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[quote=asksoccernova]We live in Maryland and had our kids start with MSI and then the MSC Academy program. MSI was the classs team and then she made the MSC (travel team) Academy. We have been really unhappy with the MSI Soccer program. The quality of the coaches and the lack of support from the main office to deal with any issues that arise. Doug Schuesler is the MSI Soccer executive director and you would think he would come out if his glass ceiling office to observe his coaches and the programs. When we seek help for our team (review the curriculum, look at this coach, etc) we are ignored. MSI wonders why Schuesler has a bad nasty image and the program does not produce quality developed soccer players. 
What other opportunities are out there for my daughter?

Funny story - I actually played MSI myself in the late 90's in the high school recreational boys division (which was pretty competitive considering its a rec league... some teams we'd play against had 19 (almost 20) year old african & hispanic freshman going to Montgomery College that probably could have played college soccer somewhere.

As a 9th grader, by pure luck, I was placed on a team full Damantha and Gonzaga players that played MSI on the side just get in more games during the season, which helped me improve a lot. I didn't play club in the area because at the time, I didn't even know how anything worked as a high school kid... so I just played HS soccer & MSI, trained at Montgomery College-Rockville in the summer, and also tagged along everywhere with a buddy who played for a very good team in northern VA.

It's hard to expect that the director of the entire program will take much time to deal with something like this.

With these types of issues there's usually more going on beneath the surface, just send me a PM and we can talk further.

Soccer is a great sport and can do so many good things for kids (it did for me when I was that age) and I hate to see the experience for a young person ruined because of adult stupidity - a huge pet peeve of mine.[/quote]

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