2003/2004 Boys. Standings, games of the week etc...

soccerstud said:
That's a thought, and I agree to some extent, however, I do believe that genetics without hard work and training will not get you very far.
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Hard work, sure, but would he be working harder if he were at LAFC? It's the training that I question. What is LAFC showing their kids that your kid isn't getting? I suspect, not much.
 
focomoso said:
Hard work, sure, but would he be working harder if he were at LAFC? It's the training that I question. What is LAFC showing their kids that your kid isn't getting? I suspect, not much.
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My point is, there is a hierarchy when it comes to schools of soccer, you have Europe academy training, south american (brazil and Argentina) and then you have Mexico and US...it would be naive of anyone to ignore the difference between your son training at XYZ FC in southern cali, vs Ajax (for example), only ones right now in so cal are Galaxy and LAFC...from the money they are pumping into their trainers and training there is a huge difference from the rest, so yes, I really think with my sons talent and work ethic he would benefit huge from going to Europe or South America, since thats not an opportunity thats opened up yet, he has Galaxy or LAFC...if youre trying to stir the pot, not gonna bite. I respect your opinion, but you have to understand there is a huge reason players migrate to the bigger and better teams for development. Galaxy and LAFC, like it or not, are the best in so cal right now. Ive seen their training sessions
 
soccerstud said:
My point is, there is a hierarchy when it comes to schools of soccer, you have Europe academy training, south american (brazil and Argentina) and then you have Mexico and US...it would be naive of anyone to ignore the difference between your son training at XYZ FC in southern cali, vs Ajax (for example), only ones right now in so cal are Galaxy and LAFC...from the money they are pumping into their trainers and training there is a huge difference from the rest, so yes, I really think with my sons talent and work ethic he would benefit huge from going to Europe or South America, since thats not an opportunity thats opened up yet, he has Galaxy or LAFC...if youre trying to stir the pot, not gonna bite. I respect your opinion, but you have to understand there is a huge reason players migrate to the bigger and better teams for development. Galaxy and LAFC, like it or not, are the best in so cal right now. Ive seen their training sessions
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Not trying to stir the pot. I honestly believe that the reason European academies are better is that they get better kids. The entire hierarchy is due to recruiting, not development. My son plays with a European academy in the summers and if you have a beer or two with the coaches, they'll admit that the reason they have the best academy in the country is that they get the best kids from the entire country (even after, famously, cutting Robert Lewandowski). If you read the Relative Age Effect thread, it links to an article describing that the top sales from European academies are not of kids that were there long - some just a year or two right before they go pro. See: Relative Age. They don't develop most of the kids themselves.

I'm not saying that someone shouldn't try to go to Europe or LAFC. If you have that opportunity, you should take it, and if you make it, it's a huge accomplishment. But that's what it is, an accomplishment. It's not going to make you much better, if at all. It's an acknowledgement of where you are now, not where you're going. The main benefit of those academies is access to the pro circuit. They're essentially showcases or marketplaces.

If your son works as hard as you say and wins the "puberty lottery" (as another coach puts it), he'll be great no matter where he plays.
 
here's predicts vs actuals for this last weekend (3/7). home team is listed first.

predict: San Diego Surf 1 - LAFC 3 actuals: San Diego Surf 3 - LAFC 1
note: so The Algo had the score right, but the winners wrong. Happens...

predict: Real Salt Lake 2 - Strikers 1 actuals: pending - does anyone have the score here?

predict: Nomads 1 - Real SoCal 2 actuals: Nomads 3 - Real SoCal 2
note: RSC's D couldn't hold it, and RSC's brief reign atop the table is over for now...

predict: Pateadores 2 - Albion 1 actuals: Pateadores 1 - Albion 1

predict: Arsenal 1 - Barca 4 actuals: pending - does anyone have the score here?
 
soccerstud said:
Yes, Real Salt Lake is real option, we were in contact with coach some weeks ago...looks like this summer might be his big break. We will see how things develop!
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Don’t Wait to see what happens at RSL.You should be reaching out to other clubs too. If the clubs are interested they will schedule a tryout the week of or at least the week after. You are in a hurry to have your son play at the top level. Yes he’s a hard worker, has the IQ and all. But all that doesn’t matter at the top level. You need to start networking with people that are heavily involved with soccer. That should be your biggest worry.
 
Been a bit. Hope everyone is doing well. Interesting times... In other news, came across this write-up. Be interesting to hear folks' thoughts on this guy's take, and any players in SoCal he may have not mentioned.

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A breakdown of the 2003 age group

In the last two segments of this series we took at look at the 2001 and 2002 age groups. Today we are going to take a look at the 2003 age group. This age group will comprise the core of the 2023 u20 World Cup cycle where they will be looking to not only make […]
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