Anonymous wrote:Here's my take on SYC as a parent. We've been with SYC for 2 years and am leaving this season. Over 30% of my son's team members will also be leaving. Lack of player development, coaching and leadership. Do your homework and not be fooled by expansion, expansion and marketing. There is a lack of ethics in looking to stack the W column while adversely affecting the playing time of the team members. Maybe within the regs but not in the spirit of fairness. Not what you want your son/daughter to learn.

Wow. that's a lot. Where are you headed?

Here's my take on SYC as a parent. We've been with SYC for 2 years and am leaving this season. Over 30% of my son's team members will also be leaving. Lack of player development, coaching and leadership. Do your homework and not be fooled by expansion, expansion and marketing. There is a lack of ethics in looking to stack the W column while adversely affecting the playing time of the team members. Maybe within the regs but not in the spirit of fairness. Not what you want your son/daughter to learn.

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Anonymous wrote:I do appreciate that SYC keeps fees relatively low for little kids. I thought it was going to be $2500 just to start out.

I wouldn't say low. isnt it about the norm for travel soccer at that age.

Was ~$1500 this past year for my youngest, not sure how that compares to other clubs.

Anonymous wrote:I do appreciate that SYC keeps fees relatively low for little kids. I thought it was going to be $2500 just to start out.

I wouldn't say low. isnt it about the norm for travel soccer at that age.

I do appreciate that SYC keeps fees relatively low for little kids. I thought it was going to be $2500 just to start out.

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Anonymous wrote:Do any of the SYC families feel that it is too big? Were considering for DS but seems like he'd be a drop in the pond.

They’ve grown fast, I’m not sure they know how to be big yet (I.e. not letting your ds feel like that)

How are the coaches on non-top teams. That's when the gaps start showing.

Anonymous wrote:Do any of the SYC families feel that it is too big? Were considering for DS but seems like he'd be a drop in the pond.

I'm not sure I'd say too big, but do have the growing pains of expanding quickly. For the most part, I think the coaches at the club are good coaches, and bond well with the kids. Some better than others which is the case at any club. I think the issue becomes one of organization and communication. Decisions, direction, and communication are very reactionary here still, as opposed to planned out, or at least they appear to be, and then the results they achieve with those decisions indicate that as well. My suggestion would be attend and see what you think, how you like the coach, ask current parents at tryouts about the coach. There hasn't been a lot of "club wide" training this season so your coach will dictate what and how you work on things. We used to do a day of broader club-wide technical training, but shut it down a few weeks into fall due to COVID and cross team training concerns. No communication if that's coming back or not, hence the reactionary/communication comment. The organization stuff will work itself through though, and hopefully the comms get better when it does. Yes, some groups seem bigger in terms of tryouts, but I have the impression that's the case at a number of clubs in the area. Lots of kids checking out lots of clubs after a year when no one considered changes, so we'll all see when the dust settles which clubs added teams in which ages.

Anonymous wrote:Do any of the SYC families feel that it is too big? Were considering for DS but seems like he'd be a drop in the pond.

They’ve grown fast, I’m not sure they know how to be big yet (I.e. not letting your ds feel like that)

Do any of the SYC families feel that it is too big? Were considering for DS but seems like he'd be a drop in the pond.

Anonymous wrote:Which club in the area would you pick for more of a focus on girls? Looking at the early ages. Attended tryouts for U9s. So many kids!

yeah SYC is turning into a cash cow. It did look like the boys tryouts at u9 were triple the girls. That is what is bringing in the dollars.

Which club in the area would you pick for more of a focus on girls? Looking at the early ages. Attended tryouts for U9s. So many kids!

Anonymous wrote:My input on SYC:
1.) When travel program received new goals, the club put them at Loisdale where only boys trained
2.) When travel program received more new goals, the club put them at Hayfield where again, the overwhelming majority of use was for boys training
3.) From what I hear, there were no interviews done to replace SS and KM for their teams (U17 and U16 girls)

When the new staff came in we were a little apprehensive, but then very happy because DD loved the coach. But with the coaching changes, it's easy to look back and see we're in a changing club. I'm not sure what the direction is, aside from growing growing growing.

Sounds like there's more of a focus for boys than girls

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Anonymous wrote:My input on SYC:
1.) When travel program received new goals, the club put them at Loisdale where only boys trained
2.) When travel program received more new goals, the club put them at Hayfield where again, the overwhelming majority of use was for boys training
3.) From what I hear, there were no interviews done to replace SS and KM for their teams (U17 and U16 girls)

When the new staff came in we were a little apprehensive, but then very happy because DD loved the coach. But with the coaching changes, it's easy to look back and see we're in a changing club. I'm not sure what the direction is, aside from growing growing growing.

sounds like the party is over

Or just doubled in size with the kids bank rolling it.

Anonymous wrote:My input on SYC:
1.) When travel program received new goals, the club put them at Loisdale where only boys trained
2.) When travel program received more new goals, the club put them at Hayfield where again, the overwhelming majority of use was for boys training
3.) From what I hear, there were no interviews done to replace SS and KM for their teams (U17 and U16 girls)

When the new staff came in we were a little apprehensive, but then very happy because DD loved the coach. But with the coaching changes, it's easy to look back and see we're in a changing club. I'm not sure what the direction is, aside from growing growing growing.

sounds like the party is over

My input on SYC:
1.) When travel program received new goals, the club put them at Loisdale where only boys trained
2.) When travel program received more new goals, the club put them at Hayfield where again, the overwhelming majority of use was for boys training
3.) From what I hear, there were no interviews done to replace SS and KM for their teams (U17 and U16 girls)

When the new staff came in we were a little apprehensive, but then very happy because DD loved the coach. But with the coaching changes, it's easy to look back and see we're in a changing club. I'm not sure what the direction is, aside from growing growing growing.