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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostTo confirm - you said, lack of athletes? Are we running track?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo, what they have is bigger kids that clogged up the field and booted it long to an equally big forward... on the 9v9 field. Every long kick is a breakaway opportunity. That doesn’t work on the big field, the ball just gets turned right back into the offensive third. It’s not a strategy for winning at u13-14, the best players leave and the others go to track. So maybe I am talking about that.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSounds like they are beating your team, and you are trying to rationalize.
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Quite often big physical teams can be really effective on a 9v9 field. Too bad many teams/coaches play for results over developments and don’t help their athletes develop into soccer players, which is why they get found out come 11v11.
IMO coaches aren’t going to get fired for losing a few games at youth level, perhaps it’s their egos which get in the way?
Either way i am happy my D is an environment where the club/coach is focused on a possession based game.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostQuite often big physical teams can be really effective on a 9v9 field. Too bad many teams/coaches play for results over developments and don’t help their athletes develop into soccer players, which is why they get found out come 11v11.
IMO coaches aren’t going to get fired for losing a few games at youth level, perhaps it’s their egos which get in the way?
Either way i am happy my D is an environment where the club/coach is focused on a possession based game.
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This is why we need to consolidate leagues as much as possible. I know that we will never have a single league, however, the NEP should merge the two NPL leagues. At least then we would be able to see all of these teams play one another. If you Had just GDA, ECNL and NPL we would have much more competition. That would mean “ECNL Regional” go back to NPL and put them with the NEP NPL teams.
I know, I’m living in fairy tale land.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI swear you just described Stars.
Talking to a Stars parent (older than this) on their Blue team and that's exactly what he said they do: "We have big backs who just launch the ball and our forwards press until they turn it over. It's not pretty, but seems effective."
That's the exact quote.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThey also lost 8-1, yes 8, I repeat, a U14 ECNL team lost to another ECNL team who play in their same division at a tournament, 8-1. I understand World Class are good but losing 8-1 is a disgrace
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis is why we need to consolidate leagues as much as possible. I know that we will never have a single league, however, the NEP should merge the two NPL leagues. At least then we would be able to see all of these teams play one another. If you Had just GDA, ECNL and NPL we would have much more competition. That would mean “ECNL Regional” go back to NPL and put them with the NEP NPL teams.
I know, I’m living in fairy tale land.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSounds like they are beating your team, and you are trying to rationalize.
At 11v11 this team struggles a lot due to no style of play. Shame as they have some talented athletes, just need coaching the right way.
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