* Tryouts are at the East Lake Meadows, not the East Lake Complex. Meadows Fields are right down the road past the Complex.
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HAHAHAHAHAHA, nicest field in Pinellas??? HAHAHAHAHA they don't even have a bathroom.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
There are other complexes that have nice green grass with porcelain toilets, and a club who cares about their players not on the first team.Comment
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Girls soccer question
Or rather, it's more of a girl's soccer vs. girl's basketball question. I've seen a bunch of ECNL and girls soccer games and practices lately that are before/during our boys' games. With no disrespect intended I have to say I was really surprised as to the level of play.
Now of course girl's soccer is going to be slower than the boy's game. What I was struck by was the skill level. Even with ECNL teams it just seems on par with boy's teams that are MUCH younger. I would say that a top U-18 ECNL team might lose to a top boys U14 team easily, and it has little to do with top speed or physicality, but rather speed to the ball, precision and conditioning?
The comparison I'm wondering about is with basketball. When I see girl's basketball today, it has come a LONG way in the last 10-15 years, and some of the girl point guards could play with the guys. Where it used to be set shots past 15 feet, girls are now shooting jumpers from 3 point range. They've really improved the speed and ability to be both physical and precise on the court.
I know many will take offense, but this is not meant to be a dig at women's soccer. I love watching the national team play and even the Pride on occasion, they are excellent. But the youth level seems to be really bad (I can't think of another word for it). I'd love to get an honest perspective from a girl parent. I'm sure I'm wrong here, but just wondering if someone who has both a girl and a boy player sees what I see? Is college women's soccer a lot better?Comment
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Your son plays soccer...I guess you have to bash girls soccer to make yourself feel better about raising a pussy for a son...Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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While I agree that there is a disparity between boys and girls, it isn't as wide as you are proclaiming. I would say 2 ages groups is more realistic. The reality is boys are typically faster, stronger and they use said speed to spread the pitch more.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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There is NO sport where females of the same age as males can compete.....maybe something like bowling or archery, but no sport that requires speed, strength, or endurance can girls hang with the boys. Not being a chauvanist, its just the truth.
Your basketball analogy is nonsense.Comment
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THE USWNT lost a couple weeks back to a U15 Academy Team. They only lost 3-0 this year. Last season 6-0. So at least they're closing the gap, but still A U15 TEAM!!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I can tell you there's definitely a cultural barrier here. South American coaches have a different style of coaching. They are up on their feet all game long directing players. When they tell a player what to do, the player does not have to do it. Matter of fact, the coach is simply giving him options, it's the players choice to play or not play the ball. Many times, by the coach giving his player an option, the defense may pick up on it and shift, and opening up something else for his boys to take advantage of.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
South America is more about passion. Europe is more about objectivity and "class". Americans try to mirror the European style and look at how far that is taking them lol. Stop hating on the man, he's a very dedicated and talented coach. I rather have a coach up on his feet preventing a breakdown, than having a coach watch his team go down and only fix it at half. May help in development but that's a losers mentality if you ask me.Comment
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He's a lunatic and terrible coach. He encourages players to dive and cry. The back line is non existent in possession never takes more than 1 touch and just smack the ball back down field. They are a kickball, crybaby group of little Elton Johns with their coach Tony Montana screaming expletives at refs in Spanish.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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This forum needs a "like button". I laughed out loud at that.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Once puberty kicks in, the girls teams need at least a 2 year advantage in age to deal with the speed of the boys. That's just the way it is.
If you want a real eye opener, watch a track meet. And then sit way up in the stands. The girls look like they run in slow motion compared to the boys.
All that being said, girls are less "hard headed" than the boys when it comes to being team players, so they tend to play better as a team. Also, since the older boys can pretty much paste the ball into the goal from the midline and the girls can't, the girls games are more strategic because they must work the ball to the net and the defenders know that. For these reasons, I actually enjoy watching girls play more than boys. It seems to be a much more tactical game.Comment
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Who's Boca United GDA Director? Boys DA Director?
3 months to kickoff the new season and still no word on who's running the place?
Boys' DA Director now that Gutti is out?
Girls' DA Director?
Travel "PreAcademy" Director?
Rec Director?
Please don't say one Director for all these programs!
Coaches list? Who's coaching which teams?
Is Boca United really that BIG of a mess?Comment
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Have your son MAN UP!
I could not agree more....Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
any kid playing basketball should be able to pass the ball from one side on the court to the other, with accuracy. Does not take a whole lot of strength. So Basketball boys vs. girls is about the same, besides..the girls use a small ball with the same size hoop as the boys.
Now, lets talk soccer....the boys are bigger, strong, and faster. So for a girl to hit the switch ball is a little harder, most girls can not hit a ball more than about 35 yds. So it takes a few passes to go from one side of the field to the other, where as the boys (maybe not your pussy on a son) can hit the switch ball in one pass.Comment
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There is no sport where girls (or women) compete on a level basis with boys (or men). Not even bowling or archery. If you're comparing men and women at any given level the men will always outplay the women. In a pickup game of basketball at the local park, the boys will play circles around the girls, but put those same boys against a good girls' HS basketball team and the girls will make those neighborhood boys look like they're handicapped. Same goes for soccer, any boys academy team will play circles around an ECNL team of the same age. But that ECNL team might mercy rule a Region Cup level boys team. It's all relative.
So on another thought, why don't men and women compete against each other in gymnastics? Or figure skating? What difference does that make?Comment
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#1 director never around not involved in anything training helping coaching ect..
#2 coaching staff chung on girls side is only good coach juan is a great trainer for goal keepers . The rest of the coaching staff is horrible
a bunch of old guys who never played at a high level and can not coach at one either.
#3 the reputation of the club has always been bad and now it is at an all time low
#4 bu can not get the best kids in area because their parents know better than to take them to bu.
#5 bu trying to merge with boynton knights because numbers so low will not work. The few studs that boynton has do not want to play for bu.they will get a few kids that are descent to play academy but not enough to save sinking ship.
#6 the little field at loggers can not handle all the teams that bu has adding the field that boynton plays on is not a solution . Where are all the teams rec. ,travel, pre academy ,academy going to practice plus if it rains for more than 10 minutes fields get shut down for days.Comment
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