Soccer coach rat you out for trying out

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Jamisfoes

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I’ve always figured that when players try out for a new team, word tends to get back to their current club through other parents. Recently, though, I heard Coach A say that Coach B from a rival club personally called to inform him that several of his players were trying out. What might motivate Coach B to share that?
Assuming coach A and B are not drinking buddies.
 
Coach A is telling coach B because in the future most likely coach B will tell coach A if the situation is reversed.

If you get stuck in this situation just tell your coach that its your family's policy to try out at as many clubs as possible and that you do this every year.

Also, don't organize a group of players from one team to try out at another club. This puts a target on your back and makes it easy for coaches to justify cutting your kid.
 
So this is a common practice?
My theory is by coach B telling A, B is cutting off those players’ option of going back or at least damage their standing so they end up leaving eventually.
 
We parents allow the shit to happen by giving coaches and clubs too much power. That's not going to change because there's always families happy to see you leave so their bottom 1/3 player can be a 2/3 now, but telling certain coaches and DOCs to "fuck off" is one of the great joys club soccer affords us.

I guess it's a bit like college transfers. If your player tells you they're entering the portal, do you want them back? There's a sense of ownership among clubs but I suppose it's human nature. What's sad is the clubs typically don't reciprocate that loyalty.
 
There is a coach mafia of sorts. Most of the coaches bounce around trying to get the best deal they can, its in their best interest to maintain their network and connections. They see youth soccer completely different than parents, they are long term career focused not just the time their kid is playing. Being as several losing seasons may get them fired or contract not renewed they help each other for their own benefit. Once you understand they are primarily interested in THEIR career and not developing YOUR kid it all becomes clear. Sure their are platitudes and speeches about "its all about the kids and helping them succeed in soccer and in life" at the end of the day its about them and what advances their career and prospects. At some point Coach A may get canned and call Coach B looking for a job or Coach A gets a DOC job and calls Coach B to work for him/her
 
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