Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did your child's coach sit many of the players out or did they rotate? DC on a team where most everyone shows up to every game and I'm not sure how it's going to work with 18 kids and only 11 on the field. Last year we had many kids on the bench and it was really unpleasant for everyone.
Last season ds was a U14 and played right and left back for 65-75 minutes a game. It was NPL and he was one of the stronger players on the team. He moved up to ECNL so I’m a bit anxious to see how he transitions.
Our club believes that play time should be close to evenly distributed until u15 and up
The only team I’ve known like that is PAC. they truly do develop players. When a bottom level U11/12 team benches kids, it’s ridiculous. The bottom team is for development.
What is PAC? Where are they located? I think we should talk to the coach.
The coach / director of PAC is a former pro player who has forgotten more about soccer than you've ever dreamed of knowing. His son happens to be an MLS keeper who has made multiple starts for the USMNT. I encourage you to be all badass and try to teach him about soccer. He will, as always, be incredibly pleasant and accommodating. But, you've probably picked the wrong coach to lecture about results. Oh, and we're not with PAC. It was excruciating to not choose that club, but everyone has various factors to consider.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did your child's coach sit many of the players out or did they rotate? DC on a team where most everyone shows up to every game and I'm not sure how it's going to work with 18 kids and only 11 on the field. Last year we had many kids on the bench and it was really unpleasant for everyone.
Last season ds was a U14 and played right and left back for 65-75 minutes a game. It was NPL and he was one of the stronger players on the team. He moved up to ECNL so I’m a bit anxious to see how he transitions.
Our club believes that play time should be close to evenly distributed until u15 and up
The only team I’ve known like that is PAC. they truly do develop players. When a bottom level U11/12 team benches kids, it’s ridiculous. The bottom team is for development.
What is PAC? Where are they located? I think we should talk to the coach.
The coach / director of PAC is a former pro player who has forgotten more about soccer than you've ever dreamed of knowing. His son happens to be an MLS keeper who has made multiple starts for the USMNT. I encourage you to be all badass and try to teach him about soccer. He will, as always, be incredibly pleasant and accommodating. But, you've probably picked the wrong coach to lecture about results. Oh, and we're not with PAC. It was excruciating to not choose that club, but everyone has various factors to consider.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did your child's coach sit many of the players out or did they rotate? DC on a team where most everyone shows up to every game and I'm not sure how it's going to work with 18 kids and only 11 on the field. Last year we had many kids on the bench and it was really unpleasant for everyone.
Last season ds was a U14 and played right and left back for 65-75 minutes a game. It was NPL and he was one of the stronger players on the team. He moved up to ECNL so I’m a bit anxious to see how he transitions.
Our club believes that play time should be close to evenly distributed until u15 and up
The only team I’ve known like that is PAC. they truly do develop players. When a bottom level U11/12 team benches kids, it’s ridiculous. The bottom team is for development.
What is PAC? Where are they located? I think we should talk to the coach.
Anonymous wrote:A lot. No one seems to want to be a defender, but he wants to do it and does it reasonably well, so he played most of every game. I am sure it is due to the position and lack of interest from others in learning to do it vs. his talent (he's reasonably good, but nothing special).
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I disagree. If you are paying a club to develop your player, they should be getting playing time. If my player was not getting at least 50% playing time, I would talk to the coach, then the age group director, then the technical director.
You belong at Rec then. They absolutely should guarantee playing time, and if they don't deliver, you've got a legitimate gripe. Not for travel though. Playing time is earned, not given.
Imagine being in bottom division of NCSL with a losing record and thinking “playing time is earned, not given” lol
Playing time is always earned not given. If your that bad on a bad team and you cant earn plating time you probably suck and need to either work 5x harder than everyone else or quit entirely and join Boy Scouts.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I disagree. If you are paying a club to develop your player, they should be getting playing time. If my player was not getting at least 50% playing time, I would talk to the coach, then the age group director, then the technical director.
I agree with this poster. You are paying for development. Unless your child is on an ECNL team or MLSNext they should get a good amount of playing time.
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I disagree. If you are paying a club to develop your player, they should be getting playing time. If my player was not getting at least 50% playing time, I would talk to the coach, then the age group director, then the technical director.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did your child's coach sit many of the players out or did they rotate? DC on a team where most everyone shows up to every game and I'm not sure how it's going to work with 18 kids and only 11 on the field. Last year we had many kids on the bench and it was really unpleasant for everyone.
Last season ds was a U14 and played right and left back for 65-75 minutes a game. It was NPL and he was one of the stronger players on the team. He moved up to ECNL so I’m a bit anxious to see how he transitions.
Our club believes that play time should be close to evenly distributed until u15 and up
The only team I’ve known like that is PAC. they truly do develop players. When a bottom level U11/12 team benches kids, it’s ridiculous. The bottom team is for development.
What is PAC? Where are they located? I think we should talk to the coach.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did your child's coach sit many of the players out or did they rotate? DC on a team where most everyone shows up to every game and I'm not sure how it's going to work with 18 kids and only 11 on the field. Last year we had many kids on the bench and it was really unpleasant for everyone.
Last season ds was a U14 and played right and left back for 65-75 minutes a game. It was NPL and he was one of the stronger players on the team. He moved up to ECNL so I’m a bit anxious to see how he transitions.
Our club believes that play time should be close to evenly distributed until u15 and up
The only team I’ve known like that is PAC. they truly do develop players. When a bottom level U11/12 team benches kids, it’s ridiculous. The bottom team is for development.
Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I disagree. If you are paying a club to develop your player, they should be getting playing time. If my player was not getting at least 50% playing time, I would talk to the coach, then the age group director, then the technical director.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I disagree. If you are paying a club to develop your player, they should be getting playing time. If my player was not getting at least 50% playing time, I would talk to the coach, then the age group director, then the technical director.
You belong at Rec then. They absolutely should guarantee playing time, and if they don't deliver, you've got a legitimate gripe. Not for travel though. Playing time is earned, not given.
Imagine being in bottom division of NCSL with a losing record and thinking “playing time is earned, not given” lol
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did your child's coach sit many of the players out or did they rotate? DC on a team where most everyone shows up to every game and I'm not sure how it's going to work with 18 kids and only 11 on the field. Last year we had many kids on the bench and it was really unpleasant for everyone.
Last season ds was a U14 and played right and left back for 65-75 minutes a game. It was NPL and he was one of the stronger players on the team. He moved up to ECNL so I’m a bit anxious to see how he transitions.
Our club believes that play time should be close to evenly distributed until u15 and up
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry, I disagree. If you are paying a club to develop your player, they should be getting playing time. If my player was not getting at least 50% playing time, I would talk to the coach, then the age group director, then the technical director.
You belong at Rec then. They absolutely should guarantee playing time, and if they don't deliver, you've got a legitimate gripe. Not for travel though. Playing time is earned, not given.
Imagine being in bottom division of NCSL with a losing record and thinking “playing time is earned, not given” lol