Anonymous wrote:"Somebody gets there early to lay claim" is an interesting phrase. Any un-permitted space is free to any and all comers. If someone shows up with a little kid and a Frisbee, they are perfectly within their rights to play catch in the middle of your "claimed early" field/tennis court/etc. The only way to get exclusive use is to get a permit or pay for a private field.

Anonymous wrote:Are you still talking about NVA Allstar whatever? the videos just looked like regular rec kids playing ball.

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Anonymous wrote:Some of these “street soccer” programs love to hype the play free and play with friends but then start adding “$20 dm for location” posts and then show up at a basketball court somewhere. We care about the kids but only charge $20 to care about them.

Bethesda charges $50 for free play with s--- competition.

At the "street soccer" program we play with, sometimes we pay $20. Sometimes $10. Sometimes free. It all depends on the cost of securing the location.

But the kids are all MLS Next/ECNL from the best clubs in the area.

The policies of "street soccer" is more a test of your character and they weed people out who are the source of club "politics." The ballers in the area don't require turf fields and goals to get busy. A tennis court and some cones will still allow them to get busy.

Is the value prop organized free play with other skilled kids? I know of kids who go and was just curious.

Why would it cost $20 per person to play on a free outdoor tennis court?

How much would it cost you to assemble 20-30 top MLS NEXT/ECNL kids for your kid to play with? How much time would it take for you to search for available facilities to play?

For one, we have never played on a tennis court but I know some organizations that do and you are referencing those organizations. If we ever did, as long as the kids are there, my kid would not care.d I don't knock them if the kids are having fun, we can play in an alley. However, I know my hourly rate for running my business and $20 is well below the effort of meeting and organizing 20-30 MLS NEXT/ECNL kids for pickup and then coordinating available space that may be occupied unless it is reserved with the city/county or somebody gets there early to lay claim. It is at least 20-30+ hours of accumulated work and at least 2 hours of specific work for each session. I know my hourly rate is waaaay above $20/hour. You have a basic disrespect for people's time which is why I would reiterate, you are the source of club "politics."

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Anonymous wrote:Some of these “street soccer” programs love to hype the play free and play with friends but then start adding “$20 dm for location” posts and then show up at a basketball court somewhere. We care about the kids but only charge $20 to care about them.

Bethesda charges $50 for free play with s--- competition.

At the "street soccer" program we play with, sometimes we pay $20. Sometimes $10. Sometimes free. It all depends on the cost of securing the location.

But the kids are all MLS Next/ECNL from the best clubs in the area.

The policies of "street soccer" is more a test of your character and they weed people out who are the source of club "politics." The ballers in the area don't require turf fields and goals to get busy. A tennis court and some cones will still allow them to get busy.

Is the value prop organized free play with other skilled kids? I know of kids who go and was just curious.

Why would it cost $20 per person to play on a free outdoor tennis court?

How much would it cost you to assemble 20-30 top MLS NEXT/ECNL kids for your kid to play with? How much time would it take for you to search for available facilities to play?

For one, we have never played on a tennis court but I know some organizations that do and you are referencing those organizations. If we ever did, as long as the kids are there, my kid would not care.d I don't knock them if the kids are having fun, we can play in an alley. However, I know my hourly rate for running my business and $20 is well below the effort of meeting and organizing 20-30 MLS NEXT/ECNL kids for pickup and then coordinating available space that may be occupied unless it is reserved with the city/county or somebody gets there early to lay claim. It is at least 20-30+ hours of accumulated work and at least 2 hours of specific work for each session. I know my hourly rate is waaaay above $20/hour. You have a basic disrespect for people's time which is why I would reiterate, you are the source of club "politics."

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Anonymous wrote:Some of these “street soccer” programs love to hype the play free and play with friends but then start adding “$20 dm for location” posts and then show up at a basketball court somewhere. We care about the kids but only charge $20 to care about them.

Bethesda charges $50 for free play with s--- competition.

At the "street soccer" program we play with, sometimes we pay $20. Sometimes $10. Sometimes free. It all depends on the cost of securing the location.

But the kids are all MLS Next/ECNL from the best clubs in the area.

The policies of "street soccer" is more a test of your character and they weed people out who are the source of club "politics." The ballers in the area don't require turf fields and goals to get busy. A tennis court and some cones will still allow them to get busy.

Why would it cost $20 per person to play on a free outdoor tennis court?

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Anonymous wrote:This is the worst attempt at marketing a business I have ever seen.

Pretend to be a curious parent, then post no actual information and the start arguing with people asking normal questions about location/cost/credentials.

I agree with whoever upthread said it looked like kids messing around posting a fake club. No adult would think such sloppy videos and zero information would be a good product launch.

Agree. Its so obvious on here when someone is posting pretending to be a parent to try and drum up business. Then to not provide any details and start arguing and insisting that only the true elite appreciate secret tennis court soccer games is a bizarre marketing strategy.....

Anonymous wrote:This is the worst attempt at marketing a business I have ever seen.

Pretend to be a curious parent, then post no actual information and the start arguing with people asking normal questions about location/cost/credentials.

I agree with whoever upthread said it looked like kids messing around posting a fake club. No adult would think such sloppy videos and zero information would be a good product launch.