Specific to the Gilbert/Mesa league…read more Great Experience - My son has been playing flag football and basketball with i9 since 2018, and I've coached most of his teams. Our experience with the organizers and refs have almost always been great, and the few exceptions were understandable and/or dealt with. The coaches are all volunteer parents - so you get out of it what you put into it. If you don't like how the team is run, you should volunteer and try a season yourself... you just might love it! If your coach is not playing every kid pretty close to equally, let them know, and let the league office know. If they don't set this expectation on day one, ask! You should be able to switch teams. Coaches in this league who don't spread it around need to hear it from parents and/or get the boot. If you think that your kid is the next LeBron or Barry Sanders, go put them in a hyper-competitive league and see how they do. As a coach, I know that the parents have entrusted me with their kids to give them a chance to play and have fun. If I win every game but only played 5 kids, I failed. If I lose every game, but every kid had fun AND still wants to play again, then I succeeded. Any coach who can't say the same needs to go manage a fantasy football team or something and leave the coaching to those of us who will do the job correctly. Sadly, we are aging out this year so we won't get to keep playing after this season.

The absolute worst experience with i9. My older son started…read moretball at i9 and it was a great program. His coach built his confidence and he learned teamwork. It was organized. Every week a kid from the team earned a medal for a special characteristic that they brought to the team. That is why I chose i9 for my younger son . Same age , same program My son did NOT even have a COACH this year. Every week, parents would just have the kids take turns batting off the tee until the game started. No communication , no staff reaching out to try to fix the situation. It was like I paid 200$ to i9 so that I could take my son to a park. I have zero clue how i9 would do nothing to support an entire team . I am disappointed and I will be sure to steer any parents looking for a quality program away from I9.

MYS is good if you want your kid in sports for the least amount of money and/or your kids want to…read moretry a sport out. It is also good if your kid is not that good at the sport as it is not that competitive. Have your kid do MYS and if they are a standout player go elsewhere. The company itself is ok. The coach you get will make or break your kids experience.

Updated a former 5-star review for May 2024…read more I'm still a fan of the Club Prep project. I like its goals and enjoy its affordability. That said, my personal recommendation is that if you happen to end up on one of the volleyball teams coached by the head of the volleyball league (who I won't name here, NOT GENE.), you should run, not walk, to another team. Our experience this past season or two was that he was largely an absentee coach, delegating his Club Prep teams to other parents while he focuses on his club teams. Says playing time is merit-based, but fails to carry out that promise by maintaining loyalty to players he previously knows. The roles and playing time of these players are never questioned or in doubt, regardless of performance. Never considered developing new players into certain roles on the team that would threaten the playing time of some of the long-timers. Most everyone else is shoehorned into the few remaining positions, where playing time becomes very scarce. This is not club level, nor is it high school. There is simply no reason for every player to not get some kind of defined role on the court on game days, including tournament games. This was just our experience. The coach you get can either make or break your experience. It put a very bad taste in our mouths this past season and ruined what was previously a very positive experience in the league.

It has been a year since my 9-year-old son played for the San Tan Youth Football League Blue…read moreDevils, and after a full year to reflect, I still feel exactly the same. I can only speak about our experience with the Blue Devils. This was D1, the league's youngest age group, with many boys playing tackle football for the first time. From the outside, everything looks impressive: social media, uniforms, bags, equipment, etc. Our experience did not match that image. Within the first couple of weeks, the coaches appeared to choose which boys they would prioritize. They split them into Blue and White groups, and most coaching, attention, and competitive game time went to the group selected early, even though many were not noticeably better than the boys left on the sideline. They were practicing, but they were not being developed together or treated like one team unless playing games at the end of practice. The rulebook provides a 20-minute instructional period before the competitive game. What it does not clearly explain is that this may be the only time your child plays. Once the actual game started, many boys spent the entire game on the sideline. These kids knew the difference. They were told to stand up, clap, cheer louder, stop looking sad, and support the players on the field. They were not members of a football team; they were treated like cheerleaders during the actual games. We were told my son received no competitive game time because he was not paying attention during practice. The coaches were already focused on the group they selected, and several of those boys were doing the same things while still receiving game time. We took the feedback seriously. He immediately made every change the coach asked for. Nothing changed. What does that teach a child? That listening, working hard, and improving still will not earn an opportunity because the decision was already made? After we complained, my son received maybe 15 minutes total of competitive game time over roughly half the season. The boys on the sideline were suddenly good enough to play whenever a selected player was sick or on vacation. The next week, they were right back on the sideline. One week they were trusted because the team needed them; the next week they were treated like they were not good enough. The separation also created an unhealthy divide. Boys mocked and belittled others while coaches stood nearby. Racial slurs were used during practice. The club manager addressed it in a meeting, yet the boys involved still played the next game. My husband and I have coached many seasons of flag football and volleyball. We understand wanting to win and keeping certain players in during important moments. But coaching is about the whole team. Once you agree to coach, your responsibility is to every child, not only your own or the players you prefer. We raised our concerns with the team manager. Rather than addressing them, she defended the coach. She is close friends with both the coach and his wife, so her response did not feel objective. We later spoke with the owners of San Tan Youth Football. They agreed there was a problem and said one of their own grandsons on the Blue Devils was experiencing the same lack of game time. Yet nothing changed. This experience destroyed my son's confidence. It took him a full year to try another sport. After one practice with his new team, I immediately saw the difference: every child was included, engaged, and coached. We paid hundreds of dollars to the Blue Devils, and my father's company made a business donation. In the end, none of the uniforms, bags, equipment, or ceremonies meant anything. All that gear now sits in my son's closet while the boys who paid, practiced, and showed up were used as cheerleaders for the players the coaches chose during the first few weeks.

As a parent, it's incredibly frustrating and disappointing to feel that fairness and integrity are…read morelacking in a youth football league. Our experience with the San Tan Youth Football League leadership left us feeling disheartened, not because of wins or losses, but because of what our kids were exposed to. This is no way a reflection on the Bulldogs! There GMs and coaches have been amazing and supportive. Throughout the season and past years we've played, there were multiple instances of inconsistent officiating and decisions that appeared to favor certain teams. In a league meant for young athletes, this sends the wrong message. These kids train hard, show up with heart, and deserve a level playing field where effort and sportsmanship matter more than favoritism. Parents invest a great deal of time, money, and trust into these programs. We expect transparency, accountability, and fair treatment for all teams. When that trust is broken, it takes away from what youth sports should represent--growth, confidence, and learning valuable life lessons. I truly hope the league leadership reflects on these concerns and makes changes to ensure a FAIR, respectful, and positive experience for every player and family moving forward. I hope they hold the refs accountable for their actions and stand behind the children.

Great venue. Easy access to the park, great place to enjoy sports. Easy parking. The fields are…read morevery well kept.

Tried to request a refund because we don't want to support a church that supports pedophiles and we…read morewere met with silence but there was no silence when they made the transaction. The coach from last season was horrible but we requested a new coach this season but with recent news that was the last straw.

My daughter had an 8:50 soccer game on Saturday but we came early to watch the championship match…read more A girl two hand shoved a girl from behind and she fell and got hurt. Field 2B. The sideline wanted the ref to call something and he didn't. Then a CCV star staffer who was near the goal and didn't have the correct angle to see it just started berating parents all crazy and like mocking them. He acted like his way was the only possible thing that could have happened. The way he carried himself was not of the church I grew up at and honestly you guys should be embarrassed and he should be removed. He was working near the medal booth with the younger gentleman who is always as polite as could be. I get the parents were asking for a call but no one said anything crazy or outlandish and the girl did get pushed and hurt. Might want to have that guy read the code of conduct