Every college player, male or female, eventually realizes that his new teammates were top players in their schools and/or clubs, also.
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Every college player, male or female, eventually realizes that his new teammates were top players in their schools and/or clubs, also.
Although ganas is applicable to both female and male, it's probably more prevalent with males in sport motivations. Then you have the almost exclusive to males "Huevos" meaning Testicular Fortitude.
I remember my dad telling my girls to play with more "Huevos" when they first started and my oldest telling him, "Yeah grandpa, we don't have those..."
I'm going to try to spin this in the most positive light possible and pretend that you are not calling my child selfish without actually knowing her.
For my daughter, she wants to excel at soccer and wants teammates who want to excel at soccer too. She's demanding of her teammates and herself. She's very tough on herself and strives to improve her passing game & IQ as well as her individuals skills. When a teammate is struggling, she goes out of her way to help them. What she doesn't want from soccer teammates, is an attitude of trainng complacency and not trying to win at every game.
For friendships, she doesn't care if they play soccer well or do anything well as long as their moral compass is in the right direction.
We are in agreement, I was just noting that the focus on the financial and personal gain is part of what drives the behaviors described above.
Can you clarify this? Winning competitions or individual competition is above team camaraderie? So they don’t practice team first?
ECNL sold their program to pull in elite players from local clubs, not promoting the best teams. Notice, they don't recruit entire teams who are great and promote them to the ECNL league, they pull indvidual players, breaking up teams. Play time is not guaranteed on any ECNL team unless they have no subs.
If you are looking for team leagues, SOCAL league is good and I hope it becomes better than ECNL and MLS NEXT because it has a promotion and relegation system based on teams.
I've definitely seen some of this but the bulk have been mostly prideful parents who can't see their daughters playing on a B team or a club that is not "SURF" or "LAFC" or "BLUES" even if the other environments are better for their child's development or well being. It's Pride then money.
For those coaches who are playing emotional BS games with girls, they should be replaced and find new jobs in a different field. Nothing wrong with an honest coach who recognizes a player is not feeling her best and allowing her to build her confidence at a lower level game that week versus forcing her to get killed over and over by a tough opponent or having her sit on the bench and watch people play instead.
So ECNL is focused on individual development over winning competitions? Is there a competitive league that does guarantee playing time?
I would say “status” or “ego” versus pride.
Great question Kicker. Please forgive me ((again, 7x7x7 times)) for all my short comings
I mean that. My wife forgives me every day and so does my dd. These have been trying times for a man like me who others have had to rely on to pay their bills and it's been a pressure cooker that has lasted a lot longer then the15 days I was promised 17 months ago. I'm doing way better after taking the piece of plywood off my forehead BTW. I can see now clearly. "go getter" vs "ganas"=The Same. It all depends what one is trying to go and get that makes the difference. My dd is a "go getter" for the championship & team first with friendships and not individual pool championships and get into college. The other type of player is the "go getter" who is more for self first and winning is getting into a college and I see many players "go getter" and "ganas" in that arena as well. Both players have the "go getter" and "ganas" mindset that makes them a true "go getter." One "go getter" is not better then the other "go getter" because it's what each individual "go getter" decides is best for them. One size does not fit all. I now see all sides of the coin and it helps me be more humble. This will be a very tough U19 season. I look forward to getting this old age back together for one last competition. Good luck to you and your player and I mean that.What if the player is one of the top players and had a tough week at school or at work? Do we threaten her with B team language threats? "hey so and so, your slacking off and look like a B team players." Not cool at all
I like the Travel Team (Top team) and the Regional Team (Second team). Maybe the TT has 18 solid players and RT has 18 solid players. Build teamwork at the begginiing of the season with a win it all attitude with the team you got. You might have players on both teams that could go over and help when the time is needed because of injuries. I just dont like some of the threats and head trips "some" can use to put mental pressure on the athlete going through a tough time. Hell, maybe the parents are going through a divorce. last thing a kid needs to hear is how their slacking off and because of that, B team, now!!! If your on the "team" then the team and the coach will help the player through the challenging time. I just dont like this, I just dont. I'm sorry, really dont like pool play for the girls at the youngers. Mayne u19 and thats it, moo moo moo!!!soccer5210
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We were on that Newport Mesa team that he developed. Awesome coach. He will be a huge asset to Sharks.
That’s awesome!
MacDre
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Good stuff. How did he do it? Special drills? Inspiration/Encouragement? Specifically, what is it that makes dude so special in your opinion?
Soccer Pop
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Looks like the player movement has started for Sharks getting players. I hear MW'S 09 Albion team left for Sharks and that he also brought 3 Albion coaches with him. Will be interesting too see if his 08 team and some of his 06 National Championship Team from 2019-2020 make the move as well. Looks like a lot of movement might take place before August 31st.
futboldad1
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Interesting…..thanks…… with the 06 I didn’t think there much of that team still left at Albion….?
I thought a few of them left to rebels Ecnl
There are some left from the Natty winning team, but I doubt there would be much, if any movement. Jen Lalor coaches that team now and she's excellent.
what-happened
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If only they were as altruistic as you describe. Surf and others are not the Salvation Army. They want your money and will go to great lengths to get it.