take an active part in training every kid in the program.  All Coaches coach all age groups.  The Coaches rotate groups and they intimately know every player in the Academy and everything about them (weakness, strength, their first instinct, what they need to develop).  Clip boards out at every session.  Multiple coaches with any group at any one time.  They review and analyze when they aren't coaching sessions.

At our tournaments, we often had 3-4 coaches and the TD at our games.  If a coach was free, he was watching another game.

My own kids travel teams, we had two Finals in tournaments where the Coach didn't show up and another where he showed up at half-time.  The TD had never seen my kids play.  The coaches to the age groups they were graduating  had never watched a single game all season yet were picking the teams for the following year.  Now, I am not faulting them.  That is just the way travel Clubs run. Limited resources because the people giving their time have other obligations/jobs, etc.

And, if another Coach has to fill in, it runs seamlessly because they know the plan and they personally know all of the kids.

So- it's different for sure.[/quote]

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