Coach is a no-show at games

[espola]

While this could be true I think people forget how much time it actually takes. 35 min halves 10 min halftime = 1:20 plus warmup and team meeting after 2:30 now drive to next game 3:00. So two teams playing in two different tournaments at different fields with a perfect schedule is 12 hours.

Coaches who schedule two teams in different tournaments the same weekend are being discourteous to both teams. Conflicts during the league season are almost unavoidable, however, unless all of a coach's teams play at the same venue.

 

[Socal United]

Coaches who schedule two teams in different tournaments the same weekend are being discourteous to both teams. Conflicts during the league season are almost unavoidable, however, unless all of a coach's teams play at the same venue.

You are absolutely correct. Even then, many will work with you. I had one team in Albion, my other didn't get in. They still wanted to play, so I got in touch with another tournament, explained my situation, and gave them my Albion schedule. The TD Anthony was willing to work around my schedule, so no problem. Just have to be proactive. If he couldn't we would have played another time. It is doing a disservice to the parents otherwise.

 

[timbuck]

I'm sure it's a logistical nightmare, but for the fall season, could leagues try to schedule certain age groups at a specific time each week. That way a coach could plan in advance if they are coaching multiple age groups.

 

[Penalty Kicks Stink]

What do you do if your assigned "Coach" has been a no-show at more games than he has attended? The club tells us that it doesn't matter and that they will assign a "capable" coach to fill in.
I may understand at the older ages but for 2004's ?
Does it matter for a young team to have a regular coach for the season or should we just settle for what ever coach the club decides to send ?

Remember you are the customer paying their salary. You need to leverage that with other parents to voice concerns

 

[Round]

Remember you are the customer paying their salary. You need to leverage that with other parents to voice concerns

I wish it was that easy. These coaches and clubs know what they are doing. G they thrive of of our insecurity, lack of knowledge, and dreams of college scholarships. They are players playing us against each other.

When I write "these coaches and clubs" I mean the ones that do this and some other things. Seems like it is most of them these days.

 

[Desert619]

Last year my sons team had a coach like that. It was an Albion team playing in a Albion tournament and we had no coach and no sub coach. Luckily a coach standing by heard and filled in. The rest of the season he went missing at our games but we did have several fill in's. He was with his other team. It was the worst season ever and the reason why we left Albion. Btw they were bu15 what a waste of $2k

 

[genesis]

If we emphasized fun in youth soccer, coaches at games would not be as necessary, other than to manage the team's positioning and substitutions. Who knows, the kids may play better.