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Post by soccerlegacy on Jun 5, 2017 9:38:11 GMT -5
Didn't the u17 UFA Milton team all come over from NASA this year? Wanted to stay together and NASA wouldn't let them because of the age mandate? Definitely impressive to win that many championships, even if you don't count that one. For this particular age group the final was UFA Milton vs UFA Forsyth... So UFA representing both teams in the final is impressive as well. Also impressive is the fact that the Milton team wanted to stay together (after the age mandate) so that means some of the their team is playing up and they still won the cup.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jun 1, 2017 8:32:13 GMT -5
Shouldn't parents be allowed to comparison shop all year long? Shouldn't kids be able to talk with other coaches without seeing the coach look around to see if anyone is looking and evesdropping? Agreed. Not to mention this moronic rule that every club has to hold tryouts on the same 3 days! An of course, all of the clubs say in some form " you are expected attend all 3 days" ... with whatever club you registered for.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 16, 2017 15:44:06 GMT -5
I think the DA will be at Fowler or pinckneyville. Again not sure. What birth year? You may want to see who has ECNL I'm not really looking for DA... too many restrictions, just wanted to know if anyone had insight as to whether they think Milton will be large enough to support top level Academy soccer (U9-U12), not DA. ... and whether or not they will have a large amount of kids that were having to go to Forysth that will now take advantage of the Milton proximity.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 16, 2017 14:28:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the thread.... I actually do want to see if anyone has any knowledge of UFA - Milton. I know UFA-Milton is a relatively new location to the UFA, but I was curious if any of you have any insight into where you see it heading? Are there any current UFA-Forsyth players or parents considering the move to this newer branch? I've heard that UFA-Forsyth is a little over crowded as it is, and that there were quite a few players from the Milton area playing there, so this could make some since to go where it is less crowded and more convenient, no? Although we are not one of those that live in Milton it would be the closest UFA location to us and we are considering making the move. My concern is that it won't be built up to have a deep enough talent pool for Academy players. As to why we a considering the move, we are from a smaller club and the level of play (once you hit 11 v11 teams) will start to differentiate greatly for the top of the roster to the bottom. I could be wrong, but I'm worried that may stunt our daughters growth because you can only practice/play as a good as the weaker players on the team... but if UFA-Milton is not going to grow in time for a move over there, then is it really worth it? Any insight would be appreciated!!
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 5, 2017 14:48:29 GMT -5
Girls - Walton 2 Peachtree Ridge 1 Unexpected! Just curious, why was this unexpected?? Also, just an observation, but if you look at all the teams still in it, they all reside in the North (and in particular, the Northeast quadrant) of Metro Atlanta. Why do you think that is? hmmmm....
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 5, 2017 14:33:15 GMT -5
I am fully in support of multi-sport athletes. Kids specialize way too early these days. I hate it. Kids ought to play as several different sports because the skills that are taught in one sport translate to other sports and make for better athletes. Basketball is the perfect compliment to soccer. Agreed! It is sad that in today's world, kids don't get the experience of other sports, gaining other friendships, etc. And it truly does help to translate into the other sports. Another thing that has changed since I played multiple sports growing up, is the year long commitment that you have to make with soccer clubs. I used to be able to play football in the fall and sign up for club soccer in the spring (at the select level, even) without having to commit to a full years worth of money. Most of my soccer buddies did play year 'round, but if you were good enough to make it on the team, you could do what I did and just play in the spring season.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Apr 17, 2017 9:44:36 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies, and keep them coming... I would like to get as many thoughtful replies as I can to think this through.
I'd also like to add to the equation that the smaller club my daughter is with could possibly be losing one of her teammates, in fact, the best one on her team (and possibly one of the best in her entire age group). This would make the team regress quite a bit. The problem with the diluted talent is that for the better players on her team, I'm worried their play will suffer. For instance, they will string passes together beautifully until it reaches those lesser players and the ball is turned over. They can not sustain possession for extedned periods of time and I'm worried that by not being able to experience how to move the ball around for a sustained period, that it will ultimately hurt as she moves on into older age brackets.
Again the coaching is top notch, it's the execution with some of her teammates that suffers and I'm worried that will hinder her going forward? Is that a logical fear I should have?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Apr 14, 2017 11:27:13 GMT -5
Having followed this board for the past couple of years, I have been impressed by the extensive knowledge with many of the posters here. With that said, I would like to ask your opinions on the topic of possibly changing clubs.
Here is the situation.... My daughter, (who is U11 academy) plays for a smaller club that has a pretty decent team. They usually handle other clubs here size with ease, but struggle with the top flight clubs. She is a quality player that matches up well with most of these top clubs, it just the depth of their rosters that makes her team struggle.
I like the club we are at (especially it proximity to our house) but I'm worried that as she gets to U13 and the 11 v 11 rosters, the team will become even more diluted with talent (top to bottom) and I want her to have formative competition when she gets to that level. I'm thinking long term of moving to another club so that the talent pool is deeper.
My question is, when should that move occur? U12? U13? She gets very good coaching right now and I'm happy with that, but if we were to make a move will it hurt her chances of making the top team at another club if she is not already in their system come U13 tryouts? Or could that benefit her by being some one new showing up at the the U13 tryouts?
Any advice or experience with this situation would help.
Thank you!
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Post by soccerlegacy on Apr 12, 2017 15:19:48 GMT -5
I was just curious to see what others spend on cleats for their kids?
Other questions would be:
How do you go about selecting cleats? Where do you get your cleats?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Feb 24, 2017 14:04:16 GMT -5
Location, Location, Location. I'm with you on not making the venture to Stonecrest even though I would love to support women's soccer with NWSL. Go where the fans/youth players are, kind of like what the Atlanta Braves are doing with the new baseball field. The Atlanta Beat got it right with location until the dang league folded.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Feb 24, 2017 14:00:31 GMT -5
Atlanta is trying to get a NWSL franchise by 2018/2019, it's my understanding that it's probably going to happen. Additionally it looks like they are trying to attract a NASL franchise as well, from what I heard Boris is involved. Not a fan of that idea given the Silverbacks past history with mismanagement and high coaching turnover. As a season ticket holder to AUFC I probably would not venture to Stonecrest to watch a NWSL team play even as much as I support women's soccer.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Feb 15, 2017 14:32:33 GMT -5
I can see where this is topic can be very polarizing, but interesting topic. Many soccer "purists" seem to think coaching should only be done during the week and they should let the kids play and think for themselves during the games. They think that those that don't feel this way just don't understand the complexity of soccer and how players must be able to learn to assess the situations and adapt on their own.
However, my opinion is that you can and should coach during the game. It just needs to be done in the correct manner. No, I don't believe in "joystick" coaching where they are telling players where to go and what to do, but if you see something that is reinforcing what you worked on in practice and a player could benefit from it in the moment or immediately following it... I have no problem with the coach letting that player know. For instance, "play the way your facing" or " look for the splits" or "get wide", these are general suggestions and simple things that can help a team regain focus DURING a game and are not going to make them robots at the same time.
A wise coach I know (who has coached at the highest levels and for over 30 years) once told me in a class (I was taking of his), was always try to phrase your coaching by asking the player questions if you can? Make them think about what the correct answer is and have them figure it out. This way, they are not being programmed to do a certain thing but rather adapt as they see things form there perspective and over time, they will begin to think for themselves on the field with the proper decisions. For example, in a game if you see a player make a mistake, aske them "What was the better play there?" or Where should you be?"...
Most of what I'm speaking to IS for the younger players but there is value in coaching even with the older players during the game.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Oct 25, 2016 15:38:37 GMT -5
Because of the age mandate change the U15's are mixed with 8th and 9th graders. For the 9th graders they will have the chance to play high school soccer. My daughter is in the 8th grade and I've heard "talk" that they would allow 8th graders to play on the J.V. team (but having watched J.V. girls soccer, I'm less than impressed). I've also heard that there was again "talk" of having a club spring season that wouldn't actually count for or against the clubs, just so they could get some touches on the ball.
Since, with the stupidity of the age mandate change, this will now be an ongoing issue every year when your child is on a U15 team, I wanted to know if anyone has heard anything or may have some insight for what is expected. If you have children under U15, this will eventually affect you as well.
The fall season is already over the half way mark and I have yet to hear a solution. My daughter plays on a mid-to-small sized club so its not like we have enough players to form a team if there was a spring season, but was curious to see what others are doing or what we could possibly do.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Sept 2, 2016 10:09:02 GMT -5
I'm relatively new to the soccer forums. I started following along (without posting) back when the age mandates had been announced... just wanting to get a feel for "the word on the street" as to how it would play out. I found this site and what I'm guessing is the "old" site. The "old" site seemed more active so i went there a little more often, but then in the past few months it turned into a cesspool of rantings and ravings with nearly no soccer talk to speak of...
Being that I am new to the soccer forums in general, I was just curious to know what happened? Is there a vendetta against the creator of the site? What would cause a person(s) to be that OC about continually posting garbage daily for that long a period? Is there anyone here with some insight that set that off? Just curious.
Anyway, hopefully this site will reap the rewards of more posters since the other has clearly lost its way. Thanks for creating a place where there is civil discussion about interesting topics. I'm just getting into this as my oldest daughter is only in her second year of Athena and my next youngest in Academy still. I hope to continue learning from some of the more experienced posters here.
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