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Post by Futsal Gawdess on Oct 22, 2024 10:17:46 GMT -5
Starting a thread to keep track of the many shenanigans occurring at local clubs.
What is this I'm hearing about a certain club(U) in the northern part of town, having their DOC coach(F), walk out on a team because of the meddling parent(A). All practice, training, games, etc. are cancelled until he can get a replacement? Could those more informed chime in and set the record straight, please...
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Post by soccerlegacy on Oct 22, 2024 12:33:17 GMT -5
Starting a thread to keep track of the many shenanigans occurring at local clubs. What is this I'm hearing about a certain club in the northern part of town, having their DOC coach, walk out on a team because of the meddling parent(s). All practice, training, games, etc. are cancelled until he can get a replacement? Could those more informed chime in and set the record straight, please... Meh. The "northern part of town" is pretty vast when it comes to soccer. If they are canceling all of that, it will come out, so just name the actual club instead of someone else having to, or everyone else having to dig... so just spill the beans. It doesn't make you a bad person or wrong for posting a potential rumor. Light is the best disinfectant, so if it is wrong... no harm, no foul... and everyone can move on to a different topic. |
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Post by soccerlegacy on Oct 22, 2024 12:54:01 GMT -5
Starting a thread to keep track of the many shenanigans occurring at local clubs. What is this I'm hearing about a certain club in the northern part of town, having their DOC coach, walk out on a team because of the meddling parent(s). All practice, training, games, etc. are cancelled until he can get a replacement? Could those more informed chime in and set the record straight, please... Meh. The "northern part of town" is pretty vast when it comes to soccer. If they are canceling all of that, it will come out, so just name the actual club instead of someone else having to, or everyone else having to dig... so just spill the beans. It doesn't make you a bad person or wrong for posting a potential rumor. Light is the best disinfectant, so if it is wrong... no harm, no foul... and everyone can move on to a different topic.    |
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Post by soccerstruck5 on Oct 22, 2024 17:59:46 GMT -5
Starting a thread to keep track of the many shenanigans occurring at local clubs. What is this I'm hearing about a certain club (U) in the northern part of town, having their DOC coach (F), walk out on a team because of the meddling parent (A). All practice, training, games, etc. are cancelled until he can get a replacement? Could those more informed chime in and set the record straight, please... Edited... Those who are more informed think you should spend more time worrying about your RL team on the east side of town!! |
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Post by Soccerhouse on Oct 22, 2024 18:33:29 GMT -5
interesting, i love drama!!! Especially the kind that involves Un-itenfied locations and associations.
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Post by soccerrus on Oct 28, 2024 17:38:30 GMT -5
radio silence....
crickets...........
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Post by newguy on Oct 28, 2024 22:05:41 GMT -5
Starting a thread to keep track of the many shenanigans occurring at local clubs. What is this I'm hearing about a certain club (U) in the northern part of town, having their DOC coach (F), walk out on a team because of the meddling parent (A). All practice, training, games, etc. are cancelled until he can get a replacement? Could those more informed chime in and set the record straight, please... Edited... We are all focused on potential player movement with new age requirements but coaching decisions will be just as interesting. |
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Post by maze on Oct 28, 2024 22:13:55 GMT -5
It's.. as you would expect . The 07s... How many coaches have been run off now... Is it 3?
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Post by oraclesfriend on Oct 29, 2024 16:25:50 GMT -5
Pretty crazy if true especially since the children of the parent have committed, right? Unless I am thinking of the wrong ppl. So why meddle now? Can’t they just butt out and let the kids play and have some fun???
However, I must say that I am not a fan of that coach and politics in the club.
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Post by maze on Oct 29, 2024 17:31:47 GMT -5
Pretty crazy if true especially since the children of the parent have committed, right? Unless I am thinking of the wrong ppl. So why meddle now? Can’t they just butt out and let the kids play and have some fun??? However, I must say that I am not a fan of that coach and politics in the club. Yep... You got it |
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Post by guerillaman on Oct 29, 2024 17:50:39 GMT -5
Ha -- yea run, especially on the boys side.
Ouch -- go look at the current standings -- and it's because UFAs leadership doesn't care about the boys side -- they are a girls club, and the standings show that. The current u18 team was ruined by their current coach as well on the boys side. Ask anyone on that team about what has happened at nationals the past 2 seasons -- their coach treats ecnl soccer like a rec team. Time for UFA to get their act together on the boys and girls programs. There is more to life than money, and that is all their leadership cares about -- $$$$$.
If your a top boys player go to NASA or Concorde for sure.
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Post by newguy on Oct 29, 2024 20:41:25 GMT -5
Ha -- yea run, especially on the boys side. Ouch -- go look at the current standings -- and it's because UFAs leadership doesn't care about the boys side -- they are a girls club, and the standings show that. The current u18 team was ruined by their current coach as well on the boys side. Ask anyone on that team about what has happened at nationals the past 2 seasons -- their coach treats ecnl soccer like a rec team. Time for UFA to get their act together on the boys and girls programs. There is more to life than money, and that is all their leadership cares about -- $$$$$. If you’re a top boys player go to NASA or Concorde for sure. ECNL boys current standings for Unidentified Foosball Association 2012 7of 9 2011 7of 9 2010 7of 9 2009 8 of 9 2008 4 of 9 07/08 4of 9 |
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Post by soccerdad67 on Oct 30, 2024 7:28:37 GMT -5
RL Boys
2012 3 of 9
2011 4 of 9
2010 3 of 9
2009 1 of 9
2008 7 of 9
07/06 4 of 9
ECNL Girls
2012 11 of 16
2011 9 of 19
2010 11 of 16
2009 1 of 16
2008 11 of 16
07/06 1 of 16
RL Girls
2012 8 of 8
2011 2 of 8
2010 3 of 8
2009 3 of 8
2008 2 of 8
07/06 3 of 8
Oddly, seems like the RL programs are performing pretty well. ECNL less so with exception of a couple outliers. Does not seem to be any real difference between girls and boys side as someone referenced. At least regarding W/L is that is your only measure of success.....coach drama excluded....
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Post by soccernoleuk on Oct 30, 2024 10:56:50 GMT -5
RL Boys 2012 3 of 9 2011 4 of 9 2010 3 of 9 2009 1 of 9 2008 7 of 9 07/06 4 of 9 ECNL Girls 2012 11 of 16 2011 9 of 19 2010 11 of 16 2009 1 of 16 2008 11 of 16 07/06 11 of 16 RL Girls 2012 8 of 8 2011 2 of 8 2010 3 of 8 2009 3 of 8 2008 2 of 8 07/06 3 of 8 Oddly, seems like the RL programs are performing pretty well. ECNL less so with exception of a couple outliers. Does not seem to be any real difference between girls and boys side as someone referenced. At least regarding W/L is that is your only measure of success.....coach drama excluded.... I didn't look up all these, but I know the Girls 06/07 NL team is undefeated and leading the conference. Maybe you accidentally added a 1, thus showing them in 11th place as opposed to 1st place? |
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Post by terimakasih12 on Oct 30, 2024 11:56:01 GMT -5
RL Boys 2012 3 of 9 2011 4 of 9 2010 3 of 9 2009 1 of 9 2008 7 of 9 07/06 4 of 9 ECNL Girls 2012 11 of 16 2011 9 of 19 2010 11 of 16 2009 1 of 16 2008 11 of 16 07/06 11 of 16 RL Girls 2012 8 of 8 2011 2 of 8 2010 3 of 8 2009 3 of 8 2008 2 of 8 07/06 3 of 8 Oddly, seems like the RL programs are performing pretty well. ECNL less so with exception of a couple outliers. Does not seem to be any real difference between girls and boys side as someone referenced. At least regarding W/L is that is your only measure of success.....coach drama excluded.... I didn't look up all these, but I know the Girls 06/07 NL team is undefeated and leading the conference. Maybe you accidentally added a 1, thus showing them in 11th place as opposed to 1st place? Must have been a typo. UFA is 9 points ahead of 2nd place CESA in that age group. |
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Post by soccerdad67 on Oct 30, 2024 12:08:46 GMT -5
I didn't look up all these, but I know the Girls 06/07 NL team is undefeated and leading the conference. Maybe you accidentally added a 1, thus showing them in 11th place as opposed to 1st place? Must have been a typo. UFA is 9 points ahead of 2nd place CESA in that age group. typo....oops...corrected..... |
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Post by soccerforprofit on Oct 31, 2024 10:28:31 GMT -5
So basically besides the oldest age groups - UFA is struggling.
I can tell you for sure on the boys side, to get seen by certain schools of interest it helps greatly to be on a top performing team: go to any showcase, and the volume of coaches on the sidelines of top teams playing is drastically different. Boys is 100% different then girls when it comes to opportunities for college soccer -- 2 completely different sports!
Lets be honest, UFA is a mega club, the mega of them all (SSA might be bigger actually), but you get the point -- with the sure volume of players at their fingertips, you have to be doing something COMPLETLY WRONG NOT TO BE SUCESSFUL. SHOULD BE EASY, ROLL A BALL OUT THERE AND WIN WITH BETTER PLAYERS AND BETTER COACHED PLAYERS --- NOT THE CASE ANYMORE FOR SURE. I'll stop screaming now.
And as stated, leadership at UFA doesn't care about boys soccer, its an after thought to the girls program, and now the girls program is not the shining beacon it once was.
Something is broken bad!!!
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Post by oldboy on Oct 31, 2024 11:24:51 GMT -5
So basically besides the oldest age groups - UFA is struggling... And as stated, leadership at UFA doesn't care about boys soccer, its an after thought to the girls program, and now the girls program is not the shining beacon it once was. Something is broken bad!!! UFA on the girls side has never been a top club in the same sense as say a Concorde or a Tophat. Historically they've not fielded team after team, age group after age group, year after year at anything like the rate those clubs do. UFA was an average program before ECNL/DA. They had a couple years where they dominated State Cup/RPL because the other big clubs had joined ECNL/DA. When they got in DA on the girls side, they were below average across age groups. When they moved to ECNL, they had a very short window with three of the best coaches/recruiters in Georgia constructing ECNL teams from nothing to be competitive and eventually very good. 04s - an exception, Mo and then Iggy's team. Kudos Alan built the 05s before Iggy took them over Chris rebuilt the 06s that Alan had previously built and the club let fall apart Chris built the 07s Alan built the 08s Gil built the 09s Alan and Gil built the 10s Alan built the 11s Now those older groups are gone, Chris left the state, Alan and Gil are at Concorde (with most of the former UFA '09, '10, '11, '12 players) and UFA isn't very good any longer. The last remnant of that solid UFA era is the 07s. So the age group breakdown makes a lot of sense |
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Post by playfromtheback on Oct 31, 2024 11:29:46 GMT -5
So basically besides the oldest age groups - UFA is struggling. I can tell you for sure on the boys side, to get seen by certain schools of interest it helps greatly to be on a top performing team: go to any showcase, and the volume of coaches on the sidelines of top teams playing is drastically different. Boys is 100% different then girls when it comes to opportunities for college soccer -- 2 completely different sports! Lets be honest, UFA is a mega club, the mega of them all (SSA might be bigger actually), but you get the point -- with the sure volume of players at their fingertips, you have to be doing something COMPLETLY WRONG NOT TO BE SUCESSFUL. SHOULD BE EASY, ROLL A BALL OUT THERE AND WIN WITH BETTER PLAYERS AND BETTER COACHED PLAYERS --- NOT THE CASE ANYMORE FOR SURE. I'll stop screaming now. And as stated, leadership at UFA doesn't care about boys soccer, its an after thought to the girls program, and now the girls program is not the shining beacon it once was. Something is broken bad!!! They have allowed themselves to grow too much for the space and resources that they have. You 11 v 11 teams training on 1/6th of a field (some are SCCL championship, P1 and P2 teams). They don't have enough goals/goal sized rebounders for each team to even have one at all practices. They also do not do a good job at evaluating talent. Adding UFA North to the main branch added 7 more teams to an already crowed Central Park. In Forsyth alone the have about 120 teams using basically 9.5 fields (5 at Fowler, 2 at Central, 2.5 at South Forsyth Soccer complex rec uses the other .5). |
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Post by atlantagray on Oct 31, 2024 12:01:02 GMT -5
So basically besides the oldest age groups - UFA is struggling... And as stated, leadership at UFA doesn't care about boys soccer, its an after thought to the girls program, and now the girls program is not the shining beacon it once was. Something is broken bad!!! UFA on the girls side has never been a top club in the same sense as say a Concorde or a Tophat. Historically they've not fielded team after team, age group after age group, year after year at anything like the rate those clubs do. UFA was an average program before ECNL/DA. They had a couple years where they dominated State Cup/RPL because the other big clubs had joined ECNL/DA. When they got in DA on the girls side, they were below average across age groups. When they moved to ECNL, they had a very short window with three of the best coaches/recruiters in Georgia constructing ECNL teams from nothing to be competitive and eventually very good. 04s - an exception, Mo and then Iggy's team. Kudos Alan built the 05s before Iggy took them over Chris rebuilt the 06s that Alan had previously built and the club let fall apart Chris built the 07s Alan built the 08s Gil built the 09s Alan and Gil built the 10s Alan built the 11s Now those older groups are gone, Chris left the state, Alan and Gil are at Concorde (with most of the former UFA '09, '10, '11, '12 players) and UFA isn't very good any longer. The last remnant of that solid UFA era is the 07s. So the age group breakdown makes a lot of sense Thank you for this historical breakdown of the UFA 04s-12s- it makes a lot of sense. You mentioned UFA never having been a top club on par with concord/top hat, and I understand your meaning. Along those same lines, and speaking strictly to the girls' side, where do you see a club like GSA? GSA seems to be in a similar position to UFA in that one of their main issues is having to wrestle with the reality of their geography and not being centrally located. |
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Post by socceristhebest on Oct 31, 2024 13:53:11 GMT -5
Exactly, we were a top boys ecnl team practicing on 1/3 of a turf field, meanwhile we would walk around Fowler, and there would be girls teams with 1 team on a pitch or a field with 2 lower level teams with only 2 teams on it. We were told not to complain because the coaches feared getting in trouble with UFA leadership.
oh lastly, for 6 consecutive seasons, I can count on one hand how many times UFA leadership attended a top level boys game, maybe once a year and only by 1 leader - never in 6 years have I seen the other 3 in leadership at a boys game etc.
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Post by blu on Oct 31, 2024 14:22:05 GMT -5
I'm confused, are we talking girls or boys here? Or just venting on UFA in general?
I want to make sure I'm bashing the right people here.
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Post by welovesoccer on Nov 2, 2024 21:52:21 GMT -5
Ha! Girls and boys!!!
Jason Smith has ruined the u18 boys team.
Never let your child play for him.
He’s on the phone half the game, sits the entire game, doesn’t coach and then subs 6 players at once at 25 min of each half.
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Post by blu on Nov 3, 2024 18:08:48 GMT -5
Eh, I know Jason and I like him. Sorry you've had a bad experience, these things happen. Not everyone gets along or has the same ideas.
Ruined it? Seems harsh. It's midseason and the team is in 4th and could easily slide to 2nd.
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Post by welovesoccer on Nov 3, 2024 20:09:35 GMT -5
Ha! Agree harsh.
Team has a striker that you could put on a 4th team and he would allow them to compete. He’s that good
How Atlanta united didn’t want him made no sense.
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Post by weltzumerr on Nov 4, 2024 0:44:14 GMT -5
Starting a thread to keep track of the many shenanigans occurring at local clubs. What is this I'm hearing about a certain club (U) in the northern part of town, having their DOC coach (F), walk out on a team because of the meddling parent (A). All practice, training, games, etc. are cancelled until he can get a replacement? Could those more informed chime in and set the record straight, please... Eldfall Chronicles Northern WindEdited... sharpedgeshop.com/collections/bunka-knives-multi-purposeWe are all focused on potential player movement with new age requirements but coaching decisions will be just as interesting. Absolutely! |
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