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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 14, 2018 13:28:16 GMT -5
Atlanta United announces their DA rosters. I get it other clubs, it aint' the same, but doesn't mean you can't make it special for the kids as well.
Props to AU!
I'm still stunned a few local kids didn't get offers to move over there at some of the older age groups, or even get invited to a tryout, but that's life. The 2003 brought in their 2 south florida national team studs. Assuming they will be rostered fulltime with the 17s. crazy how that age group in particular has brought in some many out of town kids compared to the other age groups.
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Post by krazykickers on Aug 14, 2018 14:19:24 GMT -5
So the U17 (02/03) has 26 on the roster. What are the 2003s on the U16 team going to be doing? Holding pattern until next year? Because there is no stand alone U16 group for the 2003s.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 14, 2018 14:24:06 GMT -5
Yea and isn’t it only 5 subs a game and every rostered full time player has to meet the 25% start rule.
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Post by fridge on Aug 14, 2018 15:05:39 GMT -5
Ok, so I have to strongly dissent on the title "AU does it right, others notsomuch." AU has a billionaire owner. It has invested millions into its program. It has paid administrators at every level. In effect, it has more money, resources and time to "make it right." Also, and more importantly it only has 7 teams! Let's now focus on the other clubs and how they could make it right.
CF or UFA could make a fancy announcement as well about their boy's DA teams. BUT wait. They would then have to make an announcement about their girls' DA/ECNL teams. But wait, what about the boys' ECNL teams or Classic 1 teams. But wait.... . Bottom line, AU can afford to do it right and they don't have to worry about offending other kids in the club bc... they don't have any other kids in the club!
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 14, 2018 15:22:15 GMT -5
I agree and disagree - but all these clubs treat DA has their pinnacle and top teams and want to make them feal special and that they are the best their club has to offer.
These clubs dont even promote the DA games to their youth academies. Nothing wrong with shedding some positive light on your DA teams - you can do it for both boys and girls.
Throw a small presseson gathering, eat some pizza and let the kids mingle. Make it special. The preseason meetings are usually all about $ VS. anything else.
Young kids at these clubs should be invited to the top games on occasion - the inter city battles for example.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 14, 2018 23:08:50 GMT -5
Having friends and family at both AU DA and non AU DA clubs I think both @soccerhouse and fridge make good points. So this was scheduled to be released right around the end of the banquet held for all the Academy Players and one Parent/Guest, which was held at the MBS Delta Sky 360 Club. All the boys had to dress up and were all in all made to feel special. BTW, you read that right, per the communique that was sent out, each player could only bring one guest or parent(rock, paper, scissors). My brother said many of the parents were irked about that, but when your reminded that they shell out $18k per player and everything else is paid for, it is truly hard to complain. We all know that AU is owned by a billionaire, but one parent, really. For the record, some of the other MLS clubs do something similar so as to raise the mystique of the club and give it that panache. So in reality it is all about keeping up with the Benjamins. On the side of the non-AU DA clubs, I agree that some type of recognition is warranted. At 20 per team, 12/13/14/15/17/19 gives approximately 120 boys for clubs like CF and UFA. If they utilize their top teams like DA wisely and attach a social media blitz to it, they could emulate the same thing AU is trying to do. I say take $10 from the fees each player pays and put together a pizza n wings n ice-cream congratulatory/welcome gathering. Both clubs are sponsored by AT&T, Dunkin Donuts, Emory Healthcare and a myriad of other local businesses. Surely, some of that money could be used to promote their top flight teams(boys n girls). On a side note, i've always thought the rec, academy, select, camps, super y, etc along with all the sponsors should fund the top teams at many of these clubs.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 14, 2018 23:15:48 GMT -5
I'm still stunned a few local kids didn't get offers to move over there at some of the older age groups, or even get invited to a tryout, but that's life. The 2003 brought in their 2 south florida national team studs. Assuming they will be rostered fulltime with the 17s. crazy how that age group in particular has brought in some many out of town kids compared to the other age groups. Per unwritten MLS rules, teams try not to recruit out of state until U15+ The thinking is the kids are more likely to fail since they are being uprooted at such a young age. Plus, prior to U15 a lot can happen that will take the kid off track. At U15, most MLS clubs know who is on the college track and who is on the Pro track, now they are more willing to invest in finding jobs for the parents if they have to move with the player etc.
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Post by daddyo on Aug 15, 2018 9:08:39 GMT -5
The 02 DA games between CF and AU will be the highlight this year. That is the one DA game, I will make sure I see because it should be fabulous. Two loaded squads with very different styles of play.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Aug 15, 2018 10:05:57 GMT -5
The 02 DA games between CF and AU will be the highlight this year. That is the one DA game, I will make sure I see because it should be fabulous. Two loaded squads with very different styles of play. I concur that it should be a good game. I love when it's a club v club aka The Atlanta El-Clasico Game. Mark your calendar September 29th, all 6 teams from AU travel down to play CF. From AU, I'm curious to find out the following: - Will the new crop of U12 players be as dominant as their predecessors from last year? - How will the U13s adjust to playing on a field twice what they played on last year? - Will the U14s continue their dominant and undefeated season from a year ago? - With the return of players who were playing up and suspended, how will the U15s gel now as a pseudo new team? - We have already chimed in about the U17s - Finally, will the revolving door of the USL AU 2 have an effect on boys in the U19 age group? I am curious with how the U13s and u14s will handle what I think is a brutal September, with 2 different road trips to North Carolina, playing your 6 toughest teams on the road. From CF, other than the U17s, U15s, and the U14s, I'm not as familiar with the other age groups at CF. I do know that with the funneling of 7 clubs down to 3 at the U15+ age group, CF benefited with some good additions coupled with minimal losses. I am especially curious to see how some of the many additions will counter AU and ultimately UFA. Should be a very telling season.
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Post by allthingsoccer on Aug 15, 2018 10:50:02 GMT -5
Lets go. Bring the season on!!
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Post by gaprospects on Aug 15, 2018 11:38:12 GMT -5
With the AU U17's it will be interesting to see which 03's get opportunities. Right now of the 26 guys on the roster, 25 are 02's. Last year the U17s were heavily loaded with 01's, and by the end of the year half the starting XI was 02's.
The U19's are thin, and the USL team will be rotating probably 4-5 of those kids in throughout the rest of their season. So there should be chances for some of those 02's to play up, and likewise the 03's.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Aug 15, 2018 11:47:18 GMT -5
With the AU U17's it will be interesting to see which 03's get opportunities. Right now of the 26 guys on the roster, 25 are 02's. Last year the U17s were heavily loaded with 01's, and by the end of the year half the starting XI was 02's. The U19's are thin, and the USL team will be rotating probably 4-5 of those kids in throughout the rest of their season. So there should be chances for some of those 02's to play up, and likewise the 03's. Do you know how many of those 02s started out last year with just the 02 team and technically didn't "make" the original u17 roster?
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Post by gaprospects on Aug 15, 2018 12:28:05 GMT -5
Most of them were on the 02 team originally. I can only think of 3 02's who were rostered with the 01's out of the gate, and one of those kids is no longer with the club
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