Youth Soccer

Yesterday was a delayed opening day for my kids. We started at a new club that I had heard good things about, as far away as when I lived in Virginia.
So far we had one day notice on the coaches meeting, and less than two weeks before the season started. When I inquired, about this I was scolded.
So opening day, my oldest had no refs, and after three practices, look about as disorganized as the democrats. My lovely wife looked over at me and said about halfway through the game your last U12 team in Virginia could beat this team. My oldest is a U16. The u6 and u5 and u4 had refs.
My little one the one I think I can still coach after the drunk hit me, has his game afterwards. We had no refs, supposed to, but didn't. I had to fill the other coach in that he was wearing the wrong uniform, and tell another coach that he was on the wrong field, he should be on field 8. We split the teams up for the double game, one coach on one field, the other on the other field, with parents helping. After the my game, I went over to watch the rest of my team finish, and counted 5 v 5, on the field should be 4v4.
Unorganized administrators bread totally unorganized leagues, and Vasco has to ask the question again, why do clubs treat their travel programs like gold, and their rec programs like red headed step children? Without a good rec program your travel program dies. Rec foots the bills in most clubs. Why does USYS let this occur? Why is it when most of your people are rec players, you spend the most time and money and organization on the travel player?

Vasco says that soccer will not take off in America till we create fans of the game. Vasco is still baffled that we have travel players playing the game, but not watching the game on TV much less going to stadiums to watch the game.

Larry, you need to think about this, and Vasco thinks change the direction of the game at the youth level. As for my kids, we will go to another club this spring, one that is better organized and thus a better experience. My children might not grow up to be superstar soccer players, but they will grow up to be fans, and continue what their father has started.
Until then how many kids will be turned off of the sport, because they hear their parents complaining about the experience of being treated like a red headed step child.