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How did FCSC beat VFC 4-1 today?

FCSC is not that bad. Two wins not too bad to start league.

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FCSC is not that bad. Two wins not too bad to start league.

Obviously they dominated VFC

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FCSC is not that bad. Two wins not too bad to start league.

I vote that VFC is just way out of their league, and that FCSC isn't that good.

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I vote that VFC is just way out of their league, and that FCSC isn't that good.

I think FCSC is just in middle like everyone else. They have beat a few good teams and have been beaten as well. Just like other teams. Stop bashing them. There 10 year old girls trying to enjoy soccer.

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I think FCSC is just in middle like everyone else. They have beat a few good teams and have been beaten as well. Just like other teams. Stop bashing them. There 10 year old girls trying to enjoy soccer.

I agree with this. At this age they could beat anyone at this level. To be honest they could win against ***C tomorrow, true it may be 1 out of 10 games the beat them, but it could happen.

they deserve this place in NPL division. Right now its ***C and Westside and then everyone else is pretty even. would I be shocked if the top 2 lose a game to the rest of the division, of course not. It could happen tomorrow, but its clear what the pecking order is right now.

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I agree with this. At this age they could beat anyone at this level. To be honest they could win against ***C tomorrow, true it may be 1 out of 10 games the beat them, but it could happen.

they deserve this place in NPL division. Right now its ***C and Westside and then everyone else is pretty even. would I be shocked if the top 2 lose a game to the rest of the division, of course not. It could happen tomorrow, but its clear what the pecking order is right now.

Agree, by next year or two though I think you will see a change in the pecking order. TS and ***C have the biggest girls overall and the fastest front line in size.

As girls mature this will change. The teams with smaller girls will grow and get faster and
then size will equal out. Eastside and Thusc have the smaller girls for the majority of the four teams in NWCL. If you have watched THUSC and Eastside play , they do not have the size to barrell the ball down field but, they are moving the ball pretty good around field and trying to find open space and not just constant through balls to the fast front line.

Soccer at this age is not about one season but, several to develop the player. By U13 I don't think you will see the same two teams on top.

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I agree with this. At this age they could beat anyone at this level. To be honest they could win against ***C tomorrow, true it may be 1 out of 10 games the beat them, but it could happen.

they deserve this place in NPL division. Right now its ***C and Westside and then everyone else is pretty even. would I be shocked if the top 2 lose a game to the rest of the division, of course not. It could happen tomorrow, but its clear what the pecking order is right now.

Agree, TS and ***C are the top two teams. They are also the teams with the larger girls overall. I think though, as the girls in this age division mature the pecking order will change.

If you pay close attention, Eastside and Thusc do not have the size yet (girls will grow) but, they move the ball around the field, finding space better then ***C and TS. The bigger teams rely on the bigger stronger midfield and forwards but, they do not move the ball around as much or as quickly. What I have noted is they tend to rely A LOT on the through ball pass to the forward for the goals. Now, that is not a bad thing but, as you get older and kids start to equal out in size then the team moving the ball around quickly, one touch, making good decision when to pass or not will do better.

I think once the girls get to U13 you will see the pecking order change.

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Agree, TS and ***C are the top two teams. They are also the teams with the larger girls overall. I think though, as the girls in this age division mature the pecking order will change.

If you pay close attention, Eastside and Thusc do not have the size yet (girls will grow) but, they move the ball around the field, finding space better then ***C and TS. The bigger teams rely on the bigger stronger midfield and forwards but, they do not move the ball around as much or as quickly. What I have noted is they tend to rely A LOT on the through ball pass to the forward for the goals. Now, that is not a bad thing but, as you get older and kids start to equal out in size then the team moving the ball around quickly, one touch, making good decision when to pass or not will do better.

I think once the girls get to U13 you will see the pecking order change.

I know you desperately want to believe that your DD's team is playing soccer better than TS and ***C but that's just not true. That's a low class move to suggest that the reason for all of TS and ***C's wins are because of size and speed alone. I have seen the teams play. I am not taking anything away from ET and THUSC. They are doing fine. But they are not moving the ball around superior to other teams. They have pockets of good soccer just like ***C and TS. In fact, I honestly think that TS/***C move the ball around better. JMHO but it's what I see. Sure, it is possible that ET and THUSC gain some players, or who knows, maybe they will overcome other teams in size and speed as they age. But don't take away from other team's success... you are convincing no one.

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I know you desperately want to believe that your DD's team is playing soccer better than TS and ***C but that's just not true. That's a low class move to suggest that the reason for all of TS and ***C's wins are because of size and speed alone. I have seen the teams play. I am not taking anything away from ET and THUSC. They are doing fine. But they are not moving the ball around superior to other teams. They have pockets of good soccer just like ***C and TS. In fact, I honestly think that TS/***C move the ball around better. JMHO but it's what I see. Sure, it is possible that ET and THUSC gain some players, or who knows, maybe they will overcome other teams in size and speed as they age. But don't take away from other team's success... you are convincing no one.

I have to say that I never noticed that ***-C and TS were overly large girls.

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I have to say that I never noticed that ***-C and TS were overly large girls.

My opinion is both TS and FC have the majority of size for height/weight proportion. Need to really observe this. Especially Thusc very few really large girls but, they do a good job moving the ball around.

Moving the ball around Thusc and Eastside do a better job. What both these team lack is a strong fast forward to finish but at this time. I bet TS and ***C coaches take statistics and that should tell you how most goals are scored and by whom. The few times I have watched both TS and ***C it appears same forwards and same type of goal by through ball/break aways.

Just what I observed but, time will tell. I DO think the pecking order will change as girls mature.

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I have been reading these posts about ***C and was looking forward to the game today since it was going to be the first time I got to watch them play. If they play like that all the time, I really don't understand the comments. They consistently put together passes, played very good through balls to their outside mids, and put in good crosses to each other. Yes they have 2 very very fast forwards, but it wasn't like they were just booting the ball. They were looking for those forwards, but who wouldn't with that speed. But overall they were a very good passing team against us today.

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After two weeks of league, its almost to be as expected.

One surprise to me is how Westside Copa has played so far. They had some very good wins during the summer, but have really struggled thus far. VFC is about what i expected.

Some wondered how FCSC would do considering they have 2 wins against the bottom teams, well they got handled by westside TS and ***C by a total of 9 goals.

Thusc is a bit of a surprise to me, but apparnetly Eastside is primed to take that 3rd spot at this point.

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I know you desperately want to believe that your DD's team is playing soccer better than TS and ***C but that's just not true. That's a low class move to suggest that the reason for all of TS and ***C's wins are because of size and speed alone. I have seen the teams play. I am not taking anything away from ET and THUSC. They are doing fine. But they are not moving the ball around superior to other teams. They have pockets of good soccer just like ***C and TS. In fact, I honestly think that TS/***C move the ball around better. JMHO but it's what I see. Sure, it is possible that ET and THUSC gain some players, or who knows, maybe they will overcome other teams in size and speed as they age. But don't take away from other team's success... you are convincing no one.

So I found this on the how to do teach possession ball thread and this might explain a little more why people say TS and ***C are not as good and will not be the top teams come later years. TS and ***C coaches rely TOO much on few forwards. When we played ***C heard the coach really only encouraging one or two players to handle ball and take shots and defense did really nothing to move the ball around just out to wings who passed it up to forward who ran and scored.

To the ***C and TS parents read with open mind then ask yourself if the description of direct soccer is your teams.

http://www.lhssca.org/direct_indirect.pdf

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I have been reading these posts about ***C and was looking forward to the game today since it was going to be the first time I got to watch them play. If they play like that all the time, I really don't understand the comments. They consistently put together passes, played very good through balls to their outside mids, and put in good crosses to each other. Yes they have 2 very very fast forwards, but it wasn't like they were just booting the ball. They were looking for those forwards, but who wouldn't with that speed. But overall they were a very good passing team against us today.

If you watch Eastside and Thusc they have a different style of play for majority of game. I would encourage you to go read about possession ball and then if you have time try to catch a game with TS or ***C against Eastside or Thusc. You will see the difference in play. Keep in mind which team is taking time to try to penetrate field other by using all the field/players.

When you watch don't judge based on goals made but look at sequence of passess are being made, if all the players are involved in play, you will see a difference in the teams.

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If you watch Eastside and Thusc they have a different style of play for majority of game. I would encourage you to go read about possession ball and then if you have time try to catch a game with TS or ***C against Eastside or Thusc. You will see the difference in play. Keep in mind which team is taking time to try to penetrate field other by using all the field/players.

When you watch don't judge based on goals made but look at sequence of passess are being made, if all the players are involved in play, you will see a difference in the teams.

I can only judge by todays, and what I saw was center mids who constantly found each others feet to switch the ball, outside backs who were getting drop and passes from their midfielders, and yes fast forwards that caused the defense all sorts of trouble.