2013-2014 Boys U11 Top Teams (MA)

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NU is developing players, period. In fact, if you want your player to be developed to the fullest extent without the conflict of interest of having to promote a good team for club revenue, then you come to NU. Believe me, there is no issue with recruiting good players with potential from the teams you mention above to NU as people come up to the coach after every game wanting their kid to join.
And NU has more than a couple of good players.

When NEFC beat you 7-2 with only 8 players at Stars Cup our parents spoke to your coach about playing for NU? NEFC parent here and I was not impressed with your team. Yes, you have a couple of quality players but the coaching is average.

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You are so clueless!!! NU doesn't hide from anyone. If there's a team to be played we play them. We play in the top tournaments against the best competition possible and yes we lose from time to time and that's not a bad thing. You make comments on the training component based on a score???? Really! Make statements that actually make some sense! These kids scrimmage against our U12 team on a regular basis and get challenged. You got the Galway perspective on an earlier post. The Galway boys weren't as bad the score indicates. Actually they were better than most of the other teams we played this Fall. The reason the score got out of hand was because the Galway kids and coaches, gave up! The last 10-15 minutes of the game Galway wasn't hustling anymore. In the first half Galway parents and coaches were very vocal cheering the kids on and that's great. In the second half you could hear a pin drop. Why did they give up? We've lost before and badly and our coach was still coaching right to the final whistle! Would it have been more classy for our coach to get up from the bench and yell out the kids stop scoring just pass it around so the other team can hear? It is difficult to keep things in check when the other team stops playing and that's exactly what happen. So give it rest already. It seems like we when we lose some people on TS say we're horrible and our coaches don't have a clue. Then we win and we're horrible and don't have clue. It least make arguments that have some merit and not make assumptions about something or someone you don't have a clue about based on a U11 soccer game they didn't attend!.

So you play against the best teams 3-4 weekends per year? Wow! So does everyone else. What about those other 17 weekends? Your coaches position you in a crappy division of MAPLE so you can run up the score and you claim that you aren't hiding? It's not about hiding. That was never the point. The kids don't care where they play, they'll go wherever you tell them to. Parental/Coach chest thumping about "taking all comers" and "we don't hide from anyone" are the symptoms of the much larger problem. NU is currently run by people with screwed up priorities that are working too hard towards living through their kids instead of helping their kids prepare for the future.

It's not about you. It's about the kids. I'm 100% positive that you have some VERY talented kids on that team. I'm also 100% positive that those kids will come out worse than they should at the end of the NU experiment. Hopefully the parents of the really good kids aren't the delusional chest-thumpers. My guess is that they are quietly planning their exit to quality teams with a future.

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Check this out:
Sep 29, 2013 10:15 AM Hingham B 1228 B11-P Galway Rovers N 0 - 10 Dorchester Youth Soccer C

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So you play against the best teams 3-4 weekends per year? Wow! So does everyone else. What about those other 17 weekends? .

What is your point? NU has control of who enters the Blue and Green division? The other clubs are playing better teams? No, they are not, so....??? The kids are suffering from abuse because they win?

Do you have a good team that NU could play against? If they did play that team, would they be developing better? Please, bring it on.

NU players are very happy developing, making friends, and enjoying all the perks of being an NU player.

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My guess is that they are quietly planning their exit to quality teams with a future.

Maybe...but there are 3 or 4 waiting in line behind them to replace them.

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Maybe...but there are 3 or 4 waiting in line behind them to replace them.

3 or 4 Maple Green team players from teams you run the score up on? That's a good strategy.

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When NEFC beat you 7-2 with only 8 players at Stars Cup our parents spoke to your coach about playing for NU? NEFC parent here and I was not impressed with your team. Yes, you have a couple of quality players but the coaching is average.

How do you know about the coaching?

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3 or 4 Maple Green team players from teams you run the score up on? That's a good strategy.

Whatever. Your son can play on his team. Our son will play on his team. Good luck.

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This is what you get when you have over zealous dads running a town program.

While they sit around patting each other on the back the NU kids suffer. Galway actually got more out of this game than NU.

Every NU parent should be researching clubs for next year. Your kids won't ever develop under a model based on running up a score against weaker competition and then dialing it back. Find clubs for your kids that will put them in challenging situations for a full 60 minutes. If your kids are as good as you think, and say they are, you are squandering their opportunity for real development. It should be happening now. It isn't. Fix the training component or all this will be for naught.

You are an IDIOT , but you probably already know that .

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When NEFC beat you 7-2 with only 8 players at Stars Cup our parents spoke to your coach about playing for NU? NEFC parent here and I was not impressed with your team. Yes, you have a couple of quality players but the coaching is average.

You are correct. They did not play impressively that game. We will see you in March. :)

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So you play against the best teams 3-4 weekends per year? Wow! So does everyone else. What about those other 17 weekends? Your coaches position you in a crappy division of MAPLE so you can run up the score and you claim that you aren't hiding? It's not about hiding. That was never the point. The kids don't care where they play, they'll go wherever you tell them to. Parental/Coach chest thumping about "taking all comers" and "we don't hide from anyone" are the symptoms of the much larger problem. NU is currently run by people with screwed up priorities that are working too hard towards living through their kids instead of helping their kids prepare for the future.

It's not about you. It's about the kids. I'm 100% positive that you have some VERY talented kids on that team. I'm also 100% positive that those kids will come out worse than they should at the end of the NU experiment. Hopefully the parents of the really good kids aren't the delusional chest-thumpers. My guess is that they are quietly planning their exit to quality teams with a future.

There's no chest thumping! Just responding to a comment that was made. So we play in MAPLE and Blue/Green are the top divisions for the Fall. Divisions are created by asking coaches were they think their team should be placed. NU says most competitive just like every other coach said when asked an they were placed in Blue/Green. How is that the teams fault? How is that placing them in a week division? If we were playing in Purple maybe you might have an argument but we're not. Once again you're making judgments on something you know nothing about. The core of this team has been together for 4-5 years so the "experiment" seems to be working just fine. Instead of trying to trash another team why don't you tell me what your club or team does so well that would make me want to leave NU or other leave their team for yours and stop making general comments based on assumptions or misinformation that you have no direct knowledge about. In other words write something worth reading!

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There's no chest thumping! Just responding to a comment that was made. So we play in MAPLE and Blue/Green are the top divisions for the Fall. Divisions are created by asking coaches were they think their team should be placed. NU says most competitive just like every other coach said when asked an they were placed in Blue/Green. How is that the teams fault? How is that placing them in a week division? If we were playing in Purple maybe you might have an argument but we're not. Once again you're making judgments on something you know nothing about. The core of this team has been together for 4-5 years so the "experiment" seems to be working just fine. Instead of trying to trash another team why don't you tell me what your club or team does so well that would make me want to leave NU or other leave their team for yours and stop making general comments based on assumptions or misinformation that you have no direct knowledge about. In other words write something worth reading!

I'd rather not have you associated with my club. I'm sure we would appreciate what your son could bring to the table, but your behavior outweighs the benefit.

Let me guess, this is your first child involved in club soccer, right?

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There's no chest thumping! Just responding to a comment that was made. So we play in MAPLE and Blue/Green are the top divisions for the Fall. Divisions are created by asking coaches were they think their team should be placed. NU says most competitive just like every other coach said when asked an they were placed in Blue/Green. How is that the teams fault? How is that placing them in a week division? If we were playing in Purple maybe you might have an argument but we're not. Once again you're making judgments on something you know nothing about. The core of this team has been together for 4-5 years so the "experiment" seems to be working just fine. Instead of trying to trash another team why don't you tell me what your club or team does so well that would make me want to leave NU or other leave their team for yours and stop making general comments based on assumptions or misinformation that you have no direct knowledge about. In other words write something worth reading!

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Exactly, in the last three years nobody left NU because of the quality of training or coaching.
It is quite opposite as NU teams have players coming from top clubs - Bolts,NEFC,MPS. Better training , better coaching, less expensive ,excellent "atmosphere in the clubhouse".
Most of the kids will most likely leave NU in a few years , but not because of coaching or training . And they will leave a much better and developed players then they first come to NU.

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What is your point? NU has control of who enters the Blue and Green division? The other clubs are playing better teams? No, they are not, so....??? The kids are suffering from abuse because they win?

Do you have a good team that NU could play against? If they did play that team, would they be developing better? Please, bring it on.

NU players are very happy developing, making friends, and enjoying all the perks of being an NU player.

Who said anything about abuse? My point is that they should play better competition. Play them up if you have to. They aren't benefiting from the current model.

It's not anyone else's job to seek you out and help develop your players. Talk to your coach about that. If he isn't doing it, he isn't helping. If he keeps doing what he's doing then you should leave.

I hope the kids really are having fun. I hope the crazy parents don't mess that up.

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Exactly, in the last three years nobody left NU because of the quality of training or coaching.
It is quite opposite as NU teams have players coming from top clubs - Bolts,NEFC,MPS. Better training , better coaching, less expensive ,excellent "atmosphere in the clubhouse".
Most of the kids will most likely leave NU in a few years , but not because of coaching or training . And they will leave a much better and developed players then they first come to NU.

When and where do you practice? I'd love to see what all the hype is about.