It’s not that your son wasn’t ready for club. It was the horrible coach you were matched with. Club is the best when you find a coach that is passionate about what he/she does and they know how to teach the kids.PS
Forgot to say- now my son is on a very low team, close to home, and he is the star. It's a silly team but they are 9, and they are having fun and he wants to go to practice. No they won't win any tourneys and maybe they will win a game or a handful but he doesn't hate soccer anymore and he has a smile.
When he gets more mature maybe we will dip our toes back into club but he wasn't ready and that's ok. It doesn't mean one day he won't be