Troubles in Langley

[RatBastard]

lots of mileage driven to hell and back I guess.

Directors at the district were claiming mileage? Seriously? Many, many years ago I was a director of a district and I felt a bit icky when we got free sweat shirts. I still have the damn thing, 20-something years later. What happened to the volunteer spirit, the idea of doing things for others and contributing because it is a good thing to do? In all my years as a director I never submitted a penny of expenses, for anything. Hell, as a coach I was out quite a few hundred a year and I was blessed to be able to do it for the girls I coached. I think I'm lucky I got out before the Technical Directors and professional coaches turned our kids in to money machines.

 

[Spankmemanky]

Directors at the district were claiming mileage? Seriously? Many, many years ago I was a director of a district and I felt a bit icky when we got free sweat shirts. I still have the damn thing, 20-something years later. What happened to the volunteer spirit, the idea of doing things for others and contributing because it is a good thing to do? In all my years as a director I never submitted a penny of expenses, for anything. Hell, as a coach I was out quite a few hundred a year and I was blessed to be able to do it for the girls I coached. I think I'm lucky I got out before the Technical Directors and professional coaches turned our kids in to money machines.

Some are pulling salaries my man ....it’s big bucks for those in the know, that goes totally under the radar as non profit.... The societies Act..... give me a fcuking break!! As toothless as a Gummer convention...

when was the last time a shady soccer “volunteer” was investigated.... Neveruary

 

[robino]

That is exactly what I was talking about in another post. Its covid phase and we are on a break. Kids have nothing to do. Thus, How many of these TDs who get salary will go out of their way and create (safety protocols and all) for club players to continue playing and being active? Going out and leading sessions? Too many of them are getting paid too much and doing way too little.

 

[suburbanator]

Okay, haven't been on in a while but always trolling. Right RF.

I was part of club for almost 10 years. I started coaching my daughter when she was 6..now she is 16. Whew, good math. I reached out to @Dude a few years ago about the problems of this club so he and others are aware of this tire fire.

About 7 years ago a new TD walks in, lets call him God. God starts with a club of about 1000 kids, not bad, and mostly girls teams. At one point there were 7 girls teams in my daughters U-12 age group. Nice. Somehow, God gets a HPL franchise tag while the club across the street with twice as many people, heck maybe three times as much gets zilch. Impressive pull.

He hires great coaches, things seem fine. Club is thriving.

Then God starts reading his press clipings, written by him, of course. He doesn't promote any of underage coaches to coach HPL or his excellent academy coaches. He decides to coach three teams himself and give other teams to family and close friends. Don't worry, he can handle it. He hires a president who has NO soccer background. Hmmm, don't worry, he has got it covered. Nobody can do the job that he can. Academy Coaches are let go. However, I see some coaching University teams now, one is an Assistant TD and a bunch, BUNCH are at WhiteCaps. Not good enough for Fraser Valley though.

Numbers are dwindling year after year. The board consists of mom, dad, brother and a best buddy. Pretty soon there is no board. Funniest line was take it to the board. Parents complained to BC Soccer. Their answer 'Take it to the Board'. BC Soccer should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. They heard not tens but hundreds of complaints. God coached my daughter intake team and in a matter of 3 years caused the whole team to disband. He never coached a girls team before this. Ever. He was loud, obnoxious and an absolute bully. A complaint went into BC Soccer. 75 pages. It consisted of parents and players serious concerns of this maniac. Gutsy. There could of been 275 pages. Many refused to testify, even though most were playing for other teams such as Surrey or Coastal. God would find them and punish them. God gets suspended. Disbelief but jubilation. However after several appeals, God gets off the hook with a Kangaroo BC Discipline Committee. I guess he turned in 200 pages of rebuttal of how great he was. BC Soccer promised to give back God's rebuttal to the parents explaining reasons for their decision but this would take a while because of the time consuming task of blacking out names. Still waiting....2 years...

This year, God shows up and his club has 45 kids at grassroots. Yep 45. How are they making money? Don't worry, God has got it under control. After God fires the field coordinator last year and assigns the job to the President, the President quits. God needs somebody, somebody who will be pretty window dressing. Someone who seems like a 'friend'. He hires his 'friend' but little does he know that his friend packs an ego as well. Let's call him the devil.

God and the devil fight. The devil wins. The devil looks at the books and sees that God pulled 130,000 tax free a year for almost 6 years. Hmmmm, that's almost million. Even the devil thinks that is greedy.

The devil inherits a tire fire of biblical proportions, even too hot for BeelzeBub. God took the the house the car and the keys. He even took every last ball, cone and whistle (write offs of course).

When God was fired, I must of received 50 calls, absolute joy. I wished the new board luck, but they had no chance going in.

Today Fraser Valley is gone. All HPL teams. Done.

Today, I received about 10 calls, sad parents looking for a place to go. Luckily, I pulled my kids out last year. I already tithed enough to God and wasn't going to give him another 5000.

It's a sad day.

That is a good read... thx.

I am so far removed from the politics side of the game. I don't miss it!

Will post some additional info when I confirm any of the rumours floating around in my inbox... wouldn't want to be hasty!

 

[Dude]

Directors at the district were claiming mileage? Seriously? Many, many years ago I was a director of a district and I felt a bit icky when we got free sweat shirts. I still have the damn thing, 20-something years later. What happened to the volunteer spirit, the idea of doing things for others and contributing because it is a good thing to do? In all my years as a director I never submitted a penny of expenses, for anything. Hell, as a coach I was out quite a few hundred a year and I was blessed to be able to do it for the girls I coached. I think I'm lucky I got out before the Technical Directors and professional coaches turned our kids in to money machines.

This is just such a good post, bars worth repeating.

 

[Dude]

That is a good read... thx.

I am so far removed from the politics side of the game. I don't miss it!

Will post some additional info when I confirm any of the rumours floating around in my inbox... wouldn't want to be hasty!

I have to admit, when I logged on today and saw Sub posting, I sort of rubbed my hands in glee. Baited breath!

 

[Regs]

This is just such a good post, bars worth repeating.

I looked this up on urban dictionary and got nada. Help?

 

[Dude]

Rolleyes.

 

[Regs]

Slow day, they can't all be gold.

 

[peg leg]

This is just such a good post, bars worth repeating.

I agree. One thing that really bugged me was the pressure to have your kids in the Club academy at age 11 and 12. Never said out loud was that if your son/daughter was not registered that they wouldn't be selected for HPL. In my daughters last year, I didn't register her in September, I thought it was a waste of money. She would go out with me a couple of times a week and we would kick the ball around, so she was getting her touches in. Eventually, coaches and PARENTS were bothering me and asking why we didn't register. Eventually, we succumbed to the pressure and registered in January as she was being asked by the girls why she wasn't there. We were told that this showed commitment. @RatBastard was so right, these clubs have turned our kids into money machines.

 

[Regs]

That being said, I had a good long chat with Moses today. He's not happy with God either.

 

[Dude]

That being said, I had a good long chat with Moses today. He's not happy with God either.

This was a better effort.

 

[Spankmemanky]

This was a better effort.

He’s got a burning bush and no cream for that hemorrhoidal ego

 

[Dude]

At some point I'd like a users guide to the Prophets and Dieties. Just when I think I have it all straight, Moses walks into the room, ass full of hurt and no way to treat it. I'm just asking for a cross reference list. Anyone? You can PM me, you know?

 

[RatBastard]

Does anyone have anything new to add? Is Preston GM done and did they at least inform their members like they were required to do? I assume refunds are not going to happen if the club has no money left. BCSPL teams are being transferred, supposedly, but what about the recreational teams who would expect to be practicing and maybe playing again in January?

And with the transfer of BCSPL teams does that mean there will only be a LUSA U13 Intake program for the upcoming season or will there be two teams both run by LUSA? The current intakes that move to U13 soon, will there be two teams of boys and two of girls? How will that work? Does LUSA have responsibility to balance the teams if one has lots of players and the other doesn't? There are a lot of players a parents who are totally in the dark on this.

 

[cside17]

At some point I'd like a users guide to the Prophets and Dieties. Just when I think I have it all straight, Moses walks into the room, ass full of hurt and no way to treat it. I'm just asking for a cross reference list. Anyone? You can PM me, you know?

Me too please

 

[utah]

 

[Dude]

Again, I expect better.

 

[STD]

I keep reading this thread expecting to read that Dude rode in on his white horse and save Langley again. Must say a little disappointing.

 

[Dude]

Clubs need to learn to stand on their own feet without Dude’s benevolence.