The coach is amazing with the kids, the time works perfectly for our schedule and everyone else that attend is great social interaction for us parents. The field is great and I love the small groups.
It is giving my son the confidence that he needs to start since he just wanted to try it out and he is loving it. They are so patient and work good with the kids.
We have really enjoyed the experience that our daughter has been given over the past few seasons she has played (soccer). However, there are a few recommendations that we would like to see for future players. She played Co-Ed when first entering this league at 6. During this time, there were rules and strategies taught to the boys and girls during practices as well as games from both coaches and referees. Now that she is 8, and now playing in a “girls” only league, there were only 2 teams throughout the season, her team included, with one team having only 6 girls, and hers having 9. We were informed at the beginning of the season that the teams would be split up to allow more breaks and playing times for all players but that did not happen. There were also no rules or really strategies enforced by the referees. At times, if the ball went out of bounds, they played on, there was no teaching of proper throwing form once the ball went out of bounds, throw-ins were not called and instead corner kicks were being rewarded to teams when they should not have been, and even allowing girls to stand right in front of the goalie during goal kicks to just put the ball back into the net without giving teams chances to develop the skills required. It has been pretty much coaches and referees chasing the girls around the field who are chasing the ball, which is not what we experienced from when she was began at 6 years old. Now that she is older we were expecting rules and strategies to be taught and implanted appropriately. In the event that kiddos want to continue playing in another league, they will be lacking the basic fundamentals moving forward at an age where they were old enough to be taught. I feel that this experience has been unfair to the “girls only” league because these issues did not exist at all when she was in Co-Ed, and she was only 6 at that time.
We love that there is an age category for the younger kids specifically 3 year olds. It’s nice to be able to start them at a young age to grasp the concepts early on. The sport variety and multiple seasons all year also make it easy to participate based on our schedule. If we miss basketball in the summer there’s always another one right around the corner.
I have always loved I-9 Sports. They are all about the kids learning about sports and being able to compete in games without judgement. They encourage parents to volunteer as coaches and make the atmosphere both fun and encouraging. They have always been supportive not only with their players but also the parents.