USC
SILVER
Haha
How do small clubs survive?
- Thread starter Jamisfoes
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With small clubs it's the whole do you want to be...
- A big fish in a small bowl. Lots of love an encouragement. Because they need your kid to keep the lights on
or
- A fish (big or small) in a big bowl. Kid can be replaced on a whim but club cycles the best players to the best teams. They don't need your kid to keep the lights on.
What I've learned over 6+ years of competitive soccer is to choose less travel over more (we're in Socal), look for the best coaches, and parents on the team make the biggest difference. Bad parents will have bad kids regardless of the club size. Believe it or not some of the craziest parents I've seen have kids on AYSO teams.
- A big fish in a small bowl. Lots of love an encouragement. Because they need your kid to keep the lights on
or
- A fish (big or small) in a big bowl. Kid can be replaced on a whim but club cycles the best players to the best teams. They don't need your kid to keep the lights on.
What I've learned over 6+ years of competitive soccer is to choose less travel over more (we're in Socal), look for the best coaches, and parents on the team make the biggest difference. Bad parents will have bad kids regardless of the club size. Believe it or not some of the craziest parents I've seen have kids on AYSO teams.
graciesdad
BRONZE
Travel is a big factor. I have no desire to blow my whole weekend in Norco, Temecula or Oceanside. At the end of the day, the quality of play is not that different. It is about the Coach and quality of life for our family. It is just a game.
Eagle33
PREMIER
Not sure how it is relevant. You can travel far being in a small club
Small clubs usually let parents have a bit of a say in which tournaments to play in.
Big Clubs are more of a dictatorship and they give "reciprocity" to certain clubs to play in each others tournaments.