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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad]Wow -- so much defensive hostility here! You'd think this was the GDA vs. ECNL smackdown! (No, MY program that charges $5,000/year is better -- YOU'RE wasting your money!)

I'm not talking about U9 here. I'm talking kids at older age groups.

And GotSoccer or not, these FCB kids were in the bracket in which they belonged. They were even with, not better than, some teams that can't string together passes to save their lives and don't have the athleticism of an Arlington Red team.

At U9, OK. Still plenty of time to develop. Even at U12, you don't want to give up on individuals.

But if you're playing at this level at U12, there are a handful of possibilities:

1. Your kid just started soccer of any kind this year.

2. The coaching isn't that great.

3. The player just doesn't have the coordination or the athleticism to do any better, no matter how great the coaching is. (Bear in mind -- this could be because of a growth spurt, and the player's coordination or athleticism could improve.)

If it's 2 or 3, you may have a tough time justifying the cost.

That's certainly not just an FCB thing. Rec leagues at U14 and higher are full of kids who have come back from travel. They may be pretty good, but they may be better at something else, so training to play soccer isn't as high a priority any more.

And let's make no mistake -- there are a lot of coaches out there who will swear to you that their methods will help your kid catch up eventually. Oh, you might be NCSL Division 9 *now*, at U12, but by the time he's U16, he'll be Division 3. (Yeah. Because NCSL has fewer divisions at that age.)

*Some* of them are right. Some kids really might make a giant leap when they settle into their bodies. But then some coaches have a lot of rea$on$ not to tell you the truth about your kid's aptitude and ceiling.

I'm not telling you to quit FCB or any other program. Barcelona is one of my two favorite clubs in the world. (The other is Liverpool.) I hope this works. But I know Barcelona isn't above milking cash cows.

My goal in my work is just to help parents get information, at least to figure out the questions they should be asking.

If you've seen dozens of clubs training, and you have good reason to think FCB is doing something the other clubs aren't, great. I'd love to hear what they're doing, but I'd understand if it's proprietary.

And it's a new program. If we see U14s and U16s playing beautiful, effective soccer, well, there's your proof. If they're the same kids who are currently battling big, mediocre clubs' D teams with little success, then they're the best coaches in the world.[/quote]

“I’m talking about kids at the OLDER age groups.”

*proceeds to talk about U12s*

Oh, the idiocy...[/quote]

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