Focus Change to Winning Now?

RunsLikeWind wrote:

silentparent wrote:The coach doesn't live up to his end of the deal, we simply leave. No arguments, no badgering about playing time, very little communication with the coach. He does his job, or we move on. Makes it very easy.


its a slow news day, so i will bite. what is his job? what has been his job up until this point?

You busted me for giving you my thoughts on his job above. At the select level, Teach tactics, put the right players on the field, get results. I would also throw in recruit good talent to the team.

At the Academy level, I think a coach is there to organize a team, evaluate players and let them know their strenghts and weaknesses, put the kids in positions to be succesfull, motivate them to train and work hard, set up training sessions that work on group skills and indiviudal skills as well, create an atmosphere of competition, coach to win on game days but also to work on certain aspects of individual performance. ( Ie, promote risk taking with the ball, encourage trying new things learned in practice) teach them what they did wrong and how to correc it.

These are just a few the things a coach is paid to do.

bwgophers wrote:

RunsLikeWind wrote:

silentparent wrote:The coach doesn't live up to his end of the deal, we simply leave. No arguments, no badgering about playing time, very little communication with the coach. He does his job, or we move on. Makes it very easy.


its a slow news day, so i will bite. what is his job? what has been his job up until this point?

You busted me for giving you my thoughts on his job above. At the select level, Teach tactics, put the right players on the field, get results. I would also throw in recruit good talent to the team.

At the Academy level, I think a coach is there to organize a team, evaluate players and let them know their strenghts and weaknesses, put the kids in positions to be succesfull, motivate them to train and work hard, set up training sessions that work on group skills and indiviudal skills as well, create an atmosphere of competition, coach to win on game days but also to work on certain aspects of individual performance. ( Ie, promote risk taking with the ball, encourage trying new things learned in practice) teach them what they did wrong and how to correc it.

These are just a few the things a coach is paid to do.

I suggest you go here http://www.ntxsoccer.org/assets/pdfs/2011-2012_NTSSA_Bylaws_and_Rules12111.pdf and familiarize yourself with section 3.10.7. Something tells me that this section is going to come into play for you and your DD sometime before next April...

mommabear wrote:

bwgophers wrote:

RunsLikeWind wrote:

silentparent wrote:The coach doesn't live up to his end of the deal, we simply leave. No arguments, no badgering about playing time, very little communication with the coach. He does his job, or we move on. Makes it very easy.


its a slow news day, so i will bite. what is his job? what has been his job up until this point?

You busted me for giving you my thoughts on his job above. At the select level, Teach tactics, put the right players on the field, get results. I would also throw in recruit good talent to the team.

At the Academy level, I think a coach is there to organize a team, evaluate players and let them know their strenghts and weaknesses, put the kids in positions to be succesfull, motivate them to train and work hard, set up training sessions that work on group skills and indiviudal skills as well, create an atmosphere of competition, coach to win on game days but also to work on certain aspects of individual performance. ( Ie, promote risk taking with the ball, encourage trying new things learned in practice) teach them what they did wrong and how to correc it.

These are just a few the things a coach is paid to do.

I suggest you go here http://www.ntxsoccer.org/assets/pdfs/2011-2012_NTSSA_Bylaws_and_Rules12111.pdf and familiarize yourself with section 3.10.7. Something tells me that this section is going to come into play for you and your DD sometime before next April...

Hey bw...have you guys gone public with the big announcement yet? I was worried I missed it. Last I heard you said i's were being dotted and t's were being crossed.

Bierluva wrote:Personally... I wouldn't take my DD to a "Winning is important now" Coach. I want her to develop her skills, gameplay, and soccer knowledge NOW. These next 2-3 years are so crucial for development that I want to make sure she has the right coach for that type of development. Shoot... if she loses some games along the way, fine. If the coach is teaching proper soccer play... ball movement, possession soccer, etc... then, that is the way for my DD. If the coach is "win, win, win" and "boot it up to our crazy fast forward" then no... not the team for my DD. That team will be crushed in 2-3 years by the team that worked on individual foot skills, possession, and their soccer knowledge/confidence. Let those teams win their trophies now with the track star up front... all of our girls touch the ball during the game and will keep working on their 1v1 battles.

Just my 2 cents...