I would agree with the rating above. I first thought that I had found the perfect place for our daughter to grow
as a soccer player. As we participated as part of the "A" travel soccer team, we realized that the club was becoming more
about drawing more players into the club than creating an awesome team of talented players. We as the
" A"team we were deceived on how the next team would be continued, so much so that the coach's daughter who was barely a pare player was
accepted as part of the "A" team. I am completely a talent comes first type of parent, but this
coach's daughter wasn't worth the title. This club is all a complete scam. Please read and listen...I'm a competitive parent, please listen this is not a place to
Strengthen your child, no matter the words the coaches or staff used to
get you to stay or come!! Stay with West Chester United or Downington, they both are
at least honest....,
I would caution parents against enrolling their kids with the Great Chester Valley Soccer Association (GCVSA). While this may be a great experience for many, if you have any disagreements with the organization there is absolutely no way to resolve them. I would recommend an organization such as West Chester United instead, which has an elected Board of Directors. We enrolled our daughter in GCVSA last spring because a parent from her school was organizing a team, and had been told that this was no problem. Except that our daughter was not placed on that team. When we tried to resolve the issue, we were told there was no way to change it, and the President - Neil Davis - unleashed a stream of obscenities at me over the phone and hung up when I tried to talk about it. The coach of the team was able to resolve it, but once again this year our daughter was not on the team - one of three girls who were not included, despite our getting our registration in very early with a letter noting that we were enrolling to be part of that team. In this case, we decided not to do anything - it wasn't worth the stress. But, one of the other parents engaged Neil in dialog explaining why they wanted their daughter on that team. Neil responded by dropping them from the league and refunding their money and telling them never to consider GCVSA again. We decided that perhaps we were better off separating from the league as well, and sent Neil a polite email asking if he would consider dropping us and refunding our money as he had done with this other person earlier that day. His response was to tell us we were dropped from the program, and that he would not refund our money. When I responded that if he was not refunding the money, we would stay in the program, his response was too late it is already done. I have tried to engage in a dialogue with Neil, and his responses have been the same. I tried sending notes to the Vice President and Registrar on the site, asking if there is anyone to talk to arbitrate a disagreement. I received no response. If you are considering this league, I would recommend trying to talk with Neil, and express any questions you have before you enter the league. Since this has happened, we have talked with other parents, including some who have switched from GCVSA to avoid this type of exchange. It is a shame. At six and seven, sports should not be so serious or difficult.
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