>>When I read this I can see a principal at an elementary school in rural Mississipi in the 1960's saying that there really wasn't a racial problem, there's just a numbers problem.<<
I'm not sure how to read this. Are you calling me a racist?
CHTruth was talking about lack of coaches for girls teams [symptom] and I responded that I thought this was due to lack of numbers [cause].
I did not address the cause of lack of numbers, as symptom.
Chico, you appear to believe,correct me if I'm wrong, that the lack of numbers is caused by a lack of concern by club leadership. On this, I would have to disagree with you. I don't think this was the case when I was at NECSA and I don't think it has been the case with other clubs I talk to in the Midlands.
Now, if you want to make the argument that the strategies used by the clubs in the Midlands have been ineffective--I won't argue. Clearly, I never figured it out.
Perhaps we can keep it to a discussion of strategies and not an indictment of motives or motivation. But, perhaps I'm being too thin-skinned.
>>I'd hope that parents at the clubs aspiring to be "professional" and "elite" can rely on professionals to do this and do a better job than either a sane or insane parent could do. I hope that the 600K+ people in the Columbia area get a professional club in this merger led by people who lead youth soccer as a job, not a hobby.>>
I don't disagree. Couple of comments...
1. I think that professionals, no matter how big or "elite" their club is can use help from parents. Parents can help in the coach identification and recruiting process (which is what I said). That does not mean they do the hiring or firing.
2. From what I have heard so far, I think that CUFC is intent on hiring professionals in order to place less reliance on volunteers. Even if they achieve this, I believe parents and volunteers have an important role to play.
