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Originally Posted by oldman
All well and good, but if the kid isn't ready for that, then what's the use of paying that cash? Maybe Pete's kid will have a growth spurt or suddenly get faster by the time he's 11. Then you play him in a competitive league.
My whole point is that the kid isn't ready for this level of competition and whining about it isn't going to change it. Continue with the lessons, but if you want him to have more playing time, then take the kid to a level where he's not in the bottom third of the roster. It's not rocket science. You said it yourself, the coaches at a club level are certified and trained. They are monitored by the club, so if coaching isn't up to par, they won't be there very long. It's the parent's responsibility to give the kid the best chance at succeeding, not the league.
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1. His kid obviously was good enough to make the team....so that kind of eliminates your "he isn't ready".
2. Clubs have shit coaches all the time. Just because they're at that level doesn't mean they're great with certain age groups.
When my oldest daughter first started out, she played rec soccer for 3 years and when we felt she had a chance to at least hang with the other girls....we took her to a comp try out. She didn't make the first club she tried out with but she made the second. That helped her get better coaching and better fundamentals. It's why she's starting for her high school team now. If she would have continued to just play rec....she wouldn't have gotten any of that because she would have been coached by some Dad who only coached the team so that his daughter could play more.