Lindsay Oglesby

Review of Elite Soccer League

We got to the point we made the decision of just p...

We got to the point we made the decision of just pulling our daughter from the team and won't ever be joining this league again. To say we were disappointed in our experience with the league, team and coaching would be an understatement.

Their signature league is a joke. They make the kids "try out" and it's just another way for them to get more money out of parents who's kids should really be on a recreational team. I've seen better recreational teams and coaching when my daughter was 4&5 yrs old and she's 9 now. Last season was a complete waste of time and money since the Spring season and to think we were expected to have to drive to La Mirada and Fullerton for away games when there was literally zero progress with the kids and the team couldn't even score 1 goal as the home team after 5 games was a joke.

The spring season we played kids that were not even in our division and much older. We played on fields that were way too big and the kids just got terribly beat every game. They walked off the field disappointed and defeated every single game. Soccer is suppose to be fun and no one and that was not happening. Spring isn't the "main" season for soccer and we were new to the team so we still stuck with it. But when fall came around and the team still lost every single game and the girls never improved or showed any signs of progress we threw in the towel. We joined the league after my daughter "tried out" and made signature because she needed something more challenging than recreational but not as much as a time commitment as club. The league is terrible about responding to emails and phone calls too. Basically don't waste your time!!! AYSO is the way to go.