Most youth travel soccer "premier" or "academy" is just a business, it's up to the family and child to put in the work to develop. Very, very few clubs team have extremley dedicated coaches who truly train, develop and push the players at practices. Playing against the best local talent is what you hope for in a club and travel is important to see how your area stacks up against other regions but there is a reason Latin America and Europe dominate the world in soccer. American families consider practicing 3-4 times a week is enough to develop their son/daughter because they are at a "top club". Don't look to a club to develop your child, the family and the child need to put in much more work away from the team. Those silly practices for top level teams on a half or even quarter field with mini goals isn't going to develop your child.
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To add to it just a little differently, take quality training over quantity. Team practices where a waste of time.Comment
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There is a lot of truth to this. Barcelona's La Masia youth academy RARELY uses unopposed technical drills in their training sessions. La Masia training sessions are based on the 4 v 2 rondo and typically progress into larger positional rondos, training games (phase of play) and then a final game. If players are deficient in certain technical aspects they are pulled aside and spend some time on their own with a member of the coaching staff to reinforce correct technique. La Masia players are generally expected to do most of their technical work on their own, outside of practice.Originally posted by Guest View Post
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I’m blown away that someone actually registers for this blogOriginally posted by Mexa28fut View PostComment
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While we all hide anonymously so we can go at each others throats. Props to him/herOriginally posted by Guest View Post
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Surf has declined signficantly in the last two years. Two years ago, everyone was grandfathered in with no tryouts because they were a breath away from collapsing after the pandemic and needed cash. Then rosters swelled, and there was clear politics in deciding who got to play in events. There were some very QUESTIONABLE decisions, especially with Director Eric Oman. He sells his expensive and worthless January ID Camp, but then doesn't help kids actually get commitments. The list of commitments this year is laughable. Most of those kids who had offers did so because of their club support or bright talent, not due to any help from Surf.
It's a scam.Comment
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It's not worth it. Even with it's challenges EPD is a better program (and cheaper). That is why you see a couple of the best players from both the club formerly known as ISC and Celtic make the EPD squads at least on the boys side. I am speaking of the west side by the way as I don't have any experience on the east.Comment
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Is WPL Surf Academy going to survive? With the top WPL clubs putting their top teams in EAL, how is there a market for something like Surf Academy anymore?Comment
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WPL is on its deathbed and they are in a panic trying to collect as much revenue as possible.Comment
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WPL Surf Academy is an absolute joke. Boys and Girls sides lack quality coaches and the program is poorly run.Comment
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Are you inferring that WPL & Surf are essentially just rec-level now that the best clubs and players are EA/GA/DPL?Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Which clubs that were in WPL have moved to different league.?Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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WPL and SURF academy are jokes! From administration to coaches the entire program lacks any quality or consistency. As an organization WPL is pathetic. Save your money and play rec, or try and make a RCL/EA/GA/DPL team....... oh, and don't even bother with surf academy whether you make a legit team or not.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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