Anonymous wrote:What’s the latest a kid can start and still be good enough to be in the middle of the pack. DS is interested, but we didn’t have the fund$ this year.

Thanks!

That sucks, Hopefully your kid is in Rec this year! A lot of clubs do have endowments if you need it. Anyways, it really depends as every kid is different but I would say no later than U12 but regardless, your player needs to be practicing every day and has to love the game. If they don't love it enough to play it outside of practice then it may be a difficult.

Anonymous wrote:When do you know it’s time to change teams? If you have a good coach/parents/kids, but not a lot of room for growth, what’s the right move?

We’re at a small club with one team. So we’re happy with everyone and everything, but there’s really not a ton that can change to make the team stronger long term.

It depends on what your player wants. Is continuity, the friends your player has made and bond with the coach important to your player? If your player enjoys playing soccer because of the environment they are in, then I would say stay with the team. If your player is growing frustrated with winning/losing, isn't particularly close to the team from a friends perspective and/or is skill level miles ahead then maybe it's time to move. Hopefully that makes sense.

What’s the latest a kid can start and still be good enough to be in the middle of the pack. DS is interested, but we didn’t have the fund$ this year.

Thanks!

do you wear ankle monitor?

When do you know it’s time to change teams? If you have a good coach/parents/kids, but not a lot of room for growth, what’s the right move?

We’re at a small club with one team. So we’re happy with everyone and everything, but there’s really not a ton that can change to make the team stronger long term.

Anonymous wrote:

NOVASoccerCoach wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What clubs have the worst reputations as employers of coaches, due to pay, management, etc? Which have the best?

Not answering this. Here to address development questions, not tarnishing clubs. Not to mention there's no way I could answer this unless I worked at every single club for years.

AMA....right. Just another coach bs artist. At least you proved you were a coach.

I said in my initial post that I was only answering questions about development. What do you have to gain by me attempting to answer your question? If you want my honest answer, I have no idea because I haven't worked at every single club.

NOVASoccerCoach wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What clubs have the worst reputations as employers of coaches, due to pay, management, etc? Which have the best?

Not answering this. Here to address development questions, not tarnishing clubs. Not to mention there's no way I could answer this unless I worked at every single club for years.

AMA....right. Just another coach bs artist. At least you proved you were a coach.

Anonymous wrote:What clubs have the worst reputations as employers of coaches, due to pay, management, etc? Which have the best?

Not answering this. Here to address development questions, not tarnishing clubs. Not to mention there's no way I could answer this unless I worked at every single club for years.

NOVASoccerCoach wrote:I will post under this account BTW

Awesome!!! So glad you did as I requested so that we all have an experienced coach to answer some of our most pressing questions.

What clubs have the worst reputations as employers of coaches, due to pay, management, etc? Which have the best?

I will post under this account BTW

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I made the "Harsh Reality for your Beloved Soccer Player". I am doing an AMA. I will keep my anonymity but am willing to help out on questions about your player, not about myself. If you don't believe me, that's fine ignore this thread. I am posting here because I would like to think I bring a different kind of mentality to this NOVA soccer area with my main trait being I am not an asshole and believe that parent role is just as important as the player to their development. I honestly feel bad for some of your kids and parents since there's a lot of crap coaches in this area and a lot of arrogant asshole coaching.

Anyways....AMA