Salmon creek having tryouts before state cup is over?

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The OP is correct. You are misinformed. Older teams are not required to follow the 4-3-3. You can't ask players that have never been in a true system to play a certain way. Now at U13 and younger there is hope. The changes that the club has made will take years before it is concrete. I'm sure they are looking at weeding out the crazies old school guard. It will take time.

So not all teams have to follow the set curriculum? Pretty sure that is what I was stating. Thanks for confirming that.

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So not all teams have to follow the set curriculum? Pretty sure that is what I was stating. Thanks for confirming that.

Yes, and by design. Only someone stupid would ask a U18 group to do something they've never done. Give it 5 years and the entire club will be on the same page.

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Formations are flexible

Why should every team have to play 4-3-3 all the time. Shouldn't players learn different formations? And shouldn't formations be based on the make up of each team and as strategy based on opponents?

Depends on the skill and purpose of the team involved.

If a team is development-focused, learning one basic formation and playing that well is probably very valuable. But even with the 4-3-3, there's lots of variations--if the CF drops down and plays behind the wings, it starts to resembe a 4-4-2 more. If the wings drop back and play more midfield, it easily turns into a 4-5-1. Above the backline (and 4 backs should be the bread-and-butter defense for 11-man soccer), how the players are arranged horizontally is just as important than how they are arranged vertically. Two holding mids, or one? Two strikers on either side of the box, or one classic striker backed by one CAM? And will the ball be moved mainly by passing, or will skilled dribblers be given green lights to break down a defense with the ball?

Soccer ain't field hockey; formations are flexible and will adjust according to game conditions, especially with a skilled team who knows how to read the pitch.

BTW--speaking as a parent of BU11, soon to be BU12--what is the current recommendation for 9v9? Our team has been using a 3-2-3 effectively (in practice, a 3-4-1 diamond with very fast players at all points in the diamond, but the wings are called "forwards" and not "midfielders" even though they play box-to-box), but I somehow suspect that TPTB would insist on a 3-3-2, and frown on sending so many players up.

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Why should every team have to play 4-3-3 all the time. Shouldn't players learn different formations? And shouldn't formations be based on the make up of each team and as strategy based on opponents?

because we are a part of U.S. Soccer and there is a certain style of play that is wanted. There are bigger things in this world than your team that stays together from 6 years old until 18 years old.

Instead of fighting it become a part of it. Jump in and help unify the country.

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Yes, and by design. Only someone stupid would ask a U18 group to do something they've never done. Give it 5 years and the entire club will be on the same page.

do you really think that the new Technical Director expects the 4th team at the U17 agegroup to play a 4-3-3? They haven't had a chance to even understand it.

I know the TD there, he follows US Soccer to the tee. Whether you agree with the new changes or not in US Soccer makes no difference. I'm happy that we finally have a direction and it has proved to be positive in it's first year.

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Those dates have to be typos.

Can a club have tryouts before state cup is over? They need to make a rule for this so kids can make tryouts

this jacks up my kids schedule. We can't make it to any of the tryout times.

What are they thinking?

My guess is they've decided to not play in OYSA that's why they didn't change it. They know the rules. Joe runs by his own rules we've seen it many of times in league and tourney play. FCSC has always bent the rules in their favor.

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Because FCSC is a WA club they follow WA Youth Soccer rules.
No one from OR is going to play for them anyways so what's all the worry?
Who cares?

WORTH REPEATING ... carry on

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My guess is they've decided to not play in OYSA that's why they didn't change it. They know the rules. Joe runs by his own rules we've seen it many of times in league and tourney play. FCSC has always bent the rules in their favor.

They have permission from Timbers to hold tryouts per WYS dates. Pretty simple. Was all resolved weeks ago.

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They have permission from Timbers to hold tryouts per WYS dates. Pretty simple. Was all resolved weeks ago.

Nope. They've decided to play in the PSPL.

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Nope. They've decided to play in the PSPL.

Try again.