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another flawed belief that bureaucracy can make players. it takes PEOPLE to develop players not rules.

One of the biggest complaints about BDA currently is it's turned into a system of robots. Even when coaches have their licensure (which even to this day many BDA coaches don't have) there is no guarantee of coaching quality. It's one thing to "learn the game" and memorize some coaching moves, but another understand human nature - what motivates each individual player, understand what they need to become a better player etc.

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Never seen 20+ on a sideline of a GDA game, no matter the age group.

Maybe that is because of gametime roster maxes and subbing rules dummy. You wont see more than 18 on the sideline of an ECNL game either!

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Maybe that is because of gametime roster maxes and subbing rules dummy. You wont see more than 18 on the sideline of an ECNL game either!

Hi dummy,

Yes, I've seen 20 on an ECNL sideline many times.

Please do try to keep up. The point was the ROSTER is 16, and that's all you'll ever see out there. Not 18, not 20, not 22. 16.

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That is because no one came to your tryouts and you had to take what you could get. If 100 kids showed up, your roster would be 22+ as well like all of the other GDA clubs that had so many insecure parents of HS or NPL players that couldnt make the local ECNL club rosters.

LOL Really trying to justify player 19th existence on the roster.... I know I know...check is the same.

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15 to 16 plus 3 to 5 equal 18 to 20 players. That is more then are Permitted to enter game.

And, those 3-5 are rarely at a game, and have no expectation. I think between them all they've played a total of 4 games. They are PT players; which means they pay less.

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Let's load a roster up of 22, have them pay the same, and not play all the time.

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Then why do we even bother sending out kids to school? Just give 'em an encyclopedia, tell them to work on their own, and after a dozen years hand them a college application.

best analogy ever

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Then why do we even bother sending out kids to school? Just give 'em an encyclopedia, tell them to work on their own, and after a dozen years hand them a college application.

because book learning is totally different to learning a sport. Did LeBron learn form structure? Or Pele? Or Maradona? I think not.

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because book learning is totally different to learning a sport. Did LeBron learn form structure? Or Pele? Or Maradona? I think not.

Yes, LeBron did. Big AAU star.

Good examples on the others. I mean, I think we should always do what we did 60 years ago.

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Huh. The cost for quality teaching is almost the entire budget for a school as it should be. A great teacher is very valuable. Much more valuable then a fancy building or fancy field.

comparing this to school is a bad analogy. parents are not logical when there is no ACTUAL measure. I can tell you my kid is a great player and you cannot really argue. If you say my kid is a great student and gets Ds I can.

There is no objective measure of a great Club coach. parents assume that measure is wins and losses

people are being naive or arguing for the sake of it if they dont understand this

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Yes, LeBron did. Big AAU star.

Good examples on the others. I mean, I think we should always do what we did 60 years ago.

But AAU is not structured. Most people accept that LBJ never had great coaching as a kid

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because book learning is totally different to learning a sport. Did LeBron learn form structure? Or Pele? Or Maradona? I think not.

I watched the Pele movie, no idea how accurate it was, but in the movie his Dad was an ex pro player and gave Pele specific drills to do (like kicking mangoes out of a tree). So while he learned a lot by playing with other kids there was still soccer specific education. Not sure how much his Dad did with him.

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Yes, LeBron did. Big AAU star.

Good examples on the others. I mean, I think we should always do what we did 60 years ago.

Messi? Jadon Sancho? Players at Barca or Man City are being selected and developed to play the Barca way. The Spanish federation is not setting rules for every club in Spain. That is stupidity.

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I watched the Pele movie, no idea how accurate it was, but in the movie his Dad was an ex pro player and gave Pele specific drills to do (like kicking mangoes out of a tree). So while he learned a lot by playing with other kids there was still soccer specific education. Not sure how much his Dad did with him.

but the CBF did not make a set of rules for every club in Brazil to follow to develop players and them assume that ANYONE could teach them

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And, those 3-5 are rarely at a game, and have no expectation. I think between them all they've played a total of 4 games. They are PT players; which means they pay less.

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Let's load a roster up of 22, have them pay the same, and not play all the time.

Quick look at some GDA team rosters:
NYCFC 18/19: 19 players
NYCFC 16/17: 16 players
NYSC 18/19: 26 players
NYSC 16/17: 23 players
Fury 18/19: 24 players
Fury 16/17: 20 players
Oakwood 18/19: 16 players
Oakwood 16/17: 22 players
It seems like 20+ is the norm rather than the exception.

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Quick look at some GDA team rosters:
NYCFC 18/19: 19 players
NYCFC 16/17: 16 players
NYSC 18/19: 26 players
NYSC 16/17: 23 players
Fury 18/19: 24 players
Fury 16/17: 20 players
Oakwood 18/19: 16 players
Oakwood 16/17: 22 players
It seems like 20+ is the norm rather than the exception.

NYCFC actually only has 14 current players on their 18/19 team and 16 on the 16/17 team. Kaz only took players who he felt were GDA quality. Little did he know that every other club was taking anybody who was willing to give up HS