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Post by Strikeorkeep on Apr 27, 2018 9:30:15 GMT -5
For all of you that have changed clubs, how do you know it was the right time or decision? I read and hear about parents/kids jumping club to club just to chase bigger or better things. But I am sure there are times when its warranted and needed. What were the signs or the point where you thought you needed to go somewhere else?
Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Post by Keeper on Apr 27, 2018 10:15:03 GMT -5
If your kid comes off the field upset or not having fun a majority of the time, not just two or three times. If they are asking for a change it’s time to change. If you can honestly see that your kid is not being challenged or is over challenged. Most parents have a good gut on what they think is right or wrong so if you think it’s the wrong club then start looking at others. You don’t have to move but it doesn’t hurt to go check to see if the grass appears greener.
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Post by USoCcer on Apr 27, 2018 12:18:59 GMT -5
For us, we knew it was time to change clubs when we no longer believed in what our previous club was telling us. Plus, there just wasn't a whole lot of improvement in the team. We had just spent the U12 academy year (fall and spring) winless. There were 4 other kids leaving the team for other clubs and the Select level we were told we would play at was too high. So we left. First season in Select, our previous team was relegated.
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Post by soccernotfootball on Apr 27, 2018 12:48:13 GMT -5
For all of you that have changed clubs, how do you know it was the right time or decision? I read and hear about parents/kids jumping club to club just to chase bigger or better things. But I am sure there are times when its warranted and needed. What were the signs or the point where you thought you needed to go somewhere else? Any feedback would be appreciated. If you're happy w/ your kid's development and the coach, stay. If not, it's time.
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Post by oldboy on Apr 27, 2018 14:00:15 GMT -5
The best indicator of whether you should change clubs is your player's enjoyment of it. If your kid rushes you out the door on the way to practice, you have to drag them back to the car at the end, and they jabber happily about soccer for the ride to and from, then you're in a good place.
If you have to drag your kid out the door on the way to practice, they beat you back to the car at the end, and they look miserable on the ride, it would be a good time to look elsewhere.
All the competitive, development, etc. considerations are secondary to this basic litmus test.
In my experience that's true regardless of the level of the youth player. A great player on a great team can be wonderful assuming the kid is happy. A great player on a mediocre team can also be wonderful assuming the kid is happy. Even a great player on a bad team can be wonderful... assuming the kid is happy.
But the key at every level of youth sport is, and should be, is the kid happy.
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wyona
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Post by wyona on Apr 27, 2018 14:34:51 GMT -5
Oldboy paints a very good picture. I do think that you shouldn’t just ask whether it’s the right club, but also whether it is the right sport.
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Post by oraclesfriend on Apr 27, 2018 20:56:29 GMT -5
I chose to move clubs mainly because our older (academy aged) child was not thriving under her coach. He lied to the players and the parents regularly. It was a small club with pool setup for 2-3 teams. He frequently told players they would play on the top team that week and didn't put them on that team. Sometimes he would roster them to the top team and then they would never play. This was 9 and 10 year old kids. He also played favorites and trained the "top girls" separately from the rest of the team. Even the favorite players still got lied to though and parents were unhappy. My child loved to play but she would get discouraged with the highs and lows that the lying and false promises caused. By the end of that year she had worked her way up to being on the top team, but there were still issues. We tried out at another club. We let her make the choice. Even though she had a lot of friends on her old team she decided to leave. She did not want to have anything to do with that coach any more.
We learned just how important coaching was.
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Post by oraclesfriend on Apr 27, 2018 21:01:25 GMT -5
Three girls left after that year, one of whom was a favorite for two years in a row. Two more left the following year. He left the year after that.
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Post by soccerdaddy on Apr 27, 2018 21:19:22 GMT -5
Three girls left after that year, one of whom was a favorite for two years in a row. Two more left the following year. He left the year after that. Any idea what team did without them?
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Post by soccerdaddy on Apr 27, 2018 21:20:31 GMT -5
Any idea what the team did without them? 😃
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Post by oraclesfriend on Apr 27, 2018 22:35:44 GMT -5
Any idea what the team did without them? 😃 Any idea what the team did without them? 😃 Sure. We still have friends there. After we left the team got a new coach who lasted half of a season. The next coach they got after that did a good job improving the team. They got a few new players that came in around the same time as the new coach. The team is very good now. We don't trust the club though. They did not listen to many parents over the years. We know others who left the boys side and younger girls teams for similar issues. The club does not follow Georgia soccer rules about 50% playing time for rostered kids at the U14 and under age groups. Even though that particular team did really well this year we are still happy with our current coach at our current club. It is more important to me that she has a coach who cares about his players as people and develops their skills.
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Post by rifle on Apr 28, 2018 6:39:39 GMT -5
Any idea what the team did without them? 😃 Did you know that you can edit a post, by clicking on the gear icon?
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Post by soccerdaddy on Apr 28, 2018 7:00:41 GMT -5
Now I do 😃👍
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wyona
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Post by wyona on Apr 28, 2018 9:42:51 GMT -5
That would certainly be a red flag if a player wasn’t getting at least 50% playing time in academy. I’ve seen that in higher level soccer at older age groups, but I feel most parents understand at that age. If you’re not happy with playing time at an older age group then move to a level in which you’re going to get minutes. It’s a shame hearing about the situation at that academy for your daughters team though.
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