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Post by georgiatechalum on Jun 1, 2022 16:11:53 GMT -5
I heard last night the 08 boys and girls ECNL tryouts were crowded. Anyone there.. was it?
Heard specifically that AFU 08 boys brought in a new young coach. Anyone have any scoop?
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Post by dabe on Jun 1, 2022 20:26:17 GMT -5
Yes, AFU was very crowded at all age groups. 60-70 girls.
Yusuf is the new 08 boys coach. He is a great guy. My kids haven't played for him, but he was at a scrimmage we attended and his team did very well.
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Post by Shesakeeper on Jun 1, 2022 20:43:07 GMT -5
My daughter played for him at UFA and I could see him being a great boys coach. He's very hands on and involved, participates in practices and scrimmaging and doesn't ask for anything he wouldn't or couldn't do himself. He plays defense for the Silverbacks, or did a couple years ago. He didn't seem to really know how to handle teen girls and the emotional elements of that and said some things that an older, more experienced coach might not have, but I chalk it up to his youth and inexperience rather than ill intent. His boys teams did very well and he was well liked from what I heard. Yes, AFU was very crowded at all age groups. 60-70 girls. Yusuf is the new 08 boys coach. He is a great guy. My kids haven't played for him, but he was at a scrimmage we attended and his team did very well. |
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Post by insideinfo on Jun 1, 2022 20:56:04 GMT -5
Yusuf is very immature and sometimes says very inappropriate things to kids and around them.
I have heard about him saying horrible things to little kids to the point where they quit
He is also not well liked amongst his peers...he is all about himself
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Post by Keeper on Jun 1, 2022 21:00:50 GMT -5
Yusuf has been great to AFU since leaving Ufa. A club that actually cares about him now instead of being lied to and passed over.
The 08 ECNL boys he cut all but 2 of the returners and brought in nearly half his old Ufa RL team and a couple of concorde players too. Add in new additions to the RL team means the 08 ECNL/RL boys at AFU will look and feel a whole lot different.
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Post by kidsocceruber on Jun 1, 2022 21:07:51 GMT -5
Yusuf has been great to AFU since leaving Ufa. A club that actually cares about him now instead of being lied to and passed over. The 08 ECNL boys he cut all but 2 of the returners and brought in nearly half his old Ufa RL team and a couple of concorde players too. Add in new additions to the RL team means the 08 ECNL/RL boys at AFU will look and feel a whole lot different. Didn't he just get there? I do hope he has matured since his UFA days and will be an asset going forward, but how UFA may or may not have treated him doesn't change how he treated the players back then. |
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Post by dabe on Jun 1, 2022 21:16:16 GMT -5
My daughter played for him at UFA and I could see him being a great boys coach. He's very hands on and involved, participates in practices and scrimmaging and doesn't ask for anything he wouldn't or couldn't do himself. He plays defense for the Silverbacks, or did a couple years ago. He didn't seem to really know how to handle teen girls and the emotional elements of that and said some things that an older, more experienced coach might not have, but I chalk it up to his youth and inexperience rather than ill intent. His boys teams did very well and he was well liked from what I heard. Yes, AFU was very crowded at all age groups. 60-70 girls. Yusuf is the new 08 boys coach. He is a great guy. My kids haven't played for him, but he was at a scrimmage we attended and his team did very well. I can see that. We've had a couple issues with young male coaches ourselves. Off the field he has been great with my 07 girl. |
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Post by ball2futbol on Jun 1, 2022 21:52:18 GMT -5
I heard last night the 08 boys and girls ECNL tryouts were crowded. Anyone there.. was it? Heard specifically that AFU 08 boys brought in a new young coach. Anyone have any scoop? I heard a couple coaches make very similar statements about the talent pool that’s shifted to AFU, in particular the 08’s (Girls). |
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Post by dc on Jun 1, 2022 22:08:35 GMT -5
Yusuf has been great to AFU since leaving Ufa. A club that actually cares about him now instead of being lied to and passed over. The 08 ECNL boys he cut all but 2 of the returners and brought in nearly half his old Ufa RL team and a couple of concorde players too. Add in new additions to the RL team means the 08 ECNL/RL boys at AFU will look and feel a whole lot different. Yusuf is a phenomenal coach and even better trainer. He is very hands on and truly cares about his players. If you've ever seen his trainings, you can understand why his teams are very good. He gets every bit of talent out of his players and they will run through walls for him. |
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Post by justhavefun on Jun 1, 2022 22:27:43 GMT -5
Who knows what’s really true, but I heard he is a very good recruiter and boys like playing for him. Heard he reached out to top players from within ECNL focusing on building out the “spine” of the team.
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Post by dabe on Jun 1, 2022 23:32:52 GMT -5
Yusuf is very immature and sometimes says very inappropriate things to kids and around them. I have heard about him saying horrible things to little kids to the point where they quit He is also not well liked amongst his peers...he is all about himself My kid has never played for him, but I think a lot of young coaches, especially ones that used to play have a difficult time transitioning into a coaching position. Not an excuse, an observation. From what I have seen he gets along very well with AFU Coaches. |
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Post by natlfutbol on Jun 2, 2022 6:58:17 GMT -5
From experience, He is a very good coach. Very technical and in coaching younger kids, he demands discipline.
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Post by dadofthree on Jun 2, 2022 7:52:12 GMT -5
I know some have had other experience with Yusef but ours was great. Yusuf coached my 05 daughter for two years and then one of my college daughters and our 05 trained with him for a couple of years. The big thing with him is that he won't put up with any entitlement and you have have to show everyday you are working hard and giving your all. Most of the issues that I know of revolved around in some fashion girls not getting playing time because they weren't working hard enough in his opinion. As a trainer he is great because he pushes the person and is part of the drills pushing both all along.
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Post by GeorgiaSoccerMom on Jun 2, 2022 9:39:22 GMT -5
I heard last night the 08 boys and girls ECNL tryouts were crowded. Anyone there.. was it? Heard specifically that AFU 08 boys brought in a new young coach. Anyone have any scoop? I heard a couple coaches make very similar statements about the talent pool that’s shifted to AFU, in particular the 08’s (Girls). The AFU 08 ECNL girls coach cut several from the original AFU ECNL team and brought in talent from the GSA ECNL & RL teams. That team will be VERY competitive this year. His 09 ECNL girls team will also be competitive. That said he did cut some of his girls from his GSA RL team that was willing to follow him. Heard there was some strong talent coming in from Tophat too. Can’t speak to the boys side. |
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on Jun 2, 2022 9:59:28 GMT -5
I heard a couple coaches make very similar statements about the talent pool that’s shifted to AFU, in particular the 08’s (Girls). The AFU 08 ECNL girls coach cut several from the original AFU ECNL team and brought in talent from the GSA ECNL & RL teams. That team will be VERY competitive this year. His 09 ECNL girls team will also be competitive. That said he did cut some of his girls from his GSA RL team that was willing to follow him. Heard there was some strong talent coming in from Tophat too. Can’t speak to the boys side. A mom from last year's AFU 08G ECNL-R team said several girls from their team left. But having watched that team play, it was probably for the best. |
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Post by georgiatechalum on Jun 2, 2022 10:25:15 GMT -5
I just talked to a UFA dad. I think this thing with 08 boys and Coach Yusuf is bigger than people know. He got 5 starters from the UFA top team, including arguably their best player to come over to AFU and he’s trying to get another boy from another top club to firm up his midfield. For boys to leave their clubs top teams to go to a team that had only two wins last year must say something.
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Post by justhavefun on Jun 2, 2022 13:22:25 GMT -5
This happens from time to time, sometimes kids just need a change of scenery. UFA is still a premier club and will be okay. They still have very good facilities and coaches. Having another competitive team/ club in Georgia is good for everyone.
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Post by bolo on Jun 2, 2022 15:27:58 GMT -5
I just talked to a UFA dad. I think this thing with 08 boys and Coach Yusuf is bigger than people know. He got 5 starters from the UFA top team, including arguably their best player to come over to AFU and he’s trying to get another boy from another top club to firm up his midfield. For boys to leave their clubs top teams to go to a team that had only two wins last year must say something. Or maybe that NIL money is trickling down into the middle school club soccer ranks! |
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Post by Oceanready on Jun 2, 2022 19:14:26 GMT -5
AFU girls definitely will be interesting to watch next season with the changes in previously mentioned age groups and their 2010 team is pretty solid from what I heard with a good coach.
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Post by dabe on Jun 2, 2022 21:18:23 GMT -5
AFU girls definitely will be interesting to watch next season with the changes in previously mentioned age groups and their 2010 team is pretty solid from what I heard with a good coach. Add 07s to the list as well! |
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Post by forumguy on Jun 3, 2022 7:46:56 GMT -5
AFU is not making hay. They will be bottom half of the table again and win less than 40% of their games in 08 boys. And most other age groups too.
Bad clubs don't become good overnight or because they hired a retread coach who was pushed out at his previous club. Sometimes they stumble into a decent age group (u17 boys last year).
But the culture has not changed there and the best players will always leave. It is not a destination club and the coaches are average at best.
Occasionally, a culture shift happens in youth soccer (NASA the last 3 years) but most likely scenario is clubs continue to be what they've always been.
AFU is mediocre and I don't see that changing any time soon.
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Post by mightydawg on Jun 3, 2022 8:38:51 GMT -5
AFU is not making hay. They will be bottom half of the table again and win less than 40% of their games in 08 boys. And most other age groups too. Bad clubs don't become good overnight or because they hired a retread coach who was pushed out at his previous club. Sometimes they stumble into a decent age group (u17 boys last year). But the culture has not changed there and the best players will always leave. It is not a destination club and the coaches are average at best. Occasionally, a culture shift happens in youth soccer (NASA the last 3 years) but most likely scenario is clubs continue to be what they've always been. AFU is mediocre and I don't see that changing any time soon. Here are AFU team finishes for 2021-2022 season. Team finish listed in order from U13 to U18/19 along with average finish. Number of teams in top half of conference Girls ECNL: 6, 11, 12, 10, 9= average finish 9.83 out of 12 teams in conference; 1 age group in top half Boys ECNL: 10, 13, 12, 13, 4, 10= average finish 10.33 out of 13 teams in conference; 1 age group in top half G-ECNL-R: 6, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4= 4.33 out of 6 teams in conference; 2 age groups in top half B-ECNL-r: 8, 9, 8, 8, 7, 6= 7.67 out of 10 teams in conference; 0 age groups in top half |
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Post by Oceanready on Jun 3, 2022 9:26:06 GMT -5
AFU girls definitely will be interesting to watch next season with the changes in previously mentioned age groups and their 2010 team is pretty solid from what I heard with a good coach. Add 07s to the list as well! Yes, know some good girls on that team, so I will be rooting for them as well  |
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Post by GeorgiaSoccerMom on Jun 3, 2022 10:18:27 GMT -5
AFU is not making hay. They will be bottom half of the table again and win less than 40% of their games in 08 boys. And most other age groups too. Bad clubs don't become good overnight or because they hired a retread coach who was pushed out at his previous club. Sometimes they stumble into a decent age group (u17 boys last year). But the culture has not changed there and the best players will always leave. It is not a destination club and the coaches are average at best. Occasionally, a culture shift happens in youth soccer (NASA the last 3 years) but most likely scenario is clubs continue to be what they've always been. AFU is mediocre and I don't see that changing any time soon. Here are AFU team finishes for 2021-2022 season. Team finish listed in order from U13 to U18/19 along with average finish. Number of teams in top half of conference Girls ECNL: 6, 11, 12, 10, 9= average finish 9.83 out of 12 teams in conference; 1 age group in top half Boys ECNL: 10, 13, 12, 13, 4, 10= average finish 10.33 out of 13 teams in conference; 1 age group in top half G-ECNL-R: 6, 6, 2, 5, 3, 4= 4.33 out of 6 teams in conference; 2 age groups in top half B-ECNL-r: 8, 9, 8, 8, 7, 6= 7.67 out of 10 teams in conference; 0 age groups in top half Looks like they have no where to go but up. |
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Post by Keeper on Jun 3, 2022 12:14:13 GMT -5
AFU is not making hay. They will be bottom half of the table again and win less than 40% of their games in 08 boys. And most other age groups too. Bad clubs don't become good overnight or because they hired a retread coach who was pushed out at his previous club. Sometimes they stumble into a decent age group (u17 boys last year). But the culture has not changed there and the best players will always leave. It is not a destination club and the coaches are average at best. Occasionally, a culture shift happens in youth soccer (NASA the last 3 years) but most likely scenario is clubs continue to be what they've always been. AFU is mediocre and I don't see that changing any time soon. Hilarious! someone sipping that Hatorade this morning. Must be a Hoover disciple. 🤨 |
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Post by dabe on Jun 3, 2022 12:19:29 GMT -5
AFU is not making hay. They will be bottom half of the table again and win less than 40% of their games in 08 boys. And most other age groups too. Bad clubs don't become good overnight or because they hired a retread coach who was pushed out at his previous club. Sometimes they stumble into a decent age group (u17 boys last year). But the culture has not changed there and the best players will always leave. It is not a destination club and the coaches are average at best. Occasionally, a culture shift happens in youth soccer (NASA the last 3 years) but most likely scenario is clubs continue to be what they've always been. AFU is mediocre and I don't see that changing any time soon. I didn’t know we had fortune tellers on the forum! Can you PM me the power ball #s? |
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Post by soccernoleuk on Jun 3, 2022 12:39:58 GMT -5
Add 07s to the list as well! Yes, know some good girls on that team, so I will be rooting for them as well  Only time will tell with this team. They have enough talent to compete with just about anyone, but never seem to be able to put it together. They have apparently added quite a few players this year, cut a couple, and had a few others leave on their own. Will the new players make a big difference? As I already stated, only time will tell. Personally I think Mirza has a tough job here. If he can get the chemistry right he might be able to pull them into the top half of the standings. If he cannot, they will be down towards the bottom again. |
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Post by justhavefun on Jun 3, 2022 14:28:14 GMT -5
Forumguy might be right, (time will tell) but if Mirza truly did give this new boys coach the authority to pick his team without any politics / or blow backs / revenge ,etc. I mean truly gave the coach the authority ( which I have some doubts that they will) ,then that’s a huge step in the right direction for AFU. Success breeds success, I think NASA has benefited from that. Its when clubs get complacent or coaches / leadership egos rule the day to the detriment of the teams. Concorde come to mind. As I said previously stated better competition is better for everyone. I guess when I say everyone I mean players and parents ( maybe not clubs 😉)
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Post by justhavefun on Jun 3, 2022 14:30:24 GMT -5
Forumguy might be right, (time will tell) but if Mirza truly did give this new boys coach the authority to pick his team without any politics / or blow backs/ revenge, etc. I mean truly gave the coach the authority ( which I have some doubts that they will) ,then that’s a huge step in the right direction for AFU. Success breeds success, I think NASA has benefited from that. Its when clubs get complacent or coaches / leadership egos rule the day to the detriment of the teams. Concorde come to mind. As I said previously stated better competition is better for everyone. I guess when I say everyone I mean players and parents ( maybe not clubs 😉) |
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Post by soccerman on Jun 3, 2022 14:37:54 GMT -5
Yusuf has been great to AFU since leaving Ufa. A club that actually cares about him now instead of being lied to and passed over. The 08 ECNL boys he cut all but 2 of the returners and brought in nearly half his old Ufa RL team and a couple of concorde players too. Add in new additions to the RL team means the 08 ECNL/RL boys at AFU will look and feel a whole lot different. He brought in about 10 to 12 players from both ECNL & ECRL at UFA. All before the assessments so not sure how the current AFU ECNL/RL kids and parents feel about that. He is an extremely driven coach, many would say excessive for 13/14 year old kids and that was his downfall at UFA. Many players and parents are devoted followers of him. My concern would be burnout. |
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