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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is true. But found NextStar to be not very nice to those who aren’t already top players. Like they pick same kids to be captains every time and the kids pick their friends. When your kid is unknown, they are the last to be picked and no one will play them. My kid is ok but it was hard to watch for some. It’s very, very political.[/quote]

We do not train with Next Star privately.  My son does the $50 drop in sessions when available.  I watched him in an uncomfortable Rondo with better players and he was being run to death.  He leveled up and understood that there is a different level of players out there.  Tough to watch as a parent.  No tears, no complaints though. I do not like giving parenting advice but Next Star is not a babysitting service for your kids feelings.  They are trying to find the “Next Star.”

Next Star is not orange slice University.  My child is young so we are not in the MLS Next arena but the talent that my son goes up against challenges him and is making him better.

Lots of standard orange slice training available in the area.  Please do not trash Next Star as those of us who have kids who are competitive and not concerned with being “included” would like for this business to survive.  We know no one and are from a small club and my son loves the training.  They are not perfect organizationally but I find the  $50 sessions very economical.

They are doing nothing new under the son.  My son does many of the other drills on his own.  We are paying to play with/against better talent.[/quote]

Paying to play with better talent is definitely a good thing.  And they usually have a good collection of kids to train with and that is what a lot of families pay for...that collection of kids. No one wants to see them go under because that collection of kids is valuable and they do have some knowledge and experience to share.

But I think the issue is the cost to return on investment ratio.  At a normal drop in, there are 15-20 kids, sometimes more.  They are collectively making over 1000 bucks an hour on a normal basis to stand there and watch your kids scrimmage, run up hills and the track, and run through cones with minimal to no coaching involved.  Just follow the leader.  Literally that. Parents rationalize it, like you have, as it is just 50.bucks and we can afford that.  But when you look at the business side of it all, they are literally killing the parents and doing pretty much nothing for that money.  200 bucks an hour for soccer training is absolutely absurd and borderline disrespectful.  But again, combination of affluent area and parents who don't care or know any better, and they get away with it.

It is the audacity and brazen nature of the pricing model coupled with the actual product that is the problem. Lower pricing and I don't think many people would have an issue. We won't even talk about families that can't afford to pay these fees and that don't have the access.  This is an prime example of what is wrong with football in this country.  This much money needs to be spent to advance as a player.  Sad.[/quote]

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