Blues never had GM when I was there, but that was Tads team. He never played that game and I think he might be the only one. You need support from parents but when you start sending "dad" out to find you better players, that can cause big problems. Bruh, the head Director at the Training Center in SD offered my dd 5 freaking candy bars if she was able to secure a future YNT invitee mothers phone number at her one and only invite. I kid you not. Dude even asked me later if I would be willing to give the player a ride. It never happen because I was pissed off and called the Doc out and of course my little girl was never invited back to the grooming center. She failed the test. Oh well, you live and learn, right?
The minute you call the coach out and especially after you call the DOC out for letting something happen its over for your kid unless your coming with cash in hand.
Solutions to END the drama :
-Coaches caught in the bars and or restaurants with parents during a tournament will be terminated
-Coaches talking to parents at games and practices with out a documented Grievance will be terminated
-Coaches are required to recruit or the club should open a new paid position for scouting. NO PARENT GENERAL MANAGERS*
-No private training sessions unless they are free and open to everyone on the team
-Private training is fine if you are not coaching the player or any family member on your designated team(s)
-Club will over see team chats and the coaches individual email account. No personal cell phone numbers are to be given out. NO TEXTING WITH PARENTS.
-Coaches are not to have intimate relationships with any parent on their team (Say parent since were all woke now)
-No Guest Players from other clubs for ALL ECNL levels. You committed to your roster coach. Stick with it. Develop your team and Club. These parents paid to see their kids play. Play them!
-No Guesting or playing for multiple CLUB teams at ALL ECNL levels. (AKA: The WALTER Rule)
-If you want to play organized Futsal, great. Do so at the RL level since you lack first team commitment.
-Empty season roster spots will be given to ECRL players. This will prevent club hoppers at the highest level.
-In season transfers must play for the RL team for 90 days before being moved up.
-Team Captains are chosen by the team not the coach.
-Coaches will be transparent with how many scholarship players are on their roster and who is paying for player X.
-So parents can calm the fuck down, ECNL and ECRL should have unlimited subs. I understand youth soccer's a cash grab. You cant ask a club to cap an 11v11 roster with less numbers. They want and need club dues to stay in business. Just change the substitution rule. The immediate impact that one rule will make fixes 80 to 90% of all these teams problems. Of course parents will be heated when their kid whos a starter gets subbed for lesser talent. NL & RL subs are the kiss of death since the player is done for the half.
-*The non parent GM should be a no brainer. No Johnny you're not helping the team get better. You are telling everyone and the coach player X sucks and you are causing divide among the parents.
