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specifically what about the cosching is so bad compared to any other place? Like someone said above. Get a team of players that can actually play at that level and cosches will look great.

Get a set of coaches that can coach and the teams will look better than the basement

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specifically what about the cosching is so bad compared to any other place? Like someone said above. Get a team of players that can actually play at that level and cosches will look great.

Good players want good coaches and teammates. Just being in a better league isn't enough for many

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Good players want good coaches and teammates. Just being in a better league isn't enough for many

Its a tough cycle to get out from. Boys dont want to go because the team isnt good enough to compete in the league. But if none of those boys take the leap, then the teams cant ever improve. Yes, coaching is part of it, but if the roster is appropriate for the league, then that takes care of alot.

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The issue is the coaching and environment. Starting or nor starting. Kids won't get better in the environment ow currently fosters.

I get what you are saying. But what kid that thinks they are hot shti doesn't want to take the chance to grab a starting spot and play against the best in the region? There are enough nuts dads out there that are trying to create a pro player that should recognize that opportunity, even if its not a practical goal/move.

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Get a set of coaches that can coach and the teams will look better than the basement

The basement? We cominnnnnnnnnn!!!!

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OW is a terrible brand of soccer. They kick the ball to the one skilled and fast kid. The rest are there as cones and paychecks. U/13 and U/12 kids wouldn’t even make other top teams. A bunch of travel kids.

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OW is a terrible brand of soccer. They kick the ball to the one skilled and fast kid. The rest are there as cones and paychecks. U/13 and U/12 kids wouldn’t even make other top teams. A bunch of travel kids.

If you have a roster of kids that should be playing that that level, they won't be playing from behind and wont resort to route 1.

u13 is the most successful MLSN group at OW right now.

u12 is little kids.

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specifically what about the cosching is so bad compared to any other place? Like someone said above. Get a team of players that can actually play at that level and cosches will look great.

Ok have you ever seen an OW practice or game. From your comments you obviously haven't OW practices are 80% scrimmage where the coach literally does no coaching. They spend 0 time "coaching" the teams how to connect passes or why that would even be important. Ever seen a rondo at a ow practice? Nope me either. Buddy, the reason why they kick it to the striker is that's all they've been taught. Why do you think everyone on here is crushing the coaching. It's abhysmal.

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Ok have you ever seen an OW practice or game. From your comments you obviously haven't OW practices are 80% scrimmage where the coach literally does no coaching. They spend 0 time "coaching" the teams how to connect passes or why that would even be important. Ever seen a rondo at a ow practice? Nope me either. Buddy, the reason why they kick it to the striker is that's all they've been taught. Why do you think everyone on here is crushing the coaching. It's abhysmal.

they do rondo at OW and that’s not their problem lol

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Its a tough cycle to get out from. Boys dont want to go because the team isnt good enough to compete in the league. But if none of those boys take the leap, then the teams cant ever improve. Yes, coaching is part of it, but if the roster is appropriate for the league, then that takes care of alot.

How much talent do you think this small state actually has? Not that much.

Several things have hurt OW. The aforementioned poor coaching/lack of owner interest is definitely one. Another is when BDA broke up MLSN became even more about the pro clubs vs all the rest. Turns out some teams in the B bracket aren't that much better than some ECNL and other league teams. Families/players started questioning if it's worth it when there isn't much scholarship $ at stake or even spots in D1.

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u13 is the most successful MLSN group at OW right now.
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Which is crazy considering their u13s have lost 5 of their better 6 or 7 kids to CFC and FSA over the last 2 years. And in fact lost at least 1 of the remaining 2 to HA… for 2 weeks until HA imploded and he scurried back.

both ECNL sides at that age would wreck OW.

if OW was moderately competitive, the ECNL teams would be mid at best. The kids from Farmington, WH, Glastonbury want to play HS. And they have no illusions of going pro.

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Yes. Kids that can't execute under pressure make coaching look pretty bad. Bring in kids that know what they are doing (ie the kids the should be playing MLSN) and you get coaches faces on the hallowed halls of Farmington Sports Arena Football Club

So make my cool kid a cash offer to transfer. We will not accept stones from the parking lot as payment.

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specifically what about the cosching is so bad compared to any other place? Like someone said above. Get a team of players that can actually play at that level and cosches will look great.

They play too direct and rely purely on individual skill. That’s easy to shutdown.

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they do rondo at OW and that’s not their problem lol

Rondo begs to differ. He doesn’t know anyone at OW from any age.

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they do rondo at OW and that’s not their problem lol

Really? Because you could go a whole game and not see the team connect 2 passes in a row. Ow is living in 1983