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Post by bolo on Feb 22, 2021 9:28:21 GMT -5
Doesn’t look like the highly anticipated 07 CF Platinum vs Tophat Gold matchup isn’t going to happen 😐 Just looking at the scores, it's kind of shocking to me that the Tophat Gold team didn't score a single goal all weekend, with two 0-0 draws and a 1-0 loss. Do they just not have any firepower up front? Obviously that age group was decimated with defections this year, but there should still be a decent amount of talent there. Would be interested to hear thoughts from anyone who watched them this weekend or knows that team. Also looking at the scores in that top U14 division, GSA lost their first game 1-0 to Tennessee Soccer Club but was still able to make it to the final after TSC tied their next two games. Good job capitalizing on their opportunity in winning the final. No team scored more than 3 goals in a game in that division, and no game had more than 4 goals total scored in it. The Concorde Platinum team scored 3, 2, 2, and 0 goals across their 4 games. Would have expected more from them considering the talent level on that team, especially if they had some players that normally play up playing with them, as others have mentioned. Again, didn't see any of their games but always interested to hear input from those that did. |
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Post by justwatching on Feb 22, 2021 9:44:16 GMT -5
Both teams had 07’s that normally play up on the 06 teams, and the one who plays for GSA (forward) is phenomenal. In addition that the GSA team has some strong players. CF won the Alabama game and the AFU game on last minute goals. They were really close competitive games but bottom line was CF just wouldn’t quit until the whistle blew. Great playing all around. OK we will go with that narrative Curious what is the more accurate depiction in your opinion? |
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Post by roki12 on Feb 22, 2021 10:17:25 GMT -5
OK we will go with that narrative Curious what is the more accurate depiction in your opinion? Wondering the same. 1) the goal was from the GSA 07 that plays on the 06 team 2) all games were competitive and fun to watch |
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Post by roki12 on Feb 22, 2021 10:44:01 GMT -5
Doesn’t look like the highly anticipated 07 CF Platinum vs Tophat Gold matchup isn’t going to happen 😐 Just looking at the scores, it's kind of shocking to me that the Tophat Gold team didn't score a single goal all weekend, with two 0-0 draws and a 1-0 loss. Do they just not have any firepower up front? Obviously that age group was decimated with defections this year, but there should still be a decent amount of talent there. Would be interested to hear thoughts from anyone who watched them this weekend or knows that team. Also looking at the scores in that top U14 division, GSA lost their first game 1-0 to Tennessee Soccer Club but was still able to make it to the final after TSC tied their next two games. Good job capitalizing on their opportunity in winning the final. No team scored more than 3 goals in a game in that division, and no game had more than 4 goals total scored in it. The Concorde Platinum team scored 3, 2, 2, and 0 goals across their 4 games. Would have expected more from them considering the talent level on that team, especially if they had some players that normally play up playing with them, as others have mentioned. Again, didn't see any of their games but always interested to hear input from those that did. The team could use help. Not sure if this is why they brought up some Navy players or if there were injuries. They do have a great forward that remained from the Tophat pre- DA team. They also kept some strong defenders. |
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Post by justwatching on Feb 22, 2021 11:43:42 GMT -5
Just looking at the scores, it's kind of shocking to me that the Tophat Gold team didn't score a single goal all weekend, with two 0-0 draws and a 1-0 loss. Do they just not have any firepower up front? Obviously that age group was decimated with defections this year, but there should still be a decent amount of talent there. Would be interested to hear thoughts from anyone who watched them this weekend or knows that team. Also looking at the scores in that top U14 division, GSA lost their first game 1-0 to Tennessee Soccer Club but was still able to make it to the final after TSC tied their next two games. Good job capitalizing on their opportunity in winning the final. No team scored more than 3 goals in a game in that division, and no game had more than 4 goals total scored in it. The Concorde Platinum team scored 3, 2, 2, and 0 goals across their 4 games. Would have expected more from them considering the talent level on that team, especially if they had some players that normally play up playing with them, as others have mentioned. Again, didn't see any of their games but always interested to hear input from those that did. The team could use help. Not sure if this is why they brought up some Navy players or if there were injuries. They do have a great forward that remained from the Tophat pre- DA team. They also kept some strong defenders. TH 07s had several players guesting, a couple from Navy and a couple from DPL. The forward that remained from last year's team only played a couple minutes in the first game and none the rest of the tournament. She has been recovering from an injury at Surf. Although they did have another forward that had a couple of 1v1 chances against GSA that could have changed the result in that one but were missed. Overall this team does not score a lot of goals in general and also doesn't get scored on very often so 0-0 games aren't really that surprising. Even the lone goal that was scored on them by GSA was from a weird handball right outside of the box. The free kick was deflected and went into the goal. |
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Post by bolo on Feb 22, 2021 12:25:16 GMT -5
The team could use help. Not sure if this is why they brought up some Navy players or if there were injuries. They do have a great forward that remained from the Tophat pre- DA team. They also kept some strong defenders. TH 07s had several players guesting, a couple from Navy and a couple from DPL. The forward that remained from last year's team only played a couple minutes in the first game and none the rest of the tournament. She has been recovering from an injury at Surf. Although they did have another forward that had a couple of 1v1 chances against GSA that could have changed the result in that one but were missed. Overall this team does not score a lot of goals in general and also doesn't get scored on very often so 0-0 games aren't really that surprising. Even the lone goal that was scored on them by GSA was from a weird handball right outside of the box. The free kick was deflected and went into the goal. Got it. Yes, looking at their fall GAL schedule you're right, they don't score or give up very many goals in general. Especially true as far as giving goals up goes. They only scored more than 2 goals in a game three times in 10 games, and two of those were against the last place team (by far). But I also don't have any idea what the true level of competition is within GAL. Major differences in number of games played throughout that 7-team division makes it hard to judge. Other than Tophat Gold appearing to be the class of the division and whoever United Soccer Alliance is clearly at the bottom. |
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Post by foosball31 on Feb 22, 2021 13:04:05 GMT -5
So i was able to watch some of GSA TH 08 second half, and all of hte TH Concorde 08 Final. I must have missed all of TH's Goals against GSA, but I did see GSA score one goal, and although they missed, they should have tapped in a second. The GSA vs TH game seemed to be more even in terms of possession, but TH still looked to be the better team in terms of their technical ability, movement off the ball, and chemistry. For the final, TH absolutely controlled the game from start to finish. They didn't score in the first half, but they still controlled the ball for most of that half. In the second it looked as if CF was outmatched. They let up 4 goals and scored 1. However, they could have easily let up another 2-3 as a TH player had a few 1 v 1's with the keeper and missed, one of those misses was to an open net. I am confused at one comment though. Why is CF considered in the Top 2? Not only did they lose by more to TH, they have also lost to GSA's 08's earlier in the season. Am I missing something where a team is considered better than a team that they lost to? Just the simple fact that GSA accumulated 1 single point all weekend. They didn't win a single game. That's why I would say that they're the 3rd best team in the city. CF definitely had 2 starters out with hamstring injuries. Also they've played 10 common opponents and the GD in all 10 have favored CF. They play again March 28. Let's see how GSA plays against CF then. I might be reading into this but it seems that I might have touched a nerve. It's not my intention, but just stating my opinion. You obviously have seemed to have done more statistical analysis than I have. But when I quickly looked at the standings of the tournaments, and ECNL, I see two things. One, the teams in which CF PLat and GSA have played thus far in ECNL, are not on there level, every team they have pleyed is in the bottom half of the ECNL standings. The only exception is CF playing against their 2nd team (a game in which i imagine they should win). I can agree that it looks as if CF has a much better offense than GSA, but then that begs the question of this, why was it that GSA had more opportunities to score against TH than CF. Two, if CF wanted to claim dominance in the city, why did they leave it up to chance. They absolutely controlled the schedule, and even if they didn't want to be on the same side as TH, they could have done the crossover game against GSA, in order to get payback from losing (I see they made sure that CF PLat 07's had the opportunity to play AFU 07's after they lost). I"m not sure which starters were out for CF, I hope they get well soon, because if GSA beating CF in the Concorde tournament doesn't garner them respect, I can't imagine them beating CF in ECNL with injuries will suffice as well. Good Luck to all teams playing in the Spring. |
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Post by tacocat on Feb 22, 2021 13:41:52 GMT -5
Both teams had 07’s that normally play up on the 06 teams, and the one who plays for GSA (forward) is phenomenal. In addition that the GSA team has some strong players. CF won the Alabama game and the AFU game on last minute goals. They were really close competitive games but bottom line was CF just wouldn’t quit until the whistle blew. Great playing all around. [br Yes, I heard from a friend that GSA had strong defense and CF had a very strong midfield. He said that both teams played really well and it was a good game. Final was good soccer and very hard fought. CF definitely has a lot of strength in the midfield and their defense is stout. CF defense did a great job dealing with the GSA attack and they were able to mount several attacks down the middle. They had less success consistently attacking down the wings where they seemed to have had success in other games because of their speed and talent there. Part of the credit for that has to go to the GSA back line, which was anchored by two excellent CBs and supported by some very agile and physical OBs. This seems like the biggest area of improvement from this GSA team from last year when they really struggled to stay in games because of defensive weakness. They clearly made some adjustments to patch up the defense in the offseason. Offense seemed a little one dimensional, but I understand why. One of their forwards is a handful and was frequently double or triple teamed. The one time she was 1-1 in open space she rolled through a quality defender and past the goalie for a tap in goal. She's very dangerous, but you're only going to get a goal, maybe two, against quality defenses with that approach. It's because of that, that I still think CF is the deeper and stronger team overall, they just have more weapons to beat you with. But as they say, no one remembers the details they just see Ws and Ls. Hats off to GSA - they gave up two goals all weekend to some quality teams and found a way to win, which is what great teams do. I think if you take anything away from this tournament it's that it was great to have all of these teams playing at such a high level. The stronger soccer is in GA the better it is for all the players when it comes time to play. Look forward to seeing how all of these teams do this season! |
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Post by oraclesfriend on Feb 22, 2021 14:48:35 GMT -5
[br Yes, I heard from a friend that GSA had strong defense and CF had a very strong midfield. He said that both teams played really well and it was a good game. Final was good soccer and very hard fought. CF definitely has a lot of strength in the midfield and their defense is stout. CF defense did a great job dealing with the GSA attack and they were able to mount several attacks down the middle. They had less success consistently attacking down the wings where they seemed to have had success in other games because of their speed and talent there. Part of the credit for that has to go to the GSA back line, which was anchored by two excellent CBs and supported by some very agile and physical OBs. This seems like the biggest area of improvement from this GSA team from last year when they really struggled to stay in games because of defensive weakness. They clearly made some adjustments to patch up the defense in the offseason. Offense seemed a little one dimensional, but I understand why. One of their forwards is a handful and was frequently double or triple teamed. The one time she was 1-1 in open space she rolled through a quality defender and past the goalie for a tap in goal. She's very dangerous, but you're only going to get a goal, maybe two, against quality defenses with that approach. It's because of that, that I still think CF is the deeper and stronger team overall, they just have more weapons to beat you with. But as they say, no one remembers the details they just see Ws and Ls. Hats off to GSA - they gave up two goals all weekend to some quality teams and found a way to win, which is what great teams do. I think if you take anything away from this tournament it's that it was great to have all of these teams playing at such a high level. The stronger soccer is in GA the better it is for all the players when it comes time to play. Look forward to seeing how all of these teams do this season! Did not get to see the game (or the 08 teams) but I am glad to hear some good analysis. I also like your name and how you ended the post. Totally agree with wanting the best soccer in this area that we can get. The kids will learn more. I am glad they all played each other. More friendlies would be great! |
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Post by justwatching on Feb 22, 2021 15:30:02 GMT -5
For the 07s I think this tournament showed that these teams are a lot closer to the level of each other than some thought. There doesn't seem to be a clearly dominant team at the 07 age group.
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Post by foosball31 on Feb 22, 2021 15:56:11 GMT -5
I might be reading into this but it seems that I might have touched a nerve. It's not my intention, but just stating my opinion. You obviously have seemed to have done more statistical analysis than I have. But when I quickly looked at the standings of the tournaments, and ECNL, I see two things. One, the teams in which CF PLat and GSA have played thus far in ECNL, are not on there level, every team they have pleyed is in the bottom half of the ECNL standings. The only exception is CF playing against their 2nd team (a game in which i imagine they should win). I can agree that it looks as if CF has a much better offense than GSA, but then that begs the question of this, why was it that GSA had more opportunities to score against TH than CF. Two, if CF wanted to claim dominance in the city, why did they leave it up to chance. They absolutely controlled the schedule, and even if they didn't want to be on the same side as TH, they could have done the crossover game against GSA, in order to get payback from losing (I see they made sure that CF PLat 07's had the opportunity to play AFU 07's after they lost). I"m not sure which starters were out for CF, I hope they get well soon, because if GSA beating CF in the Concorde tournament doesn't garner them respect, I can't imagine them beating CF in ECNL with injuries will suffice as well. Good Luck to all teams playing in the Spring. They both played the same 3 teams in the tournament. GSA lost to two of them and tied the other. CF lost to one and beat the other two. Not sure how you think because they had more shots makes them a better team. Especially when you just said CF looks as if they have a better offense. You're contradicting yourself. I only pointed out the common opponent thing because of your logic about who lost to tophat by more lol, also you asked how did I come to the conclusionthat CF and TH were the top two teams in Atlanta, so I gave evidence. Not angry or upset at all. Metro Atlanta is saturated with talent! Why,play them in the tournament when they're going to play when it matters in March. Who wants get "revenge" in a game that doesn't count for anything except bragging rights? I'm sure they'd rather beat them in league play and win the conference. Ha. That is true. It is definitely bragging rights, but I will say you sound like you have a leg in the fight and that your child plays for CF. So I will just say good luck to both teams when they play in March. |
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Post by ball2futbol on Feb 22, 2021 20:28:41 GMT -5
[br Yes, I heard from a friend that GSA had strong defense and CF had a very strong midfield. He said that both teams played really well and it was a good game. Final was good soccer and very hard fought. CF definitely has a lot of strength in the midfield and their defense is stout. CF defense did a great job dealing with the GSA attack and they were able to mount several attacks down the middle. They had less success consistently attacking down the wings where they seemed to have had success in other games because of their speed and talent there. Part of the credit for that has to go to the GSA back line, which was anchored by two excellent CBs and supported by some very agile and physical OBs. This seems like the biggest area of improvement from this GSA team from last year when they really struggled to stay in games because of defensive weakness. They clearly made some adjustments to patch up the defense in the offseason. Offense seemed a little one dimensional, but I understand why. One of their forwards is a handful and was frequently double or triple teamed. The one time she was 1-1 in open space she rolled through a quality defender and past the goalie for a tap in goal. She's very dangerous, but you're only going to get a goal, maybe two, against quality defenses with that approach. It's because of that, that I still think CF is the deeper and stronger team overall, they just have more weapons to beat you with. But as they say, no one remembers the details they just see Ws and Ls. Hats off to GSA - they gave up two goals all weekend to some quality teams and found a way to win, which is what great teams do. I think if you take anything away from this tournament it's that it was great to have all of these teams playing at such a high level. The stronger soccer is in GA the better it is for all the players when it comes time to play. Look forward to seeing how all of these teams do this season! Agreed very good analysis and well said. Your conclusion is spot on as well, top teams regardless of league should play consistently throughout the year for the overall soccer development in the area. We all like to all brag about how much talent surrounds the metro but with the exception of an age group or two, when it comes to national showcases, Georgia clubs typically fall short compared to other regions. Iron sharpens iron! |
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Post by foosball31 on Mar 29, 2021 7:27:25 GMT -5
So i was able to watch some of GSA TH 08 second half, and all of hte TH Concorde 08 Final. I must have missed all of TH's Goals against GSA, but I did see GSA score one goal, and although they missed, they should have tapped in a second. The GSA vs TH game seemed to be more even in terms of possession, but TH still looked to be the better team in terms of their technical ability, movement off the ball, and chemistry. For the final, TH absolutely controlled the game from start to finish. They didn't score in the first half, but they still controlled the ball for most of that half. In the second it looked as if CF was outmatched. They let up 4 goals and scored 1. However, they could have easily let up another 2-3 as a TH player had a few 1 v 1's with the keeper and missed, one of those misses was to an open net. I am confused at one comment though. Why is CF considered in the Top 2? Not only did they lose by more to TH, they have also lost to GSA's 08's earlier in the season. Am I missing something where a team is considered better than a team that they lost to? Just the simple fact that GSA accumulated 1 single point all weekend. They didn't win a single game. That's why I would say that they're the 3rd best team in the city. CF definitely had 2 starters out with hamstring injuries. Also they've played 10 common opponents and the GD in all 10 have favored CF. They play again March 28. Let's see how GSA plays against CF then. Just wanted to circle back to your opinion after this weekend. From the look of the ECNL website GSA beat Concorde 2-1 this past weekend. Do you still say they are the number 2 team? By my count that is twice that GSA has beaten Concorde Platinum 08's. But i did hear that it was a good game, and that Concorde fought all the way to the whistle. |
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Post by mightydawg on May 16, 2021 17:08:10 GMT -5
I am shocked that the U14 platinum team has lost 4 in a row.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 16, 2021 17:36:23 GMT -5
I am shocked that the U14 platinum team has lost 4 in a row. Actually make that 5 in a row, they lost again today to GSA 4-2. Maybe the new coach will get more out of the players. He's already offered 10 returning players spots on the team for next year... Side Note: Are you telling me that a parent hand-picking the top girls from TH along with a couple each from CF and a couple of other clubs and also picking the goalie coach friend and mixing it all together would not for sure produce the top team in the nation at that age group? I'm truly shocked. I mean, real coaching, team bonding, mechanics, fundamentals, style of play all mean naught. All said facetiously 🙉🙈🙊 |
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Post by soccermom on May 16, 2021 18:00:06 GMT -5
I am shocked that the U14 platinum team has lost 4 in a row. Actually make that 5 in a row, they lost again today to GSA 4-2. Maybe the new coach will get more out of the players. He's already offered 10 returning players spots on the team for next year... Side Note: Are you telling me that a parent hand-picking the top girls from TH along with a couple each from CF and a couple of other clubs and also picking the goalie coach friend and mixing it all together would not for sure produce the top team in the nation at that age group? I'm truly shocked. I mean, real coaching, team bonding, mechanics, fundamentals, style of play all mean naught. All said facetiously 🙉🙈🙊 Only ten spots??? They have a pretty big roster, what will happen to others on the team? |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 16, 2021 18:05:45 GMT -5
Actually make that 5 in a row, they lost again today to GSA 4-2. Maybe the new coach will get more out of the players. He's already offered 10 returning players spots on the team for next year... Side Note: Are you telling me that a parent hand-picking the top girls from TH along with a couple each from CF and a couple of other clubs and also picking the goalie coach friend and mixing it all together would not for sure produce the top team in the nation at that age group? I'm truly shocked. I mean, real coaching, team bonding, mechanics, fundamentals, style of play all mean naught. All said facetiously 🙉🙈🙊 Only ten spots??? They have a pretty big roster, what will happen to others on the team? Not sure about the others. The information I received is from two of the mom's who's kids were offered. This information is also accurate as of Monday. My guess, he may have offered more spots, may be looking to see the talent that comes in for tryouts or may be bringing in other girls to replace current players. I do know 4 of the current team has secured spots at other ECNL clubs as of Friday... |
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Post by foosball31 on May 16, 2021 18:15:35 GMT -5
Just wanted to circle back to your opinion after this weekend. From the look of the ECNL website GSA beat Concorde 2-1 this past weekend. Do you still say they are the number 2 team? By my count that is twice that GSA has beaten Concorde Platinum 08's. But i did hear that it was a good game, and that Concorde fought all the way to the whistle. 👀👀 Check the ECNL website lately? I hadn’t looked but looks like quite the victory for Concorde. I reached out to a buddy of mine to see how the game went, but I’m assuming you saw it? How did it go. Looks like that platinum team was finally able to put it together to beat GSA. 1 out of 3 isn’t that bad. I also am hearing rumblings that the coach is trying to recruit quite a few of those current Concorde girls players replacements. |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 16, 2021 18:31:36 GMT -5
👀👀 Check the ECNL website lately? I hadn’t looked but looks like quite the victory for Concorde. I reached out to a buddy of mine to see how the game went, but I’m assuming you saw it? How did it go. Looks like that platinum team was finally able to put it together to beat GSA. 1 out of 3 isn’t that bad. I also am hearing rumblings that the coach is trying to recruit quite a few of those current Concorde girls players replacements. The 2008 CF Platinum team will be a force to recon with come next season. If the plans in motion come to fruition, they may be the best team in the city(across all alphabet leagues) and in their division... |
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Post by foosball31 on May 16, 2021 18:46:56 GMT -5
I hadn’t looked but looks like quite the victory for Concorde. I reached out to a buddy of mine to see how the game went, but I’m assuming you saw it? How did it go. Looks like that platinum team was finally able to put it together to beat GSA. 1 out of 3 isn’t that bad. I also am hearing rumblings that the coach is trying to recruit quite a few of those current Concorde girls players replacements. Everyone's always recruiting it's that time of year. And if he gets what he's looking for then that's even worse for every other team in the conference next season. AND OUT OF 3? The first game didn't matter. 2nd game should've been a tie and the third was pure domination. Kick ball doesn't work against soccer skills and technical ability. GSA was very fortunate to win in March. That is true. It is definitely recruiting season. All I know is that they won twice and lost once to Concorde. You can argue semantics all you would like. And I can’t speak for the 08 platinum team, but hearing a Concorde parent talk about Kick ball is hilarious. I feel like Concord is the ultimate boom ball club. The great thing about soccer is that teams change year to year. As you have read in this feed the 07’s platinum team has a bunch of TH girls who were successful at TH, but are not having nearly that same success at Concorde, so be careful what you wish for when you introduce so many new players at once. Regardless, I think it is great to see so many good groups of kids playing against each other coming out of the Atlanta area. TH, CFU Plat, GSA, 08 girls all seem to be having a good year. |
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 16, 2021 19:49:43 GMT -5
Everyone's always recruiting it's that time of year. And if he gets what he's looking for then that's even worse for every other team in the conference next season. AND OUT OF 3? The first game didn't matter. 2nd game should've been a tie and the third was pure domination. Kick ball doesn't work against soccer skills and technical ability. GSA was very fortunate to win in March. That is true. It is definitely recruiting season. All I know is that they won twice and lost once to Concorde. You can argue semantics all you would like. And I can’t speak for the 08 platinum team, but hearing a Concorde parent talk about Kick ball is hilarious. I feel like Concord is the ultimate boom ball club. The great thing about soccer is that teams change year to year. As you have read in this feed the 07’s platinum team has a bunch of TH girls who were successful at TH, but are not having nearly that same success at Concorde, so be careful what you wish for when you introduce so many new players at once. Regardless, I think it is great to see so many good groups of kids playing against each other coming out of the Atlanta area. TH, CFU Plat, GSA, 08 girls all seem to be having a good year. Kudos for ending your statement on a positive note. It is great to see a bunch of good players in Atlanta using their skills from whatever club it is |
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Post by justwatching on May 16, 2021 20:07:01 GMT -5
I hadn’t looked but looks like quite the victory for Concorde. I reached out to a buddy of mine to see how the game went, but I’m assuming you saw it? How did it go. Looks like that platinum team was finally able to put it together to beat GSA. 1 out of 3 isn’t that bad. I also am hearing rumblings that the coach is trying to recruit quite a few of those current Concorde girls players replacements. The 2008 CF Platinum team will be a force to recon with come next season. If the plans in motion come to fruition, they may be the best team in the city(across all alphabet leagues) and in their division... That sounds familiar. Sounds like Platinum 07 team expectations from this time last year  |
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Post by soccernoleuk on May 16, 2021 21:24:10 GMT -5
Only ten spots??? They have a pretty big roster, what will happen to others on the team? Not sure about the others. The information I received is from two of the mom's who's kids were offered. This information is also accurate as of Monday. My guess, he may have offered more spots, may be looking to see the talent that comes in for tryouts or may be bringing in other girls to replace current players. I do know 4 of the current team has secured spots at other ECNL clubs as of Friday... There were multiple 07 Platinum players at the AFU ID Camp tonight (not sure of the exact number but it was more than 2). It is possible one or more of them are looking for a move, or potentially have secured an offer already. There were also multiple ECNL players from UFA & GSA at the AFU ID Camp tonight. Overall I think there were about 40 players at the camp, and about 25 or so were current ECNL players. |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 16, 2021 21:38:10 GMT -5
Not sure about the others. The information I received is from two of the mom's who's kids were offered. This information is also accurate as of Monday. My guess, he may have offered more spots, may be looking to see the talent that comes in for tryouts or may be bringing in other girls to replace current players. I do know 4 of the current team has secured spots at other ECNL clubs as of Friday... There were multiple 07 Platinum players at the AFU ID Camp tonight (not sure of the exact number but it was more than 2). It is possible one or more of them are looking for a move, or potentially have secured an offer already. There were also multiple ECNL players from UFA & GSA at the AFU ID Camp tonight. Overall I think there were about 40 players at the camp, and about 25 or so were current ECNL players. I know multiple clubs used this last week to have players come and practice with their current teams. For there to be that many ECNL girls on site for the 3rd or 4th ID camp says a lot. Either they aren't happy with their current situation, they weren't offered an early spot, are hedging their bets or are disenfranchised with their current team and/or potential coach. Regardless of where one lands, I think it is imperative that you secure you spots now, because I'm truly of the belief that unless you're a hidden gem, all the spots will be allocated come actual tryouts... |
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 17, 2021 6:20:27 GMT -5
I know multiple clubs used this last week to have players come and practice with their current teams. For there to be that many ECNL girls on site for the 3rd or 4th ID camp says a lot. Either they aren't happy with their current situation, they weren't offered an early spot, are hedging their bets or are disenfranchised with their current team and/or potential coach. Regardless of where one lands, I think it is imperative that you secure you spots now, because I'm truly of the belief that unless you're a hidden gem, all the spots will be allocated come actual tryouts... No coach worth their salt closes out their roster before try-outs. That's much more a parent myth than a thing that happens regularly. There are a small number of unscrupulous coaches who regularly offer more spots than they have and then pull offers and try to reassign kids after try-outs. But those are a very small number of routinely bad actors who are actually pretty well known for doing just that to kids. Makes you wonder why they continue to get the opportunity to do so. Most top-level coaches with teams they are pretty happy with offer 10-12 returning players weeks before try-outs and leave the last 6-8 spots for the first night of try-outs. Offer fewer if you are hoping for/expecting more turnover. Offer a couple more if you aren't. For a top-level coach with a team they aren't happy with, expect more of those early offers to go to outside recruits, but the numbers are roughly the same. I do not know. I know coaches who have offered all but one or two spots before tryouts (he actually told the new kids on try out day that was all he had open). I also know of coaches who pretty much never drop their current players regardless (players getting 15-20 minutes per game and remain on the roster year after year). These two coaches I know pretty well. I think it really depends on age and how that team did. Go to the playoffs and very little roster turnover. Don't go and there is more. Older teams (U16 and up) less turnover (by the coach). |
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Post by mightydawg on May 17, 2021 7:21:40 GMT -5
Not sure about the others. The information I received is from two of the mom's who's kids were offered. This information is also accurate as of Monday. My guess, he may have offered more spots, may be looking to see the talent that comes in for tryouts or may be bringing in other girls to replace current players. I do know 4 of the current team has secured spots at other ECNL clubs as of Friday... There were multiple 07 Platinum players at the AFU ID Camp tonight (not sure of the exact number but it was more than 2). It is possible one or more of them are looking for a move, or potentially have secured an offer already. There were also multiple ECNL players from UFA & GSA at the AFU ID Camp tonight. Overall I think there were about 40 players at the camp, and about 25 or so were current ECNL players. I don’t think those numbers are accurate. It looked like 2 CF Platinum 1CF premier 4 or 5 CF Club The players from UFA were NPL and Club. |
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Post by roki12 on May 17, 2021 7:34:52 GMT -5
There were multiple 07 Platinum players at the AFU ID Camp tonight (not sure of the exact number but it was more than 2). It is possible one or more of them are looking for a move, or potentially have secured an offer already. There were also multiple ECNL players from UFA & GSA at the AFU ID Camp tonight. Overall I think there were about 40 players at the camp, and about 25 or so were current ECNL players. I don’t think those numbers are accurate. It looked like 2 CF Platinum 1CF premier 4 or 5 CF Club The players from UFA were NPL and Club. It’s really impressive you can figure this out with the number of black shirts out there! |
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on May 17, 2021 7:41:38 GMT -5
I don’t think those numbers are accurate. It looked like 2 CF Platinum 1CF premier 4 or 5 CF Club The players from UFA were NPL and Club. It’s really impressive you can figure this out with the number of black shirts out there! It's because he knows the CF girls. I can confirm what he saw. |
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Post by roki12 on May 17, 2021 7:46:17 GMT -5
It’s really impressive you can figure this out with the number of black shirts out there! It's because he knows the CF girls. I can confirm what he saw. I know, but I’m still impressed. I can barely tell my own kid from a distance. They all look the same with ponytails! |
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Post by randomguy on May 17, 2021 8:15:36 GMT -5
I hadn’t looked but looks like quite the victory for Concorde. I reached out to a buddy of mine to see how the game went, but I’m assuming you saw it? How did it go. Looks like that platinum team was finally able to put it together to beat GSA. 1 out of 3 isn’t that bad. I also am hearing rumblings that the coach is trying to recruit quite a few of those current Concorde girls players replacements. The 2008 CF Platinum team will be a force to recon with come next season. If the plans in motion come to fruition, they may be the best team in the city(across all alphabet leagues) and in their division... So what you mean to say is, if CF08 takes girls from TH08 they may be the best team in the city? At least you are admitting the only way CF gets better is to take players from TH. Just as Concord stomped GSA yesterday, remember it was the same when TH played Platinum earlier in the year. I'll point out again that a lot of girls that left last year, are not happy now. |
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