str8baller
BRONZE
They go to the island of misfit toys.
Disbanded Teams where to go next..?
- Thread starter Gee
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Where can I find a nice list of boutique clubs in Los Angeles?
Mystery Train
GOLD
jrcaesar
SILVER ELITE
Someone will have a better answer, but one thing you could do is search this Facebook board - Soccer Announcement Board - and match up club sites with club names. Lots of tryouts being posted there the past couple weeks. (Not that you should go to a tryout - don't! - but the club locations will help you find the club, then look up teams and coaches, etc.)
(Amending my note: You could go to a tryout, and then ask the parents there, "Hey, so what other area clubs have you been to?" )
(Amending my note: You could go to a tryout, and then ask the parents there, "Hey, so what other area clubs have you been to?" )
jrcaesar
SILVER ELITE
Better Soccer Announcement Board link -https://www.facebook.com/groups/socalsoccer/
10 and 11 years.
Can you elaborate on "bust out more"?
Mystery Train
GOLD
soccerobserver
GOLD
My good friend Gee...haven't we met before??? Aren't you "Control Freak" of Tudela FC fame ???
We haven't formally met but that's my aka when I feel like bill blasting someone's --s on this board for reasons that may or may not be personal! You feel me my good friend..
soccerobserver
GOLD
Dear Friend, Gee/ControlFreak, now that we have reintroduced ourselves may I say your confession of your double alias is impressive.
You do not remember me but I remember you very well, since we met twice. The first time we bumped into each other at the taco truck next to the Tudela training fields. You and I were having a lively discussion with good friends and fellow soccer dads Mr. Mac, Ajaxahi and TFCdad who I think was unceremoniously scarfing down a chimichurri burrito. You told me not to stand behind TFCdad since he has been known pass gas post the chimichurri.
The second time we met was at the world famous Tudela FC Community Service Image awards. I think Jacob, KJR and the whole team won awards which drove Toucan nuts and, as you are aware -from your other thread on the forum- he has still not recovered.
And finally, Dear Friend, may I say that in addition to being a towering intellect and soccer genius, you are a man of great moral principles and unassailable integrity. In the past, some posters-- not you of course--would start a thread as a way to "innocently " guide the conversation to some other, possibly more salacious, topic. So in this case said poster might be looking for a "boutique" club that is in the 90017 area code and then voila we are talking about Tudela FC and the many ways you think it sucks. But I digress since that is clearly not the purpose of THIS thread and a man of your impeccable reputation would never attempt such a ruse on unsuspecting snack parents in the Socal Soccer Forum.
Warm Regards as always...
Go suck on a Tudela "such a ruse" soccer snack and get a heart attack!! Bottom line is 70 boys got dismissed and you can take that a-- to Indiana and play as much as you wish says Coach Tudela that horrible old fish.. wait a second be right back I gotta take a piss.. and what about his b-tch or should I say his wife.. Oh hush .. with all your taco truck mush and while you might be thinking your kids getting skills because she's playing with kids from inner city Oh boy what a rush.! now.. now.. don't blush.. and
"voila" I have no time for you drunken lush.. the next time that I see you it'll be quick and easy with just one punch!
soccerobserver
GOLD
Dear Friend Gee/Control Freak...you have corresponded the sound of some words and endings of words in a poetic way that would make all of us at Dr. Seuss proud...I give you that Dear Friend...Bravo!
Thunderstruck
BRONZE
The person who is the moderator of this soccer board can grant you access or remove you from the board with no cause or reason given, so the information you see there may be slightly biased based on the moderators feelings. I am guessing there are several clubs you won’t find any information on there because of this.
Thunderstruck
BRONZE
My kid’s have played at a small boutique club and now play for a large club. For my family, it is all about the coach and dynamics of the team. We are fortunate that in both cases the coaches have been amazing as have the players and families. We chose to leave our first club because the new coach assigned to my son’s team wasn’t the best fit for him, mainly because he had initially done months of private training with him before starting to play club soccer, so he needed a fresh/new coaching perspective. We weren’t necessarily looking for a large club, it ended up at one because my son fell in love with the coach and the team during the first 15 minutes of practicing with them.
I feel very fortunate that both of my boys have had amazing coaches and while my older son has always been on a “losing” team, he is a pretty phenomenal player, because his coaches focus on developing the players and the long term goal of really being able to play the game as they are older (my boys are 2008 and 2010). Of course they have their fair share of wins; however, they like to play at the highest level because the boys know that is what will make them better players, not just going out and either playing long ball or playing teams they know won’t be a challenge. My kids have learned grit and don’t care about winning as long as they play their personal best. This is something they learned at both the small club and the large club; however, I think it is very coach specific.
I think finding the right coach and team that fits with your player is more important than the size of the club. Ironically, the communication at the larger club is far superior than at the smaller club and much less expensive as well! Both of my kids now play for less than the cost of one at the smaller club!
Depending on what you are looking for, I live in LA and know of several good coaches/clubs that aren’t too far from you, depending on what you are looking for!