Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have real, transparent and open tryouts. None of this, "They are practicing with the team a month before tryouts." Or, "3 kids can be on the top team if they all leave a competing club and come over here."

Prioritize development of kids internally to the Club over taking talent developed outside the Club.

We were at tryouts last season, where kids made the top level scrimmage, but behind close door meeting those kids were not selected for the top team and as they preselected kids for the top team coming from other clubs.

You cant be wringing your hands worried about other kids showing up and being better than yours
Just focus on developing your kid in every way

this is utter nonsense... it's a very common club tactic, bringing in new kids (revenue) while not promoting from within. Sure, maybe one kid gets moved up, but the rest don't.

In 11 years of being involved in club soccer and the last 7 at a high level (regional and then national league) i have seen 1 player that was a second team player in a club get moved to first team as a promotion and actual get meaningful minutes. Once u15 hits, if you are a second team kid you are a second team kid at that club. YOu'd be better finding another club and likely have a chance at first team just from being the new player. Clubs will always take a player from outside the club after u15 before promoting a second team kid.

If you want to define a good club, how does that club handle 2nd teams and what is their actual track record of making 2nd team kids first team kids with meaningful playing time.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have real, transparent and open tryouts. None of this, "They are practicing with the team a month before tryouts." Or, "3 kids can be on the top team if they all leave a competing club and come over here."

Prioritize development of kids internally to the Club over taking talent developed outside the Club.

We were at tryouts last season, where kids made the top level scrimmage, but behind close door meeting those kids were not selected for the top team and as they preselected kids for the top team coming from other clubs.

You cant be wringing your hands worried about other kids showing up and being better than yours
Just focus on developing your kid in every way

this is utter nonsense... it's a very common club tactic, bringing in new kids (revenue) while not promoting from within. Sure, maybe one kid gets moved up, but the rest don't.

What a silly question. There is no universally good club. Only a good club for YOU that aligns with your priorities and values. Maybe that's what you are really asking, do you want to know what are the different things that people value about clubs? Based on what has already been given it varies a lot by person

Anonymous wrote:Have real, transparent and open tryouts. None of this, "They are practicing with the team a month before tryouts." Or, "3 kids can be on the top team if they all leave a competing club and come over here."

Prioritize development of kids internally to the Club over taking talent developed outside the Club.

We were at tryouts last season, where kids made the top level scrimmage, but behind close door meeting those kids were not selected for the top team and as they preselected kids for the top team coming from other clubs.

You cant be wringing your hands worried about other kids showing up and being better than yours
Just focus on developing your kid in every way

Anonymous wrote:Have real, transparent and open tryouts. None of this, "They are practicing with the team a month before tryouts." Or, "3 kids can be on the top team if they all leave a competing club and come over here."

Prioritize development of kids internally to the Club over taking talent developed outside the Club.

We were at tryouts last season, where kids made the top level scrimmage, but behind close door meeting those kids were not selected for the top team and as they preselected kids for the top team coming from other clubs.

So coaches should ignore all information available to them except for the 2 tryout nights?

A closed door meeting? Should these conversations be made available to the public?

Anonymous wrote:Have real, transparent and open tryouts. None of this, "They are practicing with the team a month before tryouts." Or, "3 kids can be on the top team if they all leave a competing club and come over here."

Prioritize development of kids internally to the Club over taking talent developed outside the Club.

We were at tryouts last season, where kids made the top level scrimmage, but behind close door meeting those kids were not selected for the top team and as they preselected kids for the top team coming from other clubs.

Unfortunately, this happens at almost every single top club. I think our club had ~150 girls try out for U13 ECNL. There's no way you can evaluate just from 2 open tryouts.

Have real, transparent and open tryouts. None of this, "They are practicing with the team a month before tryouts." Or, "3 kids can be on the top team if they all leave a competing club and come over here."

Prioritize development of kids internally to the Club over taking talent developed outside the Club.

We were at tryouts last season, where kids made the top level scrimmage, but behind close door meeting those kids were not selected for the top team and as they preselected kids for the top team coming from other clubs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One that connects passes and plays together as a team that also has 1 or 2 star players who understands they can’t win without the team around them. All of this however cannot be done without real leadership from a coach.

/thread.

I like that, and for reference my daughter's current top 20ish ECNL team (not DMV) does not operate this way currently and still is rankes that high. We would be moving to the other local team if it weren't for the age change. It's this one particular coach fostering the hero ball. It wins, but it's absolutely crap ⚽ with plenty of kids being underutilized.

Sounds like BSC, be brave say it with your chest. You are from the DMV.

Nope, but I did grow up there. BSC isn't top 20 lol