ECNL wants to switch back to school year from birth year

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Off topic, but on my mind;

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of VRBO advertising that the difference with them is that you always get the entire place to yourself and that this is better yada yada yada.

This doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Airbnb has a ton of listings that are the entire home and it’s not like the customer isn’t aware of whether they’ll have the whole place to themselves before they arrive.

Is the whole point just disingenuously implying that Airbnb has a lower quality service because you can also rent a room?

It’s like a fruit market advertising that they only sell whole watermelons unlike their competition which also sells halves.

*** BC Mommy; what do you think?

I seen this too. Don’t really care about AirBNB or Vrbo - sorry.

anyone else here at the Seacoast United Labor Day Tournament?

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I seen this too. Don’t really care about AirBNB or Vrbo - sorry.

anyone else here at the Seacoast United Labor Day Tournament?

Yeah to the tourney. Yeah to the bizarre VRBO commercials. I have never selected an AirBNB that had the host present. I think that is a little odd. That said, not sure what point Vrbo is making. You don’t need to bunk with the homeowner at every AirBNB.

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Yeah to the tourney. Yeah to the bizarre VRBO commercials. I have never selected an AirBNB that had the host present. I think that is a little odd. That said, not sure what point Vrbo is making. You don’t need to bunk with the homeowner at every AirBNB.

How about the wacky Allegra commercial?

W.T.F. people? lol from the second the commercial starts it’s giving aggression she's MAD about those allergies!! F*** you pollen!!!

The whole commercial is weird. The 75° hard turn from the camera angle, almost knocking over a young child playing because just like allergies...this kid DARED to stand in her way!

The part I love the most is at the end when she sustains the "BuuUUllEEeeTtzprrRroooFFF!!!!"

While maintaining FIERCE eye contact, complete with furrowed brow

Shes locked on til 2 seconds after the note ends. It feels like she's staring into my allergy ridden soul !!

https://youtu.be/SQlIoFakrII?si=hKQ5QnaDsganZtQN

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How about the wacky Allegra commercial?

W.T.F. people? lol from the second the commercial starts it’s giving aggression she's MAD about those allergies!! F*** you pollen!!!

The whole commercial is weird. The 75° hard turn from the camera angle, almost knocking over a young child playing because just like allergies...this kid DARED to stand in her way!

The part I love the most is at the end when she sustains the "BuuUUllEEeeTtzprrRroooFFF!!!!"

While maintaining FIERCE eye contact, complete with furrowed brow

Shes locked on til 2 seconds after the note ends. It feels like she's staring into my allergy ridden soul !!

https://youtu.be/SQlIoFakrII?si=hKQ5QnaDsganZtQN

This one is awkward and baffling. She's yell-singing through the whole thing, and the voiceover about the drug doesn't completely cover her singing. It's a weird marketing choice for sure.

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This one is awkward and baffling. She's yell-singing through the whole thing, and the voiceover about the drug doesn't completely cover her singing. It's a weird marketing choice for sure.

They ruined an amazing song (La Roux - Bulletproof) for an allergy ad. Hope she got paid well.

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W-T-F is all this off topic posting. Who cares about commercials or VRBO.

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W-T-F is all this off topic posting. Who cares about commercials or VRBO.

Agreed, let’s get back to insulting each other. The real reason is that youth soccer culture has gotten extremely effective at creating only pawns is that dope, Christian Pulisic, the gringo anomaly as an player because of his versatility and vision. Generally speaking the youth systems of the country are extremely effective at creating players who can make the next pass and not much else. A slightly dumbed down version of the beautiful game where creativity is superseded by practicality. Although pawns are necessary in the game of chess, they are unable to win the game on their own. The major pieces, like rooks and queens, give the best possibility for victory because they are dynamic and possibly game changing. Opponents must fear them because they are unpredictable. They are in the right spots because they think five moves ahead from where the play is right now. And that’s what we all need to do with the game. The recognition that right now is not the goal. The goal looms in front of us in the distance but we can’t reach it playing kick ball. We need to be playing chess, developing rooks, queens, bishops and even knights. Seeing a path that leads to eventual checkmate will only come if we are developing enough quality pieces, not pawns for our small game.

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Agreed, let’s get back to insulting each other. The real reason is that youth soccer culture has gotten extremely effective at creating only pawns is that dope, Christian Pulisic, the gringo anomaly as a player because of his versatility and vision. Generally speaking the youth systems of the country are extremely effective at creating players who can make the next pass and not much else. A slightly dumbed down version of the beautiful game where creativity is superseded by practicality. Although pawns are necessary in the game of chess, they are unable to win the game on their own. The major pieces, like rooks and queens, give the best possibility for victory because they are dynamic and possibly game changing. Opponents must fear them because they are unpredictable. They are in the right spots because they think five moves ahead from where the play is right now. And that’s what we all need to do with the game. The recognition that right now is not the goal. The goal looms in front of us in the distance but we can’t reach it playing kick ball. We need to be playing chess, developing rooks, queens, bishops and even knights. Seeing a path that leads to eventual checkmate will only come if we are developing enough quality pieces, not pawns for our small game.

Thank you parent of a 9 year old who tries to dribble through everyone. Passing in soccer is a necessity. Fluid off ball movement to set up the next pass should warm your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Beat the player 1 v 1 if the risk/reward isn’t right for a pass.

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Thank you parent of a 9 year old who tries to dribble through everyone. Passing in soccer is a necessity. Fluid off ball movement to set up the next pass should warm your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Beat the player 1 v 1 if the risk/reward isn’t right for a pass.

Ha, I was thinking the same thing. Bro has no idea what he’s talking about. Moving the ball up the field patiently with simple, smart passing while you’re moving off the ball to create space is this game. Good luck beating a big string defense when you’re 1 on 3

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Thank you parent of a 9 year old who tries to dribble through everyone. Passing in soccer is a necessity. Fluid off ball movement to set up the next pass should warm your heart and bring tears to your eyes. Beat the player 1 v 1 if the risk/reward isn’t right for a pass.

Telling a 9yo not to dribble stifles their creativity and limits their ceiling and range of future possibilities. Kids can be reined in later, but they will not become more creative and aggressive later. Let them over dribbble and learn from it. The OP had a valid point about the lack of creativity in the US game. Think about it as learning languages. When the kid is young they can soak it all in and easily learn multiple languages. If you focus too much on the regimented grammar of one language, you will stifle the kids ability to soak in all the words of other languages. You can teach grammar later.

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Telling a 9yo not to dribble stifles their creativity and limits their ceiling and range of future possibilities. Kids can be reined in later, but they will not become more creative and aggressive later. Let them over dribbble and learn from it. The OP had a valid point about the lack of creativity in the US game. Think about it as learning languages. When the kid is young they can soak it all in and easily learn multiple languages. If you focus too much on the regimented grammar of one language, you will stifle the kids ability to soak in all the words of other languages. You can teach grammar later.

Yes I hear this repetitive narrative all the time. What my own experience tells me is that more often than not the kid that dribbles too much typically lacks field vision, doesn’t make great decisions and never stops trying to beat a 1v3. They end up hitting a ceiling and frustrating their teammates and coaches. Another option could be teaching kids the right decision making process from the beginning and then you won’t end up in this situation. The narrative you can teach a kid to make better decisions later in my experience is not actually true.

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Yes I hear this repetitive narrative all the time. What my own experience tells me is that more often than not the kid that dribbles too much typically lacks field vision, doesn’t make great decisions and never stops trying to beat a 1v3. They end up hitting a ceiling and frustrating their teammates and coaches. Another option could be teaching kids the right decision making process from the beginning and then you won’t end up in this situation. The narrative you can teach a kid to make better decisions later in my experience is not actually true.

^THIS

Also, if your team plays a bottom dweller, the selfish kid will unfortunately be successful with their selfish play… which they think is down to them and not the trash opponent.

Then, when next game you play a tough team… they still think they can beat three players. And they cost you the game with their selfish play. Coaches need to start calling out selfish players during the game.

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Yes I hear this repetitive narrative all the time. What my own experience tells me is that more often than not the kid that dribbles too much typically lacks field vision, doesn’t make great decisions and never stops trying to beat a 1v3. They end up hitting a ceiling and frustrating their teammates and coaches. Another option could be teaching kids the right decision making process from the beginning and then you won’t end up in this situation. The narrative you can teach a kid to make better decisions later in my experience is not actually true.

How many world class players have you seen developed in this way? Your advice is opposed at European academies. This is the reason why they play less games at young ages. Takes this US need to win out of the learning process.

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How many world class players have you seen developed in this way? Your advice is opposed at European academies. This is the reason why they play less games at young ages. Takes this US need to win out of the learning process.

Also the mythical poor kid who grew up playing in the streets of the favelas is not concerned with his tactical awareness, he is concerned with his ball control and ability to beat defenders. Between the street ball and the European academies, I’d let the kid dribble.

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Also the mythical poor kid who grew up playing in the streets of the favelas is not concerned with his tactical awareness, he is concerned with his ball control and ability to beat defenders. Between the street ball and the European academies, I’d let the kid dribble.

Agree. By 12-13, that 9yo who dribbles has either failed to learn tactics and left the sport as a wash out or is the best player on his team. Either way the process worked. Meanwhile, all the passers have settled into their support roles.