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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    So you are assuming that all of FC youngsters who start off in FC Junior academy graduate to core starters later on at FC ECNL or High School due to the "technical development" focus.

    But what people are questioning is whether or not those you FC academy kids and u10-U14 kids end up being the primary starters on FC's older teams. What seems to observed is that FC supplants their own kids with outside talent and then focus on developing that talent.
    In some cases the new players start, but not in all cases. DD is a great athlete, tactically sound, but not as technical as the FC starters at her position, so coming off the bench. She gets good playing time, as FC has been very fair with playing time, but it has been a real eye opener for her. She talks about how the FC player s were tested regularly on technical skills and juggling, to keep them accountable. If they didn't show improvement the coach knew they hadn't been doing their outside and they lost playing time. This never happened once at her previous club.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      In some cases the new players start, but not in all cases. DD is a great athlete, tactically sound, but not as technical as the FC starters at her position, so coming off the bench. She gets good playing time, as FC has been very fair with playing time, but it has been a real eye opener for her. She talks about how the FC player s were tested regularly on technical skills and juggling, to keep them accountable. If they didn't show improvement the coach knew they hadn't been doing their outside and they lost playing time. This never happened once at her previous club.
      Ahhh. Then you certainly needed a better club. Sooner or later when you match athlete vs athlete in soccer it's the one with the technical skills on top of athleticism that are more valuable. Good move on your part. I see the same thing at our club. New players come in and cant juggle or can't make any offensive or defensive technical moves to separate from players. Really kills the mojo when you cant receive, evade and distribute the ball.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Ahhh. Then you certainly needed a better club. Sooner or later when you match athlete vs athlete in soccer it's the one with the technical skills on top of athleticism that are more valuable. Good move on your part. I see the same thing at our club. New players come in and cant juggle or can't make any offensive or defensive technical moves to separate from players. Really kills the mojo when you cant receive, evade and distribute the ball.
        Yep. It is the evade that gets her. For 4 years it was one to two touch soccer. She can receive and distribute with the best of them, but can't break someone down on the dribble. If I only knew then, what I know know, i would have put her with a coach that demanded that the kids work on technical outside of practice. Really would have helped with her confidence on the ball at the ECNL level

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Ahhh. Then you certainly needed a better club. Sooner or later when you match athlete vs athlete in soccer it's the one with the technical skills on top of athleticism that are more valuable. Good move on your part. I see the same thing at our club. New players come in and cant juggle or can't make any offensive or defensive technical moves to separate from players. Really kills the mojo when you cant receive, evade and distribute the ball.
          Better club is right! I must be giving other clubs too much credit and my DD's not enough because basic technical development and competitive juggling seem like low bars to me!

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            So you are assuming that all of FC youngsters who start off in FC Junior academy graduate to core starters later on at FC ECNL or High School due to the "technical development" focus.

            But what people are questioning is whether or not those you FC academy kids and u10-U14 kids end up being the primary starters on FC's older teams. What seems to observed is that FC supplants their own kids with outside talent and then focus on developing that talent.
            Exactly. This was definitely the case with the 02's! Transfers pulled that team out of the bottom of their bracket, not some magical early development!

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Exactly. This was definitely the case with the 02's! Transfers pulled that team out of the bottom of their bracket, not some magical early development!
              What people seem to forget is that, at the youngest ages, the potential talents are spread around the area pretty uniformly. This happens because most just choose the club closest to them. It's no different with FCP. In their Junior Academy they have just local Hillsboro kids. Some of them will be great one day, most won't, just like at all clubs. But there must be an inherent difference in that the top kids from all other clubs naturally gravitate towards FCP, even though they are often no better at "winning" at the younger ages than any other club. Maybe it's that the coaching at FCP really is a notch above the rest? Maybe it's because FCP has a history of always having top quality HS ages teams when most other clubs barely have HS teams at all? Maybe it's because FCP has a history of placing a large majority of it's graduating class into college soccer programs? Maybe it's just that everybody likes driving out to Liberty several times per week? (Doubtful). Whatever it is, the fact is that FCP does the best job of developing the talent they have, attracting new talent, and sustaining the effort throughout the entire youth soccer career. You can't say that about too many other clubs in Oregon...

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                What people seem to forget is that, at the youngest ages, the potential talents are spread around the area pretty uniformly. This happens because most just choose the club closest to them. It's no different with FCP. In their Junior Academy they have just local Hillsboro kids. Some of them will be great one day, most won't, just like at all clubs. But there must be an inherent difference in that the top kids from all other clubs naturally gravitate towards FCP, even though they are often no better at "winning" at the younger ages than any other club. Maybe it's that the coaching at FCP really is a notch above the rest? Maybe it's because FCP has a history of always having top quality HS ages teams when most other clubs barely have HS teams at all? Maybe it's because FCP has a history of placing a large majority of it's graduating class into college soccer programs? Maybe it's just that everybody likes driving out to Liberty several times per week? (Doubtful). Whatever it is, the fact is that FCP does the best job of developing the talent they have, attracting new talent, and sustaining the effort throughout the entire youth soccer career. You can't say that about too many other clubs in Oregon...
                Well I guess we'll get to see how this gravitational force works in real time with the 03's because they aren't going to develop their way into competing against Pacific and THUSC in this age bracket without lots of gravity!

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Well I guess we'll get to see how this gravitational force works in real time with the 03's because they aren't going to develop their way into competing against Pacific and THUSC in this age bracket without lots of gravity!
                  We'll see. By U15 Pacific won't even have a team. And THUSC might not even exist as a separate club outside of Crossfire United by then.

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                    #24
                    [QUOTE=Unregistered;1535993]We'll see. By U15 Pacific won't even have a team. And THUSC might not even exist as a separate club outside of Crossfire United by then.[/

                    The delusional FC supporters are out in force already on this new thread. More likely THUSC will be kickin' their butts in this age group!

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                      #25
                      [QUOTE=Unregistered;1536111]
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      We'll see. By U15 Pacific won't even have a team. And THUSC might not even exist as a separate club outside of Crossfire United by then.[/

                      The delusional FC supporters are out in force already on this new thread. More likely THUSC will be kickin' their butts in this age group!
                      THUSC? What club is that? Aren't they the one that's only marginally better than the pitiful WT_FC?

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                        #26
                        [QUOTE=Unregistered;1536121]
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post

                        THUSC? What club is that? Aren't they the one that's only marginally better than the pitiful WT_FC?
                        THUSC is where the real players play. THUSC= Developing talent... Best players in State are THUSC/CU

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          We'll see. By U15 Pacific won't even have a team. And THUSC might not even exist as a separate club outside of Crossfire United by then.
                          You just keep telling yourself nothing changes buddy. Ten years ago, even 5 years ago, you would have been naming different clubs/opportunity paths. Soccer evolves too. New clubs, new paths to take. Don't get stuck in the same old rutt. People want change and are willing to try new things. Some work and some fail, but at least they had the guts to try something new.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            We'll see. By U15 Pacific won't even have a team. And THUSC might not even exist as a separate club outside of Crossfire United by then.
                            Genius. By U15 most teams will have disbanded and moved elsewhere. If a team stayed together from U11 to U14, then that is great.

                            Well that team will not be together in 4 years, A-DOI. Which team will? It's like you can see the future. You should help solve murders with that talent.

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Genius. By U15 most teams will have disbanded and moved elsewhere. If a team stayed together from U11 to U14, then that is great.

                              Well that team will not be together in 4 years, A-DOI. Which team will? It's like you can see the future. You should help solve murders with that talent.
                              It's pretty easy really. There are only a couple of top clubs in the area that ALWAYS have top level teams at the HS ages. Pacific and WT_FC aren't among them.

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                It's pretty easy really. There are only a couple of top clubs in the area that ALWAYS have top level teams at the HS ages. Pacific and WT_FC aren't among them.
                                Neither is salmon creek at yet they have one....

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