Thank you. With Surf and Carlsbad the main issue is what are the tryouts for? Won't be good if they just trying to see how many teams they can create.
I agree. Sometimes the b
Thank you. With Surf and Carlsbad the main issue is what are the tryouts for? Won't be good if they just trying to see how many teams they can create.
I personally don't have any problem with teams like LAGSD having many teams 4 to 5 deep at many age groups. They are just filling demand. That 5th team means some soccer player that wants competitive soccer, but is not quite good enough to play at the higher level still gets to play competitive soccer. The fact that LAGSD (whom I am focusing on because they have some of the most deep teams out of any club) has so much depth at each age group also means they have enough money to hire good coaches. So even thought a player might be playing on a 5th team, they are still within the structure of LAGSD getting good coaching and good development.
I have stated that Surf is about Brand and Business, but really every club should be about brand and business. If they are not, then they might not be around long enough to serve the soccer community. I think the spin this thread has taken is really more about the operating procedures of the clubs discussed. With so many clubs, teams, coaches, and players you will always have different opinions at every club about how each club decides to operate business.
The bigger clubs like Surf and LAGSD tend to have very good coaches and systems across the board. We might all have different opinions on which system is better, but really you find many very happy families at every club.
In my opinion it doesn't matter which level team a player is on, I think it matters that they are playing at the right level for their particular skill set and LAGSD offers a lot of variety or options in that area. You could find that LAGSD has the right coach and right team for your DD because they do have 5 teams at the 04 age group.
While I do believe both Surf and LAGSD care about the money aspect of running their businesses...err soccer clubs..., they can also care about the players development. It is a Both/And philosophy not an Either/Or philosophy. Clearly some on this thread believe I have just accepted the fact that Surf is about Brand and Business only, but as a result doesn't care about the players. That is not what I intended. I have been around big business most of my career and I understand there is a delicate balance between an organizations goal of making money and building their brand while still operating their particular business and developing a culture. The culture aspect of a business is what draws and detracts employees. With all our different preferences some cultures draw us in and some repel us away. A culture that repels me away is not bad it is just not for me, but it may be the perfect culture for someone else.
Getting back to soccer, when club that has been mentioned is San Marcos Revolution. They have a lot of volunteer coaches that are very passionate about soccer and really don't care about the business of club. You may also seriously consider the Mustangs. This smaller club has a big focus on individual soccer skills and have a very passionate base of skilled coaches.