We changed last year and it boiled down to 2 things.

1. Training – The club moved to an academy style training while that might be good for some it didn’t work for my player. The kid to coach ratio was high and I felt my son was getting lost in the pack.
2. Style of Play – Club was focused on larger faster players and would drop the more technical players to the B team. Again my son didn’t progress in this environment.
I am a big believer that you have to find a good fit for your player. Some flourish in different environments over others. We have been extremely pleased at our new club.

Smaller training session with individual team members and various opportunities for no cost supplemental training.

Anonymous wrote:^^^Is this CW or someone else?

I bet $10 its Jahon.

^^^Is this CW or someone else?

Megalomaniac coach at McLean Youth Soccer. Vengeful. Scares Players. Blackballs families. Turns on his fellow coaching staff. Ruins soccer. Any other option better then this.

Toxic coach. Coach would freeze players out- ie would not talk to some kids. It got to the point where the coach would say hi to all the players on the team except the frozen out kid. Most of the kids would follow the coaches example and do the same.
At games, the coach would say things like good job Janie, Sally, etc...but not you Allie. It was just mean girl behavior. 1/2 the time, the after game talks would end with a few girls crying. The practices were joyless.
Most of the parents loved the coach. The kids just tried to avoid the attention of the coach. A few parents would warn you not to talk to the coach because the coach would punish your kid. This was u10 at a big club. Hope you do not get this coach.

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Anonymous wrote:Style of player that the Club cherishes/notices, training session quality and coaching staff/environment (the last two most importantly). Values of player character and attitude. Relaxed sidelines.

Focus on development over wins. This is for a 10-year old.

this is what we are moving to, not away from--meant to say.

Where can you find this? I’m tired of my sons coach yelling. I’m tired of the focus on wins over long-term development.

Training quality. 10 and 12 year old. I care more about what they do in the 3X90 minutes of practices from Sept-June than leagues, games, etc.

Anonymous wrote:Style of player that the Club cherishes/notices, training session quality and coaching staff/environment (the last two most importantly). Values of player character and attitude. Relaxed sidelines.

Focus on development over wins. This is for a 10-year old.

this is what we are moving to, not away from--meant to say.

Shady rostering. Very little input from current coach for the following season's rosters. Bench players moving up over starters. Player decisions made be staff that didn't see them play all year long.

Style of player that the Club cherishes/notices, training session quality and coaching staff/environment (the last two most importantly). Values of player character and attitude. Relaxed sidelines.

Focus on development over wins. This is for a 10-year old.

My kid moved to get out of from club, coach and team with their head up their you know what. And wasn't the only one on the team that had to take that opportunity.

Anonymous wrote:If you are changing teams this year, what are your reasons?

Switched last year due to toxic environment and lazy coaching.

DC did a couple of years ago. Moved to a higher ranked team with a better coach.

We are thinking about it. Coach keeps our player in the goal 95% of the time.

If you are changing teams this year, what are your reasons?