Anonymous wrote:DS has been on a team (U-13 now) with a coach who he really liked for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, the coach is leaving after the Fall season ends (moving out of the area). The new coach who will be taking over the team has already been announced and without going into details, we know from prior history that he isn't a good fit for DS. The club only has two teams in this age group and the other team isn't very good at all so unfortunately, we feel like finding a new club/team is the best option for DS. I realize that we'll probably have to pay the balance of the fees for the Spring (which is unfortunate but I understand how it works). What I don't understand is how the (VYSA) player card/pass gets moved to a new club? Does the current club automatically "release" it after we pay the balance of the fees and then the new club submits a request to "hold" it? Do we need to deal directly with VYSA ourselves or do the clubs take care of all this? I'm afraid I don't fully understand how this works but I'd like to understand the process in hopes of making this already "painful" transition as seamless as possible. Thank you for any info.

Anonymous wrote:That is false. The agreement he signed was not in fact to play for the team with that specific coach. These agreements you sign with these clubs do not specify you are locked in to a specific coach. Good try but that wont work.
You can walk away and owe the club the money. They likely will not pursue the matter for the little amount owed. Or you can do as you originally stated you intended to do and pay as you agreed. Its your choice to leave the club. it was your choice to agree to take that roster spot. Had you not taken it a different player would have therefore your choice impacts the club, the team and each player that remains.

Again your call what to do but you will owe the money, that I can tell you for sure

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Anonymous wrote:That is false. The agreement he signed was not in fact to play for the team with that specific coach. These agreements you sign with these clubs do not specify you are locked in to a specific coach. Good try but that wont work.
You can walk away and owe the club the money. They likely will not pursue the matter for the little amount owed. Or you can do as you originally stated you intended to do and pay as you agreed. Its your choice to leave the club. it was your choice to agree to take that roster spot. Had you not taken it a different player would have therefore your choice impacts the club, the team and each player that remains.

Again your call what to do but you will owe the money, that I can tell you for sure

I love these PAY YOUR DUES! posts.


We got out of our club a couple years ago, no issue. We stated our case and were polite/professional about it. We didn't ask for any refund of fees already paid. Similar situation to OP.

Anonymous wrote:That is false. The agreement he signed was not in fact to play for the team with that specific coach. These agreements you sign with these clubs do not specify you are locked in to a specific coach. Good try but that wont work.
You can walk away and owe the club the money. They likely will not pursue the matter for the little amount owed. Or you can do as you originally stated you intended to do and pay as you agreed. Its your choice to leave the club. it was your choice to agree to take that roster spot. Had you not taken it a different player would have therefore your choice impacts the club, the team and each player that remains.

Again your call what to do but you will owe the money, that I can tell you for sure

Anonymous wrote:Playing devil's advocate...So let's say your DS is pretty good and ends up playing in college or going pro, but the coach and your son do not fit well? Are you going to find another college or pro team to play on? Probably not...This is a growing and learning experience for your kid as their coaches are not always going to be the right fit. So do you want to teach your kid to move on each time adversity presents itself? I can understand if the coach isn't nice to the players or just isn't a good person or is just a bad coach and you want to move. But if the coach is actually pretty good at developing players, then he might want to stick it out and figure out how to deal with the situation. At least it would only be for the Spring season...

Anonymous wrote:DS has been on a team (U-13 now) with a coach who he really liked for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, the coach is leaving after the Fall season ends (moving out of the area). The new coach who will be taking over the team has already been announced and without going into details, we know from prior history that he isn't a good fit for DS. The club only has two teams in this age group and the other team isn't very good at all so unfortunately, we feel like finding a new club/team is the best option for DS. I realize that we'll probably have to pay the balance of the fees for the Spring (which is unfortunate but I understand how it works). What I don't understand is how the (VYSA) player card/pass gets moved to a new club? Does the current club automatically "release" it after we pay the balance of the fees and then the new club submits a request to "hold" it? Do we need to deal directly with VYSA ourselves or do the clubs take care of all this? I'm afraid I don't fully understand how this works but I'd like to understand the process in hopes of making this already "painful" transition as seamless as possible. Thank you for any info.

Anonymous wrote:That is false. The agreement he signed was not in fact to play for the team with that specific coach. These agreements you sign with these clubs do not specify you are locked in to a specific coach. Good try but that wont work.
You can walk away and owe the club the money. They likely will not pursue the matter for the little amount owed. Or you can do as you originally stated you intended to do and pay as you agreed. Its your choice to leave the club. it was your choice to agree to take that roster spot. Had you not taken it a different player would have therefore your choice impacts the club, the team and each player that remains.

Again your call what to do but you will owe the money, that I can tell you for sure

Anonymous wrote:Playing devil's advocate...So let's say your DS is pretty good and ends up playing in college or going pro, but the coach and your son do not fit well? Are you going to find another college or pro team to play on? Probably not...This is a growing and learning experience for your kid as their coaches are not always going to be the right fit. So do you want to teach your kid to move on each time adversity presents itself? I can understand if the coach isn't nice to the players or just isn't a good person or is just a bad coach and you want to move. But if the coach is actually pretty good at developing players, then he might want to stick it out and figure out how to deal with the situation. At least it would only be for the Spring season...

Anonymous wrote:DS has been on a team (U-13 now) with a coach who he really liked for a couple of years now. Unfortunately, the coach is leaving after the Fall season ends (moving out of the area). The new coach who will be taking over the team has already been announced and without going into details, we know from prior history that he isn't a good fit for DS. The club only has two teams in this age group and the other team isn't very good at all so unfortunately, we feel like finding a new club/team is the best option for DS. I realize that we'll probably have to pay the balance of the fees for the Spring (which is unfortunate but I understand how it works). What I don't understand is how the (VYSA) player card/pass gets moved to a new club? Does the current club automatically "release" it after we pay the balance of the fees and then the new club submits a request to "hold" it? Do we need to deal directly with VYSA ourselves or do the clubs take care of all this? I'm afraid I don't fully understand how this works but I'd like to understand the process in hopes of making this already "painful" transition as seamless as possible. Thank you for any info.