70 — Ref and former player

Just a quick thought, from a fellow (An)drew…

I’m a college ref, watch lots of soccer on TV and manage a men’s team (& have run tryouts a few times) — so I’m used to making snap judgements on a player’s talent. Sometimes a single touch can give you a…

39. Experience as a soccer parent — MR

eferencing the above information around pay to play, he quickly learned that not all players in the premier club teams are there to develop. Some just want to play soccer and they are good athletes. So, he has found there are good coaches that can develop…

40. Experience as a parent —AG

What we do for our kid development is technical training 2–3 hours/day when he doesn’t have practice; supplemental physical training to improve strength, speed and fitness without over-tiring him for practice and matches; having him watch at least 1–2 games per week…

18- Talk to a former player and possible rater

• How much soccer do you watch? 3 games a weeked and 2 during week. 7.5 hours, 45 minutes of US
• Are there specific players you follow? Not so much playes
• Would you be comfortable saying who is the…

56 — Former Player and Rater

So as a former DC United academy player, just some quick criticism of rating other players. In the survey I would explain what level you are rating this player at. If I rated a player at a professional level I would be more critical than rating a high school athlete trying to…

39. Experience as a parent — SH

I played soccer professionally and I have coached for over 20 years so it was only natural that I got my son involved. He loved it and here we are. David has played his whole life and has always been a top player so his natural progression was to play in the Academy…

1- Talking to a Lawyer

We wanted to make sure from a legal point of view there would not be a problem specially as the website/platform is collecting the information of minors. The lawyer gave us a comprehensive approach for tackling this issue

38. Experience as a soccer parent — LM

Two of my kids love football with a passion that was what push them in to playing soccer and they are doing well in it,thou not in any club or academy yet but It does not stop them from showcasing their talent,their talent in soccer comes within, it is something…

22 — Competitive Former Female Player

Soccer Watchers

• How much soccer do you watch?

•Depends on life but, usually 1 game/week. All of the World Cup, most other country tournaments. As for women’s-mostly just USA games when they are televised, and…

58- Talking to I.C, Reviewer

We showed a video of a U17 soccer player who scored two goals and asked this guy to rate it. After that he was asked if he was interested to do that or not in future which he was open to and he was OK doing that without financial incentive just to help US youth soccer as he used to be a soccer player himself and felt the pain.