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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 10, 2023 16:53:54 GMT -5
Maybe. Because we want to focus on the teams or because we want to see which coach we will go after? Who is the best soccer coach in the world? So that the focus on the game/sport is on the teams still playing and not the USA's coaching issues. If/when we fire our coach, it will be big news that will, fair or not, take a lot of the current focus off of the teams still in the WWC. That's just a guess on my part, assuming we've already made a decision to fire him. OTOH, it could be that we haven't made a decision yet. Maybe our future coach is still currently coaching in the world cup and they need to wait until their current team is knocked out? Seen it happen in the NFL before... just a thought. I don't put much stock in the USSF caring about the Women's World Cup so much that they put off making their own team better for the sake of the tourney.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 9, 2023 14:22:47 GMT -5
Too many people- especially in the media, academia, and at big corporations- think Twitter actually speaks for the majority of people. News flash- it doesn't! About 5% of the population is truly active on Twitter, and it is heavily over-indexed with those on the far left & far right of the political spectrum. The vast, vast majority falls into the huge middle that doesn't really care and has better things to do with their life. I think I represent the feelings of a big chunk of America as far as the USWNT goes- I was pulling hard for them to win AS A TEAM, and for our country, even though I don't agree with most of the individual politics that have almost overtaken the team over the past several years. I truly think most people can and do separate that- if they pay attention to the political side of it at all- but Twitter, the media, etc. don't want us to believe that. That's too nuanced of a view for them to handle. Everything has to be more divisive and explosive- you are either 100% on board with this team, politics and all, or you're a woman-hating neocon neanderthal who pulls against their own country to prove a political point. So many say they wish we could put politics together and unite as a country. The sad thing is, most of the people that say that really mean they want you to start agreeing with them and seeing things their way- that's the only way they will accept us all "uniting". Yet another well made point. I'm in that huge middle myself.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 9, 2023 14:15:40 GMT -5
The USWNT team played the “boom ball” that club soccer people deride. Despite having loads of talent, they were coached to play garbage ball. Let’s turn the page and find a new manager and get some more of the young players overseas where competition is mandatory. Having a team comprised of players whose #1 priority is to play for the name on the front would be fine as well. Well said! And I think it's kid of amazing (and at the same time sad) that EVERY single person I have talked to that has been around the girls club soccer from coaches to players to parents) have all stated basically everything you said about style of play (garbage ball/boom ball). I can't believe that at our highest level, they can't practice what they have preached about in youth soccer for years!!!
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 7, 2023 17:00:14 GMT -5
Thoughts??
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 5, 2023 13:40:15 GMT -5
Will be extremely interesting, similar to the Portugal game, not sure if the USWNT has ever been in this situation, with their backs against the wall. Obviously it's a new tournament now and your goal is to advance out of group play. Does it make them play tight or loose? Sophia Smith clearly couldn't adjust last game. Really wish Ashley Sanchez had gotten some minutes, love her energy and what she brings to the central part of the field -- she can play. She seems to be much more active in finding herself holes in the defense and playing balls to feet. What changes does coach make? like others said, do you move Ertz back to her national position? tactically we have to do something different, if Sweden plays with a 4 person diamond in the midfield, we could be in trouble again. There fortunate that England and France are on the other side of the bracket. Stupid question, but why are US and Netherlands on the same side of the bracket -- I thought they would alternate group winners and 2nd place on both sides to avoid rematches? granted its not until the semis' but is the mens the same way? Agree on Sanchez. Much rather her than Demelo even though I like her. She doesn’t have the chemistry having never been with the team and boy are we lacking some chemistry! Maybe put Mewis in as a sub. She has something to prove. She had a tough early 20’s in pro soccer and had to fight hard to stay in the game. She is there and her sister is not and she would play for two people. Also she seems to just find spots that I don’t see the other a find. Please yes on Ertz!!! Agree the World Cup is different this time. Heavy hitters going down and minnows advancing. Love that Jamaica is in. Great story and representing Concacaf well. Who would have thought that Germany, Brazil and defending Olympic champs Canada would not advance to the knock out rounds?!?! Anyone here think Morocco would be in and Germany out especially after Germany trounced them 6-0?!?! This is very good for women’s soccer. Liga MX women’s league is good for women’s soccer. As much as we are worried about them as individuals Chloe Ricketts, Riley Jackson, Alyssa Thompson, Olivia Moultrie, Melanie Barcenas, and so on is good for women’s soccer. I am not caught up on the whole forum from a busy last few days, but if no one posted this article please read this analysis from the Athletic. Vlatko is our problem. Tactically not making the right calls. theathletic.com/4747722/2023/08/03/uswnt-portugal-analyis-world-cup/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983It's behind a pay wall, but if you want to copy and paste it or just sections of it, I would read it.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 3, 2023 21:26:34 GMT -5
First off, let me stipulate that I no nothing about the legal profession, antitrust measure, and the like. Nothing, nada ... but I'm bored so I thought I'd play along. So you can also ignore this if you'd like. If I wanted to open a Chic-Fil-a, had the money and the means, but then specifically requested that I wanted to open one within a few miles of 5 other Chic-Fil-a's and was told "no" by the Chic-Fil-a corporation because they didn't think it would benefit them or the other franchises, would I have a lawsuit? nope. Because CFA vets franchisees and assigns them where CFA wants to open a new store, NOT where you want to open one. Grab your family and go… somewhere. Yep, I actually do know this... it was a hypothetical. The question is, if a corporation/business feels it already has enough locations and the market is saturated, why would you as a corporation/business be obligated to add yet another location in the area and take away from your current franchisees market share. Let's make it a Chipotle instead, lol.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 3, 2023 16:22:42 GMT -5
Not antitrust lawyer, but two or more groups acting to restrict competition or boycott a competitor within top tier market for their own benefit by excluding the potential competitor might be a theory. Given the market, we all know you can charge more so potential negative impact on consumers as well as on the boycotted victim. There can be reasonable justifications for exclusions-not adequate training etc-but unlikely to be supported here. Would require commercial activity as judicially defined. Bet there are lots of smoking gun texts/emails around the time based on this article if discovered too. Group boycotts are a per se antitrust violation if elements proven. As i said, not my circus…so no more from me…but i thought it was interesting First off, let me stipulate that I no nothing about the legal profession, antitrust measure, and the like. Nothing, nada ... but I'm bored so I thought I'd play along. So you can also ignore this if you'd like. If I wanted to open a Chic-Fil-a, had the money and the means, but then specifically requested that I wanted to open one within a few miles of 5 other Chic-Fil-a's and was told "no" by the Chic-Fil-a corporation because they didn't think it would benefit them or the other franchises, would I have a lawsuit?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 3, 2023 14:28:10 GMT -5
Carli Lloyd has been saying a whole lot! I know she is in television now, but she sure has no filter when it comes to her former team, but I heard she is backtracking on what she said. The US has so much talent, so I hope they can work it out before Sweden, but not having Lavelle is critical. Well done to Brazilian player Marta for an outstanding career, but congrats to Jamaica for making history. Japan is playing amazing soccer and didn’t expect Canada, Brazil and Germany to get eliminated. So many upsets, the world has caught up. The Round of 16 will be very interesting to watch. Don’t think she’s backtracking, I think she’s just clarifying her initial postgame comments. Yep, if you watch the video Soccerhouse posted, Press and Tobin say flat out... "that's just who Carli Lloyd is!!!" They totally get what she is saying and expect comments like that from her. (not in a bad way).
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 3, 2023 10:04:40 GMT -5
Ha, I found this on my own and came to post it, but you beat me to the punch. I did like the Tobin and Press discussion toward the beginning and they basically stated what bolo, rifle, keeper and others have been saying on here. It's not the players and the talent on this team that's the problem... it's has everything to do with what the coach can (or should) be observing, controlling and adjusting. Player groupings, using the depth of the bench, working as a team, playing people out of position, etc. Here's another good breakdown of the game against Portugal that makes similar points: Attacking Third: Soccer Highlights and Commentary on youtube as well. Lots of the comments on this video are absolute fire. Worth reading. Agreed. I wish I knew how to post the video like Soccerhouse did, instead of posting a link. One thing I liked that they said and I have been saying since the first game, is put Julie Ertz back in her number 6 position. She would help the midfield immensely and control the tempo of the game for the USA. ETA: Unrelated but interesting... I saw an article a week or so ago that stated approx. 20% of all the players in the World Cup either played or are currently playing college soccer in the United States. That's 1 out of every 5 players have extended their soccer career here in our country. That's alot!
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 2, 2023 19:58:37 GMT -5
The daily discussion is a good listen: Ha, I found this on my own and came to post it, but you beat me to the punch. I did like the Tobin and Press discussion toward the beginning and they basically stated what bolo, rifle, keeper and others have been saying on here. It's not the players and the talent on this team that's the problem... it's has everything to do with what the coach can (or should) be observing, controlling and adjusting. Player groupings, using the depth of the bench, working as a team, playing people out of position, etc. Here's another good breakdown of the game against Portugal that makes similar points: Attacking Third: Soccer Highlights and Commentary on youtube as well.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 2, 2023 12:33:49 GMT -5
These USA games have looked too much like college soccer. Running running running. The players definitely have skills + athleticism but they don’t seem to have the brains to see and solve. Too much “kick it past them and try to run around them”. Certainly many goals in soccer are scored from crosses but to have no other idea… is going to be our downfall. I don't know if I can generalize it to ALL of college soccer, because I have seen some quality college teams that don't take that approach and have been very successful... but... the rest of what you said I agree with. I am seeing the same thing, along with alot of individual efforts and trying to take on 1, 2, even 3 players at a time. As you said, they have skill and athleticism but don't seem to realize that isn't enough nowadays. The other teams have caught up on defending and it will take ball movement and tactics to take those attributes and put them to good use. Unfortunately, that is where coaching comes in, and this Vlatko seems to be relying on the old school philosophy that our American girls are simply bigger, faster, stronger. My kids' own club coach would be screaming at his players for attempting some of what our USWNT team are doing. Add on to that, no player adjustments, seemingly no tactical changes, formations, etc. Of course this is all JMHO, but the USA won't be going much farther if some soul-searching and introspection don't take place about what is causing the lack of production.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 1, 2023 21:37:27 GMT -5
Anyone now the $$$ amount she will be getting?? Is it worth the cost of admission at Duke and then some?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Aug 1, 2023 12:24:57 GMT -5
We're going home soon. The coach is terrible and the team isn't a team. Time to blow it up, retire anyone over 28, and start over. That's the "gut" feeling I have too. How did we wind up with this coach again?? Don't know anything about him, but just having watched from the time he took over, he hasn't shown me anything that says he should have been given this opportunity. I was told, by some people that follow the USWNT closer, that he was recommended by a couple of the more influential players currently on the team. Is that true?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 27, 2023 15:48:23 GMT -5
Now Suarez? How are they staying within the MLS salary rules? At this rate, they will dominate for years. I don't see this being good for the league in the long run as other clubs and fans will be turned off with the inability of their team to compete and win versus a "super" club. Love watching the new Inter players but just not in a league they really are too good to play in. They aren't. And that's the thing about all of this... they have kept a salary cap, a DP cap, and all these other funky rules in MLS to keep parity in the MLS. Now, I don't have a problem with this being their goal (though I'm not a fan either) and understand they have been trying to build something sustainable, taking a longer path to creating an entertaining league... but they are just throwing away all credibility they had by allowing one team to usurp these rules. Either uphold the rules you have in place with all teams, or finally rip the constraints off the rest of the teams and allow them to pursue quality players that can compete fairly with the obvious hypocrisy that is the Inter Miami team.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 26, 2023 22:07:25 GMT -5
So that is/was a dude?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 26, 2023 10:34:47 GMT -5
I think people’s problem with Kap was he was black & didn’t shut up and just play the game. Meanwhile, the white woman gets to speak her mind/complain but she is just outspoken. Plus the fact that she’s gay allows her bulletproofness as you will be labeled a gay hater if you criticize. Kap isn't actually black but mulatto. Birth parents were white mom and black dad. Personally couldn't care about his race. He lost me with the pig / cop socks. Also couldn't care that Rapinoe is gay. Many great women players are gay and no one cares. My favorite was Tobin Heath - hard working grinder with great skill. Abby Wambach was all out on the field (and off) and all anyone cared about was her great play - for the team. Rapinoe is an attention seeking ball of negative energy that creates a toxic environment everywhere she goes. Agreed on all of this. Case in point for Rapinoe being "an attention seeking ball of negative energy", she announced her retirement right BEFORE the World Cup so that she could get this "going away" party and make this CUP (as much of this as she can) about her. She could have gone the Carly Lloyd route and waited until after, so as not to distract the attention away from the team... but it looks like she doesn't get the old saying "There is no "I" in "team".
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 26, 2023 10:12:18 GMT -5
That was an utter embarrassment! I said after the 2nd goal that Pineda should have yanked at least 3-4 players right then and there before the next kickoff and send a message that the lack of effort defending (leaving multiple players unmarked) and the inability to understand the situational awareness would not be tolerated.
Messi and Sergio Busquets? are still incredibly talented in the older age, so it doesn't take much to make them look other-worldly when you match them up against a team that has a midfield worse than my local high school to play against (minus Almada). Arthur Blank should be embarrassed, the new CEO Lagerway should be embarrassed, and Carlos Bocenagra? should have a pink slip under his door because of it. He has been the single worst part of the destruction that has left this ATL UTD side in the condition it is in.
The good thing is, all we need to fix this is to get a mega-star to come play for Atlanta so we can get the privileges than no other MLS team is afforded, the MLS to apply the rules unevenly to give us an advantage over the all the other clubs, and we should be able to climb back to the top from wince Bocenagra knocked us down from.
How'd I do?
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 20, 2023 16:13:11 GMT -5
It’s definitely crazy to know that until about ten years ago we had fairly legit P/R (local/state/regional/national) in a single pyramid - then US Club Soccer stormed the castle and it’s been a broken mess ever since. Edit: Remember when state cup was something? Yea, the states completely dropped the ball. I remember watching a US Soccer meeting and all the states stood up congratulating Sunil Gulati etc. They needed to all come together and take a stand, the age mandate is and always will be sticking point for me. The idiots at US soccer couldn't' even tell us what age group a kid born in 2004 was. It was embarrassing. State organizations used to have meaning and power, now they are a complete after thought. I don't even understand how they are still in business. The feds take a lot of responsibility, but the states should have come together and taken a stand Yep... "the age mandate is and always will be a sticking point for me" is exactly where I am as well.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 12, 2023 10:12:13 GMT -5
Another option is to find a parent that is driving and ask them to transport your chair(s). Yep, done this when flying to a destination and a teammate was driving.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 5, 2023 17:40:16 GMT -5
Interesting. It still leaves a bit of subjective observation, though it just now favors the offense instead of the defense. Sound kinda like the rules they continually update in the NFL to produce more scoring. It would make for setting offside traps more difficult and high lines more risky, which in turn could lead to more scoring, which in my eyes means more entertaining, but I'm sure so purists could see it negatively.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 3, 2023 15:53:10 GMT -5
Well, they made quite an improvement from the Jamaica game to now. I heard that Mexico brought a high level squad to the Gold Cup, let's see if USA can still defend it's title.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jul 3, 2023 15:50:43 GMT -5
Personal training and coaching are two very different things... Rivah is a good guy. My daughter has never been coached by him. At this point everyone has chosen thier location for the fall. This thread will be fun to go back to after the fall season is completed. I think he will do well... Hopefully ConFire has a rule against club coach also doing "extra" individual training for his players. They dont. or if they do it’s ignored by parents and coaches What does "extra" individual training mean?? Honestly no other reason I'm asking other than to simply don't understand what this means. I plead ignorance.
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Post by soccerlegacy on Jun 7, 2023 13:00:51 GMT -5
As many stated on here, DDYSC has a reputation of being more of a rec club or a small academy club with most to players eventually leaving for the bigger clubs. However, if you follow Atlanta United, I understand Machop Chol came from DDYSC, which I found impressive to know that a player can make it coming from DDYSC or other smaller clubs like it.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 29, 2023 20:11:54 GMT -5
Ask anyone from the 2007 and 2008 age groups both at Roswell Santos and at Nasa Tophat. How he speaks to the girls, his actions he does with the kids, etc. Should be a red flag being removed from 2 local clubs within a short period of time. this forum is so good. mostly a bunch of affluent whites trashing kids and minority coaches anonymously. I have no dog in this argument, but I'm seriously scratching my head here, trying to understand how you got your comments from the "quote" you responded to.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 23, 2023 19:46:18 GMT -5
Good evening, With day 2 behind us now for SSA tryouts, do all kids make the academy? Or do some kids actually not make it and go Rec for fall and tryout again at next season? Im genuinely curious, I know it’s a lot of money so it’s not exactly in their financial interests to turn kids away, or am I wrong? Thank you for the information! I can't speak for SSA specifically, but in general terms for most clubs, yes, they will just make another academy team (and another if necessary) if they have enough players interested.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 23, 2023 16:13:13 GMT -5
Which club, on average, has the lowest cost per player with registration and kit fees? As a consumer, that's more key to my decision making than what the executives make. Otherwise, make your money if people are willing to pay it.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 22, 2023 18:19:35 GMT -5
Yes city of Roswell let Mike F go on April 28. Haven’t noticed the mass exodus of coaches from there? It was not a santos decision but a city one. The city wanted him to implement all this new policies and protocols that they’re making all the other sports do, and he wouldn’t because they don’t make soccer sense. What are these new policies and protocols you are referring to? Are the specific to Roswell or are you meaning in youth sports across the state?
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 18, 2023 15:28:44 GMT -5
Ok, I read through all the opinions and agree with a lot of them regarding how best to handle having an overwhelming team play against weaker competition. However, I then went and pulled up the link to the "results" page here in the original post. soccer.sincsports.com/schedule.aspx?tid=GAELITE&year=2023&stid=GAELITE&syear=2023&div=U09M01It looks to me like ALL of the teams attending were well below what the host teams level was. I could be wrong as I'm basing on the naming and color codes of the teams: SSA had "green" premier ( the team that lost 20-0) AFC "central" "south red AFC "central" black academy I don't even know where "green" falls at SSA, but I know it's not above blue, white, etc. ( I'm guessing it's at most their 4th best team??) Where as, Georgia Impact had it's "Elite" team, which I'm positive IS their best. And 3 of the 6 teams total in U14, were from Georgia Impact themselves, with the "Final" being two of the Georgia Impact teams against each other. So, it looks and sounds like there wasn't much love for this tournament, but clubs usually have the agreement where they will send teams to each others tournaments as a favor to each other. As we all know, this is a money generator for the clubs, but in a tournament this small, there likely aren't many options to match the competition to make competitive games. It's just a sad situation all around, because they need to hold a tournament but can't attract the talent to create a competitive environment the need. I know, we have been at a small club before, and have seen this play out, but what else can they do. The next age up was a combined U15/16 group probably for the exact same reason ( and already had two other Georgia Impact team in it) that they couldn't draw enough teams for individual age groups. Smaller clubs are sometimes stuck between a rock and a hard place. This was U9 (2014 birth year), not U14. There was a bracket at U10 although the scores are similarly bad. Also, at SSA, colors are locations, not team rankings. The description after the color indicates the team. It looks like the tournament did a poor job of matching up similar competition by creating large divisions and not moving strong teams up an age group. Yep, my bad. I meant 2014 when I started my post, and accidentally crossed it with U14 at the end. But hopefully you got my main point... that it was a small tournament, with a smaller club, so you take the teams that come to it and even if they don't matchup competitively because its a money generator. Scheduling is hard with few clubs coming and the difference in levels can get exaggerated with the teams that DO come.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 18, 2023 15:20:46 GMT -5
I’m not sure if anyone has heard, but at SSA, the colors are locations…😎 I mean just to make it perfectly clear! Obviously I haven't kept up with all of the threads and it's been years since my kids played against an SSA academy team.. so my apologies for the color coding mistake. Blue, Black, Red, White Green, Premier, Platinum, Elite, Academy and each with a different meaning depending on the club... ugh.
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Post by soccerlegacy on May 18, 2023 9:45:43 GMT -5
Ok, I read through all the opinions and agree with a lot of them regarding how best to handle having an overwhelming team play against weaker competition. However, I then went and pulled up the link to the "results" page here in the original post. soccer.sincsports.com/schedule.aspx?tid=GAELITE&year=2023&stid=GAELITE&syear=2023&div=U09M01It looks to me like ALL of the teams attending were well below what the host teams level was. I could be wrong as I'm basing on the naming and color codes of the teams: SSA had "green" premier ( the team that lost 20-0) AFC "central" "south red AFC "central" black academy I don't even know where "green" falls at SSA, but I know it's not above blue, white, etc. ( I'm guessing it's at most their 4th best team??) Where as, Georgia Impact had it's "Elite" team, which I'm positive IS their best. And 3 of the 6 teams total in U14, were from Georgia Impact themselves, with the "Final" being two of the Georgia Impact teams against each other. So, it looks and sounds like there wasn't much love for this tournament, but clubs usually have the agreement where they will send teams to each others tournaments as a favor to each other. As we all know, this is a money generator for the clubs, but in a tournament this small, there likely aren't many options to match the competition to make competitive games. It's just a sad situation all around, because they need to hold a tournament but can't attract the talent to create a competitive environment the need. I know, we have been at a small club before, and have seen this play out, but what else can they do. The next age up was a combined U15/16 group probably for the exact same reason ( and already had two other Georgia Impact team in it) that they couldn't draw enough teams for individual age groups. Smaller clubs are sometimes stuck between a rock and a hard place.
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