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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 28, 2018 9:01:05 GMT -5
I appreciate the travel aspect. These clubs have strong teams that can all challenge each other.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 25, 2018 17:24:32 GMT -5
I believe 02s went 2-1 from what I saw on the puma result page. My friend said they lost third on a slick field in the rain. From what I recall from a former thread this team also had AU u16s/17s tied 1-1 at half and had the better play in first half until subs came in. I believe they lost 3-1. I was reminded that this group practices once per month versus 4 to 5 times a week DA teams do. All in all not a bad result either place.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 23, 2018 22:21:32 GMT -5
We appreciate AU allowing our player to practice at their facility. He will always have that memory!
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 21, 2018 13:13:48 GMT -5
Players subbed for medical reasons who do not enter before end of overtimes are not eligible to take a pk.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 11, 2018 17:31:32 GMT -5
Thank you. I hate playing teams whose parents want the other team to quit playing hard when the score is too many to not enough. That philosophy develops bad habits and injuries are more likely due to a lack of concentration.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 9, 2018 18:38:18 GMT -5
What do you do when a players been biobanded because of late puberty then grows 6 inches in 3 months? Do you continue to bioband weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly? What club can afford this? Yes $ is always a factor. Who pays? Does the club, the parents... Who in Georgia is qualified to accurately band players?
The EPL team mentioned has the resources including the $. I don't see clubs in Georgia having the resources IMO.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 9, 2018 18:30:20 GMT -5
I read above the comment about the big six and their results in SRPL. I would remind the poster these were the 2nd and in some case 3rd team depending on club.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Apr 9, 2018 18:29:55 GMT -5
I read above the comment about the big six and their results in SRPL. I would remind the poster these were the 2nd and in some case depending on club.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Mar 25, 2018 14:13:29 GMT -5
I don't know too many kids who step out on the pitch and not play hard. Coaches don't let that happen. Parent that went said ODP team first half controlled the game. Also said AU played u17s. Give credit to both teams for playing hard. Definitely give credit to AU for winning. Just giving credit to the other team who on their play as I see that program being put down regularly on this forum. Again remember the Georgia team practices once maybe twice per month playing a team who practices 4 or 5 times per week.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Mar 25, 2018 13:51:34 GMT -5
Again many good points. I agree, player for player starting 11 ODP as good in some cases better than AU at this age. Many kids on that team not affiliated with CF or UFA...not putting those clubs down just stating a fact. Hopefully they will get out of soccer what they want.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Mar 25, 2018 10:17:22 GMT -5
I'm surprised that only one player outside AU players have attended. This may be keeping quality players out.
As the other poster stated, the ODP team practices together once a month where the AU team practices daily and plays games together. This shows the potential and skills of the ODP boys.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Mar 25, 2018 9:19:16 GMT -5
Glad the ODP kids showed well. I've seen on this forum where the program has been criticized. The 02s must have a good starting group. Good. luck to both teams.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Feb 26, 2018 19:42:40 GMT -5
ECNL and ODP give very competitive play to kids not wanting to be bound to DA's archaic rule of no high school soccer. Teams from Georgia did well versus teams from other states btw.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Feb 21, 2018 20:53:04 GMT -5
Which are the Big 6?
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Post by soccerparent02 on Feb 14, 2018 6:49:36 GMT -5
DA goes 5 days per week. Kids high school team has 3 ECNL players 5 R3pl players plus 3 C1 players who start. 6 have played ODP and 3 have represented Georgia. Not a bad resume for high school modes. By the way, college coaches do come to high school games.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Feb 13, 2018 20:04:57 GMT -5
3 ECNL 02s 1 RPL player made varsity freshman year including my son.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Feb 13, 2018 8:03:43 GMT -5
Schools don't pay for any athletic expenses. The local athletic depts and booster clubs pay for everything. We pay $200 for the year but have to purchase uniforms every two years. $200 they get markups, practice gear and socks.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Feb 9, 2018 19:30:43 GMT -5
Sounds like someone at your school doesn't understand GHSA rules. At worst you sit a year of varsity but you can play JV.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Nov 22, 2017 17:01:29 GMT -5
It is difficult to group teams especially when players team and club jump trying to get to a higher level. Except for a few teams in an age here or there the top players generally gravitate to the bigger CLUBS by u13.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Nov 21, 2017 13:21:45 GMT -5
Thank you usoccer. These are my thoughts exactly .
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Post by soccerparent02 on Nov 21, 2017 13:20:32 GMT -5
My daughter's team was on the positive side of one of the blowouts listed in this post. While it is certainly easy to say "practice your passing", "take people off the field", "only score from headers"...let's get slightly more realistic. First let me provide a little more color in regards to the blowout in question.
- It was an away game. Parents had to travel 5 to 6 hours to get there. Plus spend money for a hotel and dining. - The losing side only started the game with 8 players because according to a parent on the losing side "it was cold outside" - The losing side had a 9th player show up at halftime. - Are you really going to ask parents who drove 5 to 6 hours to sit around and watch 5 of their kids play against 8? While others who made the trip sit the bench? After driving 5 or 6 hours for a single soccer game? That would have gone over like a lead balloon. - So now we are practicing our passing and not shooting. At some point, when the other team can't keep up, I feel it's almost more degrading to sit back and pass the ball to each other. Or to constantly try to score off of headers alone. Or only play left footed. The other team knows what you are doing. It's not a secret. So what's so special about not scoring? - Having been on the losing side of blowouts previously as a parent, the continual passing, the playing back to the keeper, etc. is just as frustrating, and to me, more degrading, because it says "We could score if we wanted to, but we are just choosing not to".
Look, I get it. Nobody likes to sit and watch blowouts from a winning or a losing side. But it's kids sports. Things like that are going to happen. Heck, they even happen in the professional ranks from time to time on the grandest of stages (Germany - Brazil anyone). There is no easy solution and things like this are going to happen. The better solution would be for teams that don't have a chance of competing to look at getting out of the Select Soccer business. They may find more success in the Rec ranks.
Just my 0.02
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Post by soccerparent02 on Nov 20, 2017 17:27:04 GMT -5
It's not the teams job to stop scoring it's the other teams job to stop them.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Nov 14, 2017 12:24:14 GMT -5
It can also depend on the number of returning players or new players and what level those new players played previously.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Oct 22, 2017 15:35:15 GMT -5
How's DA working for USMNT? Men are out as are u17s. We all know the definition of insanity. Apparently US Soccer hasnt.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Oct 11, 2017 18:45:05 GMT -5
3 players can club pass from u12 to u13. No new passes are needed. Making new passes jeopardizes the club.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Oct 10, 2017 22:44:44 GMT -5
Clubs can player pass kids up. They cant play a player down whose rostered at an older age even if player is the younger age. I know this used to happen a lot with our kid and with other players who played up.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Oct 10, 2017 20:00:56 GMT -5
Our child played up every year until U14 when we held them at age. The club got around this by rostering at their age and club passing up each game. He played some games or tournaments at age dependingon who they played. I don't know if this is still allowed with the new age rule.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Sept 26, 2017 22:07:50 GMT -5
There's no incentive to move towards a European model. MLS owners are like MLB, they get their share of TV revenue regardless how good or bad the team. That's how small market MLB teams survive.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Sept 25, 2017 15:29:09 GMT -5
Any reactions to ODP tryouts. O2s had large tryout numbers with 100 plus.
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Post by soccerparent02 on Sept 15, 2017 20:48:35 GMT -5
Clubs can have guest players however the player must have a playing card. Players get a card through Georgia Soccer typically. A player can't be added to a roster without a card unless they are scrimmaging. Not sure any club would do that because of potential liability. I doubt baseball teams do this either.
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