HappyFeet Legends Greater Omaha

Everyone is so helpful there. The customer service is great. Emails are answered promptly. The coaches have been amazing. My son has learned so much and we are only two weeks in. He says, "They are phenomenal, fantastic, great. I have learned so many new skills and tricks there, and I've improved in my dribbling and goalkeeping."We are very happy to have found this program!

First, I'm a bit shocked to see the other ratings here. Maybe they're just old - they do NOT reflect the HappyFeet we've come to know and love since moving to Omaha last summer. We've been pleasantly surprised by the offerings at HappyFeet for our 2 yr old. We just moved to Nebraska and never imagined we'd be able to affordably keep our 2 yr old in soccer all fall, winter, and spring. That wouldn't be possible back in Boston. Here's what you can expect for class for your toddler: 45 mins early morning. Two teams each day (in winter [indoor], it's the same two teams each week]. You start with warm ups and drills, songs, and finish with a "game". It is delightfully chaotic - AS YOU WOULD/SHOULD EXPECT with toddlers ;) The kids get breaks every 15 mins or so. The coaches (usually Coach Dylan, but also Abby, Austin, and Rebecca) are friendly and phrase things in ways my little one understands. And btw, all week long we hear all about how excited our little one is to see Coach Dylan again. I'd say that's a mark of a pretty successful business. Not to mention we'll also be joining them for Soccer and Storytime starting soon. Lots of offerings, always a great time. and no pressure. Fun. Inclusive. No complaints on our end! [PS - I'd post pics of coaches and kids smiling, laughing, and learning to be good team players but it isn't appropriate for me to share pics of other people's kids]

If it were possible to give zero stars I would give this business zero. The description and pictures of soccer classes mentions coaches and shows coaches. Let me reiterate, coaches. My definition of coaches must be very different than Happy Feet's as there is only one coach. And the pictures show smiling happy coaches. Yeah, my kid's coach doesn't speak to the parents and only speaks to the kids during scheduled class time.Happy Feet's classes are marketed to kids as young as 2. If you're a parent you know exactly the mental and physical capacity a young kid has from ages of 2-5. So let me give a description of one 30 minute class I attended. Dribble the ball with one leg in a line in two directions. Dribble the ball with two legs in two directions. Now that the kiddos have mastered these skills let's move on to a detailed game of red light, yellow light (please note that I am being extremely sarcastic when I say mastered). So here are the rules of red light, yellow light. Each color means a different task is to be performed when it is called out. I can't remember what each color stands for so I'm going to go off the cuff. Red light means stop the ball with your foot. Yellow light means dribble with one leg. Green light means dribble with two legs. Purple light means side kick. Blue light means??? Orange light means??? I think you get the gist, there are so many colors and moves to remember an adult can't remember them. For a frame of reference, in case any one out there is questioning if the person writing this review an idiot, I am a CPA (10% national pass rate). That means I'm smart enough to pass a test that has a pass rate lower then the Bar exam to be an attorney. So let's just say if someone who can pass a test like that can't follow Happy Feet's red light, yellow light game young children probably follow it either. Now what do a lot of kids do when they are frustrated and can't follow their teacher? Do they pout and not participate or just stand motionless? Probably. If a substantial monetary figure was paid for classes should it be expected that the teacher/coach try to engage the child having a hard time? I'd say yes. However this is not what occurred when my two kids of different ages and skill sets became unengaged at Happy Feet (or other kids in their class). What does happen is the coach continues on with the other students as if the unengaged kids don't exist. Seems reasonable, right??? I mean why would someone who teaches a subject want to ensure that their students are learning??? So now let's say after a few classes of the same thing occurring on a regular basis a parent is curious if another coach could be added to the class to assist. I mean that one coach is responsible for approximately 7 + kids. That being said, maybe I should give the teacher a break in my statements in the previous paragraph. I mean who can teach 7+ kids with ages ranging from 2-5? Okay now back to the request to add a second coach. I mean the class description and pictures show and say coaches. Yeah, that's not going to happen because the "director" says Happy Feet coaches are spread thin as they have multiple classes occurring at the same time. But the "director" does mention that a parent is more than welcome to jump in and assist on the class. Seems reasonable? I mean if I pay an organization a lot of money per kid to learn basic soccer skills why shouldn't I just teach them myself? Heck, for that matter how about I just cut Happy Feet a check and then teach my kiddos in my backyard and never attend class???? Um, no! I think I paid for a service and it needs to be delivered. If I wanted to teach my kids soccer 1) I'd have to know soccer myself and 2) I wouldn't pay anyone else to teach them. Since that isn't an option what about deferring classes to another time? Maybe a couple months down the road when they are a little more mature? Yeah, silly mommy, Happy Feet doesn't teach in the fall. I know, I know, the Happy Feet website says they have school time classes but don't rely on the Happy Feet website since the "director" says they don't. So let me summarize. One coach for a fairly large group of young kids. The couch is not engaging nor does the coach try to engage the kids. The classes are very detailed/complicated for the audience in attendance. When asking for assistance from the "director" it's best not to do so as we shouldn't disturb complacent management. Happy Feet has a great website but unfortunately in the end they pay minimal wages to teenagers to be coaches, don't care to assist customers, and teach classes at FREE parks to assist their bottom line. That's it folks. It is all about the bottom line, not teaching soccer. FAIL!

Happy Feet of Greater Omaha is a great organization in place to help our children learn and play soccer. Great organization throughout. Strong communication about the schedule with where we play with updates sent regularly via email when there are changes made. The staff and coaches are dink and really understand the game of soccer and youth skill development.

The owner of this company does not care about your child nor does she care about COVID times. She is rude and blunt when talking to you when you have questions. She doesn't stand up for what this soccer league is actually about. Her ways of talking to people is talking down to them in a very unprofessional manner. She insulted my child by making up a name for him and didn't care to apologize, but I'm sure as a mother herself she would attack if someone did that to her own child. She needs to learn how to talk to people or have compassion. It is sickening. Other parents have called her self entitled and won't return. The coaches work hard with these kids and the players show tremendous growth, but the owner doesn't care and that defines a company.I would be more than happy to share the email exchange with anyone who is interested. Calling a parent obnoxious for correcting their child's name, considering herself harassed for being for being called unprofessional when covid was a concern and she assumed it was the fact games were not scheduled. She also could not address the actual problem. She continues to make it about herself. I have yet to get a professional response from her. She accuses me of being upset that my son was barred from her league after calling her unprofessional and when I corrected her on my son's name and told her that is fine and we would not recommend this place to anyone she called me obnoxious and to leave her alone. She only solves problems by attacking. What kind of owner does that.

A joke of a soccer league, even for toddlers. Never enough players on my son's teams and they let them play that way. 6 against 2. The owners care about money, nothing else.

Please don't sign up for the toddler classes! The coaches don't pay attention or work well with kids. My son was 3 and a bit shy and they put him on a wrong field (after I asked and they barely looked at me answering over their shoulder to send him there) made him move mid practice so he wasn't in sync with the group and no one tried to help tell him what they were doing. We went three more times and each time was bad. Once a coach walked up to his ball that was three feet in front of him kicked it away without talking to him or trying to bring him into the group. Then with their back facing him started things with the other kids. He cried said they didn't want to play with him and when still no one turned around we left and never came back. Then when I contacted upset they blew me off. 4 times out 2 to 3 coaches at each practice only one was worth anything. I just wanted him to have fun; broke my heart. Thanks for taking so much money to ignore my kid.