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Post by devilwentdown2ga on Aug 29, 2017 18:33:40 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Very helpful stuff. I'm acutally about 2 hours from the nearest club (that I'm aware of) I'm basically 2 hours from everywhere. I'm thinking that my best bet may to be doing the program through the rec department in some way. If kid wants to play for the select team (u8 and u10), they still play with the rec dept. but practice extra and play in some tournaments. That makes sense, but I'm still pondering a bit. Are most of these tournaments invitational or can you usually just sign up?
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Post by devilwentdown2ga on Aug 28, 2017 13:55:52 GMT -5
Sorry for bumping the topic, but doesn't anyone have any thoughts on this?
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Post by devilwentdown2ga on Aug 25, 2017 8:45:31 GMT -5
Hello everyone,
I live in an area that's rural with no select teams/academy teams close by. It's also an area that's new to soccer. Soccer is really growing here, but it's not supported from a competition standpoint like football and baseball. So, I've been pondering the idea of perhaps starting a U9 select team for the surrounding area. But I'm not really sure if that's possible. I'm still a couple of years away from doing that (I'd want my son to be part of it), but want some advice. Here's my current situation.
1. At the moment, I'm not really qualified to take on this responsibility. I coach U6 rec soccer, but that's really my only experience with soccer other than being a huge fan of the sport. I got into the game late (2010) and played other sports. If I were to do this I'd plan on getting coaching certified. Other than the obvious lack of personal skills, would I face any hurdles having not played?
2. My only interest is providing younger kids with some better competition and more structured practice. I don't really want to lead a soccer "club" with multiple teams, but rather just a select team. Is this uncommon? Perhaps if someone with more knowledge of soccer comes along and is interested in coaching then expansion could be possible, but really atp I'm only interested in one select team.
3. Would I have any issues getting other select teams on our schedule? What's the process of become a part of gasoccer?
Again, I'm in the initial stages of this. Just wanting to know of possibilities and any steps or hurdles that I'd face along with way.
Thanks!
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