Just curious why new clubs start up? What is not being done by the clubs in the area already that a new club needs to start? Is it adult ego, money grab or what?
http://www.masonfc.com/
http://www.masonfc.com/
Just curious why new clubs start up? What is not being done by the clubs in the area already that a new club needs to start? Is it adult ego, money grab or what?
http://www.masonfc.com/
Probably the same reason why CU sells Chairs, head bands, and anything else they can put the CU logo on. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Whats fan gear that people can chose to buy or not buy have to do with anything. Last I checked most clubs seem to sell it. I am am not sure what fan gear has to do with another club starting up? My question is what are the current clubs not offering that makes someone think yet another club is needed?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$ is what it all comes down to IMO. It isn’t fair to assume or insinuate that a new club is in the sport for any other reason than the other clubs in the area. If you assume that CU is in it for development and not the money then why can’t this club be in it for the same reason? If we make any assertions otherwise then I feel it’s fair to make the same assertions about the other clubs in the area.
Let me try this again.. What is this new club going to offer that CU, OE, WCSA, Thunder, FOSC, Butler Fury, Lakota, Alliance, Star or any other club in that area isn't offering?
Just curious why new clubs start up? What is not being done by the clubs in the area already that a new club needs to start? Is it adult ego, money grab or what?
http://www.masonfc.com/
Let me try this again.. What is this new club going to offer that CU, OE, WCSA, Thunder, FOSC, Butler Fury, Lakota, Alliance, Star or any other club in that area isn't offering?
I think there are several reasons.
1) That there's a market for it. Success = $$$$. I'm not sure anyone said they were going to start a local club to get rich.
2) Ambition/Better mousetrap. Having been on the bad end of the CUSA implosion a few years ago, I think the coaches that left genuinely felt that they had the experience and could do things better than the club they left.
3) There's a market for it. Parents will always look for the best opportunity for their kids. That CUSA top team had several girls who didn't make the top team at clubs like BSA and Warren Co. and moved over, and now play CDA and OE, and have committed to power 5, or area D1 schools.
There's a constant evolution in clubs, as their influence waxes and wanes. Programs like ODP go from dominate to irrelevant as will ECNL and CDA in 5 or 10 years.
=>The old article is a must read. it does not mention soccer, but if you replace baseball and basketball with soccer it would read perfectly the same.
it is pretty funny and enlightening at the same time.
http://www.espn.com/espn/commentary...ll-teams-make-youth-sports-industrial-complex
I have 5 daughters. The oldest will be a junior and plays on the high school team and plays on a local club team. The second oldest will be a freshman and will tryout for high school in the fall and plays for a club team. The third will be in 6th grade and played rec soccer until this year and has decided not to play anymore because she likes other stuff better - which is totally fine with me. The two youngest are still in primary school and play rec soccer and love it with one practice per week and 8 games total played on Saturdays.
The oldest two were able to play rec soccer through the 8th grade but it was not easy. The oldest daughter's team "went select" starting in the 5th grade, which I thought was ridiculous. I stepped up and coached a rec league team, offering anyone not interested in longer distances for practice and games along with much higher fees to stay on my team with my daughter and play rec. The team split in half, with some playing on both teams. We would scrimmage and typically tie. None of the girls that played just club are still playing soccer. They got burnt out on club and some were cut from their high school teams.
My story is probably not unique but I am putting it out there to show how hard it was 5-6 years ago to keep kids in rec and it becomes harder and harder each year. I always laugh to myself when I see U9 and U10 boys and girls at the grocery wearing costly club uniforms knowing these parents are just throwing money away 99% of the time, especially at that young of an age.
Glad it worked out for you. Don't assume that you know whats best for the 99%. I appreciate the thoughtfulness of you looking out for your kid, but don't assume you know what my kid wants or what is best for her.
I always laugh to myself when I see U9 and U10 boys and girls at the grocery wearing costly club uniforms knowing these parents are just throwing money away 99% of the time, especially at that young of an age.
And again, you make the assumption that all they need is rec, and that parents are throwing money. And also that I hadn't read the article. Even the writer makes the assumption that Buddy Wall wasn't getting to the next level.
"Today, Buddy would have been a travel-ball wonder at 9, feted and honored throughout the land. I'm guessing it would have made the inevitable fall to 19-year-old backup summer league outfielder that much harder to take."
What if he had a coach that taught the mechanics of pitching, instead of just throwing hard? What if the coach taught him how to switch hit, hit to the opposite side, hit for bases not just swing for the fence? It's obvious he wasn't getting that in the Fly-League.
The sad part is you making the assumption that you have the answer. The answer to solve your problem is everyone plays rec. Well that solves your problem but creates more issue for others.
My problem with just rec is that most parents coaches are not there for the other kids, just theirs. Train them all to be better athletes.
The answer to solve your problem is everyone plays rec.
Oh and btw-I got exactly what I paid for.
So if most are playing rec why the hell are you complaining about getting games?
Wow. I can't keep up, too old to give a damn about your issues with club soccer.