When are they starting?

You can contact Mike Russell at mrussell1@sbcglobal.net He is the team administrator and can answer any of your questions. I am not part of the team, but know then very well.

Congrats to NHB for winning SE this season, good luck in GOLD!!!!

So the cal south website claims that NHB is adding two players after they finish League Cup - does this make any sense? Why would they add players now instead of waiting for tryout season? please1

A lot of teams add players to their roster for State/National Cup. For some teams it is to add players where they were weak and for others it is to have the extra bodies there incase of injury. My dd was asked to do that last year for a team. It is also a good time to do this so they get more time to see you and how you gel with a team, and to see if you like the coach/players yourself.

My dd's U11 team is doing this now to add where the coach felt we needed help and were not very strong.

Will NHB have a non-parent coach?

They currently have a parent coach and non-parent trainer.

Originally posted by Guest@Dec 3 2004, 05:25 PM
They currently have a parent coach and non-parent trainer.
Just like the Slammers. seehear

Sorry, I don't play for NHB, just a really big fan. Have many friends on that team. Parent coach or not though, the are in Gold next season and have won league 3 years in a row with this parent coach. It does happen, but not very often. These are a great bunch of girls and I wish them all the luck today and tomorrow!!!

:thankyou: clap2

So will they have a parent coach next year?

What's wrong with having a parent coach and non-parent trainer? If everything is working out and the team is improving, why throw a monkey wrench in their progressive success? :2cents:

Can you spell play time? Word is objectivity. Believe it or not, parents can still be partial to their own kids.

Plus, I would really want to see some professional training. Heck, I could coach/train right up with the best of 'em based on they way I've seen some of these teams play.

Gosh, it only takes one football game to show the girls how to "clip" the opposoing team. Had enough of that kind of crap - I'm starting to wonder if it's not a parent coach who's teaching that, why aren't the "professionals" getting fired?

I'm a big opponent of the parent coach for the reason you mentioned above - objectivity or lack of. Burned badly by a coach who said he had the team's interests at heart but learned the hard way it was only about his dd. No problem with that but then don't coach a TEAM.

But in this case, I've seen this team quite a few times (no kid on this team or even age group) and the coach is a very standup guy. He's always looking for better training opportunities for the girls. Their current trainer is respected by the parents and the results....you see them. The trainer is usually at the games too. The coach's dd is one of the top players on the team and at games he's probably harder on her than anybody else.

You know all of this about the coach yet you don't have a child on the team or even in this age group? Sounds like self-promotion to me! gathering1

I am 100% with guest on this. Coach is great and so is dd. Let me help you out here. My dd DID play for this team and was not good enough at the time to make it the next season. He has always had the girls best interest in mind and will only do what is best for the TEAM and whatever he can to make the GIRLS better players. His dd IS one of the best players on this team. I have known that since AYSO. As for training, he knows his limits, but I can honestly tell you, my dd knows everything she knows about soccer as well as her skills because of what he has taught her.

I think we can all agree, that for the most part daddy coaches don't work, but look at the record and tell me it is not working. 3 years in club starting from bronze and now going to Gold. Do you realize that this team during league only has only lost 1 game in 3 years!!!!

GO NHB!!!

Is it true more than four strong players will be leaving?

Wrong......heard 6 players are leaving and going over to Blues Blue! Interesting Huh?

what a shame if that is true. would love my dd to have played on this team but just too impractical for us. I wish the team well.

I don't visit this site as often as i should i guess, i was just told about this thread and find it very interesting that so many people know about our team, the only one i believe here that has any clue of our team is ocsoccermom as she mentioned her dd has played for this team, and has been friends with many of the parents/kids on the team since a few of them play other sports with her dd.

As far as having a Dad as the Coach, every bit is true that was mentioned about his character, he's a great guy and always has the best interest of the team in mind, and is very critical of his dd performance and isn't even close to playing the favoratism card, infact she often doesnt start, and she is one of the top players on the team.

Yes we do have a non-parent trainer who had 3 teams this year a 19boys premier team his top priority, boys 11 team his next priority, then us, but he did do all the training during the year, and made 8 of the 10 league games and 85% of the tournaments what more could you ask for. Oh and not to mention his top top priority is coaching at a D1 College. Hmmm let me see di i want to play or train with someone that has those types of credentials ah yeah and im sure you would too.