Cal Berkeley Coach (women) abusive

MacDre said:
I have asked every starting striker at Cal for the past 7 years about Neil ( all of African descent) and the environment at Cal. If the allegations are true, they all looked me in the face and told a bald faced lie. I need to hear from Alex Morgan and those strikers because if they are not part of the solution they are part of the problem. If the environment is that bad, why is it okay for grown ass women to intentionally mislead little kids and their parents a Cal camps; I think there should be consequences and repercussions for this type of behavior. To me this shows a lack of character and a person that’s willing to do or say anything to get theirs-selfish.

I would also be interested in hearing from a young lady that graduated last year, started, and has a weight problem. Again, if these allegations are true, she blew the most smoke up my ass. My wife was curious as to how this player was successful at Cal due to her physical appearance. I inquired about her experience with Neil and she told me that all is great at Cal and that she was not entering the draft but was going to try playing in Europe after graduation.
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I think someone posted this earlier. It has Alex Morgans comments about Neil.

McGuire's About-Face Casts Questions Over Oregon Trip - The Daily Californian

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MSK357 said:
I think someone posted this earlier. It has Alex Morgans comments about Neil.

McGuire's About-Face Casts Questions Over Oregon Trip - The Daily Californian

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You might want to use something more recent than a comment right after the incident in which she was justifiably angry.

www.stack.com

How Alex Morgan's College Soccer Coach Helped Her Train to Be a Superstar

Alex Morgan, star forward for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, believes many players fall into the trap of practicing in unrealistic situations.
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EOTL said:
You might want to use something more recent than a comment right after the incident in which she was justifiably angry.

www.stack.com

How Alex Morgan's College Soccer Coach Helped Her Train to Be a Superstar

Alex Morgan, star forward for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team, believes many players fall into the trap of practicing in unrealistic situations.
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This article is compelling and consistent with my interactions with Neil and Austin. Both have worked with my kid on her finishing and confidence.

When my kid was 10 she attended a Cal camp. Neil put my kid with in the little kid group in the morning but I think he saw something in her.

After the lunch break as my kid was walking on the field, Austin was setting up and blasting this Drake song:

My nerdy introverted 10 year old with coke bottle glasses walks by Austin and just started busting moves. I’m thinking WTF, she’s never displayed this type of confidence before. Neil and Austin huddled for about 3 minutes and then looked at my 10 year old and said what are you doing over there with the little kids, get over there with the big girls. I was scared and didn’t think she was ready. My kid went over to the big girl group and dominated. Kinda strange because she performed much better with bigger girls than she did with the little girls. I guess, I was holding my baby girl back and Neil and Austin help me realize this.

Usually during camps, they’ll use my kid to demonstrate proper technique and confidence on the ball. My kids confidence has markedly improved because of her interactions with Neil and Austin and I am thankful.

 
MacDre said:
This article is compelling and consistent with my interactions with Neil and Austin. Both have worked with my kid on her finishing and confidence.

When my kid was 10 she attended a Cal camp. Neil put my kid with in the little kid group in the morning but I think he saw something in her.

After the lunch break as my kid was walking on the field, Austin was setting up and blasting this Drake song:

My nerdy introverted 10 year old with coke bottle glasses walks by Austin and just started busting moves. I’m thinking WTF, she’s never displayed this type of confidence before. Neil and Austin huddled for about 3 minutes and then looked at my 10 year old and said what are you doing over there with the little kids, get over there with the big girls. I was scared and didn’t think she was ready. My kid went over to the big girl group and dominated. Kinda strange because she performed much better with bigger girls than she did with the little girls. I guess, I was holding my baby girl back and Neil and Austin help me realize this.

Usually during camps, they’ll use my kid to demonstrate proper technique and confidence on the ball. My kids confidence has markedly improved because of her interactions with Neil and Austin and I am thankful.

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My kids still have years before they would even get looked at so at this point I dont really have any opinion on Neil. But I would say a younger Alex when on twitter is a lot more honest then an older public figure Alex in an interview. I have no doubt he can develop great soccer players. But the extreme emotions that students now claim seem to be evident even back when Alex was there. Maybe the truth is in the middle.
 
MSK357 said:
But the extreme emotions that students now claim seem to be evident even back when Alex was there. Maybe the truth is in the middle.
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Maybe it’s because he’s passionate. I’d rather have a yelling coach that talks big shit and cares about me than a nice coach that uses nice words, doesn’t yell but also doesn’t care.

My kid has also done the FSU camp. FSU’s coach seems like a nice guy that doesn’t yell. But his use of technology to monitor players 24/7 is scary to me.
 
MacDre said:
Maybe it’s because he’s passionate. I’d rather have a yelling coach that talks big shit and cares about me than a nice coach that uses nice words, doesn’t yell but also doesn’t care.

My kid has also done the FSU camp. FSU’s coach seems like a nice guy that doesn’t yell. But his use of technology to monitor players 24/7 is scary to me.
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yelling is fine, but quitting and coming back shows some emotional instability to me. Something even Alex Morgan was bothered with at the time. Like i said though, im so far removed that i do not care at this point in time. Just wanted to reference some past comments that seem to validate the coaches emotional instability.
 
MacDre said:
Maybe it’s because he’s passionate. I’d rather have a yelling coach that talks big shit and cares about me than a nice coach that uses nice words, doesn’t yell but also doesn’t care.

My kid has also done the FSU camp. FSU’s coach seems like a nice guy that doesn’t yell. But his use of technology to monitor players 24/7 is scary to me.
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You are monitored everyday on social media and from you iPhone everyday. I want a coach that that my daughter can respect on and off the field.
 
We all need some Mulligans. You notice I didnt say only one? Were all different and some screw up more than others. I was the first one on here to admit that I was a coach and I yelled to get my point across. I played point guard and yelled at my slow centers all the time....lol. I gave up coaching early in my life and then i was blessed with a dd unlike any other ((at least that's what I think)). Anyway, a lot of people were yelling at her, including me when she was becoming a young teenager. One day after I yelled at her, she asked me with such confidence, "dad, why do you have to yell at me? Can't you just teach me without yelling?" It hit me hard. So I stopped. It has done wonders for our relationship. I dont yell anymore either. Stress can cause one to yell so they can win in life or soccer. We all need a second chance.
 
UOP said:
www.irishtimes.com

America at Large: David Villa and Neil McGuire complaints need attention

Progress for women in sport remains one step forward and two steps back
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Do I know you? Wow. If Neil and Villa are guilty that will mean every organization under the US Soccer umbrella that my kid has interacted with has been caught up in a major scandal recently. This problem may be bigger than the allegations against Neil.
The owner of DV7 Chula Vista’s son is a 2007 and my kid has played lots of pick up with that group. They sent my kid to Spain for trials.

Albion & Lamorinda predator coaches scandals too.
 
UOP said:
You are monitored everyday on social media and from you iPhone everyday. I want a coach that that my daughter can respect on and off the field.
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The kids have to wear a fitbit type device. The coach will know if they have sex, when they go to sleep, when they wake up etc. So, it’s much more intrusive than the monitoring that you referenced.
Folks that kids can admire have a wide array of leadership styles and emotionally volatile folks are part of our world. We are talking about a coach, Neil is not a diplomat or running for some political office. No time like college for players to get out of their bubbles and learn how to deal with different leadership styles.
I am not concerned about my daughter being abused, manipulated, or mistreated by some introverted nice guy nerd. However, I often have nightmares of a slick talking charismatic asshole abusing my daughter because she’s book smart but not very street smart. Neil comes off as charismatic and street smart and he’s the type of dude that I want my daughter to be very well adept to interacting with. So to each their own, I guess it depends on your goals.
 
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