Each year around May and June, parents, players and coaches of North Texas club soccer participate in an unwanted game of musical chair and Texas Hold’em. It’s not an exclusive phenomenon to North Texas as all over the country the silly season can turn a championship team from last season into a distant memory in matter of a minute. Season to season, there is always one event that sets in motion a domino effect of player and coaching movement that leaves some parents and players shaking their heads. This year’s big event was the $4 million cash infusion to AndromedaSC. The infusion of funds stabilized the club and helps retain their status as a top 4 boy’s select club in North Texas.
As a parent of a player on a select soccer team, it’s the nature of the beast. Nevertheless, this skill set that keeps your son and daughter on a quality team is not written in any handbook or on a website. More often than not, it’s a lesson the parents and players will learn the hard way. North Texas select soccer is a multi-million dollar business with potential college scholarships at stake. Parents and players starts earlier and earlier to position themselves with the right clubs and the right coaches. One of these coaches with this reputation is Marcio Leite a long time coach in the Dallas Texan organization. A Brazilian trained coach, Marcio has had the likes of MLS Rookie of the Year, Omar Gonzales; Professional players Greg Garza and Jared Jeffrey under his tutelage. Marcio Leite has lead his youth teams to Dallas Cup Championships and molded countless players into D1 college players. As of June 1st, Marcio’s move to AndromedaSC was announced officially. As clean as this transition seems to be, his move was rumored for weeks in advance. Phone call, texts and message board rumors abound as parents and players try to figure out who they see at the different club's open secessions. May and June are open season for player to kick the tires of other clubs and coaches. Offline conversations and not to subtle hints foreshadowing each other intents, dancing in and out on player communication regulations. And typically around the beginning of July after try-outs, this covert game that mirrors an episode of the reality game show Survivor ends as the players signs their contracts.
It's has been a more eventful year than the past. The increase in coaching movement has cause a more intense domino effect of new teams forming and old teams looking for new direction. In the end, players and parents are just looking forward for the drama and stress to be over for another year. July can come fast enough in North Texas.
Este blog nace con una misión, la de informar de los acontecimientos futboleros locales, nacionales e internacionales del mundo amateur y profesional. Como tal creemos que es importante dar a conocer las ambiciones de jugadores que desde la etapa infantil sueñan en convertirse en grandes estrellas. Asimismo, conocerán los albures de los futbolistas que ya han alcanzado la cima profesional.
Nuestro principio es el respeto a la persona y al profesional, venga de donde venga, sea quien fuera. Ser justos e imparciales es nuestro lema y siempre divulgaremos los hechos expuestos por sus propios protagonistas. Todos sabemos que hay un solo ser perfecto y ese no lo somos nosotros, pero aqui no hay lugar a inventos ni creaciones con fines de dañar la imagen de las personas, sin embargo siempre divulgaremos lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo de lo que acontezca dentro del mundo del fútbol.
As a parent of a player on a select soccer team, it’s the nature of the beast. Nevertheless, this skill set that keeps your son and daughter on a quality team is not written in any handbook or on a website. More often than not, it’s a lesson the parents and players will learn the hard way. 
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