MFA Morris Should be prepared for an exodus

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It’s not about wins and losses you are missing the point. Parents of players with high ambitions care less about the wins and losses it’s how the kids are learning soccer and being treated at these ages.

Far from the truth. Parents equate team success with wins no matter what. Coaches try and develop but that is always cut short if the wins don’t follow. Check out all of the posts. It’s always about winning games. This originated from a parent pissed about a close loss because the style stunk. If the kick and boot had netted a couple of more goals, this post never happens and we all save ourselves 20 mins of useless rants.


US 17U in World Cup were schooled by Spain and did nothing against North Korea. Today they beat England with less possession and just attacking the goal.

North Korea wins another youth World Cup and beat Spain. All the possession in the world and Spain still lost. It always comes down to the win on how people view success.

[Guest]

Far from the truth. Parents equate team success with wins no matter what. Coaches try and develop but that is always cut short if the wins don’t follow. Check out all of the posts. It’s always about winning games. This originated from a parent pissed about a close loss because the style stunk. If the kick and boot had netted a couple of more goals, this post never happens and we all save ourselves 20 mins of useless rants.


US 17U in World Cup were schooled by Spain and did nothing against North Korea. Today they beat England with less possession and just attacking the goal.

North Korea wins another youth World Cup and beat Spain. All the possession in the world and Spain still lost. It always comes down to the win on how people view success.

News flash dip****. You can’t equate youth national level winning to U9 -U14 club soccer. The players that want to get to the national team level have to learn to play the game the right way to have a slim chance to get to that level. If the players are not learning to play anything but kick and run for wins there is almost no chance to advance to the next level. The only thing the wins do is boost the clubs brand, ranking and revenue at these ages. This games mean absolutely nothing despite all the pressure the coaches put on the kids.

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News flash dip****. You can’t equate youth national level winning to U9 -U14 club soccer. The players that want to get to the national team level have to learn to play the game the right way to have a slim chance to get to that level. If the players are not learning to play anything but kick and run for wins there is almost no chance to advance to the next level. The only thing the wins do is boost the clubs brand, ranking and revenue at these ages. This games mean absolutely nothing despite all the pressure the coaches put on the kids.

And for the record I love to win. I really love to win but don’t think sacrificing the early soccer lessons is worth it at these ages if your kid is serious about playing in college and potentially beyond. It will delay their development. Kick and run is not the answer, never was and never will be.

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Far from the truth. Parents equate team success with wins no matter what. Coaches try and develop but that is always cut short if the wins don’t follow. Check out all of the posts. It’s always about winning games. This originated from a parent pissed about a close loss because the style stunk. If the kick and boot had netted a couple of more goals, this post never happens and we all save ourselves 20 mins of useless rants.


US 17U in World Cup were schooled by Spain and did nothing against North Korea. Today they beat England with less possession and just attacking the goal.

North Korea wins another youth World Cup and beat Spain. All the possession in the world and Spain still lost. It always comes down to the win on how people view success.

^here lies an issue. These coaches treat ECNL as if the pros. The clubs attribute wins to success like in the pros. Problem is, these are kids for Christ sake. Treat them fairly, treat them with respect, teach them soccer. Words matter, actions matter, body language matters, fairness matters, values matter. They are not pros, they are impressionable little girls and you are supposed to be their teacher/role model. Wins are great but they truly don’t matter especially if they are at the expense of the lessons that you are supposed to be teaching.

[Guest]

I am not part of mfa, never have been, simply for what I read. But you parents all pay for it, you all go there because your so desperate for your kid to have a patch on their sleeve.
everywhere you look on the internet it tells you not to go to mfa, bad coaches, steal money, bullying, scandals, poor facilities, no reinvestment, hazing and bad coaching you name it it’s been shared on the internet or written on here. Yet you all still desperately flock in droves,then come on here and cry they done all the things everyone said they would do. It’s like eating at a place with a 1 star review and crying you got food poisoning, you were well warned. At some point mfa aren’t the problem the idiots that constantly give them business are the problem.
why would mfa change anything when all you idiots fill all their teams not just with 18 but 22+ players. Their model will be, there is at least 40 really stupid desperate parents per age group in NJ so we will always be okay. Why would they ever need to or want to try harder.

This may be the most intelligent person in the room. Not gonna lie I think they may have hit the nail on the head. Bravo

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This may be the most intelligent person in the room. Not gonna lie I think they may have hit the nail on the head. Bravo

Just one thing it’s not only MFA it’s all clubs in NJ conduct business in the same way

[Guest]

Bucci is a rooster sucker

[Guest]

Just one thing it’s not only MFA it’s all clubs in NJ conduct business in the same way

So why do club to begin with? Are they really adding anything to the process? Would it be better to simply train and play with select teams? Maybe do clubs soph and junior year in hs for recruiting if kid wants to play in college? It would eliminate a ton of cost and travel and would be way more efficient overall.

[Guest]

Bucci is a rooster sucker

So is Roberto

[Guest]

Here comes the MFA defense. At what point are all the negative reviews and comments from consumers going to spur some type of change within the organization. You realize that there are thousands of complaints? Let me guess they are all propaganda no issues at all to address? Majority of people see the problems, the club is aware and simply doesnt give a crap. That’s the issue. The only way it will change is when parents stop sending their hard earned dollars to an organization who doesn’t care about doing the right thing for the children they are supposed to be developing.

What exactly is the right thing you expect soccer clubs to do for their players? Please list which clubs are doing these “right things” and the players that have benefited from them.

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It’s not about wins and losses you are missing the point. Parents of players with high ambitions care less about the wins and losses it’s how the kids are learning soccer and being treated at these ages.

For almost three years you’ve had the same two players lead your team, why haven’t you left before then? You didn’t think it was going to be a “team” with those two players surely?

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What is kick and run?
I think sometimes parents get confused as to why teams kick it long. If a team is being high pressed/space is tight and small, the space is up the field so a longer kick breaks that line of press and is efficient, there is no need to pass close in a tight space, you need to break lines (unless coached by Danny A game) but that’s a whole other story. Was it really kick and have run? Were players just booting the ball or was there a thought process/area/player they were looking to aim for because that is where the space is

[Guest]

What is kick and run?
I think sometimes parents get confused as to why teams kick it long. If a team is being high pressed/space is tight and small, the space is up the field so a longer kick breaks that line of press and is efficient, there is no need to pass close in a tight space, you need to break lines (unless coached by Danny A game) but that’s a whole other story. Was it really kick and have run? Were players just booting the ball or was there a thought process/area/player they were looking to aim for because that is where the space is

It’s kick and run been watching for years. Stop w the high line presss. Every team presses so that is why we just launch it I guess . Ok it’s all good now I know why we never build out, always punt and just turn it over. It’s mastermind coaches breaking lines due to press.

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It’s kick and run been watching for years. Stop w the high line presss. Every team presses so that is why we just launch it I guess . Ok it’s all good now I know why we never build out, always punt and just turn it over. It’s mastermind coaches breaking lines due to press.

Even Professionals kick and run when the spacing calls for such strategy. Soccer like Chess or Checkers is about countering your opponent's move not being daft.

Watch some good soccer videos and learn

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Here we go justifying kick and run. I hope you keep playing it and see where it gets you in 5 years. The kids won’t develop playing this crap style . Their decision making, ability to play in small spaces, passing, foot skills will stagnate when all they do is boot the ball up and run forward over and over. This is not soccer. Go watch some college soccer, premier league soccer whatever and you will quickly see this is bush league crap.