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Post by Soccerhouse on May 30, 2019 16:51:40 GMT -5
From what I’m hearing UFA was extremely competitive - assume Concorde was as well. How was the NASA and SSAs? Heard NASAs u12 group possibly could have been the best in the age group this season - did they retain their top players?
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Post by blu on May 30, 2019 17:21:02 GMT -5
Some of the rising U13's are hedging their bets and trying out at other clubs. I've seen some at GSA.
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Post by dad84472 on May 30, 2019 19:48:13 GMT -5
Some of the rising U13's are hedging their bets and trying out at other clubs. I've seen some at GSA. I was at Metro and it seemed the same top players were there for NTH U13. I spoke with several parents and they thought it was “status quo”, where there weren’t many new top kids, but the same ones were there. 180 total kids registered for all of U13 NTH. |
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Post by Brinker on Jun 1, 2019 6:49:35 GMT -5
NASA DA kept all their top field players and added a few top players from other teams. They should build on their U12 season which was very successful. In fact, they had a cut several very good players down to ECNL level.
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Jun 1, 2019 10:56:33 GMT -5
NASA should be very good again. CF added 2 and possibly 2 more & also had to make some difficult cuts. U-12s just got a 3-2 win at Atl Utd this morning.
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Post by Brinker on Jun 2, 2019 20:30:57 GMT -5
NASA added 4 new players and has several kids who got AU tryouts.
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Jun 2, 2019 20:38:02 GMT -5
I don’t see AU 07s hanging with NASA or CF next year. The latter are built for the bigger field and 11v11, while AU just has a bunch of little Irish dancers used to playing on a ping pong table.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jun 2, 2019 20:46:19 GMT -5
I don’t see AU 07s hanging with NASA or CF next year. The latter are built for the bigger field and 11v11, while AU just has a bunch of little Irish dancers used to playing on a ping pong table. This might be the funniest thing I’ve ever read on this forum! (Not saying it accurate , correct, or acceptable - but dang sure is original ) |
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Post by Brinker on Jun 2, 2019 20:54:04 GMT -5
I understand AU kept their 2007 roster despite some mixed at best results this season.
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Post by fanatic21 on Jun 2, 2019 20:57:56 GMT -5
I only saw NASA u12 DA once this past year, and they didn't look very good to me. Were they really one of the most successful GA DA teams? Had very little of the ball in the games I saw. Got a couple goals off direct play and/or turnovers, but no possession or build up. Maybe I caught them on a bad day?
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jun 2, 2019 21:04:12 GMT -5
I know of a 2007 coming from Charlotte to play for AU - but not clear if he’ll be with the 07s or 06s.
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Post by Brinker on Jun 2, 2019 21:19:26 GMT -5
I only saw NASA u12 DA once this past year, and they didn't look very good to me. Were they really one of the most successful GA DA teams? Had very little of the ball in the games I saw. Got a couple goals off direct play and/or turnovers, but no possession or build up. Maybe I caught them on a bad day? Must have been a bad day, NASA DA 2007 keeps the ball consistently, and always builds out of the back (almost no punting). They won like 40 games between their 2 teams and beat everyone else, AU, CF, UFA, etc. When they did lose it was usually long ball play by their opponents, except for some strong games by AU. |
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Post by 4theloveofsoccer on Jun 3, 2019 7:05:45 GMT -5
NASA along with CF have played with set A and B teams all this past season, while AU, SSA, UFA, LSA, AFC have mixed up teams. Scores and standings do not count at this age and really doesn’t count until U15. Player development is most important at this young of age.
NASA changed up some players when their A team lost back to back weekends against mixed teams from LSA and UFA. It was said NASA DA U12’s played scared and not to lose many times through the season, so much for developing players. What will happen when the losing comes again when the boys are U13’s moving forward.
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Post by onekickpop on Jun 3, 2019 7:27:25 GMT -5
NASA along with CF have played with set A and B teams all this past season, while AU, SSA, UFA, LSA, AFC have mixed up teams. Scores and standings do not count at this age and really doesn’t count until U15. Player development is most important at this young of age. NASA changed up some players when their A team lost back to back weekends against mixed teams from LSA and UFA. It was said NASA DA U12’s played scared and not to lose many times through the season, so much for developing players. What will happen when the losing comes again when the boys are U13’s moving forward. Interesting comments. To my Knowledge there were no “A” or “B” squads. Boys developed and moved around based on performance. There was in fact a shift towards the end of the season when teams decided to sit and defend their final third, not play soccer and play “boom” ball (long punts and sprinting) vs teaching the boys to build out the back. This squad will surely be ready to compete in U13, win or lose. Many of these boys were developed under DS in U11 and continued the same Methodology under Tomlin and Boozer. |
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Post by Brinker on Jun 4, 2019 6:39:00 GMT -5
NASA along with CF have played with set A and B teams all this past season, while AU, SSA, UFA, LSA, AFC have mixed up teams. Scores and standings do not count at this age and really doesn’t count until U15. Player development is most important at this young of age. NASA changed up some players when their A team lost back to back weekends against mixed teams from LSA and UFA. It was said NASA DA U12’s played scared and not to lose many times through the season, so much for developing players. What will happen when the losing comes again when the boys are U13’s moving forward. NASA played mixed teams all year and a number of players rotated between team 1 and 2, including players who were invited to AU tryouts. NASA cut players at U13 DA who played primarily on Team 1 and promoted to DA U13 players who played primarily on Team 2. They were definitely mixed teams. Not sure about the playing scared comment, but NASA beat CF, UFA, and SSA in the final weeks of the season. |
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Post by 4theloveofsoccer on Jun 5, 2019 17:17:03 GMT -5
NASA along with CF have played with set A and B teams all this past season, while AU, SSA, UFA, LSA, AFC have mixed up teams. Scores and standings do not count at this age and really doesn’t count until U15. Player development is most important at this young of age. NASA changed up some players when their A team lost back to back weekends against mixed teams from LSA and UFA. It was said NASA DA U12’s played scared and not to lose many times through the season, so much for developing players. What will happen when the losing comes again when the boys are U13’s moving forward. NASA played mixed teams all year and a number of players rotated between team 1 and 2, including players who were invited to AU tryouts. NASA cut players at U13 DA who played primarily on Team 1 and promoted to DA U13 players who played primarily on Team 2. They were definitely mixed teams. Not sure about the playing scared comment, but NASA beat CF, UFA, and SSA in the final weeks of the season. Let's be honest we all know CF and NASA both had set team 1 and team 2. Again results do not matter at the U12 DA age group, especially when some teams are in it to win it such as NASA and CF having definite A and B teams throughout the season. |
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Post by soccernotfootball on Jun 5, 2019 18:23:46 GMT -5
NASA played mixed teams all year and a number of players rotated between team 1 and 2, including players who were invited to AU tryouts. NASA cut players at U13 DA who played primarily on Team 1 and promoted to DA U13 players who played primarily on Team 2. They were definitely mixed teams. Not sure about the playing scared comment, but NASA beat CF, UFA, and SSA in the final weeks of the season. Let's be honest we all know CF and NASA both had set team 1 and team 2. Again results do not matter at the U12 DA age group, especially when some teams are in it to win it such as NASA and CF having definite A and B teams throughout the season. NASA did mix. And if the others mixed, it speaks to the quality of their pool when/if they beat or drew CF1, 2 or AU. |
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Post by onekickpop on Jun 5, 2019 18:25:07 GMT -5
Not worth the debate, but your information is incorrect as it relates to the boys on that NTH NASA team. Saw them play in the fall and in the spring and there was certainly a switch in players. Nonetheless, both CF and NASA had players being considered by ATLUTD so i respectfully disagree with your “...U12 results do not matter”.
I think all of these clubs will be very competitive next season both here in Georgia and against the Carolina teams.
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Post by Brinker on Jun 5, 2019 18:35:28 GMT -5
Not worth the debate, but your information is incorrect as it relates to the boys on that NTH NASA team. Saw them play in the fall and in the spring and there was certainly a switch in players. Nonetheless, both CF and NASA had players being considered by ATLUTD so i respectfully disagree with your “...U12 results do not matter”. I think all of these clubs will be very competitive next season both here in Georgia and against the Carolina teams. This is correct. Don’t want to debate with the other poster, but at NASA there was a rotation for team 1 and 2. Kids who played on both teams at various times of the year got tryouts for AU. If you want to talk results, which do not matter that much, team 2 won almost every game they played. |
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Post by 4theloveofsoccer on Jun 5, 2019 20:57:59 GMT -5
Not worth the debate, but your information is incorrect as it relates to the boys on that NTH NASA team. Saw them play in the fall and in the spring and there was certainly a switch in players. Nonetheless, both CF and NASA had players being considered by ATLUTD so i respectfully disagree with your “...U12 results do not matter”. I think all of these clubs will be very competitive next season both here in Georgia and against the Carolina teams. You do not have a son on that team and only saw that team play. I know players and parents on that team and my son played against them in fall and spring. They have told me they played definite team 1 and team 2, with "minimal movement" through out the season. We can agree to disagree with results, if it does matter why are standings, scores, and results not recorded in the U12 DA age group? |
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Post by 4theloveofsoccer on Jun 5, 2019 21:01:35 GMT -5
Not worth the debate, but your information is incorrect as it relates to the boys on that NTH NASA team. Saw them play in the fall and in the spring and there was certainly a switch in players. Nonetheless, both CF and NASA had players being considered by ATLUTD so i respectfully disagree with your “...U12 results do not matter”. I think all of these clubs will be very competitive next season both here in Georgia and against the Carolina teams. This is correct. Don’t want to debate with the other poster, but at NASA there was a rotation for team 1 and 2. Kids who played on both teams at various times of the year got tryouts for AU. If you want to talk results, which do not matter that much, team 2 won almost every game they played. Your information is wrong and misleading concerning NASA rotating team 1 and team 2. If your son did play on NASA U12 DA, you are lying. Us parents all know each other on the sidelines and know who plays for who, especially when there are only 7 teams competing you see which teams are mixing and which teams have set teams. |
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Post by onekickpop on Jun 5, 2019 21:13:51 GMT -5
Let’s agree to disagree. All of these boys will be competitive next season. They were all vary competitive at U12.
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Post by Brinker on Jun 5, 2019 21:44:21 GMT -5
This is correct. Don’t want to debate with the other poster, but at NASA there was a rotation for team 1 and 2. Kids who played on both teams at various times of the year got tryouts for AU. If you want to talk results, which do not matter that much, team 2 won almost every game they played. Your information is wrong and misleading concerning NASA rotating team 1 and team 2. If your son did play on NASA U12 DA, you are lying. Us parents all know each other on the sidelines and know who plays for who, especially when there are only 7 teams competing you see which teams are mixing and which teams have set teams. Not sure why you are calling me a liar when you admit that you don’t even have first hand knowledge of the issue, but only what you heard from others. Let me try to find common ground with you instead of name calling. There were some kids who played exclusively on team 1 or on team 2, so you are correct if that is the point you are making. Most kids played on both teams at different points in the season including some of the top kids who got AU tryouts. Some primary team 1 kids got cut at tryouts, while some primary team 2 kids got promoted along to U13 DA. These statements are factually correct as I saw every one of their games this season and saw tryouts too. |
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Post by 4theloveofsoccer on Jun 6, 2019 10:55:36 GMT -5
When you say... "There were some kids who played exclusively on team 1 or on team 2, so you are correct if that is the point you are making." That is what I am saying, in which you have players who do not move. Those number of players have been set to play team A or Team B all season, while other teams in U12 DA last season have constantly moved players from first game and second game.
Overall, the 2007 DA age group is competitive and will be fun watching all these teams play.
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Post by slickdaddy96 on Jun 6, 2019 11:12:17 GMT -5
I understand AU kept their 2007 roster despite some mixed at best results this season. Maybe the core is the same but I know 2 southside former SSA 07 players that made the AU DA team that were not on it previously. |
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Post by onekickpop on Jun 6, 2019 18:24:16 GMT -5
I understand AU kept their 2007 roster despite some mixed at best results this season. Maybe the core is the same but I know 2 southside former SSA 07 players that made the AU DA team that were not on it previously. That’s terrific! What about UFA Concorde and NASA boys? All three teams battled with ATLUTD and in some cases beat them. |
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Post by 4theloveofsoccer on Jun 7, 2019 8:06:39 GMT -5
From my understanding AU had set players who played exclusively on team 1, while team 2 was a combo of 07's and 08's in the fall season. During spring season all players played between team 1 and team 2.
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Post by soccernotfootball on Jun 7, 2019 8:15:38 GMT -5
From my understanding AU had set players who played exclusively on team 1, while team 2 was a combo of 07's and 08's in the fall season. During spring season all players played between team 1 and team 2. 1/3 of their roster was 08 (even had an 09!). My understanding is they mixed all year. Heard they played the last few as an "08" team since that will be the SCCL group next year. Even played that group against teams that lineup as true "A" teams. That wil be a great SCCL team for sure! |
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