Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Parent coaches are always a problem. It can be the head coach or assistant coach but they can always have an impact as the roles of the players and the systems that are run. All of this can impact in who’s playing and touching the ball. Some clubs are worse than others.
It’s almost impossible to overcome this.

College coaches will many times walk up to the head coach and ask about players they see in games(even after 9/1). Some will then reach out to the player but others will have HC facilitate.
Coaches will connections can definitely get college coaches to watch and then it’s up to the players. BUT the coaches do have a major impact on all of that and the discussions before and afterwards. For this reason you should always be avoiding parent coaches.

THIS. Parent coaches have been and will always be a problem. I don't think those who have disconnected realize how much value well connected coaches do have. Our coach met with us weekly , sent screen shots of all of their texts and emails back and forth, got feedback pre/post camps, even helped us draft emails weekly. Their connection to the college coaches got coaches there to see us, and their feedback on us helped coahces get a read they could trust on us. I can't begin to explain the impact our coach had on us.

These are all the kinds of things that the 91 coaches have done and more for every single girl on the team. Unfortunately, one upset and cowardly parent with an axe to grind gets to set the narrative about them on an anonymous forum.