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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are considering MOCO for our DD this year. We went to the parent meeting over the weekend and the vibe was good. I have a couple of questions for those who have been with MOCO for a while and for those who left MOCO for different reasons. Thank you in advance for any feedback.

One thing that stood out during the parent meeting was their focus on the player attitude. He suggested that they would not offer a spot to a star player with poor attitude. And that went even further to the parents attitude. The coach made the same point several times - life is too short to spend it with people you don't like. He envisions teams that are like extended families, who come together and support the players. How much of this reflects the reality inside MOCO teams? I was thinking that the perfect family doesn't exist (not even in movies) - fights often erupt even between the most pacifists amongst us. Now add a bunch of teenage girls into the mix, and that's a recipe for drama.

It was also apparent that quite a few of the coaches are parents, who tend to move up to keep coaching their kid's teams. I understand that some parents used to play volleyball and can do a good job coaching. It makes sense to use those skills in the club where your kid is playing. If it happens to coach their team, you have a good family schedule - same practices, same travel schedule. Coaching a different team would make less sense, unless the other team has exactly the same schedule (which is rarely the case). This is a question that came to mind during the meeting, but I didn't feel comfortable asking: what is the advantage of a player whose parent coaches the team? Has anyone had the experience where the coach played favorites with their kid? I am not interested in hearing that this is often the case (I am aware), my question is specific to MOCO.[/quote]
Does anyone have answers to these questions? The post got buried before it got enough traffic. [/quote]
My DD played for MOCO for a few seasons a while back. If it was the club director (Francis) making the speech about attitude and family involvement, he's been making a version of that speech for years. While I would say MOCO is more welcoming of parental involvement than some other clubs who prefer to keep parents out of the practice gym, I wouldn't say that there is any less drama or conflict among players/parents than on other clubs we've been involved with. As you noted, a certain amount of drama/conflict is to be expected within any group and that exists at MOCO as much as at most other clubs.

In terms of parents coaching their own kids at MOCO, our observation was that it was mostly fine. There may have been times when certain parents thought their kids weren't being given the same opportunities as the coach's kid, but I don't recall any egregious examples of a coach's player being on the floor while a far superior player was on the bench. And the reality of a club that guarantees a minimum amount of playing time like MOCO, is that the best lineup can't always be in the match.[/quote]
Thank you for your feedback, really appreciated! It was Coach Paul making the speech this time, but each coach said a few words about themselves and their coaching philosophy. I saw Coach Francis talking to the players during clinics and - comparatively - he was unusually quiet during the parent meeting. [/quote]

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