2011 Boys

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Some teams will do what they got to do to be competitive and win. That's their choice. Winning in the edp futures league could be the highlight of their season and it makes parents and kids happy. Red Bulls, FA, and CSA don't shoot from kickoff and manage just fine against those that do.

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I have been reading alot about Liverpool taking a shot from midfield. I would just like to let everyone know ASJE that greatest passing best footskill team also took a shot from midfield from a kick off but the kid did not score the goalie stop it. So does that make them a bad team or should they look for a new coach?

He just hit y’all with the truth! They are all professional coaches here...

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Aim of the game is to score goals abs by that you presumably mean win? Perhaps, this is why there is no soccer development in NJ. Winning is all a lot of parents here care about.

So kids should play not to score goals now lol

Liverpool Goalkeeper scored was that not allowed in this 2011 playbook handbook.

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So kids should play not to score goals now lol

Liverpool Goalkeeper scored was that not allowed in this 2011 playbook handbook.

Kids should play to score goals but they should be coached on how to do it so their game transitions as they age. Otherwise, what are you paying for?

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I have also seen other teams do it. Espanyol does it all the time. Have you never seen Pele or Maradona take a shot from half field right off the kickoff? Any player will tell you, you take the advantage that you have. Part of development of players is that they see these opportunities and take them. I have watched many games in flight 1 and flight 2 and I see players learning to play soccer like robots. (every team does this...goal kick...pass to the defender, defender then pass to the outside mid...outside mid then pass to someone in the middle...) That is the problem. Sure they can pass well, but as soon as they are faced with a one v one opportunity, they cannot handle it. Sure they pass well, but they cannot shoot. Sure they pass well, but they do not see that the keeper is out and should chip him. Passing is very important, very near most important, but the players should have the freedom to do other things too.

Not according to this thread . Passing, passing and more passing. But apparently it doesn’t take skill to do anything else other than passing. They hate players here that can do more than one thing.

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Scores

Any other scores from the weekend?

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Not according to this thread . Passing, passing and more passing. But apparently it doesn’t take skill to do anything else other than passing. They hate players here that can do more than one thing.

Players need to be taught everything and then allowed to figure things out. There are too many robots. that is why soccer is not as good in the United States. Soccer must be played free and sometimes a shot from the kickoff is ok. I am sure the rest of the players on the team will be happy if their teammate scores and for those who say...what does that teach the other players...well maybe nothing or maybe how to score from the kickoff...or maybe it won't matter because after ward they can pass all they want.

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Any other scores from the weekend?

Bloomfield -4
Wyckoff - 0

Flight 2

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Players need to be taught everything and then allowed to figure things out. There are too many robots. that is why soccer is not as good in the United States. Soccer must be played free and sometimes a shot from the kickoff is ok. I am sure the rest of the players on the team will be happy if their teammate scores and for those who say...what does that teach the other players...well maybe nothing or maybe how to score from the kickoff...or maybe it won't matter because after ward they can pass all they want.

Nice to know someone has a open mind.

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Players need to be taught everything and then allowed to figure things out. There are too many robots. that is why soccer is not as good in the United States. Soccer must be played free and sometimes a shot from the kickoff is ok. I am sure the rest of the players on the team will be happy if their teammate scores and for those who say...what does that teach the other players...well maybe nothing or maybe how to score from the kickoff...or maybe it won't matter because after ward they can pass all they want.

If someone doesn’t agree with a style or philosophy this board is great place to voice it and have a debate. In between the MF Shore BS there are some pretty good heated discussions here. The whole US is not good at soccer is an old tired argument. The US has a ton of players playing abroad, and just as many players in the CL as some traditional powerhouse countries. Italy didn’t make the last WC either does that mean they are not good either?


Personally I don’t think shooting on the kickoff or having the same player cross midfield and shoot is a great play but who cares if it is not your team and they don’t score vs you. If they do your coach should be good enough to adjust and if they keep doing it you’re coach is clueless and you have the option to leave. Opponents/parents see these plays and make an assumption that the club or coaching is terrible because they do this. It’s hard to make that judgment from a 60min game. Parents on these clubs need to asses the entire season and see if their kid is getting better or not.

Some of these clubs need to win to bluster their reputation and attract players or win to make parents happy to survive.

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Not according to this thread . Passing, passing and more passing. But apparently it doesn’t take skill to do anything else other than passing. They hate players here that can do more than one thing.

It's a lot harder and more technical to keep posession of the ball with high pressure and wait for the creation of dangerous splits in the defense to expose the other team. That my dear parent requires skill, technique, IQ, game understanding 100s of hours of practice and 100s of hours of watching pro games to understand how a team as unit can move the ball and attack when it makes sense. Blasting the ball from midfield or 30 yards requires a stront leg and nothing else...

I'll take a player with great feet, high level of field awareness that reads the game well and believes in ball distribution as opossed to the manchild that punts the ball at the goalie everytime he gets the ball but that's just me. One day goalies will be massively tall and skilled and those punts will be ineffective.

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Red Bulls Red 6 - STA 4. Spirited comeback from STA after being down 5 - 1.

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Red Bulls Red 6 - STA 4. Spirited comeback from STA after being down 5 - 1.

That's impressive 👏 does the Red Bulls still not have a goalie ?

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Red Bulls do not have a goalie, which leads to some interesting outings.

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JFF Just For Fun Top 25
Overall 2011 Boys Week 7

1 The Football Academy Black
2 NY Red Bulls Pre Academy Red
3 CSA Bergen Pre Academy 9v9
4 NY Red Bulls Pre Academy Grey
5 Liverpool Central
6 Union Selecao Blue 9v9
7 RCD Espanyol Elite
8 Bloomfield Barcelona
9 Elite Plainfield Strikers
10 CSA Monmouth
11 CSA Bergen White II
12 AS Junior Elite
13 PDA Puyol
14 SJEB Red
15 Futboltech
16 Match Fit Howard
17 Kearny Dynamo
18 Valencia 9v9
19 Europa Lions
20 STA MUSC Pre ECNL
21 TSF Academy
22 Match Fit Montclair
23 Summit Chelsea
24 NJ Premier FC
25 NJ Stallions Man Utd Blue