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Post by oraclesfriend on Aug 7, 2021 18:54:41 GMT -5
My understanding is that 06 Gold lost one player to GSA but the rest are there. 06 Navy, which was an excellent team, lost a few girls to other clubs which is not surprising given their level of play. Their coach does a good job with developing teams so I would expect their team to be very strong again but it may take a few weeks. I am not aware of any of the other teams gains or loses as I only knew one girl on DPL. As always there has been a good deal of movement for many teams. It will be interesting to see how things go this season. I am not surprised that All in did well. They have some good new players from LSA. Does anyone know what happened to LSA 05? Do they even have a team anymore? They always have a small roster and have no second team to pull from. What about the All in 03 team honeybadger? Did that team break apart due to the fact that they had several seniors? Oracle the only LSA girls left from your days is Pao!a and Ari everyone else has finally left Well if Paola is there then 05 team must still exist. But we never overlapped with you... |
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Post by BubbleDad on Aug 7, 2021 19:05:10 GMT -5
Afc lightning = dirty ball from their players down to their loud parents complaining about every call. One of the few teams that I truly despise. Worst than Columbus? |
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Post by coffee on Aug 7, 2021 21:35:25 GMT -5
Afc lightning = dirty ball from their players down to their loud parents complaining about every call. One of the few teams that I truly despise. Worst than Columbus? I remember that last time my daughter played in Columbus it was like roller derby, and the refs didn’t see anything. |
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Post by bogan on Aug 7, 2021 21:36:20 GMT -5
I remember that last time my daughter played in Columbus it was like roller derby, and the refs didn’t see anything. Never do. Hate playing there. |
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Post by hateallthesechanges on Aug 8, 2021 4:51:07 GMT -5
One stayed at SSA. 15 moved to Concorde full time. 2 quit club soccer all together to pursue other opportunities. 1 tore ACL in the week leading up to tryout week. 2 are currently out with ACL's. And one is just coming back from ACL. |
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Post by justreading on Aug 8, 2021 15:31:22 GMT -5
Afc lightning = dirty ball from their players down to their loud parents complaining about every call. One of the few teams that I truly despise. Worst than Columbus? AFC are like choir girls compared to Columbus...And you cant even compare the parent sidelines! |
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Post by crazzzy4soccer on Aug 8, 2021 16:42:47 GMT -5
Here is my crack at predicting the Girls' Southeast ECNL winners: U14--Concorde Platinum U15--Jacksonville FC U16--Concorde Platinum U17--GSA U18--Concorde Platinum Don’t sleep on the U15 CF Plat team |
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Post by bolo on Aug 8, 2021 22:46:32 GMT -5
Here is my crack at predicting the Girls' Southeast ECNL winners: U14--Concorde Platinum U15--Jacksonville FC U16--Concorde Platinum U17--GSA U18--Concorde Platinum Don’t sleep on the U15 CF Plat team Saw that they played in the top U16 division in the CF tournament this weekend and went undefeated. Not sure about the competition, but regardless, that’s impressive, especially for a team that I think had a lot of changes from last year. |
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Post by BubbleDad on Aug 9, 2021 12:50:41 GMT -5
AFC are like choir girls compared to Columbus...And you cant even compare the parent sidelines! Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. |
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Post by bogan on Aug 9, 2021 13:48:04 GMT -5
AFC are like choir girls compared to Columbus...And you cant even compare the parent sidelines! Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. Players or the parents? |
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on Aug 9, 2021 13:54:20 GMT -5
AFC are like choir girls compared to Columbus...And you cant even compare the parent sidelines! Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. Which year? We will play their 07 team this fall. |
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Post by soccernoleuk on Aug 9, 2021 20:53:19 GMT -5
Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. Which year? We will play their 07 team this fall. Their '07 team lost 2 of the 3 games they played. For some reason they had the GSA ECNL team in their bracket and were destroyed by them 7-0. Their loss was 1-2 against the Alabama FC ECRL team and their win was 3-0 against the Florida Elite ECRL team. |
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Post by roki12 on Aug 9, 2021 21:25:07 GMT -5
Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. Which year? We will play their 07 team this fall. A few of the Columbus girls went to the Premier team…probably the aggressive ones. Typical big club picking the best from the satellite location. |
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Post by bolo on Aug 10, 2021 8:41:07 GMT -5
Which year? We will play their 07 team this fall. Their '07 team lost 2 of the 3 games they played. For some reason they had the GSA ECNL team in their bracket and were destroyed by them 7-0. Their loss was 1-2 against the Alabama FC ECRL team and their win was 3-0 against the Florida Elite ECRL team. Wonder why that 07 GSA ECNL team played down in the 2nd bracket instead of the top one? Clearly they would have been a better fit up there than the SSA DPL team that got beaten up on pretty bad in all 3 of their games (against ECNL teams). |
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Post by soccermom on Aug 10, 2021 10:09:34 GMT -5
Their '07 team lost 2 of the 3 games they played. For some reason they had the GSA ECNL team in their bracket and were destroyed by them 7-0. Their loss was 1-2 against the Alabama FC ECRL team and their win was 3-0 against the Florida Elite ECRL team. Wonder why that 07 GSA ECNL team played down in the 2nd bracket instead of the top one? Clearly they would have been a better fit up there than the SSA DPL team that got beaten up on pretty bad in all 3 of their games (against ECNL teams). Ya, I was wondering that too… does anyone have any inside info, or ideas as to why they did that?? |
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Post by atlfutboldad on Aug 10, 2021 10:46:10 GMT -5
There were a few questionable bracket placements at CF tourney. I think some GA teams were playing in 2nd/3rd bracket.
1st bracket should be ECNL/GA (including ECNL age group play-ups and some brave 2nd tier teams), 2nd bracket ECRL/DPL/NL, 3rd bracket SCCL/GPL, etc.
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Post by oldtrafford on Aug 10, 2021 14:26:57 GMT -5
Wonder why that 07 GSA ECNL team played down in the 2nd bracket instead of the top one? Clearly they would have been a better fit up there than the SSA DPL team that got beaten up on pretty bad in all 3 of their games (against ECNL teams). Ya, I was wondering that too… does anyone have any inside info, or ideas as to why they did that?? gsa ecnl coach wanted to play down a division. disservice to his players. wouldn’t be happy if i was a parent on that team or a team in the second bracket. concorde should not have allowed it. gsa has too many good older ecnl teams to be ducking competition. |
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Post by mightydawg on Aug 10, 2021 15:22:09 GMT -5
Ya, I was wondering that too… does anyone have any inside info, or ideas as to why they did that?? gsa ecnl coach wanted to play down a division. disservice to his players. wouldn’t be happy if i was a parent on that team or a team in the second bracket. concorde should not have allowed it. gsa has too many good older ecnl teams to be ducking competition. It is a pre-season tournament to get ready for the season. If that is what the coach thinks they need to get ready for the season, who cares? It was a showcase format. It is not like they were trophy hunting. |
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Post by soccerbro on Aug 10, 2021 15:46:34 GMT -5
Yeah - but the tournament/showcase didn't exist for the sole purpose of preparing GSA 07 for the upcoming season. All the teams paid the same entry fees...it was unfair to the SSA team to get forced into the top division where they had 3 lopsided losses. And did it help the 2nd division teams that GSA pounded? it's not the end of the world, but pretty weak move...
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Post by mightydawg on Aug 10, 2021 15:56:19 GMT -5
Yeah - but the tournament/showcase didn't exist for the sole purpose of preparing GSA 07 for the upcoming season. All the teams paid the same entry fees...it was unfair to the SSA team to get forced into the top division where they had 3 lopsided losses. And did it help the 2nd division teams that GSA pounded? it's not the end of the world, but pretty weak move... It is certainly not what I would have done because I don't think that playing the Sisters of the Poor helps you get ready for the season but why worry about a preseason tournament and bracket placement? There is enough to get stressed out about in life. Just play who is in front of you. If I am the Florida Elite and Alabama FC ECRL teams, I feel pretty good about myself. I play 3-0 and 2-0 against an ECNL team that finished 4th in the table last year and was the top 2007 ECNL team from Georgia. |
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Post by kidsocceruber on Aug 10, 2021 16:01:19 GMT -5
gsa ecnl coach wanted to play down a division. disservice to his players. wouldn’t be happy if i was a parent on that team or a team in the second bracket. concorde should not have allowed it. gsa has too many good older ecnl teams to be ducking competition. It is a pre-season tournament to get ready for the season. If that is what the coach thinks they need to get ready for the season, who cares? It was a showcase format. It is not like they were trophy hunting. That's ok, GSA 03/04 girls ECNL-R played in the U17 Showcase 3. |
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Post by oldcoach on Aug 10, 2021 16:04:31 GMT -5
Yeah it was more than that though. When they moved GSA down they moved the concord ECNL r team up which was the Columbus team. They realized that wasn’t going to work and switched them on the Friday before the tournament with the SSA DPL team which as pointed out above should not have been in the top bracket either. All in all mismanaged to accommodate a team that didn’t want to play at the appropriate level.
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Post by atlfutboldad on Aug 10, 2021 16:26:45 GMT -5
If the shoe fits...
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Post by BubbleDad on Aug 10, 2021 23:03:11 GMT -5
I've had this argument before on here.
If your players are supposed to be GA or ECNL, have them play equal competition ... period.
My daughter's team didn't play in this tournament but we came to support a former teammate. DPL team (2nd team at their club) vs ECRL team (4th at their club)... makes no sense.
Sad part is GSA has very strong ECNL teams ... play them against equal talent instead of shizatting on lower league teams.
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Post by BubbleDad on Aug 10, 2021 23:05:37 GMT -5
Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. Players or the parents? Both were chill |
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Post by BubbleDad on Aug 10, 2021 23:06:12 GMT -5
Saw the former Columbus (now Concorde ECRL Premier) play this weekend and they weren't half as aggressive as usual. Which year? We will play their 07 team this fall. '06 |
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Post by BubbleDad on Aug 10, 2021 23:08:04 GMT -5
Which year? We will play their 07 team this fall. A few of the Columbus girls went to the Premier team…probably the aggressive ones. Typical big club picking the best from the satellite location. The ECNL Premier team in Atlanta? If so, that's a 2.5-3 hour drive ... one way ... |
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Post by soccernoleuk on Aug 11, 2021 6:02:20 GMT -5
Ya, I was wondering that too… does anyone have any inside info, or ideas as to why they did that?? gsa ecnl coach wanted to play down a division. disservice to his players. wouldn’t be happy if i was a parent on that team or a team in the second bracket. concorde should not have allowed it. gsa has too many good older ecnl teams to be ducking competition. The GSA coach specifically asked for the move because he didn't want to play the same teams they will be playing during their regular season. For some reason the tournament accommodated the request. This is his third year now coaching this team. It is also the third year in a row he has entered the team into this tournament. He should have known what teams would be entered as they are typically similar year to year. If he wanted different competition, he should have taken the team to a different tournament. Otherwise, he should have accepted the placement and played against the appropriate teams. |
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Post by bolo on Aug 11, 2021 8:13:09 GMT -5
A few of the Columbus girls went to the Premier team…probably the aggressive ones. Typical big club picking the best from the satellite location. The ECNL Premier team in Atlanta? If so, that's a 2.5-3 hour drive ... one way ... From Columbus to Atlanta? What are you driving, a horse & buggy? Even to the northern suburbs of Atlanta, on a weekday late afternoon, you're talking 2 hours, maybe, and then less time getting back to Columbus after traffic has settled out. I agree it's a long haul for soccer practice regardless, but let's not exaggerate it for effect! |
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Post by bogan on Aug 11, 2021 8:38:23 GMT -5
The ECNL Premier team in Atlanta? If so, that's a 2.5-3 hour drive ... one way ... From Columbus to Atlanta? What are you driving, a horse & buggy? Even to the northern suburbs of Atlanta, on a weekday late afternoon, you're talking 2 hours, maybe, and then less time getting back to Columbus after traffic has settled out. I agree it's a long haul for soccer practice regardless, but let's not exaggerate it for effect! He’s not off by much with traffic, depending on which part of ATL and where he lives in Columbus. One reason we aren’t doing the ODP thing anymore…2+ hour drive to practice. (3 may be a bit much unless there’s road construction/wreck). |
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