So, I was reading over the reviews and wanted to give my opinion. My child has attended K1 Sports for YEARS. We simply love it. I have heard and read that people are saying when they say it is Unorganized, No Guidance, No Coaches, You only get a Jersey and a Place to have a game on Saturday's, Practices are cancelled. Someone mentioned David Williams and Martinel Leal.Those are just a few things I picked out to comment about. I wanted everyone to understand from a another parents point of view who has been there and personally know Martinel Leal and David Williams. You see that all the people below are obviously unhappy and were so upset that they felt then needed to comment and give this place a bad review, but you rarely see the other hundreds of people that have come through this organization (such as myself) who never jump on and give good comments. So here it is:
First let me just say Mr. Leal was a Parent Volunteer and David Williams is the Director of K1 Sports. Mr. Leal did NOT work for K1. That review made it seem as if they were affiliated. They are not.
Second: Guidance; what kind of Guidance are you looking for? The people who volunteer to be coaches are 9 times out of 10, are average everyday working parents just like the rest of us. We can only teach so much at practice. What people fail to remember is that your child gets better with practice, and practice is not just at practice time with your team and Coach. Practice is everyday at home. With mom and dad. Alone outside. That is how you get better. I don't know what people expect to get from a Youth League.
What people aren't understanding is this: K1 Sports is just like the rest of the other Non Profit Organizations. People claim that this place is so Unorganized, I want to touch on that, I don't know what you guys want to see in order to call it Organized. You basically come in, sign your child up, you attend a (1) parent meeting to go over Rules, practice times and locations, lastly you figure out who the Coach is. After that it is up to your COACH and parents to make practice. K1 will supply the game site. End of story. So I don't know what people expect to happen. It is not only on your registration form but it reiterated numerous times before the season starts that NO COACHES ARE PROVIDED, COACHES ARE PARENT VOLUNTEERS and that is the same in every league, YMCA included. If the person who VOLUNTEERED TO BE THE COACH of your team does not have a lot of experience well then you should of volunteered since you seem to think you could of done a better job.
If you look at the Registration price, example if you are paying $80.00 for a season, you have to remember K1 has to pay for Referees at every game (and there is more than 1 game site), plus the rental fee for the Gym or Field, Insurance. That's what your registration pays for.
People really want to complain about $80.00 for a Season and a Jersey. What do you people really want provided? Trust me I have been there done that in all kinds of Leagues so I know. IF you want to come in a Register your child and have a COACH assigned and everything else handed to you, then go and find a AAU League, Tyfa, League etc.,. but trust me you will be coming out of your pocket for that. If you are parent such as myself who has more than one child and on a tight budget and you want to try different sports til your child finally figures out what he or she wants to pursue, then this is the League for you. And especially if you have more than one child you want to try K1, it is reasonably priced so you are able to put more than 1 child in at a time. Hope this gives you a better understanding on how K1 works. read more