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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If so many Virginia parents stopped club hopping, then maybe the coaches wouldn't act the way YOU think they will act.

Enjoy your kid playing soccer, making friends and having fun.  Because in the end most of these kids, especially on the boys side will not play in college.

Think about it - would you want to go to a college with 2000 kids and play division 3 soccer or something like VA Tech, UVA or UMD and play club soccer?  Is your kid willing to sacrifice missing out on college football and basketball?  Because between soccer and  school, it takes up 80 hours per week.  Kids are run down and burned out after the first year. Most don't even get to play their first year.

Most kids want to have college experience, and often their academics don't match their soccer skills.

Also, loyalty can be rewarded; you just don't know about it because you don't stick around long enough. [/quote]

Thanks club coach or club administrator or jaded parent. I threw up a little in my mouth when I read this.   I like your idea of being rewarded for loyalty and longevity in the club. Sometimes that does occur.  But sadly, I have seen the saloon door swing back and those two things were not a factor in demoting loyal players who have been with the team for 3 years.  I have also seen players blackballed for leaving a club and then trying to come back to the club or even worse, the the club Executive Director is also the local HS coach and those players who left the club are benched at the HS team for club disloyalty; all because they left the club to go play at a higher level/ pursue a better playing environment.

It seems most soccer coaches and travel club staff lack the ability to wish players a happy departure after the family decides to switch.  Jealousy and resentment runs deep.   They should all do the decent thing and wish players farewell, be proud of the players they developed and let them know they are welcome back if things don't work out.  And yet, here you are blaming the parents and families for switching clubs and trying to do what is right for them. (How could you possibly know what is right for each family who decides to leave? -You can't.

Yes, the average education level in Northern Virginia runs high and most parens don't like to settle and wish to attain the best option (among many here in NoVA) for their kids.  -That is not too much to ask.

Sorry you had to settle and sorry you blame the parents for switching.  But trust me, some of these clubs and teams have no oversight and for the amount of investment of time and resources we have, we have a right to be critical of the product we are receiving and we have the right to choose another club/ team if the current one is not delivering on their promise to develop all the players equally on the team.

During the time my youngest has been in travel, I have seen coaching/ club issues each year. 1st year: Coach yelling at u9 kids.  2nd year: Coach scrimmaged a lot, no development.  3rd year: Coach was not licensed, very little experience terrible record and practices. 4th year: Coach mostly coached the players who paid for team trainmen and paid attention to brown nosing parents.  And the club Tech Director was either absent or only focused on the super-star kids.  So, yes, tune in and pay attention to what you are paying for. If your kid isn't happy or isn't playing well...go try out somewhere else!

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