Anonymous
12/11/2025 20:07
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone willing to share an informed opinion on GD as a U12-U14 girls coach?
My daughter played for him for several years. He's a raging a'hole. Uses derogatory language, speaks poorly about the girls to one another, trashes anyone who leaves his team. He runs "Club Gus" and is not a team player with other coaches. Took my daughter a few months to get her confidence back after he took hers completely away from her. If you're one of his favorites it isn't quite as bad but his favorites change often so you're never safe.
Does he push a particular style of play? What sort of players does he prefer? What are his practices like?
He likes defense and that's what he focuses on. The offense is pretty typical kickball style. His practices are garbage, he repeats the same handful of drills.
Does “likes defense” mean he focuses on build-out? That’s better at least than the goalie punt or defender long-ball that are so prevalent for getting the ball up the field.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:59
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:FA is our daughter's coach. We really like her but there is no chance that we would leave for RBFC (assuming she ended up going there).
2nd on this. Also trying wondering if anyone knows if she would be bailing on GFR now or after the spring season is over?
I doubt that she would bail on her own mid-year. It would be very unprofessional. But also a fair question if GFR would want her to stay if she is truly involved with the new endeavor.
I would bet GFR is done with her after all her BS with this phoenix and RBFC stuff. SHe's shown her true colors.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:49
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:FA is our daughter's coach. We really like her but there is no chance that we would leave for RBFC (assuming she ended up going there).
2nd on this. Also trying wondering if anyone knows if she would be bailing on GFR now or after the spring season is over?
I doubt that she would bail on her own mid-year. It would be very unprofessional. But also a fair question if GFR would want her to stay if she is truly involved with the new endeavor.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:48
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:FA is our daughter's coach. We really like her but there is no chance that we would leave for RBFC (assuming she ended up going there).
2nd on this. Also trying wondering if anyone knows if she would be bailing on GFR now or after the spring season is over?
Don’t existing clubs have something g like first rights to certain fields as long as they have the numbers - if so, new club would want coaches/players to transfer now so better set up to try for field space if want something other than Loudon/sterling? Assume they don’t want a st James situation where parents told one location and then it was longer drive
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:42
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Where did HM end up going?
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:40
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:FA is our daughter's coach. We really like her but there is no chance that we would leave for RBFC (assuming she ended up going there).
2nd on this. Also trying wondering if anyone knows if she would be bailing on GFR now or after the spring season is over?
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:01
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:FA is our daughter's coach. We really like her but there is no chance that we would leave for RBFC (assuming she ended up going there).
Same b/c she only coaches the youngest kids and I would hate to leave GFR and then try to come back in a few years. I assume anyone who leave for RBFC will be seen in a negative light so unless you've got the next little Mia Hamm on your hands it'll be a risk.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 11:00
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone willing to share an informed opinion on GD as a U12-U14 girls coach?
My daughter played for him for several years. He's a raging a'hole. Uses derogatory language, speaks poorly about the girls to one another, trashes anyone who leaves his team. He runs "Club Gus" and is not a team player with other coaches. Took my daughter a few months to get her confidence back after he took hers completely away from her. If you're one of his favorites it isn't quite as bad but his favorites change often so you're never safe.
Does he push a particular style of play? What sort of players does he prefer? What are his practices like?
He likes defense and that's what he focuses on. The offense is pretty typical kickball style. His practices are garbage, he repeats the same handful of drills.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 10:49
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
FA is our daughter's coach. We really like her but there is no chance that we would leave for RBFC (assuming she ended up going there).
Anonymous
12/11/2025 10:13
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anyone willing to share an informed opinion on GD as a U12-U14 girls coach?
My daughter played for him for several years. He's a raging a'hole. Uses derogatory language, speaks poorly about the girls to one another, trashes anyone who leaves his team. He runs "Club Gus" and is not a team player with other coaches. Took my daughter a few months to get her confidence back after he took hers completely away from her. If you're one of his favorites it isn't quite as bad but his favorites change often so you're never safe.
Does he push a particular style of play? What sort of players does he prefer? What are his practices like?
Anonymous
12/11/2025 10:08
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think that at any club, the coach is going to make or break your experience and your kid's.
If a coach is engaging and teaching the kids while making them feel welcome, open lines of communication who cares who the ED is?
You can't tell me there aren't good coaches at GFR even when Rich was running the show. My kid had a new coach last year and he was in his last year of travel soccer and he absolutely loved his coach.
the only people who care who the ED is are the people who have nothing better to do then get involved in caring about the daily operations of the club which is like 2% of the parents. most of us just care who our coach is and that the club is relatively affordable and therefore we are perfectly happy at gfr.
also think most don’t care ED and just if player follows a coach (and teammates) if they leave or stays because didn’t like coach or prefer convenience of fields
From posts here doesn’t sound automatic that entire teams would move to new club if FA, GD and HM go
honestly, no one who cares about being on a competitive team will leave. the new club doesn't even have a league to play in. some of these really young girls might follow FA if she leaves but they'll just come back in a few years or move to a club with GA or ECNL if they are good players. teams almost always fall apart by U13.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 10:04
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think that at any club, the coach is going to make or break your experience and your kid's.
If a coach is engaging and teaching the kids while making them feel welcome, open lines of communication who cares who the ED is?
You can't tell me there aren't good coaches at GFR even when Rich was running the show. My kid had a new coach last year and he was in his last year of travel soccer and he absolutely loved his coach.
the only people who care who the ED is are the people who have nothing better to do then get involved in caring about the daily operations of the club which is like 2% of the parents. most of us just care who our coach is and that the club is relatively affordable and therefore we are perfectly happy at gfr.
also think most don’t care ED and just if player follows a coach (and teammates) if they leave or stays because didn’t like coach or prefer convenience of fields
From posts here doesn’t sound automatic that entire teams would move to new club if FA, GD and HM go
Anonymous
12/11/2025 10:02
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think that at any club, the coach is going to make or break your experience and your kid's.
If a coach is engaging and teaching the kids while making them feel welcome, open lines of communication who cares who the ED is?
You can't tell me there aren't good coaches at GFR even when Rich was running the show. My kid had a new coach last year and he was in his last year of travel soccer and he absolutely loved his coach.
the only people who care who the ED is are the people who have nothing better to do then get involved in caring about the daily operations of the club which is like 2% of the parents. most of us just care who our coach is and that the club is relatively affordable and therefore we are perfectly happy at gfr.
also think most don’t care ED and just if player follows a coach (and teammates) if they leave or stays because didn’t like coach or prefer convenience of fields
Anonymous
12/11/2025 09:55
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
Anonymous wrote:I think that at any club, the coach is going to make or break your experience and your kid's.
If a coach is engaging and teaching the kids while making them feel welcome, open lines of communication who cares who the ED is?
You can't tell me there aren't good coaches at GFR even when Rich was running the show. My kid had a new coach last year and he was in his last year of travel soccer and he absolutely loved his coach.
the only people who care who the ED is are the people who have nothing better to do then get involved in caring about the daily operations of the club which is like 2% of the parents. most of us just care who our coach is and that the club is relatively affordable and therefore we are perfectly happy at gfr.
Anonymous
12/11/2025 09:33
Subject: GFR Falling apart?
I think that at any club, the coach is going to make or break your experience and your kid's.
If a coach is engaging and teaching the kids while making them feel welcome, open lines of communication who cares who the ED is?
You can't tell me there aren't good coaches at GFR even when Rich was running the show. My kid had a new coach last year and he was in his last year of travel soccer and he absolutely loved his coach.
If a coach is engaging and teaching the kids while making them feel welcome, open lines of communication who cares who the ED is?
You can't tell me there aren't good coaches at GFR even when Rich was running the show. My kid had a new coach last year and he was in his last year of travel soccer and he absolutely loved his coach.