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Post by concordedad on Sept 21, 2023 11:21:40 GMT -5
US soccer was sending invites to specific boys this week after atl ecnl showcase. Anyone is familiar with this process? How do kids generally get selected for this?..just curious.
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Post by davidj on Sept 22, 2023 8:24:35 GMT -5
What age group(s) get invited?
Also, invited to what?
Thx
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 22, 2023 11:51:36 GMT -5
US soccer was sending invites to specific boys this week after atl ecnl showcase. Anyone is familiar with this process? How do kids generally get selected for this?..just curious. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder aka The Scout(s). That or if you have a connected DOC who is willing to push for Jr to be included. With that said, please do not try to make sense of the logic of who gets picked and who doesn't. Sometimes, it's not about grit, talent, coachability, skill, attitude, pedigree or level of play. Sometimes, a kid just looks the part and is marketed correctly...
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Post by atlantagray on Sept 22, 2023 12:13:44 GMT -5
US soccer was sending invites to specific boys this week after atl ecnl showcase. Anyone is familiar with this process? How do kids generally get selected for this?..just curious. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder aka The Scout(s). That or if you have a connected DOC who is willing to push for Jr to be included. With that said, please do not try to make sense of the logic of who gets picked and who doesn't. Sometimes, it's not about grit, talent, coachability, skill, attitude, pedigree or level of play. Sometimes, a kid just looks the part and is marketed correctly... see the 2024 wc uswnt situation marketed well, i must say
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Sept 24, 2023 16:24:33 GMT -5
Marketing is definitely the new silver bullet. Now, I'm seeing 8- and 9-year-olds with professional social media accounts, coupled with purchased followers in the thousands. Coaches, scouts, colleges, and other parents eat that up with a ladle. The other day I heard from a friend who started by saying, Do you know "insert SM influencer star?" Well, Junior is playing with them. Huh? Yet the SM player can't make a simple lateral or weighted pass...
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