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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think you should ever rely on any coach or program to develop your child.  Kids need development at home with a parent guiding the way (how much guidance and in what form depends on the kid-parent relationship).  Even if you don't have much of a background in the sport, go to online videos to research drills and skills practice.  Playing with friends in the backyard can also help immensely.  Yes, travel and rec are required to get game experience in, but a large part of development is just working on skills on your own and playing with other friends who like the sport in the backyard.

Once parents take more ownership of their child's development and take a long view of the development process, you tend to be less obsessed with a season here or there that didn't work out as well with a certain coach/team/situation.

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[b]Yikes, don't want to be near any team you are a part of....[/b][/quote]

Why?  I think that it is common sense.  If you believe you can just drop your child off at practice and do nothing more, you are part of the problem.  Why would you think that your child would not have to continue to work on his or her skills between regular practices?  Is asking you as a parent to work with your child too much to ask?  Is encouraging your child to play a pick up game in the backyard or the park too much to ask?  I believe this is the point of parents taking some ownership/responsibility in the situation, not just expecting the coach to make your child a great player.  [/quote]

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