Mexican/Latin Leagues

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dafutbol

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What do people think about the local Mexican/Latin leagues?

Good?

I have heard about some in the LA and OC area.

Can anyone suggest a good league?
 
dafutbol said:
What do people think about the local Mexican/Latin leagues?

Good?

I have heard about some in the LA and OC area.

Can anyone suggest a good league?
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You'll likely get a lot of responses in the negative. The reason is that these leagues are often a little less organized than what we are used to and the rules at followed Lucy goosey. You'll see children who are clearly a year or two older, but no body will question them more. The fields aren't always the best kept and side line coaching is a norm.

All that said, there is talent at these leagues. Many of the families cannot afford or are not familiar with club soccer and they take their kids to these leagues. There are coaches that take their teams to these leagues during the off season to challenge their own teams and even look for new players. I think the playing style in is more like street soccer.

I have only seen the Mexican league in the Escondido area, but they have great talent on lots of those teams.
 
dafutbol said:
What do people think about the local Mexican/Latin leagues?

Good?

I have heard about some in the LA and OC area.

Can anyone suggest a good league?
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Vast quantity of skilled players in DA LA. Started at these leagues. They are good as introduction for the soccer environment. Lot of raw talent. Like a street soccer on big fields. Highly recommend this experience for a short term, too much fun in everygame, lot of soocer passion.
Enjoy your experience.
FYI: Be careful calling them "Mexican leagues" lot of sensitive Euro/Americans at these forums.
 
highly recommend Playing Mexican league
Yes is more than a bit disorganized,Fields can be crappy(sometimes) some teams may down play kids (which also happens in club soccer )There is alot of talent in these mexican leagues that comes out of them. Players learn to be more physical, also they tend to get loose without the robotic coaching. My kids started there and are now playing DA and I know a vast amount of players that have gone to play top level soccer out of these UN organized Mexican leagues
 
Latin leagues are fine but get crazy at older ages due to testosterone and parents who hype the kids up with crazy yelling. Many of the good players I know still play in Sunday leagues. Some of the families try to bring that environment over to club environment- if it’s allow to slide too long things can get out of hand. These leagues are probably the best to develop lils. Rec is terrible. Thin San Juan Cap has a decent sized league that plays in south oc
 
I have watched a few games in the adult teams. They are fierce and entertaining, as long as you don't really care who wins.
 
Santa Ana has some leagues for youth. Mix of boys and girls. I think it’s $25 for the season plus ref fees.
 
Not_that_Serious said:
Latin leagues are fine but get crazy at older ages due to testosterone and parents who hype the kids up with crazy yelling. Many of the good players I know still play in Sunday leagues. Some of the families try to bring that environment over to club environment- if it’s allow to slide too long things can get out of hand. These leagues are probably the best to develop lils. Rec is terrible. Thin San Juan Cap has a decent sized league that plays in south oc
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We had a kid from on our team come from the San Juan Cap league and he is a really talented player. He was a "bull in china shop" when he first got to our team but the coaches have worked with him and now he is a goal scoring machine as our striker.
 
would recommend it. the teams have a good sense of family, better than the clubs, and take the new kids, as long they can play, under their wing. relative to club, it's going to be more physical but also more creative.

if possible, find a league where they play on decent fields, or at least close to full size fields. also, emphasize to your player that they need to keep working on good technical/tactical habits, eg, checking shoulders, so they don't lose those good habits
 
Positives: Some good soccer, played by passionate kids, creativity on the field and inexpensive.
Negatives: Many families live for the games, its the highlight of their week. Super passionate sidelines that get out of hand. Leagues operate outside formal US Soccer structure ... inadequate to no insurance for all participants (referees, coaches, players, etc.)
 
Saw this on Twitter the other day:

“My observation after playing, coaching, refereeing, and watching for 20+ years:


I can't remember a time from my childhood, or as a boys soccer coach and referee when a Hispanic player wasn't the best player on the field.”



Thinking back to games I’ve seen where there is a Hispanic player on the field- I don’t think he’s wrong.
 
MWN said:
Positives: Some good soccer, played by passionate kids, creativity on the field and inexpensive.
Negatives: Many families live for the games, its the highlight of their week. Super passionate sidelines that get out of hand. Leagues operate outside formal US Soccer structure ... inadequate to no insurance for all participants (referees, coaches, players, etc.)
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Your results may vary but the one I posted about is acutally a cal south league and is covered for insurance purposes and others like HPFL (see below) are also.
https://events.gotsport.com/forms/app/Default.aspx?EventID=71160.

Most of these don't go beyond u14-15 as noted due to several reasons.

Timbuck.. have you seen these types of games/leagues? there are a variety of players from all different backgrounds & nationality and I've seen plenty of players of the game from different nationalities, just saying.
 
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