2011 Boys

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It's a shame to see how little the red bulls play...

You would be surprised to hear that they play more than you think. The have friendlies between Philadelphia Union often that I know of. I’m sure there are other teams too.

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Of course kids want to compete, they also want to drive a car. To say that they need to learn to perform under pressure is ridiculous.

I have a different take on this. To me, playing under pressure is playing under opponent pressure, i.e. time and space. Pressure in this instance is not the pressure of achieving a result.

I fully advocate for playing. As long as winning is not the ultimate goal. The main goal should be playing the correct way and developing players through good habits that are reinforced.

If the Red Bull’s are playing against a team that is cutting corners in order to come up with a win at all costs, then what would be their incentive to play such teams? If they win, then fine but was it against a kick and run team? If so then the experience isn’t 100% would it could have been. And if RB loses? Then we get to hear from parents on here that RB isn’t that good bc they lost.

As far as RB just recruiting the best players vs. developing? This comment always makes me laugh bc it is a ridiculous statement and shows the ignorance and lack of understanding of how football works in the rest of the world. Every professional team in the world recruits local talent. This happens literally everywhere! The fact is that the Red Bull’s are the professional team in the area and rightly should recruit. They have the most resources and infrastructure. As is true in professional football- There is always a bigger club out there!

Btw, I am not a Red Bull parent or in anyway affiliated with them...

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They are in complete development mode. They are one of the few teams that do it properly and understand that at this age playing games is detrimental to development as it makes kids forget about everything they were taught to play properly during during the week.

Despite what many parents think playing less games is more beneficial at this age. At least to some experts.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH!!!! OK.... walk any street in south america and kids play every single day, no ref needed, but are competing and playing non stop.... stop with your nonsense... kids actually need LESS "teaching" thruout the week and more of just playing.

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EDP North Blue result:
The Football Academy 7 - 0 Liverpool Central

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HAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAH!!!! OK.... walk any street in south america and kids play every single day, no ref needed, but are competing and playing non stop.... stop with your nonsense... kids actually need LESS "teaching" thruout the week and more of just playing.

Here we go with another comment about how they do it in other countries. By your logic the knicks should be looking to draft players from Rucker Park? Do you think the academy kids at La Masia are leaving every day to play pick up. Street ball/pickup has a place on the development ladder, just lower. Touches are great but it breeds too many bad habits for a structured game.

Get over the whole “that’s how they do it in South America!” Argument.

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EDP North Blue result:
The Football Academy 7 - 0 Liverpool Central

Wow ! FA is on another level..

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Their entire business is to develop the best players. What do you think they do in practice and why they don't care about winning.

That’s why their academy turn over rate is 90% by u18....their sole job is to recruit the best players.

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That’s why their academy turn over rate is 90% by u18....their sole job is to recruit the best players.

Yes, recruit and develop the best players. It's the literal top of the soccer pyramid in the US, so it's not exactly easy going. It's also free when you get to the academy, so everyone wants to be there.

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Here we go with another comment about how they do it in other countries. By your logic the knicks should be looking to draft players from Rucker Park? Do you think the academy kids at La Masia are leaving every day to play pick up. Street ball/pickup has a place on the development ladder, just lower. Touches are great but it breeds too many bad habits for a structured game.

Get over the whole “that’s how they do it in South America!” Argument.

Sure Bud. go ask any Pro in Europe and see if they learned by NOT playing soccer. which was the argument.

You think any serious player should trust anything US soccer does. who have they created?
Pulisic moved out of US at 16 for soccer, Serginho Dest never grew up in US. whatever they tell you at CSA or FA or RB is obviously NOT working so enjoy those cones and drills to "learn" how to play

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Here we go with another comment about how they do it in other countries. By your logic the knicks should be looking to draft players from Rucker Park? Do you think the academy kids at La Masia are leaving every day to play pick up. Street ball/pickup has a place on the development ladder, just lower. Touches are great but it breeds too many bad habits for a structured game.

Get over the whole “that’s how they do it in South America!” Argument.

Imagine someone from the US telling someone from Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, to get over the South America way. LOL, problem with Americans and there we the best attitude, never learn.

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Wow ! FA is on another level..

is Liverpool all that? come on.

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scores?

I would love to get the scores from top 25...anyone reporting?

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is Liverpool all that? come on.

Not saying Liverpool was a world class team but they were not terrible. They have a few very talented boys.

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I would love to get the scores from top 25...anyone reporting?

1. The Football Acad Black beat Liverpool Central – 7-0
2. Red Bulls Pre Acad Red – OFF
3. CSA Bergen Pre Acad 9v9 – vs TSF Acad 2010– not reported yet
4. CSA Bergen White II – OFF
5. Union Selecao Blue 9v9 – vs Future SA 2010 – not reported yet
6. AS Junior Elite lost to STA-MUSC Pre ECNL – 6-7
7. CSA Monmouth Green beat Princeton FC Inter – 6-4
8. Liverpool Central lost to The Football Academy Black – 0-7
9. SJEB Red beat Real Jersey FC – 7-1
10. NY Red Bulls Gray – OFF
11. Match Fit Howard 9v9 lost vs Liverpool Shore 2010) – 2-3
12. Elite Plainfield Strikers beat STA-MUSC boys NL EDP – 5-1
13. Europa Lions FC beat Ironbound Force – 4-1
14. STA-MUSC Pre ECNL beat AS Junior Elite – 7-6
15. PDA Puyol – OFF
16. Futboltech beat FC Delco – 6-3
17. Valencia 9v9 – OFF
18. RCD Espanyol Elite – vs SH Strikers – ??????
19. Bloomfield Barcelona lost vs Torpedoes Salah – 1-3
20. Ironbound Force lost vs Europa Lions FC – 1-4
21. Match Fit Montclair – beat TSF Academy White – 4-0
22. Torpedoes Salah beat Bloomfield Barcelona – 3-1
23. Titanes Chicharitos beat Sportsfriends Man City – 3-2
24. The Football Academy Gold – OFF
25. Summit Chelsea beat Bridgewater SA Kassel – 7-4

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Not saying Liverpool was a world class team but they were not terrible. They have a few very talented boys.

Just look at their bench, There lies their main problem.