I found 04 AZ Ars to be excellent with possession style and it was fun to play them. All my predictions was for 04 to be clear. I cant and i wont put pressure on other teams. Strikers did lose whole teams in da past and had to rebuild
ECNL Fall schedules
- Thread starter Surf Zombie
- Start date
Players matter. Not having an experienced back line available against a team that possesses and scores in bunches is a tough way to play a game.
oh canada
GOLD
So is this what this thread is going to be about? Unbalanced Surf parents and others making up for lost time bragging about "their" team's victories and putting down other clubs? Nice. Thought we all would have learned something from the last 9 months, but I guess some who congregate at certain clubs will just never get it. I know new soccer parents for the ulittles are all into scores and rankings etc, but the mature parents i know and respect don't give 2 sh**ts. I'd even prefer reading another Covid study to game recaps. But I understand if your kid's soccer is your life, and the other parents on your kid's team are like-minded, that's very difficult to accept. Full disclosure, one of my sons is on one of these meaningless "top" teams - good for him, but because i'm not on the roster, i don't post scores nor talk about their achievements. Don't need it to feel good about myself.
huh? How did you get here from there?
Oh Canada, let us talk best of the best. I'm super unbalanced club hopper parent who is always talking about sports. Full disclosure, my son is the smartest in his class and even his teacher said she's never met a smarter student. What else you got? This bragging stuff really bothers the teachers....lol!!!!
I wish I could go back as a teenager and be in Oh Canada's class and Dad 4 class. Oh, we would have so much fun, let me tell you.....lol!!!!! You guys are classic......lol......hahahahahahahahahaha. My team is #1 and my goat got robbed three years ago........lol!!!!!! Here's my advice. Go read somewhere else. Obviously you guys get triggered by the likes of poor Luis and Happy. Mars kid is #1 on the East Coast. Too funny!!!
vegasguy
GOLD
Second half was a great watch. Both teams had chances and Pats scored late on a great corner. Heat just could not finish late.
By the way not offside on the Heat goal but those are the breaks. Glad to be back watching soccer.
Scores, rankings, and orange slices. We ULittle parents also love the snacks.
(Just ignore the fools. Hope your kid has fun.)
Ignore the fools. Why are you even commenting? Were all having gr8t time talking rankings, whose hot, who got the injury bug and what team can play possession the best. This is called the socal soccer forum. Canada and dad the teachers both would rather talk about any thing but soccer. You guys need to go over to the Covid thread or off topic. Were talking big time ecnl schedules. "We got spirit, yes we do, we got spirit, what bout you?"
Big time? Still a kids game. Bake some fresh cookies for them. They'll like it.
I tend to think possession teams get too smug. It's a beautiful way to play the game, but there is no need to spend time talking about how you play the real game and everyone else is just kickball.
Besides, watch a possession team who face a tough opponent. Get a tight game, and out comes the long ball to relieve the pressure.
There, I talked soccer with you. Now get to work on those cookies for your son.
You seem to change, like a _________________________________. Possession keeps the kids safer, no? You do want safe, right? Kickball is not being played like I saw a few years ago. Today's top players have been taught to move the rock. No need for kickball and smash ball anymore. I prefer possession. It's more like a chess match. Wear the other team and then pounce on them like a big cat with house full of mice ((goals)).Big time? Still a kids game. Bake some fresh cookies for them. They'll like it.
I tend to think possession teams get too smug. It's a beautiful way to play the game, but there is no need to spend time talking about how you play the real game and everyone else is just kickball.
Besides, watch a possession team who face a tough opponent. Get a tight game, and out comes the long ball to relieve the pressure.
There, I talked soccer with you. Now get to work on those cookies for your son.
oh canada
GOLD
Parting thought as I exit this meaningless thread for good (some of you on it are already blocked btw)..... Over a combined 25+ years of youth soccer experience with 3 kids (both boys/girls) has taught me that usually the parents writing the most about "their" team or "their" club on these boards have a son or daughter who is one of the weaker players on that team.
Rank away...
Rank away...
Adios amigo, Oh Canada. Drive by again and give us your takes. I actually really like you. I dont agree but thats ok.
Thank you to all Veterans. Because of you and all you defend, I can write on here all I want, what I want, when I want. Only Losers tell people to stop sharing their thoughts and even beliefs. I will never be silent you losers!!! It's my write to speak and share my opinion in this gr8t country of ours. I do remember one Doc ((gone and nowhere to be found)) telling me he knows everyone in the circles and for me to STFU or else. That is not a nice thing to do, MOO!!!
I think you go around and judge kids and their parents who love sports and want to play pro. I will now you call you, "Dream Crusher."
sdsoccerdad1960
BRONZE
SD Surf G2006
But that's why soccer is so frustratingly fun to watch. A well coached and talented team can play both and not be pigeonholed by a particular style of play. Some can, some can't.Besides, watch a possession team who face a tough opponent. Get a tight game, and out comes the long ball to relieve the pressure.
.
Possession is really the best way to play the game. Mix in some whoop ass ganas and you got the best sport ever. What I hate the most is teams that dont really play soccer and it's more rugby. Some players look silly against possession teams and then they turn their frustration on the more skilled players and try and injure them.
For Ulittles, it's hard to teach and it's hard to convince parents that eventually it will pay soccer dividend down the road. Playing out of the back at such a young age will lead to many losses. Opposing teams will put their stud athlete up top and intercept the ball as it goes back to the goalie or when a field switch is attempted. Wins are a big deal at that age.
We were in a club many years ago that told parents up front to expect to lose most games and if we weren't comfortable with it, we would need to find another club. It's the best thing that ever happened to my players. Building out of the back, keeper play, and patience was key. I don't think my players even learned to long pass until well after 12 years old. Once they developed the strength to accurately play the ball long did they incorporate that into their game. We didn't win a lot of games for a few years. Focus was on technique, one on one skill play, and connecting passes - forward and backward. We don't have any first place soccer trophies from when they were ulittles. Plenty of football and basketball 1st place trophies, but zero soccer trophies/medals.
My dd was the one who waited in the wings looking for her pray. Winning is all that matters to her. She has National Championship medal, Surf Cup medals, State Cup Champ, Blues Cup Champ, Legends Champ, 3 x 3 Coastal Champ, Far West Regional Champ, West Coast Champ, Surf Thanksgiving champ and so many more. To each his dd their own is motto.
kickingandscreaming
PREMIER
Agree and I wish I could say that I’ve always felt this way, but I actually remember the moment it hit me that I wanted my daughter to be good with the ball at her feet. We were already a couple years in and the team was excellent. We were crushing the team we were playing with our pressure. But I kept seeing this one girl on the other team deftly touching the ball as she was pressured, and moving around our girls, or creating space for a pass. You know, “soccer” skills. That was it for me. I was sold. If we were going to pay money for training, that’s what I wanted to see my daughter do. That moment shaped every decision for her training going forward.