U14 Girls - Winter Hiatus

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It should be quiet for a few days since coach went out of town.

exactly right

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I find the first couple of statements pretty revealing and you gave yourself away. We all see you have a major problem with GC and you are making broad statements about other teams parents. What have we done to you? Again you gave yourself away, how is the assistant coaching coming along? you will need all you qualifications and expertise this spring. See we can all throw stone's but did you notice I didn't start with the bs of " I know I''l get slammed" keep clapping those hands and enjoy the spring.

I guess that post really hit you hard huh? So rather than facing the stark reality staring back at you from the mirror and deal with the honesty in that post, you decided to go on the attack. Always nice to see how quickly a true lack of class rises to the fore. And you sir, have NO CLASS.

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I guess that post really hit you hard huh? So rather than facing the stark reality staring back at you from the mirror and deal with the honesty in that post, you decided to go on the attack. Always nice to see how quickly a true lack of class rises to the fore. And you sir, have NO CLASS.

Too funny.........glass houses

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I find the first couple of statements pretty revealing and you gave yourself away. We all see you have a major problem with GC and you are making broad statements about other teams parents. What have we done to you? Again you gave yourself away, how is the assistant coaching coming along? you will need all you qualifications and expertise this spring. See we can all throw stone's but did you notice I didn't start with the bs of " I know I''l get slammed" keep clapping those hands and enjoy the spring.

So you may know this poster, so what ?

Are you saying he/she is just one individual with an ax to grind or do agree with his/her interpretation of how the Stars club and coach has handled this U14 team ?

It seems several other posters feel that he/she is right on with the criticism. You disagree or only interested in "outing" the poster ?

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I find the first couple of statements pretty revealing and you gave yourself away. We all see you have a major problem with GC and you are making broad statements about other teams parents. What have we done to you? Again you gave yourself away, how is the assistant coaching coming along? you will need all you qualifications and expertise this spring. See we can all throw stone's but did you notice I didn't start with the bs of " I know I''l get slammed" keep clapping those hands and enjoy the spring.

I really don't see how the first couple of statements reveal anything. The poster doesnot say anything about an assistant coach.

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Why do you keep replying to your own post as if you are validating your own opinion? We all post unregistered so unless we are prepared to "out" oursleves we have no credability what so ever.
But its fun to "bash" people we don't like, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.

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I find the first couple of statements pretty revealing and you gave yourself away. We all see you have a major problem with GC and you are making broad statements about other teams parents. What have we done to you? Again you gave yourself away, how is the assistant coaching coming along? you will need all you qualifications and expertise this spring. See we can all throw stone's but did you notice I didn't start with the bs of " I know I''l get slammed" keep clapping those hands and enjoy the spring.

The only thing "revealing" in the post is an evaluation of the situation. Why would you characterize a lack of desire to play for a particular coach as a "major problem"? There are always choices, and this player/family has made theirs. Frankly, the original post is one of the most honest and helpful posts any of us have ever seen on this board.

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I know I'll get slammed for this but this is the thruth from our house.

Is my daughter good enough to make the Stars U-14 C Team ?...Probably
Would she start ? ...Maybe....I would have to see there Spring lineup and see who is where.
Has she seen enough of the coach to not want to play for him ?... Yes
Have we as the ones writing the checks ?...Yes indeed.
Would she rather have playing time vs a Ma State Cup Championship? BIG YES

At U-14 playing time for a developing athlete is far more important than a trip to WVA to WATCH the NJ State Champion win again. And make no mistake, the bottom 1/3 of that team will not get any measurable time in R1PL or at regionals

Can (18-22) 14 year old girls who each week know that their playing time and position on the team is in jeopardy to the next great player or players developed elsewhere ... or maybe having a bad practice or having Suzie Superstar, their teammate, make then look bad ... co-exist and become a cohesive and supportive team ?

Remember, these are 14 year old girls and this team has had more then enough bad things written about how dsyfunctional GC lets it become. Bet he has a few midfielders right now that were recurited (one last year) that have no idea where there place is on this team now. Loved you yesterday, sux's to be you today doesn't build team unity....

Soccer is a team sport and 11 players, no matter how good, will have issues beating another good TEAM...and I do not see GC making this into any kind of cohesive team.

And those bottom 1/3 may turn into something when given some real playing time and support after they leave.

Look at the original Rovers, the Lunch Pail gang... no pure studs but that group would walk across hot coals for each other, GC's group will push each other on them to reclaim their spot on the team.

This is not a healthy environment for a 13 or 14 year old.

I guess it would be OK of 22 parents sold their soul to be there but they have sold their kids...

Oh, and mine is not for sale....

and please, no BS about her getting cut, not offered a slot, etc. She has never tried out for, been cut from, or after seeing this coach, had an interest in playing for this team.

Very informative !!!!

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Very informative !!!!

Very informative...

If you dislike the Stars program.
If you dislike how the Stars operate.
If you dislike GC.

To me, it simply comes across as someone who has either been in the Stars program and was rejected or was rejected outright at a try-out.

If this is not the case and the poster and his daughter has never been at a Stars training session, they I find it completely uninformative.

Making these observations from where and/or hearing them from who...

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I find the first couple of statements pretty revealing and you gave yourself away. We all see you have a major problem with GC and you are making broad statements about other teams parents. What have we done to you? Again you gave yourself away, how is the assistant coaching coming along? you will need all you qualifications and expertise this spring. See we can all throw stone's but did you notice I didn't start with the bs of " I know I''l get slammed" keep clapping those hands and enjoy the spring.

And this reveals you as being dumb as 2 by 4.

The original poster stated that their daughter was a maybe for making the team and/or starting. The daughter of this assn coach makes the team with ease but if nothing else I bet they fufill their commitment for at least the rest of the year, unlike their cousin who has been taught the value of "if your good enough you can screw your teammates"...there is a like lesson for ya !

And the coach that pressured you into making this mid-season decision is the new role model...Good luck with that

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So you may know this poster, so what ?

Are you saying he/she is just one individual with an ax to grind or do agree with his/her interpretation of how the Stars club and coach has handled this U14 team ?

It seems several other posters feel that he/she is right on with the criticism. You disagree or only interested in "outing" the poster ?

Got news for you people, this is how the Stars treat every team. It's their approach to building a team and being competitive nationally. It has worked albeit with a lot of girls thrown by the wayside and a lot of families upset about the way their daughters are treated even as the continue with the team, and that includes some of the starters as well. For a long time this was accepted as being a part of the "top girls program" in the state. It looks like that level of blind devotion is starting to change though with better competition and some clubs getting teamsinto the top tournaments now. I am not saying the demise of the Stars is happening now, or this team will fall apart overnight. But as MPS continues to challenge for a serious #2 position as a girls club in this state and Aztecs and NEFC continue to move up and create space between them and the lower tiers of MAPLE clubs, there will be both a greater consolidation of talent in a handful of clubs and better competition accross those top 5 to 6 clubs. As that happens the Stars will lose their grip on building these superstar teams. It has already started to happen at some age groups in small numbers and there is a very clear 1 to 6 clubs that are head and shoulders above the 7 and lower teams and clubs.

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Got news for you people, this is how the Stars treat every team. It's their approach to building a team and being competitive nationally. It has worked albeit with a lot of girls thrown by the wayside and a lot of families upset about the way their daughters are treated even as the continue with the team, and that includes some of the starters as well. For a long time this was accepted as being a part of the "top girls program" in the state. It looks like that level of blind devotion is starting to change though with better competition and some clubs getting teamsinto the top tournaments now. I am not saying the demise of the Stars is happening now, or this team will fall apart overnight. But as MPS continues to challenge for a serious #2 position as a girls club in this state and Aztecs and NEFC continue to move up and create space between them and the lower tiers of MAPLE clubs, there will be both a greater consolidation of talent in a handful of clubs and better competition accross those top 5 to 6 clubs. As that happens the Stars will lose their grip on building these superstar teams. It has already started to happen at some age groups in small numbers and there is a very clear 1 to 6 clubs that are head and shoulders above the 7 and lower teams and clubs.

wow you are a very angry person. Again either you have been cut or did not make a team. How do you know all about what Stars do. Are you part of the club? Hate to say it and believe it or not I am not a Stars parent they are going nowhere. Sure they have other clubs pushing them right now and my kid is on one of those clubs but this bashing of clubs has to stop. Also very unfair to taint a club on the disliking of one one team and coach. If you knew anything about the club and how each team works you would not post this rubbish. Oh and by the way I personally think MPS are ways behind a few other clubs for second place.

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Got news for you people, this is how the Stars treat every team. It's their approach to building a team and being competitive nationally. It has worked albeit with a lot of girls thrown by the wayside and a lot of families upset about the way their daughters are treated even as the continue with the team, and that includes some of the starters as well. For a long time this was accepted as being a part of the "top girls program" in the state. It looks like that level of blind devotion is starting to change though with better competition and some clubs getting teamsinto the top tournaments now. I am not saying the demise of the Stars is happening now, or this team will fall apart overnight. But as MPS continues to challenge for a serious #2 position as a girls club in this state and Aztecs and NEFC continue to move up and create space between them and the lower tiers of MAPLE clubs, there will be both a greater consolidation of talent in a handful of clubs and better competition accross those top 5 to 6 clubs. As that happens the Stars will lose their grip on building these superstar teams. It has already started to happen at some age groups in small numbers and there is a very clear 1 to 6 clubs that are head and shoulders above the 7 and lower teams and clubs.

Oh thanks so much for your insight, not very biased at all?????? We get it you do not like the Stars and obviously you are an MPS parent. Why don't you just take a short walk in front of a bus. All this BS about a U14 team is kind of incredible really, it shows how crazy parents are. Just glad my kid is out of it and does not play club anymore.

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Got news for you people, this is how the Stars treat every team. It's their approach to building a team and being competitive nationally. It has worked albeit with a lot of girls thrown by the wayside and a lot of families upset about the way their daughters are treated even as the continue with the team, and that includes some of the starters as well. For a long time this was accepted as being a part of the "top girls program" in the state. It looks like that level of blind devotion is starting to change though with better competition and some clubs getting teamsinto the top tournaments now. I am not saying the demise of the Stars is happening now, or this team will fall apart overnight. But as MPS continues to challenge for a serious #2 position as a girls club in this state and Aztecs and NEFC continue to move up and create space between them and the lower tiers of MAPLE clubs, there will be both a greater consolidation of talent in a handful of clubs and better competition accross those top 5 to 6 clubs. As that happens the Stars will lose their grip on building these superstar teams. It has already started to happen at some age groups in small numbers and there is a very clear 1 to 6 clubs that are head and shoulders above the 7 and lower teams and clubs.

Got news for everybody. This is the approach that everyone signs on for, or you don't go to this team. As for blind devotion, who are those people? You are on a U14 thread so what are you talking about Aztecs, NEFC and MPS as being top programs for? Stars U14 will be a very competitive team. They will continue to improve by training, playing the best and recruiting the best. May not be for you, but it certainly is appealing to some.

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Got news for you people, this is how the Stars treat every team. It's their approach to building a team and being competitive nationally. It has worked albeit with a lot of girls thrown by the wayside and a lot of families upset about the way their daughters are treated even as the continue with the team, and that includes some of the starters as well. For a long time this was accepted as being a part of the "top girls program" in the state. It looks like that level of blind devotion is starting to change though with better competition and some clubs getting teamsinto the top tournaments now. I am not saying the demise of the Stars is happening now, or this team will fall apart overnight. But as MPS continues to challenge for a serious #2 position as a girls club in this state and Aztecs and NEFC continue to move up and create space between them and the lower tiers of MAPLE clubs, there will be both a greater consolidation of talent in a handful of clubs and better competition accross those top 5 to 6 clubs. As that happens the Stars will lose their grip on building these superstar teams. It has already started to happen at some age groups in small numbers and there is a very clear 1 to 6 clubs that are head and shoulders above the 7 and lower teams and clubs.

Keep taking the pills!