My experience was the complete opposite of the previous review, if she had a problem with playing time she should have taken it up with the coach. I have witnessed firsthand kids that are only out there to appease their parents, they are the first to ask to sit out. As far as complaining about the costs, for $250.00 this is the best value in children's sports, they practice 5 days a week, one game a weekend for almost four months. They keep their jerseys, they get a homecoming t-shirt, end of the year trophy..... the list goes on and on.
I signed my son up for the Homer Stallions football program this year and was greatly disappointed. When I signed him up, I was told that it was a developmental league that teaches the boys basic football skills and the love of the game. They wouldn't even be keeping score in the games. (Although I'm sure that the boys always know what the score is).
The practices were well organized and the equipment is top notch. The problem began almost immediately on the first day of practice. The coaches make it clear who their starters are going to be. The boys were almost immediately pigeonholed into a position and will stay in that position for the rest of the season without being given a chance to try out any others.
There were 22 kids on our team, so a lineup of 11 offense, 11 defense would make sense. Except the coaches will play the same kids on both offense and defense, leaving at least a half a dozen kids each game on the sidelines watching the others play. They will sit on the sidelines for the whole game and may be put in for one or two plays at the very end. The team says that learning football skills starts on the practice field and not on game day. While I totally agree with this thought, the coaches will use the practice scrimmage games to give their starters more playing time. Your kid will be watching on the sidelines there as well.
This league is expensive, $250 to sign up, $100 additional if you don't want to work an 8 hour volunteer schedule, and you will be expected to sell cookie dough ($120 worth) to your friends and relatives. That, in my opinion, is a lot of money to get your child a front row seat at his friend’s football game. This league will not teach your child to love the great game of football. They will teach your child the lesson that some children are more equal than others and that hard work doesn’t matter. I'm personally worried that they have taken the love of football out of my son. Find another league to sign your child up in and leave this one alone.