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Traditionally it's been random. Would assume that continues.

Hey guys, My first year coaching u11's in many moons - I see a jamboree at the end of the season for u11-12 District 3. Anyone experienced this day out before? Any insight I can share with the parents on my team what to expect on the day? I am really looking forward to it. I think it should be...

lol ya I read it for a good laugh. They are not totally wrong, nor totally right!

Try this site - though it's a bit rough around the edges!! victoriasoccer.blogspot.ca Needless to say the travel will be extensive.

That would be my assumption also.

For sure your club TD will know a GK-specific coach, if not provide weekly sessions through your club.

I agree - if you are putting your kid in any league expecting/hoping to get money back for your "investment" (university funds or pro soccer contract) take a step back because it won't happen. No one here will become Messi. Give that dream up immediately.

Sounds like they are then updating the rules to match was District 5 had for many years. Team A has to cancel, Team B can offer a field that say day and Team A then has to accept if it's offered. Although D5 did allow for Team A to pick a date in the future to host the game if Team B didn't have...

I would look into the league rules re: cancelled games. If a game is cancelled due to snow, and the opponent can get a field on the designated game day or the next day is that a forfeit if they say they won't come?

well if they are skiing all day you guys should win fairly easily ;) #exhausted

Well hopefully this academy can help these kids achieve scholarships and ideally professional soccer. What's the name of the academy? Residency generally means "billet" meaning kids move from their parents home to go live with another family near the training centre. How the program is using...

what are they doing in their curriculum that is "outside the box"? Residency program? They are arranging billet homes for their academy players?

Parents can only feel pressured if they put that pressure on themselves. If the kid quit at 14 because a tournament/travel team didn't live up to their (or their parents) expectations I will, with all due respect, suggest there are bigger issues at play. Why do I say this? Because unless this...

Info shared by TD at a club coaches meeting (all coaches) after he was told this at a meeting with TD's. To me it also makes perfect sense - others may disagree and feel it's "change for the sake of change." I think having everyone under one umbrella is logical. Look at our friends directly to...

re: the "travel team" - When they signed up for this optional team did they not bother to ask what exactly they were signing up for? Keep in mind the fees for these kind of teams don't even cover the travel portion anyway - so if they did leave lower mainland it would be even more money (some...

Gold will not develop players of a high skill level - their are exceptions as with anything. The pace and pressure is not high enough. zero space + zero time = skill. Gold will develop lesser kids as they become more comfortable on the ball, and will help late bloomers thrive. But the top 1%...

I agree. Teams can't be tiered based on results. Kids quitting at 14-15 is not unusual, regardless of their apparent ability - let's not put all the blame on coaches and parents. Kids quit for many reasons. Though when I hear BCSPL has a mandated fitness session each week - that'd drive me to...

Indeed - d5 is now 3 district and the tiering I've experienced has been done quite poorly. You seem quite aggravated by the whole thing. I hope you are talking to your club so they can be a voice in the decision-making conversations about these league set-ups.

I think most gold coaches will have the same experience. That coaches don't scout, and recruit, is negligence on their part (and their club).

Why fold metro? To reinvent the wheel? Just adjust and improve it. District-based teams are reasonable at that level of play to feed into BCSPL (which should also remain top tier, with adjustments). What's wrong with kids trying different programs? Boundaries should be eliminated so families...