Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe that they are offering either a $400 credit or $300 refund for the spring season when the total per year cost is just shy of $2K. We had no tournaments, no games, two 30 minute zoom sessions in lieu of three 90 minute to two hour practices per week. WTF?

OK. I am not saying you are wrong, but the point above is incomplete. You played half the season. So the question is how much they should refund out of the near $1k you paid.

It was not $1k. It was $1500 for the season for girls, higher for the boys.

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Kids don't play for Alexandria, but, from what I know, they charge the amount per year as just about all the other clubs. They provide as much training for the teams as all the other clubs. They have as much quality coaching coaching as just about all the other clubs. They play in good leagues. They are taght to play good soccer. They have great fields to train on. I can understand that they might not do as many "away" tournaments as others, but that is often a good thing if they get quality competition to attend. My point is...yeah, the director gets way over paid, but I don't understand what people are belly aching over? The kids are getting just as good as experience (or better) as anyone else for a similar cost. So what the hell is the problem? If the Director made it any cheaper to play there, it would probably draw even better talent and they would knock some of your kids off their teams. Then you'd be bitching about that.

But that's exactly the point - it is just as good as anywhere else, not better, but the director is paid more than anywhere else. I'm not asking it to be cheaper for my kid, but I am annoyed that they don't offer scholarships to kids who fall in the middle (low paid but not qualifying for free lunch). If they have money to burn, how about doing that instead of paying the director so much. I have a right to have a view on how the money that I pay the club is spent, right?

Anonymous wrote:Arlington offered the same -- $400 credit after paying $2,400 for the full year.

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You can suggest that they need to pay their staff but any and all organizations would be required to pay back in full the cost of services not rendered. I don't know how many of us would not have minded zoom/check ins the past couple months for our kids as substitutes for not playing because let's face it, it's just not the same. I would have preferred they were honest and called the season in April and gave us a reasonable refund. Our coaches are great but again, let's face it, there are small businesses including summer camps which are impacted by losing business but they've all done the right thing and refunded customers. I'm not sure why soccer coaches get a break from doing the right thing? I'd entertain helping support the staff by way of fundraisers or other methods if they are truly seeking funds to pay staff, but to do what they did in order to keep the organization running is simply not the right way to go about a business, and travel soccer is ultimately a business. I was going to sign my kid up for next season but I'd be throwing money away.

I'm OP and I don't really agree. I want my child's coach to get paid because he is great and will be with ASA again next year, and with one of my kids next year. But I really, really doubt he is getting paid $500 per kid per season. If he is, ok, then I am satisfied with the credit and will move on.

Anonymous wrote:Arlington offered the same -- $400 credit after paying $2,400 for the full year.

Anonymous wrote:

the refund or credit seems pretty fair to me- much more than many clubs are doing

OP here. I don't agree at all. We had a kid join my child's team in the spring. That child's family paid half of the year's fees. The family got almost nothing out of the season.

the refund or credit seems pretty fair to me- much more than many clubs are doing

Anonymous wrote:PP you are correct in that Alex is a very decent club. Love their fields, coaches and training (for the most part).

However, we missed the entire spring season and they delayed in formally recognizing this until basically today.

We've known since March time frame that there would realistically not be a spring season given the decision until 6/10 to stay at home by Governor. So, yeah a few of us aren't happy getting a small refund after this wait. I am very suspicious of their delay as I think they were just trying to pro-rate and keep as much money as possible.

You can suggest that they need to pay their staff but any and all organizations would be required to pay back in full the cost of services not rendered. I don't know how many of us would not have minded zoom/check ins the past couple months for our kids as substitutes for not playing because let's face it, it's just not the same. I would have preferred they were honest and called the season in April and gave us a reasonable refund. Our coaches are great but again, let's face it, there are small businesses including summer camps which are impacted by losing business but they've all done the right thing and refunded customers. I'm not sure why soccer coaches get a break from doing the right thing? I'd entertain helping support the staff by way of fundraisers or other methods if they are truly seeking funds to pay staff, but to do what they did in order to keep the organization running is simply not the right way to go about a business, and travel soccer is ultimately a business. I was going to sign my kid up for next season but I'd be throwing money away.

Anonymous wrote:

You can suggest that they need to pay their staff but any and all organizations would be required to pay back in full the cost of services not rendered. I don't know how many of us would not have minded zoom/check ins the past couple months for our kids as substitutes for not playing because let's face it, it's just not the same. I would have preferred they were honest and called the season in April and gave us a reasonable refund. Our coaches are great but again, let's face it, there are small businesses including summer camps which are impacted by losing business but they've all done the right thing and refunded customers. I'm not sure why soccer coaches get a break from doing the right thing? I'd entertain helping support the staff by way of fundraisers or other methods if they are truly seeking funds to pay staff, but to do what they did in order to keep the organization running is simply not the right way to go about a business, and travel soccer is ultimately a business. I was going to sign my kid up for next season but I'd be throwing money away.

I'm OP and I don't really agree. I want my child's coach to get paid because he is great and will be with ASA again next year, and with one of my kids next year. But I really, really doubt he is getting paid $500 per kid per season. If he is, ok, then I am satisfied with the credit and will move on.

You can suggest that they need to pay their staff but any and all organizations would be required to pay back in full the cost of services not rendered. I don't know how many of us would not have minded zoom/check ins the past couple months for our kids as substitutes for not playing because let's face it, it's just not the same. I would have preferred they were honest and called the season in April and gave us a reasonable refund. Our coaches are great but again, let's face it, there are small businesses including summer camps which are impacted by losing business but they've all done the right thing and refunded customers. I'm not sure why soccer coaches get a break from doing the right thing? I'd entertain helping support the staff by way of fundraisers or other methods if they are truly seeking funds to pay staff, but to do what they did in order to keep the organization running is simply not the right way to go about a business, and travel soccer is ultimately a business. I was going to sign my kid up for next season but I'd be throwing money away.