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I know the team well. They beat my U14 team in the 2009 Classic II final. As you said the team is made up of all Hispanic players. Every player is very technical and play with a great deal of passion. The coach was also Hispanic not wearing your typical CESA/Coaching attire. Myself being Mexican, I enjoyed the competition vs. this team.
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Excellent.
My thought is simple. Coaching is no different than any other line of work. We ALL can get better at what we do. If evaluation can be fostered in an atmosphere of improvement -- not criticism -- it can be a valuable tool. Establish a valid metric, then evaluate, suggest and encourage improvement, and follow up.
By the way, a lot here has been offered about "other sports." I coached AAU traveling basketball teams for years. I found sponsors, offered fundraising opportunities, etc. I NEVER turned a kid away for $$$. Shame on clubs that do!
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P.S.: Won (and lost) a lot of games, without the benefit of licensure.
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Relax LocDog. The post is where are all the minorities. Which is 100% true. Says nothing about money.
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Hate to get off "Where are the minorities in soccer" but I wonder if Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier, Mike Krzyzewski
Bobby Cox have licenses to coach their sports. Coaching licenses to coach soccer, you have got to be kidding me. Is the tests for these coaching licenses a written test or a physical test? Do they charge these coaches a fee for these licenses?
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I've got good news and bad news...
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I think the football coaches you name have a license to do just about anything they want! ;-}
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What those coaches all have in common is they are able to coach youths and adults based on their experiences, success on and off the court or field. not by taking a written test.
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CA,it's great to see your club trying to bring in minorities, but here in the upstate the big youth soccer club is located in one of the wealthiest areas of the upstate, and i could be wrong, but i've never seen the big club offer any free soccer programs in low income areas to try and bring in potential great athletes from these areas. these low income areas are producing some of the best baseball, basketball and football players in the state, but no soccer players are coming from these areas. Could it be that volunteers in these other sports are offering their time and training for free, and the big soccer club will only do it if their getting paid. That's what it looks like.
You "could be wrong" and in fact you ARE wrong. (not the first time) Instead of saying "the big soccer club", I'll say CESA actually does and has done volunteer and outreach programs in different culturally and economically diverse areas of the upstate. In the years that I have been involved in the club, I have seen several programs initiated in efforts to include kids from all walks of life. They also offer scholarships (which I believe most big clubs do) to not just the best premier level players but to players of any level.
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Hate to get off "Where are the minorities in soccer" but I wonder if Nick Saban, Steve Spurrier, Mike Krzyzewski
Bobby Cox have licenses to coach their sports. Coaching licenses to coach soccer, you have got to be kidding me. Is the tests for these coaching licenses a written test or a physical test? Do they charge these coaches a fee for these licenses?
The licensing process involves work in the classroom, coaching sessions while being evaluated by members of the U.S. national staff, and playing. The C license and above are week long residential courses. To suggest that it's simply a written test is ridiculous. Typically, in the B and the A course you have a better chance of failing the course than passing. That is after the roughly $1,000 fee and the 5-6 days of work. Trust me, having a license doesn't automatically make you a good coach but at the higher level they are not just handed out either.
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