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Post by gsadad on Jun 11, 2023 21:56:23 GMT -5
You know what’s not a good look for the club? 1 boys team (including ECNL & RL ) out of 12 finished in the top 4 (none in the top 3) Whatever the coaches are doing isn’t working. If they have a reputation of being “heavy handed” they will continue to struggle.
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Post by justhavefun on Jun 11, 2023 22:56:27 GMT -5
So true, I think coaches are used to making examples out of players to send a message to others on their team, in todays world that does not work anymore.
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Post by rifle on Jun 12, 2023 1:46:11 GMT -5
Tryouts are nerve wracking and stressful for players and families. Nobody wants to hear it but I have to believe it is just as stressful for coaches and clubs. Especially for teams below the top team in the highest league - where commitments arrive more slowly while players juggle their options. People verbally commit to multiple teams them ghost them since they haven’t signed or paid. Seems like there must be a better way.
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Post by atlantagray on Jun 12, 2023 12:22:21 GMT -5
My question is-why do parents think that clubs should hold their child's spot if the player is looking elsewhere? No club owns a player, but no club should "hold a spot" for the player looking elsewhere. That doesn't work in the real world, why would it work in the soccer world? I do not see that as threatening. I see that as being responsible as a club. You are leaving, let the club look for a replacement. Soccer 1320 is likely a UFA coach. No one is saying clubs should hold a players spot. I have been around youth soccer a long time. I actually remember when tryouts were really three days. Both clubs/ coaches would use those days to evaluate kids and kids/ parents would use the three days to evaluate coaches/clubs. It allowed for both players and clubs to benefit. Now it’s loyalty or be cut. It’s sad. I own a business and some of my best employees explore other opportunities at times. Sometimes they come to me first, other times they don’t. Many times there are good reasons why they are looking to leave ( i. e - their family needs more money - maybe a spouse got laid off, sometimes it is a logistical reason, a career change, a personal reason, etc. Most times when I sit down and COMMUNICATE with my employee and I better understand their reason for looking elsewhere they end up staying and become better employees. I am not necessarily comparing work with soccer (although for many of these coaches work is soccer) but there are definitely similarities. The problem with coaches/clubs are their egos and insecurities. It’s really sad what has happened. Especially to UFA, Just look at their ECNL/ RL standings specifically on the boys side. They used to be the 1 of 2 or 3 elite clubs in Atlanta. Not anymore. Not sure how involved Iggy is anymore. (not sure his brother would let this crap happen though) He certainly would never have let a letter like what was sent to AFU parents go out. It's comments like this that keep me coming back to this forum. And I sincerely mean it. I want more. 1. a lil attack on the original poster and their IRL identity and intentions/biases 2. compare/contrast real life vs soccer life (and always note- soccer is not like real life, but kinda is) 3. accusations against a club as a whole and why they be falling off 4. specific individuals called out by name and low-key insulted (usually a coach/director, but I'd like to see some parents' names, too, never kids, plz) Non-ironically, I say: Top tier post! |
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