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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would encourage many of the parents here to keep their kids home so they aren't exposed to the real world. If your kids really want to play soccer, then enter them in rec and ask to co-coach the team to ensure that the other parent coaches aren't verbally abusing your kid. Make sure you bring lots of orange slices and juice boxes so no one feels left out.

Sorry folks but in elite your sports where winning is important and driven by parents, there isn't much room for snowflakes. Abuse is one thing but the sort of abuse people imply here is just harsh coaching. It isn't for everyone and if your kid plans to play at the next level, get ready because college coaches are not anything like the pre-school environment that you seem to expect.

Look, if the coaches style is a detriment to your kid's development, move to another club. Unless a coach is berating your kid, they aren't getting fired. [/quote]

I don't subscribe to this line of thinking and imho, it's antiquated and exactly what needs to be eradicated from youth soccer. If these coaches are getting removed from pro teams with adults, who have also played in college and are judged by their on-field performance, for their harsh coaching, I can't buy into the argument that this is what is needed for winning at the youth levels. Nor do I buy into the need to toughen my DD up for the realities of college coaches and the real world. Not sure what world you live in but it seems to me to be a sad one. I want my DD to look back at soccer and be happy and love the sport and not think of it as some sort of life boot camp administered by some soccer coach that believes verbal abuse is needed for success. [/quote]

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