Where do I start Bomber?
1. Life lessons. Life lessons are everywhere, if you take the time to look or listen. I'm more interested in kids finding their way in life and learning to navigate tough decisions. I'm most interested in MY kid finding his way. If his choice of paths at worst means he doesn't play soccer with the masses.....that isn't much of a tragedy. And it isn't selfish. Trust me...his buddies understood and supported him 100%.
2. Club direction. 10 month Academy came from USSF, not the club. This has absolutely nothing to do with club soccer hierarchy sitting around like Dr Evil plotting to expand their control.
3. Players get taught....I touched on this in point 1. Ridiculous. Parents may feel this way, in my experience kids never do. My son never ever had a HS teammate question his choice to play NC Academy. He was never called selfish or arrogant or anything of the like. They saw it as a choice and thats all it ever was.
4. Playing for HS.....for 99% of kids I agree with you. Its an awesome experience. The most fun I EVER had coaching was my last year of coaching JV boys. I had a ball and loved those guys to death. For a small minority of kids...there are better options for development The HS game is big enough to survive without that odd player or 2.
