So the silly season has started. People are coming out of the woodwork to slander opposing clubs and teams in an effort to sway public opinion. I love this time of year because the posts become extra outrageous and they make for great entertainment.
The difference with 2016 unlike most years is that the community is dealing with the stupid age change and the creation of select U12 Academy teams.
The U12 age group seems to be the sweet spot when it comes to the emergence of psycho parents. For some reason 12 is when most parents feel like they have a college scholarship locked up because they're child is the most talented on the team. Things get very serious for the U12 parents. They start whispering a lot. They find Gotsoccer. They begin posting here rather than just lurking.
As the psychos begin to blossom and the realities of the age change and DAP converge you have a tsunami that has begun to form.
All of this angst and false hope will make the 2016 tryout process the most dysfunctional in recent memory. Beyond entire teams being gutted by the age change I would bet entire groups change clubs altogether to chase the dream. When the dust settles in late June coaches and DOC's will be sitting on the floor in a pile of evaluations and unsigned contracts wondering what the hell just happened. This will be the Black Monday of club soccer in Massachusetts(for those coaches too young to know what Black Monday was you can just Google it).
The difference with 2016 unlike most years is that the community is dealing with the stupid age change and the creation of select U12 Academy teams.
The U12 age group seems to be the sweet spot when it comes to the emergence of psycho parents. For some reason 12 is when most parents feel like they have a college scholarship locked up because they're child is the most talented on the team. Things get very serious for the U12 parents. They start whispering a lot. They find Gotsoccer. They begin posting here rather than just lurking.
As the psychos begin to blossom and the realities of the age change and DAP converge you have a tsunami that has begun to form.
All of this angst and false hope will make the 2016 tryout process the most dysfunctional in recent memory. Beyond entire teams being gutted by the age change I would bet entire groups change clubs altogether to chase the dream. When the dust settles in late June coaches and DOC's will be sitting on the floor in a pile of evaluations and unsigned contracts wondering what the hell just happened. This will be the Black Monday of club soccer in Massachusetts(for those coaches too young to know what Black Monday was you can just Google it).
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