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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does Arlington Soccer  post tryout results online?  So instead of a caring phone call from a coach role model, young boys and girls find out online that their coach moved them down 1 or 2 teams, and then the family just goes the whole summer with no courtesy call from the coach and starts  up in the Fall with the new team/coach???  Wondering how it works from those who have already been through this.  I know players moving up get LOTS of contact and feedback pre-tryouts about their potential movement, but do the Arlington coaches really blow off the players moved down and never even five the player feedback or explanation?

Or maybe it is just the bad coaches?  Or maybe feedback is only for the players and families that bother to follow up and ask for an explamation , although I imagine most aren't apt to bother doing that for obvious reasons.  TIA.[/quote]

Some have been give no indication they will. E cut.  Evaluations don't include any helpful info.  In fact,  seen praise and then the following week demotion.  It's fucking weird.[/quote]

That's unbelievable to me.  You have a coach for an entire year, they say nothing before tryouts, move you down on some Internet public posting, say nothing after tryouts and nothing all summer.  Am I missing another point of view here?  How is this not outrageous?  [b]I would think coaches care about players.[/b]  There has to be some reason . . . [/quote]

From my experience in travel soccer, you would be wrong.[/quote]

My son tried out for travel for the first time this year and they separated the kids into those who were on travel now and those who were new. The ones who were new barely got a look. Why have everyone try out again if you aren't going to give consideration to all the players? It felt like such a farce. I know my kid is pretty good as he has made other teams but ASA is the most convenient for us and the whole thing was just a big fake show.[/quote]
It isn't the only fake show around. I am realizing it happens pretty much everywhere. My kid was on the lower end of a A team mainly due to lack of speed and aggressiveness at U9. His touch and technique are leaps above many on his team but he wasn't even paired with his own teammates at tryouts while new kids from a different club get new looks and their parents are offering themselves as a packaged deal bump off boys that don't help the  team win the U-Little World Cup. American Youth Soccer is a shit show all around. Clubs say it's all for development at this age but their nature is to develop the winning team even at the lowest of ages. The coaches might not even realize what they are doing. [/quote]

Yup. Same for the girls too.[/quote]

DD just got demoted down a team in Arlington.

No heads up, explanation, or call from head coach

just the Internet list.  Next will be the generic email asking for acceptance and payment.  [/quote]

I'm sure there were warning signs that this might happen if you look back. The first big red flag is playing time or team role that is reduced either suddenly or over time. While a good coach should address the issue that your kid is on the bubble that may not always be the case.

And while playing time may not be the end all beat all of warning signs but if your player was a starter and during the course of the season their role was reduced you might want to talk with the coach about it. Not in a negative way but just to get some clarification on what the expectations are so that you are more aware of whether or not your player is meeting them.

But in general, whether you are told specifically or not, ANY kid that is not a starter is considered a bubble and is subject to "demotion" based on outside talent or developing kids on a lower team.

That said, a demotion to a lower team is more often than not the best thing for a kid. Be honest with yourself regarding your kids confidence and satisfaction with their current role on the team. Getting more minutes and having a bigger role on the B team will have a positive affect on your player as long as you keep a positive attitude. Once the kid gets settled in they are fine with it, it is the parents that carry the grudge more than the kid. [/quote]

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