To think there is no politics involved is crazy. There most certainly is. Is it anymore than the other clubs out there? Maybe, but there is politics every where you go. I figure there are three groups of players out there as far as politics are involved and it may be a near even split. The first are on the receiving end of it, where they may get a position or playing time or put on a team they don't deserve to be on. The other end of the spectrum you have the players getting the short end of the stick. In the middle you have the kids playing exactly where they belong. Luckily most kids are where they belong, but every team has a few of the others effected by politics good and bad. Hopefully for you, if your child is effected by politics it benefits them, if not, I would agree that another organization might provide a fresh start. Someone earlier mentioned it is a sheer matter of hard work. I do not agree, sometimes players are put into suppressed positions. This is a great trick from parent coaches who do not want teammates to outshine their own kid. I have been on both sides of the politics many times with my kids in sports. It's great when it benefits you and sucks when your on the losing end. Still my biggest complaint with politics always seems to stem from parent coaches.
Do you actually think that Carol rose gives a rats [lacrosse] about the parent coaches opinion??? Most of them are on the lower teams anyway! For the ones coaching the blue teams DeFelice and Mitchel, this doesn't apply, their kids are great players and they are great "parent coaches". Politics in the YJ's may get you the nod if it is equal or close, but if a kid is great and deserves to move up, they will! What benefit would it be to the organization to not take the best kids and win tournaments???
Your are exactly right, she doesn't give a rats [lacrosse] about parents opionon, and that's the problem. We as parents mean nothing and she often let's parents know it too.
I wrote "parent coaches" opinion, in regards to who gets moved up or down. They may make a suggestion, but make no mistake, she makes all the decisions. As far as the parents opinion, I am sure that is true some of the time, but I am sure that most of the parents and all their years of evaluating players and building teams, makes their opinion way more valuable than Carol's or the other coaches(sarcastic). Parents need to understand that there are 600 kids in the organization and if you took the opinion of every parent the organization would be in chaos! Be patient and your child will end up on the team she belongs on. It is usually the childs parent that is the only one who can't see that! If you stop and realistically evaluate your child you will be much better off and so will your child.
But isnt the parent the best coach a kid could get (sarcasm). Couldn't agree more Carol and Tracey know exactly what they are doing its clear by looking at YJ stats as well as their high school teams. If they simple listened to all the parents and moved kids based on how parents felt they played their track records would be completely different.....not better! To say that Coach Rose doesn't care is so far from the truth she cares so much and that's why the organization is so strong. It's is true she doesn't give a rats [lacrosse] about what a parent thinks as far as how good there kid is..(that was a great quote btw) but the person who said she doesn't care must not be a yellow jacket!!!
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