Girls Development Academy

espola said:
Here is an answer - if the stated purpose is player development, recording win-loss-tie results is measuring the wrong thing.
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But if the players are developing as a whole wouldn’t they play better and win more? What am I missing?
 
smellycleats said:
But if the players are developing as a whole wouldn’t they play better and win more? What am I missing?
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Could be that some teams are playing 12-14 girls for most of every game. And they win because these are the strongest players.
Another team could be giving quality minutes to a larger pool from their roster and they lose because of it.
Another possibility is that the team took the best 18 players that showed up, without regard for the position they play. And now they are putting the pieces together/teaching girls something new.
 
smellycleats said:
But if the players are developing as a whole wouldn’t they play better and win more? What am I missing?
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Not necessarily. I see the better teams lose all the time. I've seen it from professional to youth. For example just a week or two ago I watched ManU beat Arsenal but the Gunners were the better team.
 
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No 06 age group next year. 06’s can play up with 05’s.

No splitting of 02/03 age groups, next year.

No change in sub rules.

Atlantic division and Frontier division will piolet 06 age group. They will also piolet U16 and U17 split.
 
Soccer said:
No 06 age group next year. 06’s can play up with 05’s.

No splitting of 02/03 age groups, next year.

No change in sub rules.

Atlantic division and Frontier division will piolet 06 age group. They will also piolet U16 and U17 split.
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I was wrong on one. Only Frontier Division will pilot U16 and U17 split. Not Atlantic. Both will Pilot 06 Age Group. Frontier has it now.
 
Mullet said:
I think outside of Atlantic and Frontier the 05 U14 age group will allow 06 play-ups? This isn't really new as play-ups have always been encouraged.
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Ummm, every age group allows kids to play up. For example, we have 2 05’s and playing at ‘04 and an ‘05 playing ‘03 at our club and I know an ‘06 playing ‘04 at another.

So why show the new ‘05 Age Group as split?
 
Kicker4Life said:
Ummm, every age group allows kids to play up. For example, we have 2 05’s and playing at ‘04 and an ‘05 playing ‘03 at our club and I know an ‘06 playing ‘04 at another.

So why show the new ‘05 Age Group as split?
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Exactly. I'm just trying to make sense of the post as you are. :)
 
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