2019 Women's D1 Soccer Talk!!!!

Long Beach grass and lights are awful. After 4/5 games the already poor grass is just torn up and the lights are those subpar ones with only 2 rows.
 
full90 said:
Long Beach grass and lights are awful. After 4/5 games the already poor grass is just torn up and the lights are those subpar ones with only 2 rows.
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The field was in good shape when my daughter played there two years ago. It was the home opener.
 
MakeAPlay said:
They seem pretty good to me. I think that the stands hold about 2k people. The coach is good. He does well with the talent that he has. I can only imagine what he would do if he got similar talent to what the big 4 PAC 12 schools and Santa Clara get.
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I respect Mauricio, and he has a very loyal following in Socal, but I have never been a fan of his style of soccer. In my opinion, he advocates a more physical game than I prefer, and he tends to try to recruit and adapt players to that style.

I give Joyner more credit, and while there may be good reasons for him staying an Associate/Assistant, I would like to see what he could do in a head coach role.

Regardless, for the right player/student, Long Beach State is a good local option.
 
Dos Equis said:
I respect Mauricio, and he has a very loyal following in Socal, but I have never been a fan of his style of soccer. In my opinion, he advocates a more physical game than I prefer, and he tends to try to recruit and adapt players to that style.

I give Joyner more credit, and while there may be good reasons for him staying an Associate/Assistant, I would like to see what he could do in a head coach role.

Regardless, for the right player/student, Long Beach State is a good local option.
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If you think Long Beach/Mauricio plays a physical game, then I'm not sure what you've seen. He has recruited smaller technical players for years, including Mimi Rangel and Ashley Gonzales both Legends FC. They could use a new field to go with their new locker room facilities, but they have done wonders with what they have. I agree it's a great option for players wanting to play in the tournament not recruited by UCLA or USC.
 
MakeAPlay said:
August 29th at 5pm. It's a Thursday night double header with $C. Should be a good chance to see 4 talented teams battle it out. I actually get to see my two favorite teams in the same night. UCLA and whoever is playing $C.....

I can't imagine there is a better single venue ticket prior to the College Cup in terms of getting to see 3 legitimate contenders for the national title. Well 2 legitimate contenders and $C.
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Florida State with only 22 players on their roster. Will be interesting to see. UCLA clear favorites this season, @MakeAPlay have at it!
 
Swoosh said:
Florida State with only 22 players on their roster. Will be interesting to see. UCLA clear favorites this season, @MakeAPlay have at it!
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I really, really like a certain teams chances this season. My kid says that she likes the team's chemistry and several freshman are going to help. It also doesn't hurt that they have 18 of their top 21 players back (one is injured). I'm going to cross my fingers, cheer as loudly as my voice allows and enjoy this last rodeo.
 
Swoosh said:
If you think Long Beach/Mauricio plays a physical game, then I'm not sure what you've seen. He has recruited smaller technical players for years, including Mimi Rangel and Ashley Gonzales both Legends FC. They could use a new field to go with their new locker room facilities, but they have done wonders with what they have. I agree it's a great option for players wanting to play in the tournament not recruited by UCLA or USC.
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Ashley Gonzalez spent the bulk of her club career at Arsenal and Fram (whom she lists as her youth club on her bio). She spent her senior spring, after already being committed, at Legends, because she followed her coach there (may he rest in peace). Ashley was indeed a creative and dynamic club player.

I have seen Beach play, and I have seen and heard Mauricio coach as well. I think we would agree that Spain's Women's team is a very technical team, yet the consensus is they employed a physical defensive style against the USWNT. The two are not mutually exclusive.
 
MakeAPlay said:
I really, really like a certain teams chances this season. My kid says that she likes the team's chemistry and several freshman are going to help. It also doesn't hurt that they have 18 of their top 21 players back (one is injured). I'm going to cross my fingers, cheer as loudly as my voice allows and enjoy this last rodeo.
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I'm sure their trip to Italy solidified their chemistry. Enjoy the last season it goes by fast!
 
full90 said:
A whopping 3 WCC teams are on Chris Henderson’s “razzie” list of worst non conference strength of schedules list. USD, st Mary’s and pacific all have SOS above 200. That won’t help conference RPI.
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UCSD looking like the only source of light in San Diego. I think they will be a contender once they fully achieve D1 status. Does anyone have any info on them?
 
Swoosh said:
UCSD looking like the only source of light in San Diego. I think they will be a contender once they fully achieve D1 status. Does anyone have any info on them?
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They essentially got kicked out of D3 for being too big years ago, and have had passably-good teams at the D2 level for a while. It took a couple of tries for the students to vote to approve a fee increase to support a D1 program. They have a great location to use as a recruiting tool (nicest beach in the UC system, for example), but the hard part for athletic success there might be that the typical UCSD student doesn't care much about athletics.
 
Swoosh said:
UCSD looking like the only source of light in San Diego. I think they will be a contender once they fully achieve D1 status. Does anyone have any info on them?
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They went to the NCAA D2 tournament last year and either win or got close. One of my players HS teammates is on the team. They will be decent but not a contender, especially if they land in the Big West.
 
UCSD a contender? Will take a a few years. It’s not like they have been demolishing the likes of Chico state, Sonoma state, etc.... those are some competitive games. I believe UC Irvine and UCSB recruiting will be affected by their D1 status. All pretty close academically.
 
USD and San Diego State IMO are better places to play soccer and succeed academically in ANY major.

Not many kids can do soccer and hard core STEM at UC.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
USD and San Diego State IMO are better places to play soccer and succeed academically in ANY major.

Not many kids can do soccer and hard core STEM at UC.
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"Hard core STEM" would mean overloading in math and science classes, finish bachelor's in 4 years (or less in some cases) and roll right into grad school (or med school). NCAA measures of successful student-athlete programs recognize the difficulty of that and allow full credit for a program even if the player takes 6 years.
 
gkrent said:
They went to the NCAA D2 tournament last year and either win or got close. One of my players HS teammates is on the team. They will be decent but not a contender, especially if they land in the Big West.
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My understanding is that they will be in the Big West.
 
It tough to graduate with good grades at any highly ranked UC in four years. Kudos to anyone who can!
 
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