Just checking out the FL TS forum (more active than ours tonight), and found out parents are paying their kids for each goal scored in a game. This must be the missing piece of the puzzle for our MA players!
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How much?Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
I knew a Mass parent who was paying 5 dollars for each goal.
It is a lot of money at the younger ages when there are more goals, but not too expensive as they get older.
The New Orleans Saints were doing worse weren't they??
One would hope it isn't necessary, but, as I ponder the 'deal', what is the harm? Why not reward a kid for doing something good? Ultimately, it is the coach that decides is a player is playing well and rewards with playtime and the opportunity to perform. As long as the parent is not influencing that.
I haven't done it, but I don't really see the harm in it.Comment
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Have you ever rewarded your child with anything for doing something good?
For the Florida parent the reward just happens to be cash.
Would you feel better if they bought the kid an ice cream instead? No difference really.Comment
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geez...i would maybe get an ice cream cone when i was a kid...i got robbedComment
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
No. You made out since the ice cream cone cost more than a dollar or two.
Personally, I would take the cash. You then have options.Comment
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The harm is that you want your child to learn to shoot because that is the best decision with what to do with the ball at that time, not because they are going to get $5. I can see the benefit with some younger children who won't ever shoot even if they are alone in front of the net or won't ever dribble to the goal even if a defender isn't anywhere near them. But I have also seen some players who only want the money who will repeatedly try to dribble through defenders to shoot when the better play is a pass to their open teammate. I am not talking about players sometimes trying to take on other players which is part of the game and the learning process. Its the kids who do it all game and then announce how much money they made. That will hurt them in the long run. Keeping their head up and making good decisions with the ball at a young age will help them a lot when they get older and the defenders and keepers are much better.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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My son is a central defender. Whenever he scores from the defensive third I give him $20. So far in the 2014-15 season he's earned $60 and just missed out on another $40. It's easy money with young, out of position goalies in large nets.Comment
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i am a bit older than that...if i was 10 say, the cones at friendly's were maybe 50 cents at the most..35 for a small cone at dairy queen. I would have taken cash...could have bought two packs of baseball cards probablyOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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My parents used to give us cash for getting good grades. But for us achieving something meant far more than the cashComment
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We had a parent paying a kid for goals for a whole season. The kid would not pass the ball and it eventually got the team and even the whole sideline yelling at him to pass. It also got to the point the other players would not pass to him because they knew they would not get the ball back and since he wasn't a top player he eventually only saw the ball about 2-3 times/ game.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
It really divided the team.Comment
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In it to win it
We're in!! What is the payment threshold that affects amateur status?Comment
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The harm is that you want your child to learn to shoot because that is the best decision with what to do with the ball at that time, not because they are going to get $5. I can see the benefit with some younger children who won't ever shoot even if they are alone in front of the net or won't ever dribble to the goal even if a defender isn't anywhere near them. But I have also seen some players who only want the money who will repeatedly try to dribble through defenders to shoot when the better play is a pass to their open teammate. I am not talking about players sometimes trying to take on other players which is part of the game and the learning process. Its the kids who do it all game and then announce how much money they made. That will hurt them in the long run. Keeping their head up and making good decisions with the ball at a young age will help them a lot when they get older and the defenders and keepers are much better.
Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
'Back in the day' 50 cents went a long way..............
As for the upper post, 'yes'...........materialisitc rewards were directed toward a younger age kid (which I assumed that the OP was referring to) to encourage him/her to try and be creative. There is nothing more stifling than discouraging a young player from being creative.Comment
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Reminds me of the $50 hand shakes and $100 under the Linguica roll fom Back in my L.A.S.A days. One week I made a whopping $300, in hand shake bonuses. Then promptly spent it at the packie and bar before the next game, or on cigaretts for the Irish boys to smoke at half time. We always had directions to away games using pubs and package stores as landmarks. Awwhhh, the 80's and early 90's are a blur now. The motivation of some cash in the pocket worked for us back then. Can't see why it wouldn't work now! ;)Comment
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