Surf Players Being Discouraged from playing HS?

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Looks like Albion lost another top coach to an ECNL club, Danny Madrigal. That's 4 coaches that I know of that have left GA programs to go to an ECNL girls program. Seems like GA is no longer a place for top players or top coaches.
Where did he go? I'm guessing Sharks.
 
Looks like Albion lost another top coach to an ECNL club, Danny Madrigal. That's 4 coaches that I know of that have left GA programs to go to an ECNL girls program. Seems like GA is no longer a place for top players or top coaches.
Don't forget Gus is now at Surf after a short stint with Liverpool Irvine.
 
You increase your odds with Danny if you play futsal and enroll in his futsal classes. From a non-biased observer.
I've seen Danny walk off the Futsal court before the game was over (multiple times) if his team wasnt winning. Leaving the players + parents to fend for themselves.

Hes also told me perseronally which players on my kids team sucked and why. Some of his observations were correct others were way off. It was just odd listening to an adult talk about 7yr old children that way.

Kids are kids the ones that are good today might quit tomorrow. The ones the G team today could be top A team players tomorrow. Be professional + be a role model for youth.
 
I've seen Danny walk off the Futsal court before the game was over (multiple times) if his team wasnt winning. Leaving the players + parents to fend for themselves.

Hes also told me perseronally which players on my kids team sucked and why. Some of his observations were correct others were way off. It was just odd listening to an adult talk about 7yr old children that way.

Kids are kids the ones that are good today might quit tomorrow. The ones the G team today could be top A team players tomorrow. Be professional + be a role model for youth.
Best coach my dd ever had the best policies I have ever heard with regards to parents ((the customers)). She played for him for two years and he never waivered from his word and his policies and I truly respect him for it. Fair down the board. My wife tried to bring him Thanksgiving dinner and a slice of pie and he refused and was actually take a back by it. I get it now and understand why he was so against this new pay to play model. I kid you not bro. I saw with my own eyes. He was stern and set in his policies and said, "Oh no, no no, I can;t take anything that would look to show favoritism to your child because of some find pie ma'am and all the fixings.

This was my first play by play dad and coach talk with him before we signed. This was years ago and we won State Cup. He was and is still the best coach for females.

Coach: Hi, it's coach so and so and I've been watching your dd ball the last 8 months and want to offer her a spot on my U11 team.

Dad ((me)): Whose going to be on the team? What players you got? What position you see my player? How about play time? How much to pay to play? What about next year and the year after? Will you develop my player into greatness?
Coach: I have a policy I dont talk about other players with parents that are not their parents. I decide where kid plays. I decide play time but everyone on the team will get opportunities to prove themselves. X amount and that's it. No full rides. I add new players every year and cut players every year. One year deal. Great players develop themselves by playing with great players. Cream will rise to the top unless you pay for fake cream from fake cows.
Dad: Come on man, I need to.......I mean my dd would like to know who she will be playing with
Coach: I have a policy I dont talk about other players with parents. That is not respectful and right
Dad: No way, I dont believe you
Coach: Sorry, I will not talk about another player with you, ever!!!
Dad: Ok, I believe you. This is amazing and hard to be true
 
Generally when coaches get in +5 type situations they tell their players to pass X number of times before shooting or they pull 1 or 2 players from the field to try and keep the game competitive.

In a scrimmage, my kid's team was pulling ahead by 7+ goals... and the coach instructed to the team they can only score with their off foot... and toning down the goal celebrations with each additional goal... I was okay with that. No point in demoralizing the other kids in a scrimmage. In a tournament where goal differentials come into play, I can see keep going...

But not sure how the other team felt when they heard that cause he just yelled that instruction onto the field and everyone heard that :D
 
In a scrimmage, my kid's team was pulling ahead by 7+ goals... and the coach instructed to the team they can only score with their off foot... and toning down the goal celebrations with each additional goal... I was okay with that. No point in demoralizing the other kids in a scrimmage. In a tournament where goal differentials come into play, I can see keep going...

But not sure how the other team felt when they heard that cause he just yelled that instruction onto the field and everyone heard that :D
The idea is the same...

Neither team benefits from running up the score. The kids getting beat up on are demoralized. The ones delivering the beating are given a false sense of being better than they are. The coach getting beat will have upset parents + the coach that won will have happy parents.

The problem is neither team is learning anything. Generally 20-0 type scores (in the youngers especially) occur because 1 or 2 players on the winning team are physically bigger, faster, etc than the other team. Other coaches will notice the 20-0 score and start recruiting the top players. The better option is the have the really good team pass X number of times before making a goal. This helps both teams by giving the better team more experience at passing during a game. It also helps the not as good team because they get to work on defensive skills without having goals smashed in every 2 minutes.

At the higher levels players that could score at will become less and less affective as defenders improve.

This is the whole Possession vs Direct play argument. Both can work at different times. However at the highest levels Possession tends to be the way to bring in more wins.
 
How about one of their u-little teams deciding to win a game 25-0 in so cal league this year

can’t confirm because no scores posted , but did hear that one a couple weeks back

25-0......whoa that is super awkward for all involved.....coach needed to do something to at least keep it below 20 like a pass limit, headers only or even if it meant ending the game early and I would be a bit embarrassed to be a parent on the winning team there......I think it can be hard to keep scores down when one team is much better than the other but 25 is really rough especially for u-littles and I'd be sad if it were my kid out there..... for older teams losing or winning double digits is what it is.....
 
25-0......whoa that is super awkward for all involved.....coach needed to do something to at least keep it below 20 like a pass limit, headers only or even if it meant ending the game early and I would be a bit embarrassed to be a parent on the winning team there......I think it can be hard to keep scores down when one team is much better than the other but 25 is really rough especially for u-littles and I'd be sad if it were my kid out there..... for older teams losing or winning double digits is what it is.....

ive Heard one angle of the story, I do know there was some extracurriculars going on between the coaches , but barring the other coach sleeping with his significant other I can’t see any excuse of going beyond double digits at the ulittle level
 
We're not at Surf but my this was the first year my daughter played Varsity and she comes home after every game with swollen ankles, bruises on her feet and back of ankle. The girls afren't doing it on purpose they are just not very skilled. The problem is her club doesn't really offer a non highschool option. Any advice on what she can do if not playaing HS next year? I know she can train but going months without playng games doesn't sound fun or smart.
 
We're not at Surf but my this was the first year my daughter played Varsity and she comes home after every game with swollen ankles, bruises on her feet and back of ankle. The girls afren't doing it on purpose they are just not very skilled. The problem is her club doesn't really offer a non highschool option. Any advice on what she can do if not playaing HS next year? I know she can train but going months without playng games doesn't sound fun or smart.
Welcome to Girls HSS bro. Rugby soccer is what I call it and some bumper car as well. I have watched four years and I have no fingernails left or a voice box. I blame CIF, the Refs and the clubs with Docs that hate HSS instead of trying to fix it. I blame it on the rain too....lol!. In all seriousness, if dad, club, CIF, HSS AD, HSS coach, AYSO, Community leaders, Doc, Club coach, College & US Soccer would all come together ((with a few players & parents who have experience as well)), they could make HSS amazing and local and something fun for all the girls. I will write to CIF after the season is over to give them MOO!!!. We lost 5 starters to injuries already and they put little LB in D1 this year. Serious, who makes that call? I will find out for sure. We are all curious. Refs have been way below average this year. In fact, one head ref walked the whole game and told my dd to calm down and warned her for being chirpy with him. One player got a concussion, another player from other team got a bloody nose. This was in first 10 minutes. She is captain and is allowed to voice her concerns for the safety of the girls and so do the parents. Girls dont mess around and if ref does not call dangerous fouls early, then black and blue will be the colors our daughters will have when they get home. It's insane and needs to stop or else. I do NOT recommend any top top player like RT, OM, MP or AT or any future YNT players to play HSS until this gets regulated and refs pull red cards before yellow cards to send a clear message with girls who thought they sign up for Austrian Style Soccer Rugby. This is a sport we created. Imagine how awesome local HSS could be if we all come together to help the girls have a break and some fun :)
 
For The Love Of Soccer, why are girls allowed to play through a play and knock player on her back after they get juked? That is what scares me every time in HSS. The ref thinks it's ok to shove, pull hair, kick shins whenever they want ((one ref says that why they have shin guards)), shove player to the ground after a swing and mess and knock player into the sidelines. I begged my dd to skip this year because we got moved up to D1 and I didnt want her to get seriously injured. 900 students going up against Los Al? I love choice and give it to my dd all the time. I saw how dangerous girls soccer is when she was a Freshman and are #1 player, the great RT had to stop because it was almost criminal the hacking they did. My dd kind of likes to battle the other girls at the schools and that's fun for her in one sense but not for me. I scared when she plays, I wont lie :( I dont like the word "awful." I prefer dangerous but I am open to calling it awful if no one steps up and fixes this danger. Look, I defended HSS before I knew what it was all about so please give me a Mulligan. Today, I have four years of watching Girls Varsity Soccer and it needs fixing.....
 
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