Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 13:15     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2014G top team next year?
How is a new coach SA from GFR, Is he good?


So I have looked into this Coach and it seems like parents are very divided on him. Some parents liked him and others did not. It does seem like he is not leaving on the best of terms. From what I’ve heard he seems very cocky and will overpromise parents and tell them what they want to hear and will not deliver. Which is what a lot of parents had issues with At Great Falls.

We did see him Coach the other weekend, which is when we chatted with the parents and I didn’t see anything alarming or positive to note.


So you went to a soccer game your kid wasn’t playing in, and approached parents to ask them about their kids’ coach? And you got all this and can confidently say “this is what a lot of parents had issues with” from a single sideline conversation with a few parents who were ostensibly also trying to watch their kids play?

I’m calling BS on this. You are either entirely making this up or you are someone with a bone to pick pretending to be a parent who “looked into” the coach.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 12:57     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2014G top team next year?
How is a new coach SA from GFR, Is he good?


So I have looked into this Coach and it seems like parents are very divided on him. Some parents liked him and others did not. It does seem like he is not leaving on the best of terms. From what I’ve heard he seems very cocky and will overpromise parents and tell them what they want to hear and will not deliver. Which is what a lot of parents had issues with At Great Falls.

We did see him Coach the other weekend, which is when we chatted with the parents and I didn’t see anything alarming or positive to note.




IMO, you ought to ask a couple of questions...

What is their expectation on coach/parent engagement: How often, what's too much and too little?

Player development approach, outlook for the season? Where we are today, what I want us to look like by mid-season and towards the end of the year.
-Rotation in positioning vs pigeon-holing players early in youth development?
-How will they determine time/minutes on the field?
-How will they determine performance improvement/assessment/feedback?

Are they...
-Assertive, confident, project authority and demand discipline?
-Proactive in correcting issues on the spot with executing drills.
-Working on the basics when those fundamentals are not meeting performance thresholds? What does that expectation look like?

Are the players sitting around for X number minutes while other kids/teams/coaches seem to be already training? Why is that?

What does attendance, custody and accountability for players look like for the coach?
-Do they just leave the kids on the fields?



What a treat! A rare sighting of intelligent life in this thread! (Really the whole soccer subforum...)

Well said and agree 100%. Even asking half of these should give you a pretty good idea of whether or not a coach is worth spending a year and a few grand for...
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 12:48     Subject: Valor
I would be curious about why he was only at GFR for one year.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 12:31     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2014G top team next year?
How is a new coach SA from GFR, Is he good?


So I have looked into this Coach and it seems like parents are very divided on him. Some parents liked him and others did not. It does seem like he is not leaving on the best of terms. From what I’ve heard he seems very cocky and will overpromise parents and tell them what they want to hear and will not deliver. Which is what a lot of parents had issues with At Great Falls.

We did see him Coach the other weekend, which is when we chatted with the parents and I didn’t see anything alarming or positive to note.




IMO, you ought to ask a couple of questions...

What is their expectation on coach/parent engagement: How often, what's too much and too little?

Player development approach, outlook for the season? Where we are today, what I want us to look like by mid-season and towards the end of the year.
-Rotation in positioning vs pigeon-holing players early in youth development?
-How will they determine time/minutes on the field?
-How will they determine performance improvement/assessment/feedback?

Are they...
-Assertive, confident, project authority and demand discipline?
-Proactive in correcting issues on the spot with executing drills.
-Working on the basics when those fundamentals are not meeting performance thresholds? What does that expectation look like?

Are the players sitting around for X number minutes while other kids/teams/coaches seem to be already training? Why is that?

What does attendance, custody and accountability for players look like for the coach?
-Do they just leave the kids on the fields?

Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 10:54     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2014G top team next year?
How is a new coach SA from GFR, Is he good?


So I have looked into this Coach and it seems like parents are very divided on him. Some parents liked him and others did not. It does seem like he is not leaving on the best of terms. From what I’ve heard he seems very cocky and will overpromise parents and tell them what they want to hear and will not deliver. Which is what a lot of parents had issues with At Great Falls.

We did see him Coach the other weekend, which is when we chatted with the parents and I didn’t see anything alarming or positive to note.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 08:52     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:When do the kids on the teams see who else is on the roster?



The kids on the team will probably find out once they start their summer practices.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 08:12     Subject: Valor
Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2014G top team next year?
How is a new coach SA from GFR, Is he good?
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 08:09     Subject: Valor
When do the kids on the teams see who else is on the roster?
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 08:07     Subject: Re:Valor
Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2011G top team next year?


Won’t know if they are strong until next season
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2024 08:01     Subject: Re:Valor
Can someone tell us how things went with tryouts and if they got a strong roster for the 2011G top team next year?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 23:39     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Haha, we have hired a really great coach but we aren't going to tell you his name until August. Right up there with the girlfriend who lives in canada.


I know it's fun to dump on Valor, but to be fair other clubs have TBD for some of their lower team coaches. Just looked at McLean and Herndon very quickly as examples. 4 of the lower boys' teams have TBD as the coach. Herndon also has four TBDs - three on boys side, one on girls side. I think tryouts at both of these clubs wrapped up a little while ago, so it would seem they have sent offers for teams without coaches as well?


Herndon charges a lot less, and less for their lower teams than their upper teams. You aren't gambling with $3k. Premium pricing should be hiring premium coaches.


True. I think the difference is smaller when comparing to McLean or GFR (which also has some TBDs). How much are team fees, on average?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 21:40     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Haha, we have hired a really great coach but we aren't going to tell you his name until August. Right up there with the girlfriend who lives in canada.


I know it's fun to dump on Valor, but to be fair other clubs have TBD for some of their lower team coaches. Just looked at McLean and Herndon very quickly as examples. 4 of the lower boys' teams have TBD as the coach. Herndon also has four TBDs - three on boys side, one on girls side. I think tryouts at both of these clubs wrapped up a little while ago, so it would seem they have sent offers for teams without coaches as well?


Herndon just announced supplemental tryouts.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 20:58     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Haha, we have hired a really great coach but we aren't going to tell you his name until August. Right up there with the girlfriend who lives in canada.


I know it's fun to dump on Valor, but to be fair other clubs have TBD for some of their lower team coaches. Just looked at McLean and Herndon very quickly as examples. 4 of the lower boys' teams have TBD as the coach. Herndon also has four TBDs - three on boys side, one on girls side. I think tryouts at both of these clubs wrapped up a little while ago, so it would seem they have sent offers for teams without coaches as well?


Herndon charges a lot less, and less for their lower teams than their upper teams. You aren't gambling with $3k. Premium pricing should be hiring premium coaches.
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 19:25     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Haha, we have hired a really great coach but we aren't going to tell you his name until August. Right up there with the girlfriend who lives in canada.


I know it's fun to dump on Valor, but to be fair other clubs have TBD for some of their lower team coaches. Just looked at McLean and Herndon very quickly as examples. 4 of the lower boys' teams have TBD as the coach. Herndon also has four TBDs - three on boys side, one on girls side. I think tryouts at both of these clubs wrapped up a little while ago, so it would seem they have sent offers for teams without coaches as well?
Anonymous
Post 05/15/2024 17:12     Subject: Valor
Anonymous wrote:Appears that coaches are leaving faster than they can hire them.
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To be fair, a lot of big clubs have tons of turnover every season. Not sure what normal is for that. They seemed to recruit heavily from GFR.