Not to be a hater, but how is Murrieta Soccer Academy doing this season in GA/DPL? In the olders (2007-2003), nine of their ten teams in GA/DPL are dead last or near last in their standings, with a combined 4 wins!! Not average of 4. Total of 4. TODOS! And there are some big blowouts. That’s Sharks level bad.
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It's always fun watching parents start to understand the youth soccer grift.
- My XYZ club gets players into colleges b/c I saw something on instagram.
1. Theres 357 Division 1 colleges
2. There's 302 Division 2 colleges
3. Most soccer players dont get a "full ride"
4. Many soccer players go to really expensive private schools + are given what looks like a big scholarship. When in reality the school is still really expensive.
5. Soccer is a demanding sport + takes a lot of commitment. (Dont expect a party experience in college)
Maybe the new rules where players own their image will change things. I'm not seeing anything yet.
- My XYZ club gets players into colleges b/c I saw something on instagram.
1. Theres 357 Division 1 colleges
2. There's 302 Division 2 colleges
3. Most soccer players dont get a "full ride"
4. Many soccer players go to really expensive private schools + are given what looks like a big scholarship. When in reality the school is still really expensive.
5. Soccer is a demanding sport + takes a lot of commitment. (Dont expect a party experience in college)
Maybe the new rules where players own their image will change things. I'm not seeing anything yet.
Socccerdadof3
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soccerdad.101
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If you want to get caught up about the here and now rather than the process of developing a real top club and the transition year they are going though then feel free to focus on that. If you're in the program, or local you'll see and hear what they are doing to develop the players, light years ahead of anything in club soccer here in SoCal.
Are you even aware of the Girls DOC they have? One of the best women's coach in the world. He has developed and coached some of the biggest names in the pro game. Maybe you should check that out! I know who I'd want be daughter coached and directed by
Does this DOC at MSA know that every single girl capable of playing ECNL in the 2003-2007 age group makes the drive to Legends, Blues, Surf, Rebels, etc…ask yourself why?
I am cheering for Murrieta Surf, but this turn around project will probably take just as long as MW at Sharks. MSA is doing a nice job hiring the coaches with the licenses, but the higher level players are still driving out of the valley for competitive reasons.
MSA is still as struggling with getting youngers talent. They have poor marketing for 2015-2010 players. They always hold tryout too late with poor advertising after good players have already signed with other clubs. Then they take basically everyone who show up to tryouts to try and fill teams.
Last year City SC almost doubled the size of ite youngers teams. MSA barely had enough players to fill its B2012 team. The year before they didnt have a b2012 team. The year before that they combined 2012 girls and boys because they didn't have enough of either. Good players left and didnt come back.
It's preacademy 2012 team this season played several games with only 6 players. How many of those parents you think are coming back?
Unless MSA increases it's recruiting efforts for the youngers it won't have the feeder teams for its older and they will continue to struggle in the middle and older ages. It virtually has zero younger and mid-age flight one teams right now.
Legends and City SC have already started recruiting and tryouts for youngers. MSA, nothing until late February. Many of these team don't go to state cup so why wait, specially with a spring SOCAL season this year.
Last year City SC almost doubled the size of ite youngers teams. MSA barely had enough players to fill its B2012 team. The year before they didnt have a b2012 team. The year before that they combined 2012 girls and boys because they didn't have enough of either. Good players left and didnt come back.
It's preacademy 2012 team this season played several games with only 6 players. How many of those parents you think are coming back?
Unless MSA increases it's recruiting efforts for the youngers it won't have the feeder teams for its older and they will continue to struggle in the middle and older ages. It virtually has zero younger and mid-age flight one teams right now.
Legends and City SC have already started recruiting and tryouts for youngers. MSA, nothing until late February. Many of these team don't go to state cup so why wait, specially with a spring SOCAL season this year.
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Murrieta Soccer Academy is not struggling with getting younger talent! Their 2013 Boys flight 1 team is one of the top teams in Socal. They don't take anyone on their team. Let's be honest about all the other clubs in the area. I can only speak to the boys programs. Legends Temecula is a JOKE! It's ran by 3 people, a dad and 2 sons. They each have around 7 teams each! Go to their practices where you will find 4 different age groups practicing at the same time. Here's their practice warm up/ skills/ scrimmage with 4 different age groups while the coach is on his phone trying to manage his 3 other teams. Nobody learns anything but he will yell at your kid at the game! The highest flight of their boys program is flight 2! All the parents think they are flight 1 but they are not! Legends gets excited because they beat City SC Temecula 10-0! But they lose to other flight 2 teams! Legends enters their teams in weak tournaments with age groups playing up with them but they won't tell their parents they lost to a younger team. City Temecula is the same! They talk about their programs are moving to flight 1 but they're not! City SC can't even beat Legends Temecula! If you're a parent and you're reading this and say this guy is lying! Go ahead and check the socal directory and see the flights Legends and City SC have for their younger boys! As they get older, MSA plays MLSNext and none of those clubs will ever have that program! If your child can play and you want him to truly develop, bring them to MSA! You won't believe how many parents come over and say it's like Night and Day with this club and the others!
I am not completely defending Legends TV but I do feel the need to throw in a few fact checks. They have several teams playing outside of SoCal league. Both teams (09s & 06s) playing in the ECNL-Regional league. The 06s are undefeated in league for the past year and one half and recently competed in the Arizona ECNL showcase and won all 3 games. You are 100% right about 3 coaches running the program and having multiple teams at one practice. Cant argue with that. Very hit or miss if you will land on a quality team.
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As most boys teams get older (09s & 06s) the solid clubs are playing MLS Next. Most talented boys move to clubs who have the MLS Next Programs. So who knows how good the competition is in ENCL for older boys. Which is misleading to new parents joining the club. If parents don't know any better they would think Legends TV is a lot better than they truly are. Just like City SC Temecula who promotes MLS Next but they don't have that program and they're not hosting tryouts for City SC Carlsbad who has MLS Next. You being a star in City Temecula isn't going to get you to play on the MLS Next team in Carlsbad. City SC Carlsbad has their own team and host their own tryouts. So back to my point, the best Club in IE is Murrieta Soccer Academy.
Thanks for sharing your heart bro. Dad & his Two Sons still has me laughing. I will say I knew a dad and his two daughters that ran amazing team in Temecula back in the day and my dd did real well with them. No one was ever on his cell phone. My dd did have Doc that was always on the phone looking for next recruit. True story out of Temecula for me back in 2010. We lived thei for 10 years btw. My kid killed it at U5 AYSO. Another dd was even better and her mom was our coach. I told her after the season, "see you guys next season" and she comes back with, "I'm sorry, were moving unto club." I had no idea what club soccer was so I googled, "Club soccer Temecula." I saw the logo "Arsenal" and their gun and I thought the club was from England and was spreading their net in Temecula looking for the next Marta. Boy was I wrong and I found ourt coaches hubby hated me and wanted to fight me in the parking lot after we got killed at State Cup. I grabbed my child and got the heck out of dodge and found the two sisters and their father and we were saved from pure hell.
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