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My son was disallowed to participate in an open tryout at one largest local club today. It is all because of me.
I have been coaching my younger son’s recreational U10 team for two years (U9 and U10 mixed together for recreational team). We won the second division of recreational state open and then first division at our last U10 season this time last year. To continue to play at a higher level for our older players, we decided to play select. However, there are several players from low income families on the team who just could not afford those high club fees. I made a proposal to the board of our club that I’ll be the coach and donate compensation back to team to make it affordable. I got support from the recreational DOC, but not from the DOC of select side. He wants our players to participate in tryout and break our team. We followed procedure and 3 players (including my son) were selected into B team, and 3 players were selected to C team. Meanwhile DOC of a small local club liked the proposal and offered us to form a U11 B team under proposed financial structure. It is up to our players and family to decide. One chose big club B team, one chose their C team. The rest decided to join me to small club as B team. We recruited more recreational players and Hispanic League players.
The team started to play in lowest level, Division 2 of state select league the first season. Then promoted to Division 1 the second season. After another successful season, we’ll play in the highest level, Premier Division in U12.
My son has improved tremendous for the last year. I do not want to limit his development. He wants to participate in big club tryout to see if their A team is an option for him for U12. We pre-registered him with all the correct information. They knew who he is and his “famous” coach dad. Today they did not allow him to check-in and asked for parents. Then I was asked to meet DOC, who told me that my son is not allowed to participate because what I did a year ago. I asked him to clarify. He said I stole his players, which is not true. Players had the choice a year ago, some did join their club, and some did not. Then he asked B team coach to come over. It is same accusation again.
I asked why my son is not allowed as they advertised this as open tryout. DOC asked me to check their by-laws online. Here are the relevant parts I could find.
2.2 Try-outs will be open to all youths.
a. No prospective player for a club team will be offered a place on the team prior to tryouts.
f. No player will be informed of placement on a team at a try-out.
i. Trying out for a team represents an implied commitment to play for that team if selected. Players are not committed to try out for the most competitive team. They may elect to try out for a less competitive team. A player who tries out for a team, is offered a place on that team, and declines to play for that team, is no longer eligible to play for a less competitive team.
The most relevant sentence is “A player who tries out for a team, is offered a place on that team, and declines to play for that team, is no longer eligible to play for a less competitive team.” He was offered to play in B team last year, now he wants to try out for A team, nothing there.
Now it looks that we’ll have the chance to compete in the same Premier Division against their B team for U12 season. Other than beat them at the pitch, what else can be done?
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Sounds like the DOC is making it personal and political. I would talk to the board/president and see if they can persuade/override the DOC to allow your son to tryout.
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