Soccer is the best game for children, and its great that your child wants to play. One of the best things about soccer is that there's a place for every child...to help you find the right place for your family, here are some questions you should ask before joining an organization.
1.Is your organization affiliated with the United States Youth Soccer Association?
2.Does your organization offer a choice between recreational and competitive programs?
3.Does your organization seek to place children at a level of play which is right for
their long-term goals and current ability?
4.Does your organization use referees trained by the United States Soccer
Federation? How many and does your organization require constant in-service
training and evaluations?
5.How many coaches in your organization are "parent" coaches?
6.How many coaches in your organization have State or National coaching licenses?
7.Does your insurance include medical coverage which also covers practice and
injuries which are suffered on the way to or from soccer events?
8.Does your organization offer any form of player evaluations?
g.Does your organization offer the opportunity and choice to play on teams that
compete for championships or travel to tournaments?
10.Does your organization offer the opportunity make All-Star teams, play in All-Star
games, and try out for premier level teams?
11.Does your organization offer a formal indoor soccer program for those children
who want to play the game during the winter months?
12.Does your organization hold its recreational games at a single site, using small
fields, small goals and small-sided games?
13.Does your organization prepare players in any way to compete at higher levels? In
particular, is playing in your organization good preparation for high school soccer?
14.Does your organization have a good relationship with other soccer groups?
15.Has your organization every successfully placed players on higher level teams?
16.Has your organization ever developed a team capable of winning a championship?
17.Does your organization provide first-class uniforms and equipment or cheap, "club
level" uniforms, home-made goals, and molded balls?
18.Is your organization able to provide good advice on balls, shoes, shin guards and
other important pieces of equipment?
19.Does your organization try to make everybody equal and average, or reward the
hard work and creativity of players committed to serious soccer?
20.Does your organization ever tell a child they are not good enough to play soccer?
21.Does your organization reward players and families committed enough to attend
most of the practices and games?
22.Does your organization have a direct link to International soccer?
23.Can your organization provide clinics and camps conducted by professional players
and coaches?
24.Can your organization offer position-specific training such as goalkeeper coaches?
25.Does your organization have a "child-safe" risk management program?
26.Does your organization participate in a fields and facilities program sponsored and
supported by a major turf management agricultural company?
27.Does the local high school coach support your program and is he involved in it?
28.How much does it cost to play in your organization, and what to the players
receive for their money?
29.Does your organization make and enforce reasonable rules?
30.How easy is it to become actively involved in your organization?
If you ask these questions, you'll find the Tallmadge Fusion Soccer Club is the right soccer club, offering the best choices for most children in the Tallmadge community.