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Post by th1976 on May 19, 2018 19:39:02 GMT -5
In some of the communications sent to the UFA leadership, this is one of the issues that was brought up about Iggy wearing tooooo many hats. I like what he's created with UFA, but I have to concur with him being too involved with too many facets of the club. He needs to trust those that he has put in place. TG is coaching 3 DA teams at NTH Gonna miss JS.
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Post by th1976 on May 15, 2018 16:55:23 GMT -5
Wow, not quite a shady move but definitely put it out there for CF to respond... Shady is CF waiting til the last moment. My guess is the older girls will stay put...NTH is probably more interested in the younger kids, anyway.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 2, 2017 14:52:37 GMT -5
What is folks opinion starting labor day weekend with games. Not all teams have games, but are people happy having to stay in town vs take a last vacation for one game on Saturday? article on girls kickoff -- A total of 108 games will kick off on opening weekend, highlighted by the Girls’ Academy’s first feature match in Somerset, N.J. between Sky Blue – PDA (Somerset, N.J.) and FC Virginia (Chantilly, Va.) in the U-16/17 age group (2002/2001 birth years). The game will be streamed live at 11 a.m. ET on the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Facebook Page. www.soccerwire.com/news/clubs/youth-girls/inaugural-u-s-soccer-girls-development-academy-season-kicks-off-sept-2/#comment-59571My daughter's team doesn't start until next weekend. Excited to finally begin tho Is there a site that lists the rosters of these teams? Thx.
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Post by th1976 on May 24, 2017 11:52:38 GMT -5
Isn't an A license a requirement to coach GDA? Pretty sure it is. Jerome is an excellent coach. He does say what he thinks, but it's always in an attempt to make the kid better.
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Post by th1976 on Mar 8, 2017 17:29:53 GMT -5
SoccerMom... have to agree. when i ask several friends ... without hesitation they say DA. My issue and my daughter's is the 01-02 age combination. Help me understand why it is not a downgrade for an 01. At our club the top 02/03s are practicing and playing with the 01s, 00s and 99s. I don't think combining the 2 age groups will weaken the team at all. It'll be a very strong team. As for HS, I don't anyone who will choose HS over DA. Not if they're serious.
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Post by th1976 on Jan 9, 2017 22:09:50 GMT -5
3 GA players selected for U16 camp in San Diego. www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/01/09/18/54/20170109-u16gnt-kicks-off-2017-with-training-camp-in-san-diego-roster-releaseU-16 GNT KICKS OFF 2017 WITH TRAINING CAMP IN SAN DIEGO U-16 GNT Jan 3, 2017 CHICAGO (January 3, 2017) – The Under-16 Girls’ National Team will kick off its 2017 programing with a training camp running from Jan. 16-22 at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in San Diego. Head coach Jaime Frias has called up 24 players, all but one born in 2002. This group of players move up from the U-14 level last year and will spend two years as the U-16 GNT before moving on to the U-18s. These players are all age-eligible for the 2018 U-17 Women’s World Cup, which has an age cut-off of players born on or after January 1, 2001, but will eventually be the core age group for the team that will attempt to qualify for the U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2022. Two of the players on the roster – defender Makenna Morris and midfielder Talia DellaPeruta – played on the U.S. team that won the 2016 CONCACAF U-15 Girls’ Championship last year in Florida that was coached by Mark Carr. U.S. U-16 GNT Roster by Position: GOALKEEPERS (3): Ryan Campbell (So Cal Blues; Dana Point, Calif.), Taylor Fox (Orlando City; Titusville, Fla.), Mia Justus (PDA; North Brunswick, N.J.) DEFENDERS (8): Devi Dudley (Utah Celtic FC; American Fork, Utah), Samar Guidry (FC Dallas; McKinney, Texas), Sydney Jones (Cincinnati United; Hamilton, Ohio), Lucy Mitchell (Concorde Fire; Alpharetta, Ga.), Makenna Morris (Bethesda SC; Germantown, Md.), Kayla Primm (Ohio Premier; Lewis Center, Ohio), Emily Royson (PDA; Toms River, N.J.), Dasia Torbert (Tophat; Buford, Ga.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Josie Alicino (Michigan Hawks; Northville, Mich.), Aislynn Crowder (Hawaii Rush; Mililani, Hawaii), Talia DellaPeruta (Tophat; Cumming, Ga.), Alexa Gonzalez (Arsenal FC; Riverside, Calif.), Kayleen Gowers (De Anza Force; Los Altos, Calif.), Isabel Loza (Arsenal FC; La Mirada, Calif.), Michaela Rosenbaum (Santa Rosa United; Santa Rosa, Calif.) FORWARDS (6): Trinity Byars (Soccer FC; Richardson, Texas), Kailyn Dudukovich (Cincinnati United; West Chester, Ohio), Sam Kroeger (World Class FC; West Milford, N.J.), Kacey Lawrence (Connecticut FC; Monroe, Conn.), Aryssa Mahrt (FC Wisconsin Eclipse; Wauwatosa, Wisc.), Trinity Rodman (So Cal Blues; Newport Beach, Calif.)
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Post by th1976 on Dec 16, 2016 14:13:38 GMT -5
When they have a camp dedicated to playing out of the back and possession-oriented soccer with progression then I will know they are serious about changing the culture. We do not know if attacking play in front of goal is a problem BECAUSE THE U17S AND U20S NEVER GOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE FREAKING GOAL FOR US TO KNOW!!!!!!! This camp is window dressing, nothing more. Fire the whole bunch of the development staff at USSF and start over please. HA. Have to agree with zizou on this one!
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Post by th1976 on Oct 7, 2016 12:37:11 GMT -5
Just getting used to the new system! Honestly, they look poorly coached, especially in the final third, and significantly lacking in talent. I've never had the impression that UGA gives a hoot about the soccer program. The coach they had before BL was a nightmare and ran the program into the ground (long before they got rid of him). How long does it take to rebuild from that?
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Post by th1976 on Sept 21, 2016 10:05:12 GMT -5
Can only speak for the girls. Higher level of talent (overall) and coaching much better than state ODP; think of it as next level up. YNT coaches often at practices. YNT team local players are there so great chance for kids to play with and compare where they are with them. Parents can watch but from a distance and interaction strictly forbidden. Last summer kids were sent home with drills used by YNT coaches to gage juggling, shooting and passing, all timed. Had to mail in results. Quote: April Kater: "The NTC’s are free, one-time a month soccer clinics for the most competitive players in a specific market. When you have this level of talent together for a session, it naturally creates a competitive level that cannot be replicated in other environments. If a player can impact in a NTC environment, they are noted and tracked by the NTC staff. When a player consistently stands out and proves they are of an elite level, they are then recommended to the YNT coach to evaluate and track. Carrie Taylor: How many NTC’s are there around the US? How are players invited to these centers? April Kater: Currently there are 23 active National Training Centers across the country. Players can be recommended by their club, as well as ODP or scouted by our staff and then invited. Players are processed by their birth year. Once a player is involved in the Training Center, they can be cycled out if deemed not competitive enough by our staff." There is no guarantee that a player who is recommended will receive an invite. The idea is to train the very best players in a particular market, so the staff has to be selective in order to keep the numbers realistic and manageable for quality sessions, and, of course, to keep the training groups competitive.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 20, 2016 18:07:06 GMT -5
I'm astounded at the amount of people still calling the actions of athletes nothing more than "disrespectful". The real disrespect here is the ability to ignore racial injustice.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 20, 2016 9:54:52 GMT -5
I'll bite. Last weekend.
Tophat U15:
JAX 1 TH 1 TH 1 ORLANDO 0
Coach experimenting with different lineups. Exciting year. Good coach.
Next week Tampa and West Florida @ home.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 13, 2016 17:47:43 GMT -5
I agree that ODP is supposed to be a development program. The word 'Olympic' harkens back to the days when it was the only game around. Not sure that the state level coaching is consistently good and can't escape the feeling that, all protests to the contrary, the state coach has more influence than he should even at the regional camp. At Boca the coaches the girls had were very fair. That said I think ECNL tournaments, NTC and ID2 are a bigger source for players chosen for the youth pools and more competitive. Not to say playing on a regional team for ODP doesn't get a kid noticed, it does, but I read or heard that only 13 or 14 of the original 48 on this years U14 GNT were even in ODP. I think a lot of it has to do with comfort level and playing with kids they know in ECNL etc. They show better.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 2, 2016 21:36:42 GMT -5
That forum should be closed. It's nothing but an embarrassment. It's always been obnoxious but at least it was soccer obnoxious!
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Post by th1976 on Jun 30, 2016 19:41:29 GMT -5
Even happier with her choice.
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Post by th1976 on Apr 2, 2016 10:50:14 GMT -5
I was really disappointed in Duke. Maybe for the older college prep group but U12 was a complete waste of time and money. Poor coaching and more ice cream than soccer. All different levels mixed together. That was her last college camp. The college ID camps are supposed to be OK.
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Post by th1976 on Mar 16, 2016 12:11:55 GMT -5
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Post by th1976 on Mar 7, 2016 16:53:16 GMT -5
Why not take what you consider to be the top players regardless of age? Personally tired of all the age discussions going on. On another note Georgia has 5 players on the U15/16/17 latest rosters which is a great achievement and shows that we are perhaps the top state on a ratio of population to representatives at the youth ages. There are also 4 girls from GA on the list for the U14GNT training camp. I'm pretty sure that's the highest # from Region 3.
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Post by th1976 on Mar 5, 2016 19:40:59 GMT -5
Totally agree with fanatic21. U17? Please. Huge diff between 10 and 14/15/16!
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Post by th1976 on Jan 15, 2016 20:49:45 GMT -5
Wow. She had a full ride to UCLA. We watched her play with her club team in Phoenix and she is amazing. Unbelievable first step. Still, I hope she doesn't forgo her education.
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Post by th1976 on Dec 7, 2015 15:24:38 GMT -5
Down at McCurry this weekend and other then the usual GSA, Concorde, and AFU parents constantly whining for every call nothing to crazy. Actually had a great set of refs for the Friday/Saturday games unfortunately they were all out of St Louis, Mo so for the Sunday afternoon games we had locals that were burned out and ready to go home. Well, gee, lucky me, I must be with a GSA sideline that forgot we were supposed to whine. We'll do better next time.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 25, 2015 11:56:11 GMT -5
I'd be interested to see how the national training centers correlate with ODP. Is there any linkage at all, regional pool players etc and kids invited to larger regional based national training centers? Yea, ODP recommends kids to NTC, I know of a bunch including my own. Girls 02's cut around 10 girls from last year's team Or their club DOC/coach recommends them. There is some kind of link because a couple of the girls in NTC/regional pool were also invited to ID2 camp in NJ. April Hendricks was at the pre ECNL tournament in May to watch kids who'd been in the pool last year and a couple of players benefited from that. I don't think the NTC coaches are the same as ODP...I wouldn't give up on getting an invite. There are about 10 more from last year invited to the next practice. Some were hurt. I heard a rumor that one of the clubs asked their players not to participate.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 24, 2015 17:46:33 GMT -5
Looks like the G02s took a lot fewer too.
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Post by th1976 on Sept 9, 2015 12:15:25 GMT -5
So what is the protocol for returning players to odp. Yes they miss the first night of tryouts. Do the coaches have information from the previous year? How much from the previous year is taken into consideration, do the returning coaches, rank their current returning players 1 to 60 and then go from their based upon who new makes it to states?
I assume all the invited regional pool players rank high on the list and shouldn't be in jeopardy correct? I'm sure they have information from the previous year. Good or bad. Not sure about the pool players getting preferential treatment but my guess it's more an individual thing and that the 12 or so kids that made the regional team/alternates would have some 'advantage', but they're all good players so I'd expect them to make the team. I think the hardest thing for a new player is to get seen and get the touches on the ball, but they had three teams at camp last year, so there's lots of room!
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Post by th1976 on Aug 28, 2015 11:20:18 GMT -5
Why doesn't she play up? Is she better than some of the kids with an Aug-Dec birthday? Well they may end up doing that. But that changes the calculation a little. A feb birthday now competes with players up to 6 months older (Aug). If you play up a year, you would be competing with players up to 13 months older (Jan). So a team that tries to stay together by having roughly half their players play up, will be at a competitive disadvantage. Not necessarily true.
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Post by th1976 on Aug 20, 2015 13:12:58 GMT -5
How active is your Director/DOC with your club? Are they at the fields on a daily basis? Pretty much Do they coach any teams? YES Do they only focus on top player/ top teams? Mostly top teams. Has coached a couple of younger. Do they only coach a DA team? No Do you see them ever? All the time!
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Post by th1976 on Aug 17, 2015 16:31:59 GMT -5
And what about ECNL. Has there been any announcement from them about this issue? Will they be affected? I've heard some talk about grandfathering which makes sense. I can't see some of the competitive ECNL (or whatever) teams being split. They'll work out some 'grandfather' deal or simply move the kids around to keep the team competitive and more or less together. Most of the team my kid is on are 01's but most of the 02's are central to the team and will play up. Otherwise, they'd be repeating U14 next season and I just don't see that happening.
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Post by th1976 on Jul 29, 2015 17:10:13 GMT -5
Can't really see them splitting teams up but I can see them having kids play up until it all evens out.
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Post by th1976 on Jul 18, 2015 10:28:17 GMT -5
Really strong age group in GA.
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Post by th1976 on Jul 15, 2015 19:32:01 GMT -5
on the other forum. Actually very civil. They make some good points.
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Post by th1976 on Jul 15, 2015 13:42:42 GMT -5
So it has to do with poor grades and scores? Yes. Everything goes thru the NCAA clearinghouse which determines based on your grades, test scores and minimum HS requirements whether you meet the admission requirements of the school recruiting the kid. The coach has some latitude to help get a kid in. As in grades--he can push to get an athlete with a lower GPA than generally admitted in, but they still need to meet minimum SAT etc scores (820?) and have the minimum core requirements (like 4 years of Eng etc.).
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