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Post by Soccerhouse on May 12, 2021 8:03:32 GMT -5
Surprised the tryout fee didn't increase this year. I get it, its only $10 bucks and you get a free "t-shirt" but still seems odd to charge for tryouts. |
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Post by diamondmid on May 12, 2021 11:53:58 GMT -5
2 new Concorde coaches (actually) announced: 07 & 08 Girls ECNL Premier Coach Scott Letts’ experience includes over 15 years as a NCAA D1 Assistant Coach/Head of Recruitment at Central Michigan University, Virginia Commonwealth University and Marshall University. He has a National USSF B License and NSCAA Premier License and coached with several youth clubs, including Richmond United ECNL program and most recently as Girls ECNL Director and Director of College with VDA. Coach Letts was also a member of the regional staff for Region One ODP. Coach Letts will be coaching Concorde Fire’s 2007 and 2008 Girls ECNL Premier teams. 05 & 07 Boys ECNL Premier Coach Kyle Gookins has coached at the collegiate, DA and ECNL levels over his career. Coach Gookins spent eight seasons at the University of Charlotte helping the 49ers to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, five conference championships and one NCAA College Cup Final Four. He also earned Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year at Stetson University. His youth coaching experience includes being a staff coach of the Rapids Development Academy and most recently as a coach with Charlotte Independence ECNL program. Coach Gookins has a US Soccer Federation A License. Coach Gookins will be coaching Concorde Fire’s 2005 and 2007 Boys ECNL Premier teams. Wasn’t there a poster asking about a Kyle at Concorde? Seems like there’s the answer. |
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Post by kidsocceruber on May 12, 2021 12:49:49 GMT -5
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Post by ball2futbol on May 12, 2021 13:10:14 GMT -5
AFU continues their game of chess adding the 4th tryout date. |
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 12, 2021 14:01:44 GMT -5
AFU continues their game of chess adding the 4th tryout date. That 4th day of tryouts has been up on their page for a while. Not sure what I think of it. In some ways it may help their numbers if people are not happy with their options after their third day elsewhere. On the other hand if they don't give their OWN players a level until that last day it could screw thei= own people. I know people always say that you should know where you kids stand, but I don't trust anyone in this rat race. People tell you things then change their mind back and forth. You hear the old statement that if your kid starts they are safe. I don't know that that is true. Sometimes with the older kids things change between fall and tryouts. Multiple showcases were canceled this spring. When was the last time ECNL girls U15 and up played? Can you rely on your starts in the GA showcase for one weekend? Does that matter? I am not convinced |
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Post by soccernoleuk on May 12, 2021 15:26:05 GMT -5
AFU continues their game of chess adding the 4th tryout date. Having a 4th day listed isn't anything new for AFU. I seem to recall them having it listed more often than not. However, it typically turns into a rain makeup day instead of a regular tryout day. Most other clubs list the first 3 days and mention the 4th day is for rain makeup, but for some reason AFU just lists all 4 days. |
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Post by ball2futbol on May 12, 2021 15:42:56 GMT -5
TH has posted their U13 -U19 coaching staff for the upcoming season.
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on May 12, 2021 16:03:19 GMT -5
AFU continues their game of chess adding the 4th tryout date. Having a 4th day listed isn't anything new for AFU. I seem to recall them having it listed more often than not. However, it typically turns into a rain makeup day instead of a regular tryout day. Most other clubs list the first 3 days and mention the 4th day is for rain makeup, but for some reason AFU just lists all 4 days. But they also list a 5th day as their "rainout" day. |
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Post by ball2futbol on May 12, 2021 16:20:48 GMT -5
AFU continues their game of chess adding the 4th tryout date. Having a 4th day listed isn't anything new for AFU. I seem to recall them having it listed more often than not. However, it typically turns into a rain makeup day instead of a regular tryout day. Most other clubs list the first 3 days and mention the 4th day is for rain makeup, but for some reason AFU just lists all 4 days. Call it what you want, it’s clearly being marketed as a “4th” day of tryouts for a reason. |
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 12, 2021 16:52:05 GMT -5
TH has posted their U13 -U19 coaching staff for the upcoming season. For those of us who do not have facebook/Instagram do you mind posting a screen shot of the list? |
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Post by atldad1 on May 12, 2021 20:04:43 GMT -5
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Post by oraclesfriend on May 12, 2021 20:41:04 GMT -5
Thanks. When I checked earlier they had not added it to website yet. Thanks for saving me time. |
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Post by soccernoleuk on May 12, 2021 22:28:59 GMT -5
Having a 4th day listed isn't anything new for AFU. I seem to recall them having it listed more often than not. However, it typically turns into a rain makeup day instead of a regular tryout day. Most other clubs list the first 3 days and mention the 4th day is for rain makeup, but for some reason AFU just lists all 4 days. But they also list a 5th day as their "rainout" day. If that's the case then my bad. I have only seen the dates listed as June 1st - June 4th. If they are stating the 5th is a rainout day, that would bleed into Saturday. Again, in the past I have seen them list 4 days, but it actually turns out to be 3. Maybe this year is different. |
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Post by atlfutboldad on May 13, 2021 8:20:37 GMT -5
If I had to guess, this is an extension of the last 2 years where ECNL had a 4-day tryout that starts the day before state tryouts (and a tryout ID camp the sunday before). Since this year the day before is a holiday, they likely extended tryouts a day after.
This will likely be used for populating their Premier (4th) teams this year...and for picking up the stragglers GSA ECNL cuts on Thursday the 3rd after promising they had a spot on the ECNL team all week (we know of 2 06G this happened to).
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Post by Whistledown on May 13, 2021 9:05:24 GMT -5
Thanks. When I checked earlier they had not added it to website yet. Thanks for saving me time. This says 2020-21.... |
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Post by kickinondaweekend on May 13, 2021 17:22:12 GMT -5
So maybe I missed it, but I can’t seem to find Concordes coaching assignments on their webpage. Has anyone been able to find it?
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on May 13, 2021 18:07:16 GMT -5
So maybe I missed it, but I can’t seem to find Concordes coaching assignments on their webpage. Has anyone been able to find it? Is this sarcasm?? (they never post their coaching assignments) |
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Post by crazzzy4soccer on May 14, 2021 18:18:28 GMT -5
Word on the Concorde street is that Garvin is coaching 3 teams.
Thoughts anyone?
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Post by atldad1 on May 14, 2021 20:13:03 GMT -5
I’ve talked to a lot of Concorde parents recently, a lot are unhappy
I’m sure 07’s will be tough to keep after their “mediocre season” as a parent described it
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Post by Brinker on May 14, 2021 20:21:13 GMT -5
I’ve talked to a lot of Concorde parents recently, a lot are unhappy I’m sure 07’s will be tough to keep after their “mediocre season” as a parent described it True and the Concorde 07s picked up some AU kids who had been released the year before, but they still did worse than GSA, NASA and UFA (in both ECNL and Unite Cup games). |
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Post by mightydawg on May 14, 2021 20:36:12 GMT -5
One of you is talking about girls and the other is talking about boys.
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on May 14, 2021 20:40:18 GMT -5
I’ve talked to a lot of Concorde parents recently, a lot are unhappy I’m sure 07’s will be tough to keep after their “mediocre season” as a parent described it Girls or boys? If girls, which 07 team are you referring to? |
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Post by atldad1 on May 14, 2021 20:46:45 GMT -5
Both lol
I was talking about girls but I agree about the boys as well
07 Platinum
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Post by mightydawg on May 14, 2021 20:47:25 GMT -5
I’ve talked to a lot of Concorde parents recently, a lot are unhappy I’m sure 07’s will be tough to keep after their “mediocre season” as a parent described it Girls or boys? If girls, which 07 team are you referring to? The girls who came over from top hat as a group |
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on May 14, 2021 21:16:17 GMT -5
Girls or boys? If girls, which 07 team are you referring to? The girls who came over from top hat as a group Interesting, given that I thought they were the ones who picked the coach? |
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 14, 2021 22:05:56 GMT -5
I’ve talked to a lot of Concorde parents recently, a lot are unhappy I’m sure 07’s will be tough to keep after their “mediocre season” as a parent described it True and the Concorde 07s picked up some AU kids who had been released the year before, but they still did worse than GSA, NASA and UFA (in both ECNL and Unite Cup games). I think the 07 Platinum boys will rebound next year. This spring they beat NASA , UFA, and GSA (and also GSA tied them in another game on a great last second corner piece). Took way to long for the team to gel but all the games they lost 1-2 in the fall they were winning 2-1 in the spring. They are adding a whole lot more offense for next year. |
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Post by soccermamma17 on May 14, 2021 22:18:59 GMT -5
Both lol I was talking about girls but I agree about the boys as well 07 Platinum That’s interesting. The platinum team is ranked third in ECNL. I wouldn’t call that mediocre. The premier team seems to have had a rough year, being ranked 11th. |
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Post by ecnlquestions on May 14, 2021 22:22:02 GMT -5
True and the Concorde 07s picked up some AU kids who had been released the year before, but they still did worse than GSA, NASA and UFA (in both ECNL and Unite Cup games). I think the 07 Platinum boys will rebound next year. This spring they beat NASA , UFA, and GSA (and also GSA tied them in another game on a great last second corner piece). Took way to long for the team to gel but all the games they lost 1-2 in the fall they were winning 2-1 in the spring. They are adding a whole lot more offense for next year. I think the Spring results for that Concorde team don’t tell the full story. I know when they played UFA they had trap players that played the entire game and I heard it was the same against NASA and other teams. They won’t have that luxury going into next year. |
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Post by ball2futbol on May 14, 2021 23:15:20 GMT -5
The girls who came over from top hat as a group Interesting, given that I thought they were the ones who picked the coach? Sounds like they picked a new new coach! |
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Post by hattrick07 on May 15, 2021 8:52:10 GMT -5
Interesting, given that I thought they were the ones who picked the coach? Sounds like they picked a new new coach! ...again. |
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