Club soccer stuff that drive you nuts...

soccerchaffeur said:
This 'complaint' is completely superficial, but does anyone else find the Capelli kits nasty? I already felt they ruined the Slammers kits last season, but seeing the Albion kits this past weekend confirmed it for me. They're ugly af. Must be paying some good coin to draw the clubs in.
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Yes they are bad. But the new Nike kits the Surf kids are wearing are worse. When we saw the pictures the jersey looked really nice, When we got it, it still looked pretty good holding it up and looking at it. Seeing a team wearing them, they look terrible. And the shorts, they are cut strange and the fabric feels cheap. I feel like I picked up a pair of early 80s dolphin shorts.

Maybe we are just in a bad year for the fashion industry. Too many factories closing and designers working from their homes and only able to bounce ideas off each other on Zoom.
 
soccerchaffeur said:
This 'complaint' is completely superficial, but does anyone else find the Capelli kits nasty? I already felt they ruined the Slammers kits last season, but seeing the Albion kits this past weekend confirmed it for me. They're ugly af. Must be paying some good coin to draw the clubs in.
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Is it this one? It doesn't look that bad in the pic. But I have to say they lose a little identity without the red and white stripes.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1379511201361633286


On the other hand, the Real SoCal Uniforms have been ugly AF for years. The partnership with LAFC, by just getting new uniforms, is completely worth it even if it doesn't give the club anything else.
 
The commitment posts celebrate the players accomplishments. Do you want clubs to ignore certain players? You sound jealous.
 
GT45 said:
The commitment posts celebrate the players accomplishments. Do you want clubs to ignore certain players? You sound jealous.
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Not jealous. My daughter has her D1 spot at a name brand school..I’m against false advertising. I am also against big clubs using our DD as pawns to line their own pockets. If a girl commits 2 years ago from one club how does So Cal Blues and SD Surf claim credit.? again, what happened to”developed here”? If you’re ok with this then you’re drinking the cool aid. “Come to XYZ club and you will be committed and make the WNT.” The clubs should tell the truth. Then again at $3k plus per kid, there’s no incentive to tell the truth. For the clubs it’s not about development it’s about the $$$$$$$&$$$.
 
cerebro de fútbol said:
Not jealous. My daughter has her D1 spot at a name brand school..I’m against false advertising. I am also against big clubs using our DD as pawns to line their own pockets. If a girl commits 2 years ago from one club how does So Cal Blues and SD Surf claim credit.? again, what happened to”developed here”? If you’re ok with this then you’re drinking the cool aid. “Come to XYZ club and you will be committed and make the WNT.” The clubs should tell the truth. Then again at $3k plus per kid, there’s no incentive to tell the truth. For the clubs it’s not about development it’s about the $$$$$$$&$$$.
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I have a family member that sent a letter to a very well known club and instructed them to take down their post implying that they helped my niece get a scholarship to a solid D1 program. For some of us that have been down the path, it really is a bit offensive when someone takes credit for your players hard work and the parents efforts. If there was help from a program, then that is different but that has not been my experience. The way I see it, please don't take credit for my child's hard work and if you want to use them to promote/market your program, then pay them for their help in marketing your program. Just my opinion, for all I know, they may already be paying those players through discounts or free rides.
 
Who is taking credit for their accomplishments? You are making accusations that are not there. The Blues posts on their Instagram just congratulate the player on the players commitment. Surf has some captions on some of their posts that mention the particular player's time in their club, but I presume those to be truthful.

Both Surf and Blues have sent more than enough players that have developed over the years in their clubs to top programs. Their credibility is established.
 
Touchy subject at our club. There is some frustration with the level of support from coaches and TD with regard to recruiting, so when they post commitments, even if the language appears to be just congratulatory, the implication is that they are taking some credit for it ... i.e. 'if you come here, this might happen to you'. Most folks appreciate the fanfare, but the kids really did all the work.
 
I'm surprised parents allow clubs to advertise on their kids likeness without being compensated.

I'm also surprised that top youth players dont have agents with the recent NCAA changes around players owning their likeness. (Agents would be going after clubs for compensation)

www.ncsasports.org

What is NIL? NCAA Rule Explained

Learn about the NCAA NIL rules regarding the for-profit use of a student-athlete’s name, image and likeness for endorsements or promotions.
www.ncsasports.org www.ncsasports.org
 
supercell said:
Touchy subject at our club. There is some frustration with the level of support from coaches and TD with regard to recruiting, so when they post commitments, even if the language appears to be just congratulatory, the implication is that they are taking some credit for it ... i.e. 'if you come here, this might happen to you'. Most folks appreciate the fanfare, but the kids really did all the work.
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I will tread lightly on this subject. I don't want to piss anyone off....lol! I have 11 years of experience watching socal youth soccer. Some on here are going through their 2nd or even 3rd soccer player. First off, the sport and the game is awesome. I played on the pitch from 1972-1979. I still remember going to bed on a Friday night and putting my GK shirt at the end of my bed and I would dream about stopping all the shots and then being asked with 1 minute left in the match to go coast to coast for the game winner. I don't like how some clubs, docs and individual gurus think their the one's doing all the developing and hard work making the DD something special. I can say from my soccer perch that the top players had that something special when they were born with it. Yes, coaches can help DD love the game or hate the game. Too much credit to club and doc and not enough credit going to the kid who works their ass off to be the best. I also don;t like the power broker mindset that some have in the middle of all this. I know one girl/guy that goes around a with a list of all the players that she/he has made into this or other countries WNT player or this college's super star. I know everyone in the game and as long as you do privates with me and STFU, all will go well. I can say today, it's not like it used to be back in the day.
 
Crush I agree with you. The elite players are born with special athleticism and they put in the work to develop their game. A coach can help manage the development by putting the player in competitive environments at training and competition. But, at the end of the day, elite players are who they are because of their natural abilities.
 
GT45 said:
Crush I agree with you. The elite players are born with special athleticism and they put in the work to develop their game. A coach can help manage the development by putting the player in competitive environments at training and competition. But, at the end of the day, elite players are who they are because of their natural abilities.
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Yes…and sometimes that natural ability is an unrelenting work ethic.
 
GT45 said:
Crush I agree with you. The elite players are born with special athleticism and they put in the work to develop their game. A coach can help manage the development by putting the player in competitive environments at training and competition. But, at the end of the day, elite players are who they are because of their natural abilities.
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I will also say if your big, strong & fast but dont learn how to pass, collect and all the other goodies with soccer you wont get far. A good technical director or coach can help in this arena. Good stuff 45 :)
 
Kicker4Life said:
Yes…and sometimes that natural ability is an unrelenting work ethic.
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This is so true. The funny thing about soccer (and what defines it as "the beautiful game" in my opinion) is that it depends on so many qualities that just can't be coached or taught. It applies in other sports as well, but none as much as soccer, due to the open and free flowing nature of the game.
 
Carlsbad7 said:
I'm surprised parents allow clubs to advertise on their kids likeness without being compensated.

I'm also surprised that top youth players dont have agents with the recent NCAA changes around players owning their likeness. (Agents would be going after clubs for compensation)

www.ncsasports.org

What is NIL? NCAA Rule Explained

Learn about the NCAA NIL rules regarding the for-profit use of a student-athlete’s name, image and likeness for endorsements or promotions.
www.ncsasports.org www.ncsasports.org
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Some football or basketball NCCA players might be high profile enough to earn something out of their "likeness" but NCCA soccer not so much. The 30+ ncca waivers and regulations that players have to sign limits some of that also including social media posting.

Professional starting wages in MLS or the women's league is often less than college grads in higher demand fields and those clubs sell tickets and jerseys and the players don't get a cut so not sure there is anything to leverage on the whole likeness deal.
 
soccerchaffeur said:
Dads that go on every social media site to let us know their superstars are available to guest this weekend. It's even better when they start listing their strengths and better yet...stats! I guess there are enough trophy chasing coaches who pander to that crowd.
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Or who refer to their teenagers as GOATs. Really?!?! I love my kid as much as the next person, and I think the world of her, but it’s just obnoxious when it’s used every damn time to refer to your kid.
 
soccerchaffeur said:
Dads that go on every social media site to let us know their superstars are available to guest this weekend. It's even better when they start listing their strengths and better yet...stats! I guess there are enough trophy chasing coaches who pander to that crowd.
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I see that quite a bit. Give your kid a break. Take them to the beach or something. If they really want to play bad, let them organize a pick up game in the neighborhood.
 
soccerchaffeur said:
Dads that go on every social media site to let us know their superstars are available to guest this weekend. It's even better when they start listing their strengths and better yet...stats! I guess there are enough trophy chasing coaches who pander to that crowd.
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Dang selling out your own kid, wow that's too much.
 
Yousername said:
Or who refer to their teenagers as GOATs. Really?!?! I love my kid as much as the next person, and I think the world of her, but it’s just obnoxious when it’s used every damn time to refer to your kid.
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You know what's worse than this? Is often times the way these "GOATS" act. (way to go parents) don't get me wrong I know plenty of humble ballers but those kids usually don't have parents running around telling everyone what a GOAT they are... the kid's game and work ethic, etc. speaks for themselves.
 
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