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Post by jkdub1 on Oct 15, 2020 15:37:19 GMT -5
We’ve had two postponements with our ecnl and state teams in our age group iirc.
My kid kicks for the high school football team and they’ve had 2 forfeits along with 28 days mandatory quarantine for the entire squad, managers and coaches. It’s been quite a year..
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Post by jkdub1 on Oct 1, 2020 14:11:59 GMT -5
Where are these coaches from? I don’t see any recognizable names from NASA (my son’s home club). Is that normal? Are there coaches from the other bigger clubs? Jennifer Kirby - Inter Atlanta girls DOC Kerem Daser - North Georgia Soccer Academy Director That’s all I can contribute
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Post by jkdub1 on Sept 14, 2020 13:03:51 GMT -5
U13 AU vs U14 FC Alliance 3-3 U14 AU vs U15 FC Alliance 0-0 Thanks for the AU update. Did AU play Chattanooga Red Wolves, as scheduled, this weekend? U16 game was rescheduled.
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Post by jkdub1 on Sept 6, 2020 15:25:50 GMT -5
U16 Chattanooga 0-5 UFA Chattanooga 5-2 GSA
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Post by jkdub1 on Sept 6, 2020 15:23:29 GMT -5
Chattanooga 1-2 UFA Saturday Chattanooga 1-6 GSA Sunday
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Post by jkdub1 on Sept 1, 2020 12:50:50 GMT -5
Any update on CF teams U17? Chattanooga 3-3 CF Premier Saturday Chattanooga 2-1 CF Platinum Sunday
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Post by jkdub1 on Aug 20, 2020 21:48:32 GMT -5
I don’t see ATL UTD games listed in the app. I see them at U14, U15, U16 and U18/19.
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Post by jkdub1 on Jun 16, 2020 21:28:33 GMT -5
So not questioning if that is the case but, why would Allin be given a piedmont spot? Their teams haven’t earned a spot and the UFA norcross team obviously had not qualified for a piedmont spot? If that’s the case, very shady happenings at Georgia soccer and shows how desperate of a situation Georgia Soccer is in if allin futbol is in NL, geez. All in futbol is one step above the ymca Believe the entire 03 team followed him there. They won a nat'l title summer of 2019. Very good team that also had a very good fall 2019 season. I would imagine that they got a spot that way. He's coached that team for 2+ years or more I believe, so there was some loyalty to him after all they've done together. I know the entire 05 team did not follow him - he had not been their coach before, so that was a little shakier to get them all to go. Believe most of the team went with him, as those girls really weren't left with much of a choice once it was obvious they didn't have enough girls to stay at UFA and going to another club looking for a spot likely meant they'd end up on a lower team since most spots on teams at their level didn't have open spots. This is not something I have considered or run into before.. In order to re-roster a team in Piedmont, you have to have at least 9 players from the previous season still on the team BUT does that team still have to be at the same club? Very very interesting to see how this plays out.
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Post by jkdub1 on Jun 16, 2020 17:25:32 GMT -5
This is all my opinion, but team sizes are simply too large, especially with top teams. If you're bringing subs, play them. If your backups are not playing half a game and really pushing your starters, you have the wrong backups. IMO they SHOULD put players 12-18 on the 2nd team and pick 3 to practice and play up regularly (or as many as you're allowed subs that you WILL PLAY). If your top team and your 2nd team are training that differently, Houston, you have a problem. The ones below that should be starters for the lower team. Ego/status aside, every player on a pay-to-play youth team should get "meaningful minutes". ECNL makes it even easier because you can sub again after the half. 2nd teamers should be the backups for your first team, 3rd team for 2nd team, etc. But but but God FORBID you put someone's special snowflake on the SECOND team 😱 I've seen families quit when that's been done. They'd rather their kid sit the bench on the top team than get quality time on the field with another team. Sadly, pride and prestige seem to matter more sometimes. It's a problem.
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Post by jkdub1 on Jun 9, 2020 17:51:56 GMT -5
How are the teams leaving if they had already signed with UFA? They hadn't signed up yet. See Sergio had been planning this for a while and he told them not to sign up. His two teams were the only two that not a single player had registered. UFA knew what he was doing even though he was denying it. I wasn't aware that All-In had teams that qualified into NL? They're a pretty low level club. And if they did have a team in NL is Sergio coming in and stealing the spot from them? And If they didn't have a team in NL, don't you have to qualify to get into NL? So will they start at Athena and work their way or are they assuming they will take someone else's spot from GA? Are we talking the real National League? Or Piedmont League? I just hope those 03 girls don't regret their decision, especially if they want to play in college and the team doesn't get to play NL. These girls will be seniors and it would suck for them if they got stuck playing low level soccer Surely they mean South Atlantic "National League"?
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Post by jkdub1 on May 28, 2020 19:47:36 GMT -5
*watches as hundreds of soccer players sign on as kickers for their high school football team*
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Post by jkdub1 on May 11, 2020 21:47:15 GMT -5
Since USL will allow kids to play HS, then it just means they cant play USL during the HS season. Not sure what MLS rules will be. Boys high school soccer is in the spring in Tennessee (same as Georgia), when the USL season is proposed to start, so I imagine it will be hard for some of the kids to choose between the two. I'm very pleased that USL (and hopefully MLS) has given the option for the kids to do both but the TSSAA ruling will not allow it which is unfortunate.
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Post by jkdub1 on May 11, 2020 21:29:29 GMT -5
Good question. I haven't had a kid in middle school or high school long enough to have an answer but it's been around for at least 5 years that I personally know of. Doesn't apply to tennis, bowling, cross country, golf and track & field though oddly enough. All of the "tennis, bowling, cross country, golf and track & field" sports are, for the most part, individualized ones... just an observation. So what's the deal then? If my kid is a solo athlete, they can complete but if they're part of a team, they cannot? I've never been able to see the logic in this bylaw. Help me out here someone.. I'm open to suggestion.
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Post by jkdub1 on May 11, 2020 20:23:11 GMT -5
This will be fun to watch in Tennessee. TSSAA has a cute little bylaw forbidding middle and high schoolers from participating in any other organized league once they're rostered on the school team. It's called "Independant Game Participation". Unless someone somewhere (Nashville USL, Chattanooga USL and Memphis MLS) manages to have it appealed, chaos will ensue. What was that rule put in place for? Good question. I haven't had a kid in middle school or high school long enough to have an answer but it's been around for at least 5 years that I personally know of. Doesn't apply to tennis, bowling, cross country, golf and track & field though oddly enough.
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Post by jkdub1 on May 11, 2020 19:41:49 GMT -5
looks like a complementary league: The USL Academy League’s model has not only been constructed to provide an elite pre-professional environment for all participants, but to be complementary of existing youth soccer organizations. In fact, all clubs applying to participate in the USL Academy League will be required to have a league-approved youth network as part of the minimum standards. In doing so, the USL club must show how it is helping grow the game organically at all levels, while also working hand-in-hand with the existing local youth soccer community to provide new opportunities for players & coaches to be involved with higher levels of the game. It offers USL clubs the flexibility to work with existing institutions, and most importantly to provide opportunity and professional pathways to both new and previously overlooked communities across the country. Players competing in the USL Academy League may also be able to register as a “PT Youth Player” on their local USL Academy League team, allowing them to play in other competitions for their respective clubs or schools, as the USL aspires to build respectful and trusting relationships between our clubs and the local Youth Soccer Organizations that are already serving our communities. This will be fun to watch in Tennessee. TSSAA has a cute little bylaw forbidding middle and high schoolers from participating in any other organized league once they're rostered on the school team. It's called "Independant Game Participation". Unless someone somewhere (Nashville USL, Chattanooga USL and Memphis MLS) manages to have it appealed, chaos will ensue.
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Post by jkdub1 on May 5, 2020 19:02:34 GMT -5
I've seen some MLS academies joining ECNL over the past 2-3 days, is that for second teams? Making sure they have a place to play? I'm seeing the same thing at some usl academies. So confused..
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Post by jkdub1 on Apr 10, 2020 9:08:22 GMT -5
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Post by jkdub1 on Mar 15, 2020 17:26:51 GMT -5
Pretty sure CF isn’t the only club this has happened at. You are absolutely correct.
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Post by jkdub1 on Mar 5, 2020 22:50:01 GMT -5
Folks either love him or hate him. Personally, I ❤ him and all his silly carrying on! How fun is this!? I'll be looking forward to the games even more now.
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Post by jkdub1 on Feb 26, 2020 20:23:02 GMT -5
Also to add in the end, $35 for a 1.5hr session with Eddie is a huge value. Everyone that attends the tryouts isnt selected. He only wants to bring valued quality players. He's only selected around 2,000 kids over the past few years, 4 have signed so a very small % (0.20%) But these are players that wouldnt have gotten selected without him. Some have those 2000 got into College, or play in USL etc.. Hard to find good training for that kind of $ for sure so either way, it’s a win-win situation I suppose. Thanks for the info, I’ll pass it along!
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Post by jkdub1 on Feb 26, 2020 13:34:45 GMT -5
Not to be an a$$ but is this a money grab to get kids to sign up for an international tour for big bucks and kickbacks or..? Seriously, not trying to be rude and I know everyone has to make a buck somehow but I'd really like to know your opinion. I have a friend who is interested and brought this exact camp up to me the other day so I was glad to see you posting about it.
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Post by jkdub1 on Jan 29, 2020 20:51:49 GMT -5
Must be this is the coaches preference. His players - regardless of how well they play, or how poorly they play, are rotated out roughly every 17.5 minutes. They could be playing great, but at 17.5 minutes - subs come in. There's also no rhyme or reason for who's on the starting lineup - that's not earned either - he rotates that as well. If he starts a player for one game, he won't start them the next game. I've never experienced anything like this, and we've had kids who play multiple sports. It's also been problematic when, in the second half, if a player sustains an injury, they can't come out because all substitutions have already been made. We are experiencing a similar thing right now. It is very frustrating. The only players who don't rotate are the ones that we are low on numbers in their position. Mainly the center backs and to a lesser extent the outside backs. I have never seen anything like this in high level sports. Even the younger age child's team doesn't do this. They get at least a half of a game for the young ones but it is not split in half and rotated evenly and starters rotated evenly. Maybe this is a new trend. I was not aware of anyone else doing this besides our coach. Obviously someone is experiencing the same and it appears to be a different coach than ours. We've got the same thing happening with an 04B team in our area. Never seen anything like it! One game, a couple of fathers yelled across the field at half time for the boys to pack their bags and they left purely from frustration due to this. I believe they lost 4-5 very good starting players at that time and I anticipate there will be more players that don't sign back on next year. If that happens, that team will be decimated as we don't have the quantity of quality players to replace them that places like Atlanta do. Coach is younger guy with NSCAA Advanced National and has coached club and college soccer for over 10 years for what that's worth.
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Post by jkdub1 on Dec 4, 2019 21:40:16 GMT -5
A few thoughts: The goalie for AU was fantastic. So fluid and so confident attacking high crosses. He literally made it look easy. It was clear that he was the best goalie that I saw with only the NYRB goalie and the Minnesota United goalie being competitive. He really deserved the award that he got. The young man who earned MVP honors for LAFC was stellar in the semis but a non factor in the finals. I will say this, that young man can flat out fly. I liked both the center mids for LAFC, Union and NYRB and thought the AU striker was dangerous throughout the consolation game. For my money though, #9 for NYRB is the player to watch. Despite his diminutive size, he was leaps and bounds ahead of the rest. This kid should be playing overseas. He is truly a special talent. Reminds me so much of youth legend Appie Nouri of Ajax. There is a reason why he dominates U13 as a U12. You called it.. Looks like AU U12 goalie won the Golden Glove!
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Post by jkdub1 on Oct 30, 2019 17:30:33 GMT -5
And people wonder why SCCL was formed. Between the KSA teams and the Dalton based clubs playing ineligible above-age players and those clubs looking the other way or actively allowing it and creating player passes with not proof of age there is not a level playing field in the GA Soccer system. It seems GA Soccer doesn't really care to really put a "death penalty" type punishment on a club or two to fix this issue either. Ultimately that is what it will take to fix this issue since it is obvious some coaches and clubs do not care about the rules especially since there really is nothing more than a slap on the wrist if they get caught. Sick daddy wow, I didn’t know this and actually i just heard of a dalton team last year called NASA BELLES who got caught but just got a slap on the wrist just like you said. However they only forfeited one game so who knows all the other games that where played Assuming we are speaking of the same team/event, that team received more than a slap on the wrist and a 1 game forfeit. Quite a bit more (I won't go into details but GA Soccer reacted quickly and appropriately). GA Soccer very much "cared" in that instance and we can all hope that they continue to do so.
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Post by jkdub1 on Sept 16, 2019 18:35:54 GMT -5
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Post by jkdub1 on Aug 30, 2019 10:41:14 GMT -5
I think it's because for the older kids (U15 and up) you run into the problem that FL kids play high school in the winter so no games November - February whereas GA/AL/TN all play high school in the spring. Don't TN schools play in fall? TN high school girls play in the fall, boys in the spring.
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Post by jkdub1 on Jun 14, 2019 23:22:36 GMT -5
UFA Boys DA U16/17 boys made the playoffs, oh along with AU and CF Don't know if it's been released yet, but I feel like NTH Girls were in Playoff contention on the GDA side of the house for all 3 age groups based on playoff format. So beyond the copy and paste for DA U16/17, anyone else we should cheer for since UFA 04 red team went to Texas (President Cup) and going home after a 0-7 loss and finishing 1-1-1 overall How about CFA Dalton 02s headed to semis tomorrow morning?
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Post by jkdub1 on May 3, 2019 19:07:11 GMT -5
Ah, I wasn't even thinking about USL2 teams in the bunch. That make a huge difference. Thanks!
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Post by jkdub1 on May 3, 2019 16:23:06 GMT -5
So it's just for U13s (2007s) and U17s (2003s). So what, they play USL Academy U13, DA or ECNL U14-U16 then back to USL Academy for U17s and back to DA or ECNL at U18s? Weird. Seems like a nightmare. Especially for clubs with DA or ECNL that aren't affliated with a USL club. Which is almost all except for Tampa Bay and Atlanta United and, I guess, Inter Miami. www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/1004181My understanding is that USL has mandated academies for all its teams for 2020. For fall 2019/Spring 2020 there will be friendlies amongst the USL clubs where academies already exist. For 07/08s and 03/04s there will be a national tournament in May 2020. There will be a regional play-in for the 03/04 group. Starting Fall 2020 the full blown U13-U19 league will start. We've got a new USL team here in our area (Chattanooga) and they're starting their academy up this fall. Not sure how all of this will go down and there's quite a bit of drama over it all. Anywhoo, if the region is set up like most others, there are only 7-8 USL teams/potential academies in the Southeast region and they are pretty spread apart. The cost may be prohibitive unless the academies help support their teams. It'll be interesting..
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Post by jkdub1 on Oct 17, 2018 14:32:57 GMT -5
I'm a total noob at reddit and the free streams. Wish I knew someone who could teach me this stuff. It looks like a great way to save some money. But how safe is it? Ever get malware or a virus? How dependable is it? Give it a spin. Typically posters will mention any issues and also how many "clicks" it takes to get to the actual site. I've not had any issues so far and other than an occasional lag (which could be my provider) the streams are pretty dependable.
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