U16 Camp

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How dare they not select a PDA player

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Again, they chose poorly, as we seen from recent u17 team results. They pick a stud athletes over a soccer players.

A lot of call ups are one and dones. A player that gets multiples has something there, even though often it seems like it's more about their Instagram followers

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This selection is great for kids selected but I can't even imagine the depth of politics in the process. Narrowing this down to a small number must be incredibly difficult and I am sure it involves coaches knowing other coaches knowing the players. Great accomplishment but can imagine many unhappy deserving kids as well.

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This selection is great for kids selected but I can't even imagine the depth of politics in the process. Narrowing this down to a small number must be incredibly difficult and I am sure it involves coaches knowing other coaches knowing the players. Great accomplishment but can imagine many unhappy deserving kids as well.

It’s 95% political which is why we lose. Lose and keep losing. It used to be merit intelligence but those days gone, sadly. They need to redo the entire system which I suspect will happen when the USWNT loses in Germany and fails in World Cup. Then all will be revamped- coaches gone, players changed, scouts gone.

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having great individual talent on a team doesn’t equate to wins. While PDA does have wonderful players it doesn’t have the stud athlete’s like solar. But they simply played a better game that day.

That's exactly what a lot of people here are trying to point out. They pick the studs and then they play like studs instead of team players. That U17 team lacked cohesion and we're not able to connect 4 passes together. I don't think they're not picking the best players, I think they're not picking the best teams. I saw a lot of girls that wanted to score but I didn't see any girls that wanted to assist. You get some of that from the culture and the rest from players attitude. There is not enough emphasis on play building, risk rewards decision making and possession. I honestly do think that we have stronger athletes we just need to change the value system to highlight different skills.

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That's exactly what a lot of people here are trying to point out. They pick the studs and then they play like studs instead of team players. That U17 team lacked cohesion and we're not able to connect 4 passes together. I don't think they're not picking the best players, I think they're not picking the best teams. I saw a lot of girls that wanted to score but I didn't see any girls that wanted to assist. You get some of that from the culture and the rest from players attitude. There is not enough emphasis on play building, risk rewards decision making and possession. I honestly do think that we have stronger athletes we just need to change the value system to highlight different skills.

Good way to look at it. It's not just about the quality of each player but how they play together.

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U.S. U-16 WYNT ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; HOMETOWN) – OCTOBER TRAINING CAMP




GOALKEEPERS (3): Olivia Geller (Sting Dallas Black; Southlake, Texas), Molly Vapensky (Chicago FC United; Evanston, Ill.), Kennedy Zorn (SC del Sol; Peoria, Ariz.)



DEFENDERS (8): Mya Brandon (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.), Jastel David (Legends FC; Corona, Calif.), Addison DeJoseph (UFA; Roswell, Ga.), Jordyn Hardeman (Solar SC; Midlothian, Texas), Daya King (Legends FC; Moreno Valley, Calif.), Kai Price (Concorde Fire; Atlanta, Ga.), Addison Stendera (Pacific Northwest; Fairwood, Wash.), Lily Yohannes (Jong Ajax; Amsterdam, Netherlands)



MIDFIELDERS (6): Kimmi Ascanio (Florida United; Doral, Fla.), Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Kennedy Fuller (Solar SC; Southlake, Texas), Hannah Jordan (Solar SC; Southlake, Texas), Ainsley McCammon (Solar SC; Bedford, Texas), Y-Lan Nguyen (VDA; Fairfax, Va.)



FORWARDS (6): Zoe Matthews (Legends FC; Southlake, Texas); Avery Oder (LAFC SoCal Youth; Calabasas, Calif.); Maddie Padelski (Tennessee Soccer Club; Nolensville, Tenn.), Chloe Ricketts (Michigan Jaguars; Dexter, Mich.), Lauryn Thompson (NC Courage; Wake Forest, N.C.), Mya Townes (TSJ FC Virginia; Aldie, Va.)