Anonymous
05/21/2026 13:02
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I posted earlier about being annoyed that ASA basically forces its members to donate on the Alexandria Day of Givings so they can win awards for most donors, most donors in a certain time period, etc. These matches and awards from the city are taking away from legitimate, small charities in the city that are entirely volunteer run and would find any of those awards to be a windfall.
Thankfully my kids have all aged out of ASA, but as recently as 2 years ago, during one of these day of giving things, I saw the messages be crammed down our teams throats and saw these parents all donate. These are families where their kids have missed practice bc they didn’t have money for gas certain weeks. It’s disgusting to push for donations and receive discounts and grants from the city when a lot is being used to overpay the director.
Someone previously asked if he was worth it? I can’t say anything he does seems superior to what other local club directors do. The ASA tournaments are generally more of a disaster and poorly done than others.
How does any club force you to donate?
My son was on a team where the coach emailed and said we expect a minimum of $25/player on this team and then reminded them about the upcoming games and said to remember that participation in everything was required to be a team player and missed things would result in docked playing time. So no, it didn't explicitly say you won't play if you don't donate but read between the lines and this is certainly how my son took it.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:56
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:that's a completely nuts salary
Public school teachers low salary is nuts
This salary doesn't even make the Director a 1%er
Its a completely ridiculous salary for the intelligence level and skills needed to run a childrens sport non-profit. Waaaaaay out of whack with the local market.
Explain exactly what's required with qualifications, experience and knowledge to do the role of a TD at an organization like Alexandria
What are comparable organizations and the salaries of their TD's?
Are we considering ASA as a non-profit and looking for efficient, capable leadership of a non-profit, or is it a youth soccer organization?
For the first, another Alexandria non-profit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has over $65 million in revenue and its CEO Made $510k in compensation and benefits. Now mind you, NCMEC saves children from exploitation and trafficking and is not like a .... youth soccer organization. The United Way, also headquartered in Alexandria, does make ASA benefits seems low as its CEO's compensation package is $929k, its CFO's is $436k. According to United Way, it serves 48 million people worldwide.
As for youth soccer - the director of Florida Elite Soccer Academy is paid $275k. South Carolina Surf Dir of Coaching makes $123k. Potomac Soccer association ED made $95k. Ohio Premier FC President $92k. DC United Players - many make less than Tommy.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:42
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:ASA keyboard warrior... keeps deflecting. Yes, TD's high salary led to poor coaching for paying customers, which is how this affects us.
Give you the TD's salary today if you can prove that
This is really just common sense. The problem is that inexperienced young trainers are being hired while the TD and other staff members continue getting paid top dollar, and many of these trainers do not even meet or comply with the stated requirements and credentials expected for these roles. Parents have formally raised these concerns, yet the issue keeps getting minimized. This has become a major topic and a sideline conversation among parents at instead of being addressed directly.
Deflecting… just like you’re doing here. Thanks, ASA keyboard warrior — you showed yourself again.
The PP said to prove the level of coaching at the organization is tied to the salary of the TD
We're still waiting
If most of the budget goes to a TD and senior staff while coaches on the field are underpaid, you create a predictable problem: you don’t attract or retain experienced coaches.
That leads to inexperienced or underqualified coaches running sessions, regardless of what the organization’s stated standards are.
A high-paid TD only makes sense if that investment clearly improves coaching quality across all teams through real oversight, mentoring, and consistent curriculum enforcement. If it doesn’t show up in day-to-day training, then the spending structure is misaligned with player development.
Can you give an example of a high quality recognized youth coach who couldn't be hired directly tied to the TD's salary?
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:37
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:ASA keyboard warrior... keeps deflecting. Yes, TD's high salary led to poor coaching for paying customers, which is how this affects us.
Give you the TD's salary today if you can prove that
This is really just common sense. The problem is that inexperienced young trainers are being hired while the TD and other staff members continue getting paid top dollar, and many of these trainers do not even meet or comply with the stated requirements and credentials expected for these roles. Parents have formally raised these concerns, yet the issue keeps getting minimized. This has become a major topic and a sideline conversation among parents at instead of being addressed directly.
Deflecting… just like you’re doing here. Thanks, ASA keyboard warrior — you showed yourself again.
The PP said to prove the level of coaching at the organization is tied to the salary of the TD
We're still waiting
If most of the budget goes to a TD and senior staff while coaches on the field are underpaid, you create a predictable problem: you don’t attract or retain experienced coaches.
That leads to inexperienced or underqualified coaches running sessions, regardless of what the organization’s stated standards are.
A high-paid TD only makes sense if that investment clearly improves coaching quality across all teams through real oversight, mentoring, and consistent curriculum enforcement. If it doesn’t show up in day-to-day training, then the spending structure is misaligned with player development.
We're still waiting
While you kill us with opinions and what-ifs
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:36
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:that's a completely nuts salary
Public school teachers low salary is nuts
This salary doesn't even make the Director a 1%er
Its a completely ridiculous salary for the intelligence level and skills needed to run a childrens sport non-profit. Waaaaaay out of whack with the local market.
Explain exactly what's required with qualifications, experience and knowledge to do the role of a TD at an organization like Alexandria
What are comparable organizations and the salaries of their TD's?
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:24
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:ASA keyboard warrior... keeps deflecting. Yes, TD's high salary led to poor coaching for paying customers, which is how this affects us.
Give you the TD's salary today if you can prove that
This is really just common sense. The problem is that inexperienced young trainers are being hired while the TD and other staff members continue getting paid top dollar, and many of these trainers do not even meet or comply with the stated requirements and credentials expected for these roles. Parents have formally raised these concerns, yet the issue keeps getting minimized. This has become a major topic and a sideline conversation among parents at instead of being addressed directly.
Deflecting… just like you’re doing here. Thanks, ASA keyboard warrior — you showed yourself again.
The PP said to prove the level of coaching at the organization is tied to the salary of the TD
We're still waiting
If most of the budget goes to a TD and senior staff while coaches on the field are underpaid, you create a predictable problem: you don’t attract or retain experienced coaches.
That leads to inexperienced or underqualified coaches running sessions, regardless of what the organization’s stated standards are.
A high-paid TD only makes sense if that investment clearly improves coaching quality across all teams through real oversight, mentoring, and consistent curriculum enforcement. If it doesn’t show up in day-to-day training, then the spending structure is misaligned with player development.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:16
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This may be why they are pulling a BSC and loading up rosters with 20+ girls and not warning families. Someone has to pay that salary…
Not just on girls side, same goes to the boys side.
Very much so on the girls side, starting next year on the GA teams. Because they can. But nobody was forewarned so they signed their girls up not knowing they may not play. Major buyers remorse.
Come on SYC coach. You lost some pretty good players
Funny how ASA talks big, yet not a single ASA team is making playoffs. And no, nobody’s leaving for those GA teams either. Sorry
Funny how a certain playoff team is being sneaky trying to get some players last minute to fix all the fall outs. Hope those guest players are legit. Of course you couldn't develope internally or they would have stayed
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:01
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:that's a completely nuts salary
Public school teachers low salary is nuts
This salary doesn't even make the Director a 1%er
Its a completely ridiculous salary for the intelligence level and skills needed to run a childrens sport non-profit. Waaaaaay out of whack with the local market.
The National Organization for Victim Assistance - a non-profit based in Alexandria - and help crime victims - their director makes $175k.
What an absolute scammer Tommy Park is - and the Board should be ashamed.
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/591669254/202630659349300628/full
Anonymous
05/21/2026 12:00
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:that's a completely nuts salary
Public school teachers low salary is nuts
This salary doesn't even make the Director a 1%er
Agree, the size and salaries pouring into admin staff is outrageous. Cut out the bureaucrats and give the money to the best teachers.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 11:38
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:that's a completely nuts salary
Public school teachers low salary is nuts
This salary doesn't even make the Director a 1%er
Its a completely ridiculous salary for the intelligence level and skills needed to run a childrens sport non-profit. Waaaaaay out of whack with the local market.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 11:31
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:that's a completely nuts salary
Public school teachers low salary is nuts
This salary doesn't even make the Director a 1%er
Anonymous
05/21/2026 11:29
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:ASA keyboard warrior... keeps deflecting. Yes, TD's high salary led to poor coaching for paying customers, which is how this affects us.
Give you the TD's salary today if you can prove that
This is really just common sense. The problem is that inexperienced young trainers are being hired while the TD and other staff members continue getting paid top dollar, and many of these trainers do not even meet or comply with the stated requirements and credentials expected for these roles. Parents have formally raised these concerns, yet the issue keeps getting minimized. This has become a major topic and a sideline conversation among parents at instead of being addressed directly.
Deflecting… just like you’re doing here. Thanks, ASA keyboard warrior — you showed yourself again.
The PP said to prove the level of coaching at the organization is tied to the salary of the TD
We're still waiting
Anonymous
05/21/2026 10:44
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
that's a completely nuts salary
Anonymous
05/21/2026 10:41
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
NP - I just watched a video of Tommy Parks - no way is he worth $400k a year. I suspect there are powerful Board members, and he is a convenient puppet for them.
Anonymous
05/21/2026 09:56
Subject: ASA Director $382k A Year
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:ASA keyboard warrior... keeps deflecting. Yes, TD's high salary led to poor coaching for paying customers, which is how this affects us.
Give you the TD's salary today if you can prove that
This is really just common sense. The problem is that inexperienced young trainers are being hired while the TD and other staff members continue getting paid top dollar, and many of these trainers do not even meet or comply with the stated requirements and credentials expected for these roles. Parents have formally raised these concerns, yet the issue keeps getting minimized. This has become a major topic and a sideline conversation among parents at instead of being addressed directly.
Deflecting… just like you’re doing here. Thanks, ASA keyboard warrior — you showed yourself again.
Boys or girls side? GA/MSLN or NCSL coaches?