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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Jan 19, 2023 10:28:57 GMT -5
Anton Walkes tragically passed away this morning...😓
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Post by DunwoodySoccerDad on Jan 19, 2023 10:35:06 GMT -5
Anton Walkes tragically passed away this morning...😓 Saw that a few minutes ago. He was in a boating accident down in Florida where Charlotte FC is training. Terrible. RIP. |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Jan 19, 2023 13:24:22 GMT -5
Miles Robinson has had his court case dismissed. However, as of today, has not signed a new contract extension offered by AU. Could he be looking to go somewhere else?
Josef M. is reunited with family in Miami, signs with Inter Miami, and chooses #17 for his jersey number. Circle May 6th when AU heads down to South Beach and September 16 when he makes his return to the MBS...
Julian Gressel has finally been called up to the first USMNT Camp of 2023...
Wonder who the new AU2 coach will be announced, whoever it is, they will be guiding the team into the year-old MLS Next Pro League...
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Jan 20, 2023 12:49:05 GMT -5
Event: Atlanta United Academy College Cup 2023
Date(s): February 4th and 5th 2023
Age Groups:
U16 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA
U17 - AU, CF, GSA, SSA, UFA
U19 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA
Location: Atlanta United Training Ground (participants & parents only)
Format: All Showcase matches will be 40-minute halves, with unlimited substitutions
4-Feb CF U16 vs UFA U16
4-Feb ATL U16 vs GSA U16
4-Feb CF U17 vs GSA U17
4-Feb UFA U17 vs SSA U17
4-Feb ATL U19 vs UFA U19
4-Feb GSA U19 vs CF U19
5-Feb ATL U16 v CF U16
5-Feb GSA U16 v UFA U16
5-Feb ATL U17 v CF U17
5-Feb GSA U17 v SSA U17
5-Feb ATL U19 v GSA U19
5-Feb CF U19 v UFA U19
Good luck 😊⚽😊
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Post by justwatching on Jan 20, 2023 15:29:51 GMT -5
Event: Atlanta United Academy College Cup 2023 Date(s): February 4th and 5th 2023 Age Groups: U16 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA U17 - AU, CF, GSA, SSA, UFA U19 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA Location: Atlanta United Training Ground (participants & parents only) Format: All Showcase matches will be 40-minute halves, with unlimited substitutions 4-Feb CF U16 vs UFA U16 4-Feb ATL U16 vs GSA U16 4-Feb CF U17 vs GSA U17 4-Feb UFA U17 vs SSA U17 4-Feb ATL U19 vs UFA U19 4-Feb GSA U19 vs CF U19 5-Feb ATL U16 v CF U16 5-Feb GSA U16 v UFA U16 5-Feb ATL U17 v CF U17 5-Feb GSA U17 v SSA U17 5-Feb ATL U19 v GSA U19 5-Feb CF U19 v UFA U19 Good luck 😊⚽😊 Why no NASA? Is that surprising? |
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Post by trainsoccer on Jan 20, 2023 16:46:48 GMT -5
Hearing that NASA decided NOT to have their teams included. I've heard they have not been very cooperative with AU. Strange... not sure why Dave Smith wouldn't want to give his players the opportunity to be seen in front of 100+ college coaches in quality matches in a world class facility!
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Post by oraclesfriend on Jan 20, 2023 19:23:46 GMT -5
Anton Walkes tragically passed away this morning...😓 So sad. Cannot believe it. RIP |
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Post by oraclesfriend on Jan 20, 2023 19:26:11 GMT -5
Miles Robinson has had his court case dismissed. However, as of today, has not signed a new contract extension offered by AU. Could he be looking to go somewhere else? Josef M. is reunited with family in Miami, signs with Inter Miami, and chooses #17 for his jersey number. Circle May 6th when AU heads down to South Beach and September 16 when he makes his return to the MBS... Julian Gressel has finally been called up to the first USMNT Camp of 2023... Wonder who the new AU2 coach will be announced, whoever it is, they will be guiding the team into the year-old MLS Next Pro League... Happy for Gressel. Hope he does well enough to stay in the rotation. Would be sad to see Miles go. Seemed like that case was very weak. Sad about Josef. |
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Post by rifle on Jan 20, 2023 23:39:26 GMT -5
Tragic for Anton. I think he was a new dad too. Wonder if it was waverunners.. RIP.
Gressel got his trophy on a horrible contract.. then got his “time to get paid” contract with an awful team. Got old. Got sold to Montreal.. Got US citizenship and then a call up to USMNT January camp. Germany wasn’t gonna call if the bottom of the Bundesliga wasn’t even interested. Let’s see what he can do. I’ll never believe he is an outside back… I remember lots of assists but I also remember he always looked gassed at minute 65 due to repeated 80 yard sprints feeding balls to Josef.
The Miles story will be interesting if he is shopping around. Hard to get a new deal after a major injury.
Regardless, it is time for a new chapter for the local team with new management and a questionable manager in a terrible league.
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Post by triffling on Jan 21, 2023 9:56:32 GMT -5
Hearing that NASA decided NOT to have their teams included. I've heard they have not been very cooperative with AU. Strange... not sure why Dave Smith wouldn't want to give his players the opportunity to be seen in front of 100+ college coaches in quality matches in a world class facility! 1. I don’t think NASA’s ECNL teams are lacking in opportunities to play in front of 100+ college coaches. In fact their teams at these ages are doing that this weekend. Plus, the 19’s are pretty much done being scouted for college. 2. Do you really expect 100 college coaches to show up for this? I’d say maybe 5, 10 if you are lucky. 3. Each of these ECNL teams has already played each other 2 times in the last four months. 4. At the U17 level only CF gets to play against Atl United. 5. While the facility is nice, the turf fields are no different than what NASA already plays on. 6. It’s HS season. NASA and CF players will have already played 7 ECNL games by 1/23 and been in tryouts and HS training. They will be training and playing multiple games a week by 2/4-5. While it would be fun to see how the NASA teams stack up against AU, it’s very understandable why NASA might not see the value in participating in this event. |
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Post by flix on Jan 21, 2023 11:46:53 GMT -5
Hearing that NASA decided NOT to have their teams included. I've heard they have not been very cooperative with AU. Strange... not sure why Dave Smith wouldn't want to give his players the opportunity to be seen in front of 100+ college coaches in quality matches in a world class facility! 1. I don’t think NASA’s ECNL teams are lacking in opportunities to play in front of 100+ college coaches. In fact their teams at these ages are doing that this weekend. Plus, the 19’s are pretty much done being scouted for college. 2. Do you really expect 100 college coaches to show up for this? I’d say maybe 5, 10 if you are lucky. 3. Each of these ECNL teams has already played each other 2 times in the last four months. 4. At the U17 level only CF gets to play against Atl United. 5. While the facility is nice, the turf fields are no different than what NASA already plays on. 6. It’s HS season. NASA and CF players will have already played 7 ECNL games by 1/23 and been in tryouts and HS training. They will be training and playing multiple games a week by 2/4-5. While it would be fun to see how the NASA teams stack up against AU, it’s very understandable why NASA might not see the value in participating in this event. I think it’s funny how NASA in the last two or three years think they have become Man City or PSG somehow. I would surmise that this event was probably a way for AU to get extra matches for their kids and help keep the local rivalries going due to the fact there are different leagues in play. Maybe NASA doesn’t want to participate in the event to lose in the finals again. |
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Post by triffling on Jan 21, 2023 13:22:47 GMT -5
1. I don’t think NASA’s ECNL teams are lacking in opportunities to play in front of 100+ college coaches. In fact their teams at these ages are doing that this weekend. Plus, the 19’s are pretty much done being scouted for college. 2. Do you really expect 100 college coaches to show up for this? I’d say maybe 5, 10 if you are lucky. 3. Each of these ECNL teams has already played each other 2 times in the last four months. 4. At the U17 level only CF gets to play against Atl United. 5. While the facility is nice, the turf fields are no different than what NASA already plays on. 6. It’s HS season. NASA and CF players will have already played 7 ECNL games by 1/23 and been in tryouts and HS training. They will be training and playing multiple games a week by 2/4-5. While it would be fun to see how the NASA teams stack up against AU, it’s very understandable why NASA might not see the value in participating in this event. I think it’s funny how NASA in the last two or three years think they have become Man City or PSG somehow. I would surmise that this event was probably a way for AU to get extra matches for their kids and help keep the local rivalries going due to the fact there are different leagues in play. Maybe NASA doesn’t want to participate in the event to lose in the finals again. It’s kind of hard to lose in finals if there are no finals. As noted above, AU U17s are playing one game. UFA and GSA who already have played each other twice will play each other again. And yes, all these games are is for AU to get some extra games. |
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Post by Keeper on Jan 21, 2023 20:55:57 GMT -5
Event: Atlanta United Academy College Cup 2023 Date(s): February 4th and 5th 2023 Age Groups: U16 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA U17 - AU, CF, GSA, SSA, UFA U19 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA Location: Atlanta United Training Ground (participants & parents only) Format: All Showcase matches will be 40-minute halves, with unlimited substitutions 4-Feb CF U16 vs UFA U16 4-Feb ATL U16 vs GSA U16 4-Feb CF U17 vs GSA U17 4-Feb UFA U17 vs SSA U17 4-Feb ATL U19 vs UFA U19 4-Feb GSA U19 vs CF U19 5-Feb ATL U16 v CF U16 5-Feb GSA U16 v UFA U16 5-Feb ATL U17 v CF U17 5-Feb GSA U17 v SSA U17 5-Feb ATL U19 v GSA U19 5-Feb CF U19 v UFA U19 Good luck 😊⚽😊 Why no NASA? Is that surprising? NASA Boys ECNL are at the Charlotte Independence showcase this weekend. |
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Post by Keeper on Jan 21, 2023 20:57:05 GMT -5
Hearing that NASA decided NOT to have their teams included. I've heard they have not been very cooperative with AU. Strange... not sure why Dave Smith wouldn't want to give his players the opportunity to be seen in front of 100+ college coaches in quality matches in a world class facility! NASA had already committed a lot of boys and coaches to Charlotte showcase this weekend. AU was just late the game. |
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Post by flix on Jan 23, 2023 7:27:18 GMT -5
I think it’s funny how NASA in the last two or three years think they have become Man City or PSG somehow. I would surmise that this event was probably a way for AU to get extra matches for their kids and help keep the local rivalries going due to the fact there are different leagues in play. Maybe NASA doesn’t want to participate in the event to lose in the finals again. It’s kind of hard to lose in finals if there are no finals. As noted above, AU U17s are playing one game. UFA and GSA who already have played each other twice will play each other again. And yes, all these games are is for AU to get some extra games. I think that losing in the finals dig may have went over your head. Are college showcases productive? Seems as though players would play to impress coaches as opposed to playing the right way. Do coaches make sure everybody gets to play to get a look or the same 11 play the entire match? Soccer matches can be very fickle and I don’t think watching a match is an indicator of how good a player is. They should check the practice footage also. |
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Post by trainsoccer on Jan 23, 2023 16:58:42 GMT -5
Hearing that NASA decided NOT to have their teams included. I've heard they have not been very cooperative with AU. Strange... not sure why Dave Smith wouldn't want to give his players the opportunity to be seen in front of 100+ college coaches in quality matches in a world class facility! 1. I don’t think NASA’s ECNL teams are lacking in opportunities to play in front of 100+ college coaches. In fact their teams at these ages are doing that this weekend. Plus, the 19’s are pretty much done being scouted for college. 2. Do you really expect 100 college coaches to show up for this? I’d say maybe 5, 10 if you are lucky. 3. Each of these ECNL teams has already played each other 2 times in the last four months. 4. At the U17 level only CF gets to play against Atl United. 5. While the facility is nice, the turf fields are no different than what NASA already plays on. 6. It’s HS season. NASA and CF players will have already played 7 ECNL games by 1/23 and been in tryouts and HS training. They will be training and playing multiple games a week by 2/4-5. While it would be fun to see how the NASA teams stack up against AU, it’s very understandable why NASA might not see the value in participating in this event. |
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Post by trainsoccer on Jan 23, 2023 17:15:28 GMT -5
1. Agreed - plenty of college coaches at the showcase. However they are all spread out over multiple fields. AU will be using a max of 3 fields with games at different times so that coaches can attend. Small controlled environment is always better than an overwhelming Showcase.
2. Spoke to a parent who spoke to AU's college coordinator and already 65 college coaches are confirmed including Clemson, Wake, SC, Georgetown, Stamford and more so you're definitely wrong about that one lol
3. Yes but have they played against each other with that many college coaches in attendance? - guessing no...
4. Concorde Fire seems to have been very helpful to AU... they're also at the top of their division in ECNL for 2006's so shouldn't they get to play against the MLS team?
5. Fair - Wonder if they will use the grass field closest to the highway
6. Fair again... very understandable.
I think NASA are just nervous that they will loose some of their better players to AU.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Jan 24, 2023 11:05:18 GMT -5
IMHO, going to the AU showcase would be more productive. As coaches, you can focus on some of the best players locally without having to schlep across 20+ fields. You get to see the three most relevant age groups. Even with the 19s who may have most committed, there are still injuries, transfer portal losses, and missed opportunities for colleges to fill out their rosters. It doesn't hurt to also get some younger U16s and U17s on the radar and start targeting them now. Finally, in the past, AU only invited the top 50 colleges + Ivy + Military Academies to their college showcase, and college coaches showed up in droves. The one group that also gets to come in and watch, are registered pro-club scouts, who usually try to hide their affiliation by layering 😂⚽😂
p.s. I checked out the Charlotte Independence College showcase, and the only D1 school listed is Winthrop University...
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jan 24, 2023 11:18:40 GMT -5
combined with the florida ecnl showcase, should be some great exposure for the boys.
I 100% think this is great for AU to do this! I know I'm fairly negative and critical of AU often, but this is a win win for sure.
props for AU and working with the local clubs for this.
Exposure is never a bad thing.
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Post by atlantasoccerdad2020 on Jan 24, 2023 14:26:16 GMT -5
Event: Atlanta United Academy College Cup 2023 Date(s): February 4th and 5th 2023 Age Groups: U16 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA U17 - AU, CF, GSA, SSA, UFA U19 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA Location: Atlanta United Training Ground (participants & parents only) Format: All Showcase matches will be 40-minute halves, with unlimited substitutions 4-Feb CF U16 vs UFA U16 4-Feb ATL U16 vs GSA U16 4-Feb CF U17 vs GSA U17 4-Feb UFA U17 vs SSA U17 4-Feb ATL U19 vs UFA U19 4-Feb GSA U19 vs CF U19 5-Feb ATL U16 v CF U16 5-Feb GSA U16 v UFA U16 5-Feb ATL U17 v CF U17 5-Feb GSA U17 v SSA U17 5-Feb ATL U19 v GSA U19 5-Feb CF U19 v UFA U19 Good luck 😊⚽😊 If your child is talented and not at one of these clubs should you consider leaving where you are to be at one of these clubs? AU excluded as you can’t just go play there. I’m sure this is looked at as more of a filling the gaps at AU than anything else. |
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Jan 24, 2023 15:15:12 GMT -5
Event: Atlanta United Academy College Cup 2023 Date(s): February 4th and 5th 2023 Age Groups: U16 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA U17 - AU, CF, GSA, SSA, UFA U19 - AU, CF, GSA, UFA Location: Atlanta United Training Ground (participants & parents only) Format: All Showcase matches will be 40-minute halves, with unlimited substitutions 4-Feb CF U16 vs UFA U16 4-Feb ATL U16 vs GSA U16 4-Feb CF U17 vs GSA U17 4-Feb UFA U17 vs SSA U17 4-Feb ATL U19 vs UFA U19 4-Feb GSA U19 vs CF U19 5-Feb ATL U16 v CF U16 5-Feb GSA U16 v UFA U16 5-Feb ATL U17 v CF U17 5-Feb GSA U17 v SSA U17 5-Feb ATL U19 v GSA U19 5-Feb CF U19 v UFA U19 Good luck 😊⚽😊 If your child is talented and not at one of these clubs should you consider leaving where you are to be at one of these clubs? AU excluded as you can’t just go play there. I’m sure this is looked at as more of a filling the gaps at AU than anything else. Excluding AU of course, both of my older ECNL boys are saying Atlanta’s MLS Next and ECNL clubs are starting to reach parity now that the last DA year’s players that hung onto their clubs that went to ECNL instead of going to an MLS Next club, the 07s, will be U17 next year. So probably pretty equal college exposure in Atlanta for ECNL and MLS Next players. Moving forward, they think it will shift toward MLS Next. I wonder if any of those ECNL clubs are positioning to add MLS Next, as there are several clubs across the U.S. that have both (just not in Atlanta) and what kind of road blocks exist for them to attempt that. |
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Post by atlantasoccerdad2020 on Jan 24, 2023 15:30:02 GMT -5
If your child is talented and not at one of these clubs should you consider leaving where you are to be at one of these clubs? AU excluded as you can’t just go play there. I’m sure this is looked at as more of a filling the gaps at AU than anything else. Excluding AU of course, both of my older ECNL boys are saying Atlanta’s MLS Next and ECNL clubs are starting to reach parity now that the last DA year’s players that hung onto their clubs that went to ECNL instead of going to an MLS Next club, the 07s, will be U17 next year. So probably pretty equal college exposure in Atlanta for ECNL and MLS Next players. Moving forward, they think it will shift toward MLS Next. I wonder if any of those ECNL clubs are positioning to add MLS Next, as there are several clubs across the U.S. that have both (just not in Atlanta) and what kind of road blocks exist for them to attempt that. I have seen some of the older age groups national team pool(if this is something important to you) are made up mostly of MLS club and MLS next players. I am sure there is a ton of politics behind this like trying to make MLS more relevant on the world level but I wonder if there is a drastic coaching style difference between MLS and ECNL that more closely mirrors national team play. |
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Jan 24, 2023 15:41:42 GMT -5
Excluding AU of course, both of my older ECNL boys are saying Atlanta’s MLS Next and ECNL clubs are starting to reach parity now that the last DA year’s players that hung onto their clubs that went to ECNL instead of going to an MLS Next club, the 07s, will be U17 next year. So probably pretty equal college exposure in Atlanta for ECNL and MLS Next players. Moving forward, they think it will shift toward MLS Next. I wonder if any of those ECNL clubs are positioning to add MLS Next, as there are several clubs across the U.S. that have both (just not in Atlanta) and what kind of road blocks exist for them to attempt that. I have seen some of the older age groups national team pool(if this is something important to you) are made up mostly of MLS club and MLS next players. I am sure there is a ton of politics behind this like trying to make MLS more relevant on the world level but I wonder if there is a drastic coaching style difference between MLS and ECNL that more closely mirrors national team play. I should have noted - I was referring only to the Georgia/Southeast Region environment. The clubs across the country that have both leagues have their first team in MLS Next. Around here circumstances were different for some reason and full DA clubs committed to ECNL before MLS Next formed. |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jan 24, 2023 16:04:28 GMT -5
Most clubs didn't trust MLS -- DA ended with a tiered system that favored the MLS clubs for sure. Many quality clubs were left out of the "top" tier. It pissed clubs off for sure and immediately joining the mls sides felt like a death sentence.
Make up of the youth national teams being 98% mls next players is lazy scouting and politics for sure. (but there is a ton of talent at mls clubs for sure)
The current boys southeast ecnl division is a very strong league. Just above is the mid-Atlantic league has many good clubs as well. I'd say the boys ecnl in the southeast and mid-Atlantic division is no doubt extremely strong.
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Jan 24, 2023 16:31:00 GMT -5
NASA U19 pulling out of the Charlotte showcase. Not to join the Atl Utd College Cup but because they’re banged up and have played a lot of intense matches lately. Don’t know about the other age groups.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Feb 1, 2023 14:47:49 GMT -5
These are some of the colleges attending the AU College Showcase this coming weekend as of January 21st. Others have committed, but that list has not been shared with me yet...
Army West Point
Belmont University
Brown University
Clayton State University
Clemson University
Davidson College
Emory University
Furman University
Gardner-Webb University
Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Southern University
Georgia Southwestern State University
Georgia State University
Hampton & Sydney College
Indiana University
Le Moyne University
Life University
Mercer University
Merrimack College
NC State University
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Oglethorpe University
Ohio State University
Stetson University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Central Florida
University of Kentucky
University of Montevallo
University of North Florida
University of North Georgia
University of South Carolina
USC Upstate
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on Feb 1, 2023 15:35:13 GMT -5
These are some of the colleges attending the AU College Showcase this coming weekend as of January 21st. Others have committed, but that list has not been shared with me yet... Army West Point Belmont University Brown University Clayton State University Clemson University Davidson College Emory University Furman University Gardner-Webb University Georgia Gwinnett College Georgia Southern University Georgia Southwestern State University Georgia State University Hampton & Sydney College Indiana University Le Moyne University Life University Mercer University Merrimack College NC State University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Oglethorpe University Ohio State University Stetson University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Central Florida University of Kentucky University of Montevallo University of North Florida University of North Georgia University of South Carolina USC Upstate Virginia Tech Wake Forest University Great list - and I want to make sure people are aware that the Ivy League’s antitrust exemption from the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994 has finally been allowed by congress to expire, meaning they will have to compete with each other by offering academic and athletic merit based scholarships. So now the middle class actually has a chance to attend those institutions without setting themselves or their families back a decade financially. Unfortunately, the CF Platinum 07s have had to pull out of the event due to so many players out with injuries. Have a great weekend at the training ground! |
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Feb 1, 2023 21:24:25 GMT -5
Meanwhile, under the Gold Dome...🤭⚽🤭
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Post by triffling on Feb 2, 2023 10:42:37 GMT -5
Meanwhile, under the Gold Dome...🤭⚽🤭 Um, that’s not under the gold dome. |
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Post by triffling on Feb 2, 2023 10:54:17 GMT -5
1. I don’t think NASA’s ECNL teams are lacking in opportunities to play in front of 100+ college coaches. In fact their teams at these ages are doing that this weekend. Plus, the 19’s are pretty much done being scouted for college. 2. Do you really expect 100 college coaches to show up for this? I’d say maybe 5, 10 if you are lucky. 3. Each of these ECNL teams has already played each other 2 times in the last four months. 4. At the U17 level only CF gets to play against Atl United. 5. While the facility is nice, the turf fields are no different than what NASA already plays on. 6. It’s HS season. NASA and CF players will have already played 7 ECNL games by 1/23 and been in tryouts and HS training. They will be training and playing multiple games a week by 2/4-5. While it would be fun to see how the NASA teams stack up against AU, it’s very understandable why NASA might not see the value in participating in this event. No, didn’t go over my head. Just pointing out that unlike the challenge cup a few years ago, there is no finals here and for half of the teams showing up, they don’t even get a match against AU. Again, NTH and CF get to play in front of scouts numerous times through the year. Most all of the local coaches scout them on weekends. Is this a good opportunity too? Absolutely, but claiming that NTH is losing out on some great opportunity by not participating is laughable. |
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