Mystery Train
GOLD
See, here's the thing... if you really started this thread with the intention of having parents/forum members gain more understanding and thus appreciation for the job of a DOC, when you say things like "People despise those in power," you are ruining any chance at accomplishing your goal. Coming from someone who thinks they are in a position of power, that's a conceited, insulting, and somewhat paranoid thing to say. If you actually are a DOC at a club with more than a few teams, especially if you charge good money for your fees, then I guarantee you that you have parents in your club who run businesses of their own, are high powered executives, or deal with plenty of people "in power." The idea that these people resent you for it is laughable and stupid. Do some people resent others "in power?" Sure, I guess. But generally speaking, people don't mind those in positions of power as long as they get treated with respect. And let's not get too carried away with your authoratay, Cartman. You're a youth soccer coach, not Genghis Khan.I am in this business because honestly I love soccer, my daughters are involved in the game, its a rather efficient job. I wanted to become a DOC simply because I enjoy it. Watching teams grow and coaches succeeding makes me happy. My screen name is no troll job and is my belief. People despise those in power sadly and will never understand which is why I started this thread.
I still don't think you are an actual DOC (because while most of them aren't particularly brilliant, they generally know there's nothing for their club to gain from these sorts of conversations with parents on an online forum). But you are slowly convincing me, because not only are you a poor communicator, you also appear more obsessed with your position/"power" than is healthy, and you keep making these sweeping, broad generalities like "pay to play is good" or "your not good enough for college if your club isn't ECNL/DA" or "people despise those in power," which means you have a very poor grasp of complex subjects... and I have met some DOC's who fit that profile.