Sports First Midwest

★Erica Finnegan

So we did tball for a 7 year old and soccer for a 6 year old in Sioux Falls. We chose this program because we thought it would have more coaching than park and rec which is volunteer coaches. The website makes it sound like it’s an actual program with a plan on how to teach and coach them to play. We also liked that all the games were Sunday afternoons which is a nice schedule. Well that was a mistake. This program is significantly more expensive between the ridiculous $80 jersey and the $150 fee. To be clear I’d gladly pay that if I thought my kids were learning anything. For comparison park and rec is well under $100 and they get a t shirt and a soccer ball. There was no coaching for soccer. Just a quick warm up followed by a confusing mess of a game. Nothing planned just whatever they make up that day. They consistently started late because the coaches wouldn’t show up until start time and then still had to spend 15 minutes marking off the field. T ball was only slightly better because there were some practices but the games were still an unorganized mess. No diamond just an open field. There were multiple schedule changes almost every week was something. We didn’t even go to the two last games because I didn’t want to get her hopes up and then have it canceled. Weather is one thing but not having coaches or not having gear is unacceptable.

★Miranda Kasten

The coaches don't speak or do anything but bring some gear. I don't even see the same ones each week or know their names. The parents do 100% of everything. Seriously $500 including jerseys for my 3 kids in an open field (not a diamond) with zero coaching is an absolute ripoff. Terrible first experience with youth sports. And goooood luck getting a refund for future sports, they don't answer emails or the phone.

★Hannah Rife

Didn’t really have the best experience, I will be putting my child in a different program. Definitely don’t know how to communicate, on top of you’ll never know who their coaches are, and half the time they don’t even have enough players to play. I basically came to watch my child play against a coach. Don’t waste your time or money.

★Diana Sanchez

Would leave 0 stars if I could. First time enrolling my son with sports first for soccer in Sioux Falls and will be the last and recommend any other parent thinking about it to look into other programs if they want their child to actually learn and enjoy the game! My son is 3 and our first game/practice was so chaotic the “coaches” didn’t even know where the kids belonged to. The communication is horrible. I called after the practice to express my concerns and was told that the concerned would be sent to a manager. I received a email from Rebecca Noameshie stating that the actually experienced coach was not there due to not being able to find the park and that the other coaches had told the parents this and they were going back and forth to both team, which was not true since I was at the game and did not witness the coaches going back and forth and neither of them came up to any of the parents to inform up that the head coach was not there. Communication is horrible. After telling Rebecca this and asking for a refund she kept saying no refunds after registration closes. I told her that I send a email asking details about what to expect from this program since there is lack of information on the website and never heard back. She replied saying she never received a email. I then sent her the screen shot of the email and her response was that “she did not see the email when she searched and that is why she did not reply” then still said no refunds after registration deadline. Even after showing proof a email was sent before the deadline she still would not make it right. Please just save your money and go somewhere else. This company is so overpriced and does not teach your kids any sport skills. You’re paying to basically let your kids run on a field.

★★★★★Rea Gengler

Lovely program! Was so excited to see the quad city division brought back! One of the only teams to have a 3-4 year old division that I could find! This will be my son’s second time on the team.. I was worried the first year how they could coach 2-3 years olds but the coaches were fantastic! They are so patient and inviting. They do a good job at including every kid and cheering them on. They really made soccer a good first experience for my child. He was able to jump right in and learn useful skills! My son (now 4) still talks about the song they used that followed the tune of row your boat. The coaches are very good at getting information out in a timely manner and are very responsive to any questions. Couldn’t recommend enough!