2018-2019 SW ECNL Conference Discussion

SitByMyself said:
Is it worth it to switch your G03 to Sharks? Lets say you live in San Diego metro area and DA is out of question for your daughter for several reasons. The 03 team struggled last year and continues to this year. Opinions?
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Player. Team. Coach. League.

That is the order of importance.

College coaches are aware of what certain teams have to offer and pay attention to to how the team plays and how much success they have. Simply being DA/ECNL/Super Y/Discovery/Whatever isn’t good enough with how many decent leagues, showcases, and teams there are now.

Shoot me a message if you want to talk 03 options.
 
OldSpeed said:
My DD plays on the Baker Blues Team...
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How do the Baker players/parents feel about moving to the composite age group? My impression from watching the U18/19 age group is that the teams are actually weaker than the U17 age group, because most of the good senior players are in the dedicated U18 bracket and a lot of these clubs have cobbled together composite teams with a bunch of scattered players from other clubs for their final year of club soccer. The scoreboard results don't seem to indicate this move helped the level of competition.
 
Mystery Train said:
How do the Baker players/parents feel about moving to the composite age group? I can only speak for myself but at this stage in the game, winding down your dd’s club soccer career you honestly don’t really care. I’ve been lucky and fortunate enough that my kid has never had any serious injuries and that’s really my primary concern. Just stay healthy and get ready for the next chapter in life and that play D1 soccer in the PAC 12. They’ve won every league they’ve ever been entered in at every age since U10 they were a special team. The Rivalries that played out on this forum against Legends and Eagles were some of the best times in Club soccer for my daughter and I. U-12 to U-16 is the sweet spot IMO now the top players on the team are traveling internationally for the US , 80% are already committed so at this point it’s all about just enjoying the ride . Luckily I have a younger Dd to go down the same road with.
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I must say it is the same in the DA. For those girls that are seniors the pressure is off for mostly everyone. Most girls are committed and though everyone wants to win the pressure has backed off and the girls seem to really just be enjoying playing soccer again like when they were young.
 
GoWest said:
The 2018-2019 season is almost upon us. The ECNL SW conference season, it seems with the addition of some good to great clubs and roster rebuilds for several teams, that SoCal will be back on track in ALL age groups to seek a national championship trophy.

Blues and Slammers earned ECNL national championships in 3 age groups while others more so ended up "pretenders not contenders" --- Some questions going into the season:

• Will Blues Baker continue their dominant run?
• Will LAFC dominate like they did in GDA?
• Will FC Heat U15 prove to be a legit contender?
• Will LA Breakers make their presence known in a big way if the rumors of GDA defections to their rosters proves true?

IMHO here's my take on the top four teams in each age group listed in order of predicted finish:

U15
Blues
LAFC
Slammers
Heat

U16
Slammers
LAFC
Strikers
Arsenal

U17
LAFC
Blues
Slammers
Strikers

U18
Blues
Slammers
LAFC
Arsenal

Just my take but it's always fun to prognosticate LOL
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Heat FC U15 what do we have to do for SoCal to respect US? Lead the conference the 1st half of the season (which we are).
 
Hitman6813 said:
Heat FC U15 what do we have to do for SoCal to respect US? Lead the conference the 1st half of the season (which we are).
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Are you seriously asking or just griping? If you are asking a serious question you may want to ask around about how other teams feel about the style of play and the attitude the parents seem to bring with them. It may be a little eye opening.
 
MyDaughtersAKeeper said:
Are you seriously asking or just griping? If you are asking a serious question you may want to ask around about how other teams feel about the style of play and the attitude the parents seem to bring with them. It may be a little eye opening.
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Your right. Respect is more than just a win or loss record.
 
MyDaughtersAKeeper said:
Are you seriously asking or just griping? If you are asking a serious question you may want to ask around about how other teams feel about the style of play and the attitude the parents seem to bring with them. It may be a little eye opening.
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Care to explain more? How do the other teams feel about them?

My DD does not play for this team, however, I would say that ALL teams (and parents) bring an attitude with them. Its the nature of the league. I'd love to hear your take on what sets this team apart?
 
Hitman6813 said:
Heat FC U15 what do we have to do for SoCal to respect US? Lead the conference the 1st half of the season (which we are).
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I thought that the Heat U14 team last year was pretty good...and this year at U15 they have done well. Always a tough team.

What I have been surprised at is how weak the Blues and Slammers U15 teams look. LAFC Slammers have done well.
 
pooka said:
Care to explain more? How do the other teams feel about them?

My DD does not play for this team, however, I would say that ALL teams (and parents) bring an attitude with them. Its the nature of the league. I'd love to hear your take on what sets this team apart?
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My daughter (an '05) played against the Heat '05 ECNL team in Man City. The Heat team has speed and talent, and a VERY physical style of play. Hard and late tackles, shirt pulling, elbows, etc... Our girls understand the game we are playing as the refs aren't calling it tight and start playing the same style back. Based on how the Heat team parent's reacted you would have thought we we're the dirtiest team they ever played. No, just playing the same style of soccer back. I asked around a little after the game; several parents have had interactions with Heat teams - it appears that this is the style of play regardless of age group.

If the Heat are going to play a very physical style of play, don't act surprised when teams start to give it back. Howling at the refs for calls for the exact same play your kid did a moment ago doesn't really make sense.
 
MyDaughtersAKeeper said:
My daughter (an '05) played against the Heat '05 ECNL team in Man City. The Heat team has speed and talent, and a VERY physical style of play. Hard and late tackles, shirt pulling, elbows, etc... Our girls understand the game we are playing as the refs aren't calling it tight and start playing the same style back. Based on how the Heat team parent's reacted you would have thought we we're the dirtiest team they ever played. No, just playing the same style of soccer back. I asked around a little after the game; several parents have had interactions with Heat teams - it appears that this is the style of play regardless of age group.

If the Heat are going to play a very physical style of play, don't act surprised when teams start to give it back. Howling at the refs for calls for the exact same play your kid did a moment ago doesn't really make sense.
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I dont have a 05 daughter but do have a 02 and 01 and i can say the parents are the same.
 
lol im sorry your game didn't go well, but thats not enough to say that others think badly of an entire group of girls. most of the heat teams weren't even at Man city, so who did you talk to? we played arsenal last weekend, and it was a tough, physical game. that does not make me go back and say that I don't respect arsenal at all because of that game.
the 05s are a very good team, but like all girls perhaps they have a game where they get carried away. idk, but lets all admit that every team shows up with a chip on their shoulder.
 
Just A Dad said:
I dont have a 05 daughter but do have a 02 and 01 and i can say the parents are the same.
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seriously?! ok y'all are killing me. y'all are such victims because the Heat parents are soooooo mean. how many so cal parents on this board act like the world revolves around Orange County, and they are so unhappy about having to travel to lowly phoenix and Vegas to play against "lesser" talent? and if you don't believe that then scroll back through this message board.

good luck to everyone next weekend in phoenix.
 
Can't speak to their 05 team but their 00 team at ManCity tourney 2017 was obnoxious. Their coach (the DOC) got kicked out of their 2nd game (verbally assaulting the refs). During our game the players and parents pulled all the same crap that everyone else has already mentioned: cheap shots, telling our parents to f-off, etc. Stay classy, Las Vegas!
 
pooka said:
seriously?! ok y'all are killing me. y'all are such victims because the Heat parents are soooooo mean. how many so cal parents on this board act like the world revolves around Orange County, and they are so unhappy about having to travel to lowly phoenix and Vegas to play against "lesser" talent? and if you don't believe that then scroll back through this message board.

good luck to everyone next weekend in phoenix.
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Im a AZ parent. I know we have some awful parents but i find Vegas parents the worst. I'm sure many find AZ parents the worst. I think we can agree Utah parents are probably the nicest
 
pooka said:
lol im sorry your game didn't go well, but thats not enough to say that others think badly of an entire group of girls. most of the heat teams weren't even at Man city, so who did you talk to? we played arsenal last weekend, and it was a tough, physical game. that does not make me go back and say that I don't respect arsenal at all because of that game.
the 05s are a very good team, but like all girls perhaps they have a game where they get carried away. idk, but lets all admit that every team shows up with a chip on their shoulder.
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The '05s are a good team, I acknowledged that. I am not bitter because we lost, the better team that day won. I gave a specific example of a very physical style of play and parents that seemed to expect us to lie down for them. Now you have 2 other posters mentioning the '00, '01 & '02 age groups; at what point do you think maybe there is a trend? The Heat parents aren't mean - some of them are just mouthy.

PS I have no problem travelling for my kid's soccer, that is what we signed up for.
 
MyDaughtersAKeeper said:
Are you seriously asking or just griping? If you are asking a serious question you may want to ask around about how other teams feel about the style of play and the attitude the parents seem to bring with them. It may be a little eye opening.
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The problem is you all always underestimate the teams from Nevada. I know the U15 (04) and U14(05) sidelines are typically quiet and get along with most other sidelines as well as the . Style of play? Both teams have one hell of a defense. It’s certainly not boom ball or foul from behind. The girls aren’t pushovers. If you dish it they will give it back. And everyone always seems to think their little Mia is getting fouled. @Hitman6813 was just pointing the fact that Nevada teams are underestimated . SoCal in their random rankings, albeit humorous, always puts Nevada in the middle or last. The results speak otherwise. The teams will compete with our VERY small soccer population pool. Isn’t that what this is about?
 
There’s plenty of asshole parents and coaches in Orange County.
Take a look at the scdsl expulsions in 04. Flight 1 and 2. Nobody should be surprised by which coaches have gotten tossed this year.
 
Just my 2 cents - My daughter's team has played the Heat 04 team multiple times. They play hard and are very physical, but I haven't observed anything I would consider dirty or out of bounds. Their parents that we interacted with were cool, too.
 
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