MAG - Entitled to your opinion - but I for one am coaching for the good of the game. In fact its my daughter who is playing football just so she can be with her dad
There are a good number of us like that here ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [LU] The Letter > You would be surprised, Andy. There were many motivations that I saw > along > the way. Most were in it either for their own glory or for their own kid. > Few, if any, were in it for the good of the kids as a whole. > > Directors of Coaching tend to be in it to carve out an empire and a career > for themselves. Coaches (at the competitive level -- or, perhaps more > accurately, at the AA-A level and above) tend to be in it to move up the > ladder and > avoid having to get a "real" job. Parent-coaches tend to be in it to > guarantee > their kid a place on a team (or a place on a better team than their kid > would > likely get otherwise). > > No one -- or nearly no one -- is genuinely in it for the good of the kids > as > a whole. > > MAG > > In a message dated 8/15/2007 10:47:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> What else would they be in it for ? >> >> I did 7 years in NJ as a youth coach, referee and referee coach, and can >> honestly say I was in it for the kids - as was every other coach. >> >> I don't know what your beef is with youth soccer, but I'm glad you've at >> last found someone with honourable intentions. >> >> Andy C > > > > > ************************************** > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org > > __________ NOD32 2467 (20070816) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist Join The Leeds United Supporters Trust at www.lufctrust.org
