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Paid Soccer Trainers- The New Norm For Competitve Youth Soccer?
Added: (Fri Jun 29 2007)
In many places in the United States, paid trainers have become the norm at the highest levels of youth soccer. As far back as 10 years ago this was not the case, but over the last decade the youth game has changed drastically
While I don�t doubt that paying trainers attracts better coaches that have more to teach, paying for training is a serious obstacle for many families, putting competitive soccer out of reach for many children. Any youth club using or considering using paid trainers should also try to provide some sort of scholarship system to make sure that anyone that has the talent to play is able to play.
For example, many leagues in northern California have paid trainers at the competitive level, and even mandatory training session for less serious teams and players families are left to foot the bill. As a result there are more educated players, but clubs without the proper resources face a serious competitive advantage in attracting top-notch players, which could harm overall competition in the long run as players migrate to more established clubs.
Having paid coaches also creates management issues. Who is ultimantely in charge and of what? Some issues to address are hiring and FIRING, putting together a game-plan for the club as whole, and more.
While I am confident in the next generation of America�s soccer stars and the trainers that have helped mold them, it is undeniable that youth clubs using paid trainers to coach their best teams must address a number of issues to make the program run smoothly.
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Submitted by:
Scott Carlson