GIRLS DAII

MakeAPlay said:
Having watched most of Stanford's games last year I will say that they simply had better attacking options than Tran. Her game to me seems predicated on speed and to be quite honest with you being fast at the club level doesn't mean that a player is fast when compared to top D1 competition. When my players team played them they had 3 attacking players that made their team go and they were Sullivan, Xiao and Dibiasi. Davidson was seriously outplayed by her matchup and Tran didn't play much as she wasn't able to hold onto the ball against more athletic defenders.

If a player can't make plays with a team that has arguably the biggest stockpile of talent in D1 when would they make plays? I saw DeAnza play and although they play nice soccer they are nowhere near as talented as the Cardinal.
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You are spot on, I recall my DD telling me after she played DeAnza. She said among the 3 forwards she defended in that game. The best was A.A who committed to Pepperdine this fall. She said, Tran and Fong were NOT blazing fast.
 
NoGoal said:
You are spot on, I recall my DD telling me after she played DeAnza. She said among the 3 forwards she defended in that game. The best was A.A who committed to Pepperdine this fall. She said, Tran and Fong were NOT blazing fast.
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From the many highlights Trans' father put on YouTube what we always liked was her use of the first touch into space, taking a player on with her skills with the intent to feed her teammates, playing box to box, finishing ability and using her speed properly.

We did notice she has grown immensely and now is a giant on the girls field. May be that effected her speed and her game was never predicated on being really physical.

Being the optimist I am I would suggest a position change for her after off season training on using her body in a way that fits her now.

I hope this doesn't come off the wrong way, but are some of these players highly rated because they player lesser competition in their area?
 
NoGoal said:
Let's just say I watched one of the Bakers 02 players in HS game and I was NOT impressed. She has average skill and touch, only thing she had was height at 5'8". Instead, I was impressed by a 01 Arsenal ECNL player from the same HS school team. Later I found the player who impressed me is being recruited by Utah and Northeastern.
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Don't most of the Bakers 01-02 girls go to high school together? I thought that was a major reason for them not playing DA and staying ECNL. Was the girl you were watching "lost" without her compatriots?

A friends daughter just joined them. She has some adjustments to make coming from the people she has played with, but I think it should fuel some growth in her game for the next two years.
 
C.A.M. said:
From the many highlights Trans' father put on YouTube what we always liked was her use of the first touch into space, taking a player on with her skills with the intent to feed her teammates, playing box to box, finishing ability and using her speed properly.

We did notice she has grown immensely and now is a giant on the girls field. May be that effected her speed and her game was never predicated on being really physical.

Being the optimist I am I would suggest a position change for her after off season training on using her body in a way that fits her now.

I hope this doesn't come off the wrong way, but are some of these players highly rated because they player lesser competition in their area?
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You are right, girls generally lose a step or two as they get older. Not, sure if it's the hips getting wider or just the estrogen that slows them down.

IMO, there are some players are system players. You know the cliche the team is greater than the sum of their parts. Thus making the players look better than what they actually are. May it be a kickball player and instruct her to hold possession cannshe do it? Vice versa can a player who has played possession their entire youth age, can they adapt to a more physical, less runs off the ball style of game.
 
C.A.M. said:
Don't most of the Bakers 01-02 girls go to high school together? I thought that was a major reason for them not playing DA and staying ECNL. Was the girl you were watching "lost" without her compatriots?

A friends daughter just joined them. She has some adjustments to make coming from the people she has played with, but I think it should fuel some growth in her game for the next two years.
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Not to give away the player I watched, but there are only a few Baker players on the J Serra team. I know 2 of the 01 players J Serra players, because their older sisters played where teammates on DD's club team a few years back.

Yes, IMO....the result of the player I watched during HS didn't have any of her club teammates on the team. I was expecting her to shine, because HS is not as competitive as club. She was most effective, when the ball was played into space for her to run onto though. She wasn't great with the ball her feet though.
 
C.A.M. said:
I hope this doesn't come off the wrong way, but are some of these players highly rated because they player lesser competition in their area?
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Sometimes I think that it is because their team was so successful the thinking is that they must have the best players. Sometimes that is the case. Sometimes it isn't. Their team traveled down to SoCal alot to get meaningful competition. Sometimes having a team that has so much more talent than the teams that they regularly play against actually hurt players development not to mention it might hide their players' individual flaws.

I have found that D1 soccer at the highest levels exposes a lot of flaws.
 
C.A.M. said:
Being a UCLA family we are planning in going to the UCLA vs Stanford game. I am interested if Tran will make the adjustment. It did seem as if her teammates didn't trust her and her confidence was low. The first touch was lacking, which isn't like her.

I really appreciate the insight on what you are seeing at D1. Frankly because of my daughters body type, skill set and mind set I have always encouraged her to watch the mens pro game. May be that is why she hasn't fit the ECNL/ODP subset they look for to say a player shines. She plays to her strengths and her opponents weaknesses in a whatever way it helps the team. I have noticed that allows her to play one or two years up and always be able to adjust into whatever style a team plays and whatever speed. Basically we have always built to the future.

We will make sure to refine some points to ensure she is has weapons available to keep her relevant at the D1 level also.
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It sounds like your player is a hard worker and mentally tough. I think those are the biggest assets a player can have once they get to a certain level. Tran is in for an uphill battle with Haley, Kuhlman, Briede and Macario coming in at forward. Paul likes Carusa as she is a facilitator and even if Sullivan doesn't come back until midseason minutes will be hard to come by on the Farm this season. They have a tough stretch to end the season with their last 3 games being at UCLA, at $C and at Cal. I'm a little partial to one of the other contenders this season and I think that the national title has a good chance of staying out west this year.

Good luck to your player with the GDA and with the start of her recruiting journey.
 
C.A.M. said:
Don't most of the Bakers 01-02 girls go to high school together? I thought that was a major reason for them not playing DA and staying ECNL. Was the girl you were watching "lost" without her compatriots?

A friends daughter just joined them. She has some adjustments to make coming from the people she has played with, but I think it should fuel some growth in her game for the next two years.
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Not only do many of Baker ECNL girls go to HS together - their club coach is also their HS coach. Yes - that had a major influence in those teams not going DA.
 
Sheriff Joe said:
Do college coaches like that?
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It depends, if it's a forward yup. Most forwards job is to score goals and requires at times ball hogging and a lot of shots. The average college forward needs at least 10 shots to score 1 goal.

I recall one college coach say, any player can pass...I want to see what makes a player special.
 
NoGoal said:
You are spot on, I recall my DD telling me after she played DeAnza. She said among the 3 forwards she defended in that game. The best was A.A who committed to Pepperdine this fall. She said, Tran and Fong were NOT blazing fast.
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AA is not going to Pepperdine after all.
 
NoGoal said:
It depends, if it's a forward yup. Most forwards job is to score goals and requires at times ball hogging and a lot of shots. The average college forward needs at least 10 shots to score 1 goal.

I recall one college coach say, any player can pass...I want to see what makes a player special.
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Yes any player can pass - that's why we have so many that can make a final pass. F'ng joker.
That's why we are so excellent here in the US! Coaching sucks.
 
pulguita said:
Yes any player can pass - that's why we have so many that can make a final pass. F'ng joker.
That's why we are so excellent here in the US! Coaching sucks.
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I agree with you, just relaying what I heard from a college coach. Then again, it's college soccer.
 
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