Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
I believe Brian Kelly is a dad/coach. So is Danowski (Duke). So is Brian Spallina. This isn’t a notIntelligent argument, it’s just an argument founded on ignorance. URBWN4

Phhhhhhhhhht. It's an overgeneralization but it is certainly not an ignorant argument. If you are paying more than about $1500/year for your son to play ball, having a "Dad Coach" is more likely to be a red flag than a bonus, and everyone knows that.

Typical 21st Century American thinking "Oh it has to be A or B!" Really?

The fired 2029 Crabs coach (now at True) is a dad coach. Search the forums for that insane saga.
Team 91 currently has 30+ kids on roster including 3 sons of coaches. Should work out great.
Koopers was full of Dad coaches, and folded.
Millon is a dad coach, making sure for 10+ years the ball goes through his sons' hands. At the expense of others. It has been a success (of sorts).
Madlax has dad coaches, and the ML Dadz cannot stop talking about the effect it has on the squad.

Brian Kelly in his role at FCA has built a system where other players (who aren't his sons) must fit into the system that showcases his sons, or be cut. There are at least "a few" former and current FCA midfielders who have the same level of talent as Kelly's 2028 son. And yet some are/were buried 18 spots deep on the FCA white roster because there can only be one.

And in fact some of the best and worst 2028 FCA coaches have been dad coaches over the past few years!

It's complicated, but it's usually NOT GOOD.

Whoever wrote this post hasn’t watched many FCA 2028 Blue games.

Correct. Kelly's son isn't that great TBH. He's a showboater. You can see his dads frustrations with him almost every game.

He would be 1st or 2nd line on any elite team. He can play. But like all of the "elite" coaches' sons, it tends to fall apart when the ball doesn't run through him. Millon's kids are the same. You can see it clearly when they play sixes or box lax......when every play isn't specifically set up to get the ball to those kids, they look "regular talented." Which they are.

Also evident enough when those kids are highly recruited and then don't play much at high level D1. Yes they are very good. But maybe not "#1 in the country" good without Dad's playbook and oversight for 10 years on the field.