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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis might be a little off subject but a friend of mine at Stars said they are telling her child she can not play high school soccer???? Any truth in that or is this just a suggestion from Stars? I hope this is not the case.
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Originally posted by perspective View PostWould you like see the clubs taking more responsibility for taking care of player injuries at events like PDA? Someone posted some very similar concerns in the Portland MCU thread. Take a look at #3 in that thread if you get a chance. LMAO.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCongrats to Stars on their ribbon cutting ceremony today regarding their own complex/fields in Lanacaster. Fields will be ready in the fall.
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The panic is setting in now that they heard Forkicks was opening up a new facility in Billerica and with it a stronger NEFC North. When do we think Stars and NEFC will merge?
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Originally posted by perspective View PostThis won't be a problem at all since you actually have no interest in Stars at all...but your post is still helpful because everyone benefits from more information, right? Or at least more of a fine-grained bash job regarding certain clubs, no?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis has been a major theme with the club for years. First it was no other sports, now it is no other soccer. The one big issue has always been whether any club has the resources and skill to take on the responsibility for training an athlete in a manner that is consistent with that sort of expectation? Do they even have a strength and conditioning program, never mind the facilities to do it in? Do they have things like athletic trainers and nutritionists to manage the athlete's bodies? Are they instituting mandatory study halls and supplying academic advisors? If you want to pretend that you are a high level college program and demand that sort of commitment then you had better darn well be able to produce the resources like one.
Where it comes to HS soccer, they're simply saying that - for the kids on the top teams - HS soccer slows down their growth and progress, and it takes a while after the HS season ends for the kids to get back up to speed. If they want to be playing their best at the winter showcases, then playing HS soccer is not the way to go. I think they know that forcing the kids to quit HS soccer is a tough sell for many families, which is why it's not a requirement.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHow many ECNL teams do you know? Stars, Scorpions and ????
We all know the trend for U14 down, but for those kids already in HS, not many have stopped playing HS. To suggest otherwise is plainly an outright lie.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis is a silly, ridiculous stretch. You're implying that HS programs have strength & conditioning, athletic trainers and nutritionists working with their players. Please tell me the HS programs that have all that in place, to any reasonable degree. Do HS soccer teams have academic advisors that work solely with athletes? Please do tell.
Where it comes to HS soccer, they're simply saying that - for the kids on the top teams - HS soccer slows down their growth and progress, and it takes a while after the HS season ends for the kids to get back up to speed. If they want to be playing their best at the winter showcases, then playing HS soccer is not the way to go. I think they know that forcing the kids to quit HS soccer is a tough sell for many families, which is why it's not a requirement.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostTell you what, go on the ECNL site, randomly select some teams and look at the player profiles. For those that have public profiles, and granted some clubs do restrict them, but more often than not you are going to see HS all star team selections.
We all know the trend for U14 down, but for those kids already in HS, not many have stopped playing HS. To suggest otherwise is plainly an outright lie.
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