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Anonymous wrote:Social media full of it. Latest that called my attention was Loundon 2014 girls. Wtf is that?

That was cringy

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever. Club does photos at the beginning of every year. Headshots for player cards and the ECNL website and then fun photos that the kids get with their teammates.

Club has a local photographer that also captures some of the games and makes them available to the players. She also photographs the local USL and USLW teams.

Somewhat, but not much different than when I was a kid and we had our little league team picture taken and there's the faux action shot of me holding the bat/glove, etc.

There was no social media back then. So stop thinking it’s no different. These kids are living to post their photos on their insta profiles and show off. And parents posturing their kids and essentially creating their kids personalities on social media. It’s so disturbing

Your that parent on the sideline coaching aren't you? Why do people care so much of what others are doing?

If I cared about what others are doing, I’d be on social media. The best kids I know may be on social media, but they are infrequent/rare posters. And the best kids don’t have a parent coaching from the sidelines. If they did, they’re not going to get far.

No such thing as a best kid at any sport at age 14. If you think there is, you are delusional.

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever. Club does photos at the beginning of every year. Headshots for player cards and the ECNL website and then fun photos that the kids get with their teammates.

Club has a local photographer that also captures some of the games and makes them available to the players. She also photographs the local USL and USLW teams.

Somewhat, but not much different than when I was a kid and we had our little league team picture taken and there's the faux action shot of me holding the bat/glove, etc.

There was no social media back then. So stop thinking it’s no different. These kids are living to post their photos on their insta profiles and show off. And parents posturing their kids and essentially creating their kids personalities on social media. It’s so disturbing

Your that parent on the sideline coaching aren't you? Why do people care so much of what others are doing?

If I cared about what others are doing, I’d be on social media. The best kids I know may be on social media, but they are infrequent/rare posters. And the best kids don’t have a parent coaching from the sidelines. If they did, they’re not going to get far.

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Anonymous wrote:[/b]It's just taking good pictures of the players for the Clubs social media. [b]
Parents get them all electronically as well. They don't sell them to us.
All up side in my opinion, but I'm not looking for reasons to make my life miserable.

Yes, but this encapsulates everything that is wrong with youth sports today.

You didn’t have picture day for sports when you were a kid?

Called "media day" and intended for social media, rather than personal pics to stick on the grandparents' fridge?

No.

When I was a kid there was no such thing as social media or digital photos. But I guarantee if there was we would have had media days. The kids want them more than the parents.

Anonymous wrote:It may be disturbing but it is not specific to soccer. this is just the world they live in. The kids post about everything they are interested in or involved with. Ever been around the mall area in DC and seen all the homecoming , prom, college decision day 'photo shoots'. Those are al kid driven and just to have cool photos to post on social media it’s just how things are done these days

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever. Club does photos at the beginning of every year. Headshots for player cards and the ECNL website and then fun photos that the kids get with their teammates.

Club has a local photographer that also captures some of the games and makes them available to the players. She also photographs the local USL and USLW teams.

Somewhat, but not much different than when I was a kid and we had our little league team picture taken and there's the faux action shot of me holding the bat/glove, etc.

There was no social media back then. So stop thinking it’s no different. These kids are living to post their photos on their insta profiles and show off. And parents posturing their kids and essentially creating their kids personalities on social media. It’s so disturbing

Your that parent on the sideline coaching aren't you? Why do people care so much of what others are doing?

Anonymous wrote:Social media full of it. Latest that called my attention was Loundon 2014 girls. Wtf is that?

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Anonymous wrote:Whatever. Club does photos at the beginning of every year. Headshots for player cards and the ECNL website and then fun photos that the kids get with their teammates.

Club has a local photographer that also captures some of the games and makes them available to the players. She also photographs the local USL and USLW teams.

Somewhat, but not much different than when I was a kid and we had our little league team picture taken and there's the faux action shot of me holding the bat/glove, etc.

There was no social media back then. So stop thinking it’s no different. These kids are living to post their photos on their insta profiles and show off. And parents posturing their kids and essentially creating their kids personalities on social media. It’s so disturbing

Your that parent on the sideline coaching aren't you? Why do people care so much of what others are doing?

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. Club does photos at the beginning of every year. Headshots for player cards and the ECNL website and then fun photos that the kids get with their teammates.

Club has a local photographer that also captures some of the games and makes them available to the players. She also photographs the local USL and USLW teams.

Somewhat, but not much different than when I was a kid and we had our little league team picture taken and there's the faux action shot of me holding the bat/glove, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:[/b]It's just taking good pictures of the players for the Clubs social media. [b]
Parents get them all electronically as well. They don't sell them to us.
All up side in my opinion, but I'm not looking for reasons to make my life miserable.

Yes, but this encapsulates everything that is wrong with youth sports today.

You didn’t have picture day for sports when you were a kid?

Called "media day" and intended for social media, rather than personal pics to stick on the grandparents' fridge?

No.

When I was a kid there was no such thing as social media or digital photos. But I guarantee if there was we would have had media days. The kids want them more than the parents.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[/b]It's just taking good pictures of the players for the Clubs social media. [b]
Parents get them all electronically as well. They don't sell them to us.
All up side in my opinion, but I'm not looking for reasons to make my life miserable.

Yes, but this encapsulates everything that is wrong with youth sports today.

You didn’t have picture day for sports when you were a kid?

Called "media day" and intended for social media, rather than personal pics to stick on the grandparents' fridge?

No.