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A conversation with a parent

5/14/2020

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July 11, 2019 | Had a long conversation with a parent tonight about his player and their experience with club soccer and I had some thoughts on soccer as a whole in the Untied States.
  • Coaches would cut out most of the problems that THEY cause, if they only told their families the truth.
  • This particular coach, in an evaluation, told the player that they are doing everything right, nothing to improve, only to be moved down to B team three months later after tryouts.
  • At this particular tryouts, there was no communication between the coaches and players families.  No text or call for 3 days?*  
  • If you're coaching at a big time team at a big time club and are expecting some new players to come and join, be as transparent as possible with your current rostered players.  It would be a great opportunity to challenge your current players to really step up their game.  That could send shock waves throughout your team from player 1-18.  Warn them that every new player is coming to take their spot.
  • If your player has ben on the "A team" for a number of years, and is then replaced by some new players.  I'd directly question the club of "aren't you in charge of their development?"
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*Regarding the tryout issue, when I was at Vardar, we wouldn't allow players to leave without their packets to commit.  We needed first payment the next day.  We wouldn't allow players to leave without committing.
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    I consider myself a soccer teacher.  Not a soccer coach.  Many coaches will tell a player what to do, when to do it, and where to do it.  My focus is to give each of my players the WHY.

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