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[quote=SocAnon][quote=Anonymous]Isn't it a conflict of interest to have players do private trainings with their current coach outside of the club structure for additional payment?  There is a coach for a Maryland club who does individual trainings with his current players for a fee. Those players then get more playing time than those who do not do private trainings.  How is this allowed? [/quote]

It certainly could be conceived as a conflict of interest by other parents.  There is no set State policy against this practice, but there could be (should be) a policy against this in any particular club.  Even at U9 we had psycho parents who were overly concerned why some kids were already on the Red Team (top team) and why some kids were on the White Team (bottom team).  Those kids did not have private training at the club, but I imagine what the perception might be if those kids were receiving private club training by the coach of the Red Team.

On the flip side, a coach can really evaluate a younger player skill-wise during a private training session.  Sometimes, during poorly designed practices or large practice sessions, kids don't get to touch the ball too much.  It might be hard for a coach to identify the stronger kids without doing some type of skills bases assessment.  I only mention this possibility, because sometimes a club coach has way too many kids and way too many teams to coach and he or she might be new to your kid's team.  Without a decent sense of history of your player, the coach could likely obtain a better understanding of your player through private training and therefore set them up for more success.

This becomes apparent when you take your kid to a big club and there is no easy way for your kid to stand out, you are the outsider, your kids is otherwise just 1 of 30 or 40 kids out there scrimmaging and the coach can barely tell anything different about them.  It would take another full season for the coach to get a decent grasp of the kid's abilities.  Then, it could be mutually beneficial for the player to have a private training session with the coach.   The downside, obviously, would be that current families might not be too happy when that kid starts receiving more playing time and attention.  Because of this, it shouldn't be allowed for fairness sake.  But trust me, the kids who attend all the extra clinics and camps for your club, start to be seen more by the coach and start to receive some preferential treatment.   And because it is financially driven, extra camps and skills clinics are promoted at all clubs.         [/quote]

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