Club America OC

[SoccerGeek]

They may not be organized if comparing to the big clubs around the area but what start up club is. I am happy to see an attempt to establish a club in Santa Ana. There is a ton of soccer talent in Santa Ana on the boys side. All 6 of the public high school teams do well and have won a lot of CIF titles and have state championships and national championships. A lot of those kids are Sunday leagers who don't have the money for club or the transportation. Some are able to play club probably on scholarship and there have been recent local kids succeed one was drafted 1 overall in MLS another is playing in USL OCSC And a couple of girls currently playing D1 but boys is where the city has the talent. If at the least they can keep the local talent and give the Sunday leagers a club option that should be better training I wouldn't be surprised if they have success.

Calling it Club America Academy may make it sound more than what it is. I don't know.

This is not the first time this has been done. There was “Cruz Azul”, “Xolo”, and “Monarcas” all claim to be connected to the pro teams. The problem is and will always be the following.

Even over at the huge clubs or mega clubs the club doesn't matter. What matters is the coach that is training week after week are son/daughter. If America OC has a coach that has never had a top tier team. Just because they changed there name does not mean there coaching over night got better. Even if America gives them there curriculum. There is no way the local santa ana coach can match that. They train 4-5 times a week and they have classroom sessions and all the financial resources and staff to fully develop a player that they can possible sell in the future.

Snchz13: Many players do not make it far or quit after high school.

-Then why affiliate yourself with a pro club if it is not to open doors for players?


The market that your trying to reach do not go on the So cal forums. Your reaching out to the pay to play players. That is why is called America OC and Not America Santa Ana.

 

[focomoso]

My question is the following. How many years of experience do the coaches running this club have. What licenses do they have. Have they coached flight 1/Premier/ DA level teams?

Sounds very unorganized.

Unless there's a wealthy patron who pays for a team for their kid, this is how just about every club starts.

 

[Snchz13]

This is not the first time this has been done. There was “Cruz Azul”, “Xolo”, and “Monarcas” all claim to be connected to the pro teams. The problem is and will always be the following.

Even over at the huge clubs or mega clubs the club doesn't matter. What matters is the coach that is training week after week are son/daughter. If America OC has a coach that has never had a top tier team. Just because they changed there name does not mean there coaching over night got better. Even if America gives them there curriculum. There is no way the local santa ana coach can match that. They train 4-5 times a week and they have classroom sessions and all the financial resources and staff to fully develop a player that they can possible sell in the future.

Snchz13: Many players do not make it far or quit after high school.

-Then why affiliate yourself with a pro club if it is not to open doors for players?


The market that your trying to reach do not go on the So cal forums. Your reaching out to the pay to play players. That is why is called America OC and Not America Santa Ana.

You are right, Monarcas is still a team in Santa Ana that is affiliated with the pro-club. The coaches do come to scout, but it’s about once a year, and they host a tournament where they see different teams, so technically, you don’t have to play for Monarcas, just attend the tournament and get a chance to be seen.

With America we were promised that it doesn’t happen here. We will see in a few months if that’s the case. We do want to open the doors for the future, but our focus has to start with the young ones. Maybe we make an older team and that could be the face of the program right now. But ultimately, we want to build it from the bottom.

And you are correct, maybe posting on here might not get me the players I’m looking for. But maybe there’s someone interested, or knows someone, or a sponsor, etc. If we can take advantage of any word of mouth, social interaction, etc. that would be great.

 

[StrikerOC]

I agree, nothing wrong with recruiting. But if the coaches are like you say, then they are not ‘producing’ talent. They are just putting together the best players. Recognize the distinction.

If a coach is recruiting top talent, then player development is normally a byproduct of that. There are lots and lots of good coaches in Socal who are focused on developing kids the right way but if you have half the squad that is flight 1 talent and half the squad that is flight 2/3 talent then the flight 1 talent is held back. Playing with the best players is the best way to develop kids at this age. You can have a really good player or two but if there teammates can't take a good first touch when receiving a pass then the talented players are just held back.

 

[Paul Spacey]

If a coach is recruiting top talent, then player development is normally a byproduct of that. There are lots and lots of good coaches in Socal who are focused on developing kids the right way but if you have half the squad that is flight 1 talent and half the squad that is flight 2/3 talent then the flight 1 talent is held back. Playing with the best players is the best way to develop kids at this age. You can have a really good player or two but if there teammates can't take a good first touch when receiving a pass then the talented players are just held back.

And I touched on that point in another post in this thread which perhaps you missed. Recruitment and development go together as it’s important to have an evenly balanced roster in terms of quality; that promotes competition and fosters development, providing the other required aspects are also in place.

Simply putting together the best players is not development in itself though and it’s not going to help those players develop optimally if they are not also being given the right level of coaching and mentorship. If they are, fantastic, they are in a great environment. If they are not, they will be caught and passed by their peers over time.

 

[Dominic]

The Pats Boys 98,99,00 recruited heavily from Santa Ana and had strong teams. Where is coach Mario now?

 

[Not_that_Serious]

The Pats Boys 98,99,00 recruited heavily from Santa Ana and had strong teams. Where is coach Mario now?

Some South OC teams have entire teams made of kids mainly from SA, Anaheim and Garden Grove. Nothing new.

Forgot Pumas, Tigres, Chivas...and so forth. We all know the affiliation deal. My point was the clubs often just lend the name out and dont care how they use the logo or brand. A website is pretty fundamental for a business in this day in age.

Is this the same Club America from 7-9 years ago with Sergio?

 

[SoccerGeek]

I really want to see who the coaches are. The name of the club does not matter. The coach/trainer is what matters. Even if “America give the coaches there curriculum”. Does not mean the coaches will be able to implement it.

Seems to me like flight 2 coaches trying to make some noise.

 

[Not_that_Serious]

I really want to see who the coaches are. The name of the club does not matter. The coach/trainer is what matters. Even if “America give the coaches there curriculum”. Does not mean the coaches will be able to implement it.

Seems to me like flight 2 coaches trying to make some noise.

People get too caught up in flight levels. Have good coaches at lower flights and terrible ones at higher flights. What matters is putting gets at the correct level to develop. Seen many solid flight 1 and flight 2 teams drop down a level to improve. You will always get the coaches/clubs who will place the kids in the highest flight just to sell parents but still good coaches out there who dont care about what flight it is when doing their job. A lot of good coaches in Sunday leagues who dont have licenses but grew up playing at high levels in their countries. When you start charging more money and doing it within the construct of our current soccer system, then coaches/clubs should get staff obtaining a certain level of coaching license.

 

[SoccerGeek]

People get too caught up in flight levels. Have good coaches at lower flights and terrible ones at higher flights. What matters is putting gets at the correct level to develop. Seen many solid flight 1 and flight 2 teams drop down a level to improve. You will always get the coaches/clubs who will place the kids in the highest flight just to sell parents but still good coaches out there who dont care about what flight it is when doing their job. A lot of good coaches in Sunday leagues who dont have licenses but grew up playing at high levels in their countries. When you start charging more money and doing it within the construct of our current soccer system, then coaches/clubs should get staff obtaining a certain level of coaching license.

So I looked up the email Sanchez613@att.net and it shows Coach Jose sanchez. He coached at oc surf and Strikers fc south coast and oceanview high school and therefore i emailed there DOC from surf and President from strikers. He was dismissed from O.C surf and Strikers for some the issues.

I don’t recommend paying for his services. Money tends to disappear.

Main reason I was asking who is in charge of the club.

 

[El Clasico]

Dude, you need to give it a rest. If you have an issue with the guy, man up and go have a face to face. Don't you realize how transparent you are on this board?

 

[timbuck]

So I looked up the email Sanchez613@att.net and it shows Coach Jose sanchez. He coached at oc surf and Strikers fc south coast and oceanview high school and therefore i emailed there DOC from surf and President from strikers. He was dismissed from O.C surf and Strikers for some the issues.

I don’t recommend paying for his services. Money tends to disappear.

Main reason I was asking who is in charge of the club.

Pretty sure Mr Sanchez could call his attorney and have a word with you, oc surf and Strikers. Not sure if you know the oc surf and Strikers people and this was just conversation among friends. Or if you called them blindly to ask why he’s no longer there.

 

[Not_that_Serious]

So I looked up the email Sanchez613@att.net and it shows Coach Jose sanchez. He coached at oc surf and Strikers fc south coast and oceanview high school and therefore i emailed there DOC from surf and President from strikers. He was dismissed from O.C surf and Strikers for some the issues.

I don’t recommend paying for his services. Money tends to disappear.

Main reason I was asking who is in charge of the club.

taking word of admins at those places? Those clubs are the epitome of strong ethics

 

[Snchz13]

So I looked up the email Sanchez613@att.net and it shows Coach Jose sanchez. He coached at oc surf and Strikers fc south coast and oceanview high school and therefore i emailed there DOC from surf and President from strikers. He was dismissed from O.C surf and Strikers for some the issues.

I don’t recommend paying for his services. Money tends to disappear.

Main reason I was asking who is in charge of the club.

I didn’t know you were soo invested in this. Do you even have kids who are looking to move? What’s your motive?! Or are you just bored and want to stir things?! You need to get over it, I’ve only come here to help get players. Whats your endgame to try to dig information about this coach if it doesn’t even have to do with you??!! You also forgot some more information; coached in Massachusetts, coached at Laguna Beach HS, oh did you also read an article about a guy getting shot at the HB Sports Complex, this coach stood in between his players and the attacker...

Now whoever gave you that information that the coach was dismissed, I would like to know who told you that. Because like @timbuck said, this can be taken to a lawyer. This sounds like defamation.

 

[Snchz13]

Some South OC teams have entire teams made of kids mainly from SA, Anaheim and Garden Grove. Nothing new.

Forgot Pumas, Tigres, Chivas...and so forth. We all know the affiliation deal. My point was the clubs often just lend the name out and dont care how they use the logo or brand. A website is pretty fundamental for a business in this day in age.

Is this the same Club America from 7-9 years ago with Sergio?

This is not the same America with sergio. I know which one you are talking about though. After him, came Patiño(former Pro-America Player). But he left with the kids elsewhere, then there were others. Since then there has been 3 or 4 different groups who have tried to make something of it. All have failed because of “coaches stealing players”, money, etc.

 

[SoccerGeek]

I didn’t know you were soo invested in this. Do you even have kids who are looking to move? What’s your motive?! Or are you just bored and want to stir things?! You need to get over it, I’ve only come here to help get players. Whats your endgame to try to dig information about this coach if it doesn’t even have to do with you??!! You also forgot some more information; coached in Massachusetts, coached at Laguna Beach HS, oh did you also read an article about a guy getting shot at the HB Sports Complex, this coach stood in between his players and the attacker...

Now whoever gave you that information that the coach was dismissed, I would like to know who told you that. Because like @timbuck said, this can be taken to a lawyer. This sounds like defamation.

“SoccerGeek” hello!!!

The soccer community is small and eventually everyone finds out. Good luck coach!