MijoPlumber
SILVER
Mijo’s, how many of you have your club coaches request your Mijo or Mija attend a camp put on by the coaches they want you to PAY $$$ for and also cancel practice that week? Do they do this in OC?
Don't go, and do something else with your kids. A break can be healthy.
There are good and bad club coaches. But almost all of them are not striking it rich. They're trying to earn a buck just like everyone else. It isn't a job I would want. The hours are terrible. But if you vote with your lack of attendance, maybe they get the picture. Probably not, though.
To answer your question, in my kid's club, they take a month "off" in the summer from practice. They also have time off during holidays. During that time, the club has a lot of camps. We don't attend them.
If it happens a lot, then you have several choices: 1) pay up, 2) complain, 3) join another club, 4) accept it.
AgMijo’s, how many of you have your club coaches request your Mijo or Mija attend a camp put on by the coaches they want you to PAY $$$ for and also cancel practice that week? Do they do this in OC?
Agree with zfish, in my experience it is a way for club/coach to make some extra money and is very typical, usually offered when there is time off from practice. A bit unusual to schedule camp during practice and then cancel practice, but nothing would surprise me. Honestly, I often try to pay up if I can, even if mine can't go the full time (or at all), because I am a sucker and feel bad for the coaches. And I see too many people just show up and not pay, and coaches never call them on it. When they do go, they inevitably don't like it. But I have heard a club say they do them so that other coaches get visibility to players not on their team (this from a club that actually moved coaches and players around a fair bit). And then there's the money...
Mijo, ok during summer break ok.I dont see any issues with a club running a camp or two, its just extra $$....extra income for them , extra training for the kids....honestly whats wrong with that?
Camps are typically ran in Summer months when team have down time , a great way to keep kids active. Of course none of us have a endless supply of money but we have done plenty over the years, sometime just to let them hang out with friends, when the kids are home from school , parents work, this ends up being about the same as paying a Baby sitter?
Also camps are a great way to introduce your little star to potential NEW clubs, Ive done this twice with both kids and the end result worked exactly how I planned it........I was able to put Johnny/Jane in front of who I wanted and it worked.
I like to keep my kids sharp too, down time is 100% amazing as well, so enjoy it .....but if theres a good camp that you know all the kids are attending whats wrong with sizing up the competition, both of my kids have friends though out the soccer scene out here , just by meeting each other at camps..that alone is awesome!!
The positives out weight the negatives in my eyes.....
That makes no sense kinda like your online persona too. Sorry......Mijo, ok during summer break ok.
But after brea cancel practice and make us pay for a camp - caca ! Not to see other players or fill in missing places on team. Just to make money! Mijo can’t keep paying so much all the time...I not bank !!
What?Focomoso dance for $$$.
If you dislike your coach/club so much, why stay? Granted this board tends to become a shitpile of negativity (which is often the best part) but you haven’t had one positive thing to say.Smoke, air not good. No practice but still mandatory clinic for $$$$$. Focomoso dance for $$$.