I can't spill the beans bro.
How’s the 2023-24 season going?
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So she must be a 2011 that plays up. I'll check with my sources to see who that may be. But regardless, I do not think Legends will take it this year or can beat surf, koge or MVLA at this current moment. They can hang but not yet beat them. They will need a few key pieces to be a contender. They don't have a 10, they could use 1-2 more strong forwards. And also they need a solid 8. Maybe 1-2 more strong defenders. They are solid defensively, they don't give up many goals but still make silly defensive mistakes every now and then from what I've been told.
Fieldsofgold
SILVER
Surf and MVLA have been on top for a few years at this age, they arent some under dog teams. Sometimes luck is on one teams side in a given year. What would be amazing is if an east coast team came in and won it all.
Koge won the national championship last year and beat Surf last week. What do they have to do to win a little respect around here?
Top 3, no question. Keep them far away from my kid's group.
They are definitely a contender. That Surf vs Koge game could have gone either way with surf owning possession and generating more chances. I never said the team is not good. All I said that individually there is only 1 player this moment that in my eyes is ready for the youth national team. Others have potential but are not yet complete players ready for a youth national team. Only 1 player from Koge made the USA national camp. And they had less players than Blues, Surf, MVLA attending USA ID'S
Yo Murf @CharlieMurfee you've been quiet lately. What's new? Any gossip with Blues? What can you tell us?
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Complete Player:
A complete soccer player embodies a blend of exceptional skills that make them a standout candidate for national team selection. These athletes excel in technical abilities, which include adept dribbling, precise passing, accurate shooting, and effective defending, allowing them to handle various in-game scenarios proficiently. They also possess a deep tactical understanding, capable of adapting to different team formations and strategies while quickly identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents. Physically, they are equipped with the endurance, speed, agility, and strength necessary to maintain top performance levels throughout a match. Moreover, their psychological makeup is marked by mental toughness and leadership qualities. They remain composed under pressure, exhibit strong decision-making capabilities, and can inspire teamwork. This combination of skills not only makes them invaluable on the field but also primes them for potential roles on national teams, where versatility and consistency are crucial.
In Socal 2010 group I can count these players with 1 hand. The 1 mid from Koge, 2 from Surf, the infamous Mak (USA 09 Team) & the girl that plays with MLS boys. They fit the complete player category
A complete soccer player embodies a blend of exceptional skills that make them a standout candidate for national team selection. These athletes excel in technical abilities, which include adept dribbling, precise passing, accurate shooting, and effective defending, allowing them to handle various in-game scenarios proficiently. They also possess a deep tactical understanding, capable of adapting to different team formations and strategies while quickly identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents. Physically, they are equipped with the endurance, speed, agility, and strength necessary to maintain top performance levels throughout a match. Moreover, their psychological makeup is marked by mental toughness and leadership qualities. They remain composed under pressure, exhibit strong decision-making capabilities, and can inspire teamwork. This combination of skills not only makes them invaluable on the field but also primes them for potential roles on national teams, where versatility and consistency are crucial.
In Socal 2010 group I can count these players with 1 hand. The 1 mid from Koge, 2 from Surf, the infamous Mak (USA 09 Team) & the girl that plays with MLS boys. They fit the complete player category
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I would say right now Koge is #1 in Socal and #2 overall. Based on the quality of soccer from MLVA and the style points that come with passing the ball and playing the game the right way, they get the #1. Veritas has only opinions. I would say it goes like this.
# 1 MLVA
#2 Koge
#3 Surf
Next season 24/25 not to early preditions
#1 ?
#2 MLVA
#3 Surf
#4 Hoge
#5-10 The rest of the not so best. Shocked not to see the Blues and no, there not the mystery new #1 team.
Mental toughness makes the difference of the complete player that is on top and the player that is not complete, because of the mental anguish in soccer and adversity.
Karlton Athletic
SILVER ELITE
I've been on this forum for a few months now, and I'm curious as to why everyone seems to know so much about the girls' teams - the players, coaching rumors, all the gossip etc.. - but the boys' side seems a lot more laidback, frankly.
These forums have been girl soccer heavy for several years. No idea why.
Welcome to the Pay to Play drama.
Dodgerblue1884
BRONZE
Interesting take on a team sport. Not sure the number of individuals making the USA camp means the quality of that team is better. Historically Slammers doesn’t send many girls to the USA camps. Doing some homework, Surf has routinely sent more girls. The HB Koge player you called out was identified at Blues. Don’t think she is the best player on HBK but I haven’t seen them play as much. Surf has great teams, no argument, but number of girls getting scholarships and winning national championships seems to be a better indicator.
From what I have seen at Legends, this is going to be a team to be reckoned with. They are making changes at all levels to build a club that wins at the national level. They are putting the olders in quality D1 programs. Moving to ECNL has opened my eyes a bit. I still think the top GA clubs can compete with the top ECNL clubs, but it is clear GA drops off significantly after the top 5.
Fieldsofgold
SILVER
OMG, who cares. let them be little. High school is only a few months away.
And you think high school is going to help them become complete soccer players? SoCal normally produces 5-6 national team players per age group. Not saying that none of these girls are not good enough to go play D1 college one day but national team level only a handful or 2 have the possibility of ever making it. I have a daughter in this age group that plays ecnl and I’m very real and honest to myself that she does not stand a chance to ever make a youth national team. Not even a camp or ID
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Fieldsofgold
SILVER
I absolutely do not think high school will help them become better soccer players at all. Im simply high lighting the fact the high school is game changer on many different levels, socially, emotionally, physically etc.
She was identified at Koge not Blues. She was only identified at blues for PDP. She made the final team on ID2 to go to Spain and was the only 2010 Koge player that made it to the National team camp. She is the most complete player on that 2010 team.
Players that are complete players are not generally affected by high school. They seem to have a focused path and a very strong mental determination to rise to the top without any distractions from high school drama. Many times they are home schooled. Most girls are done growing by 14/15 and if they are good enough they will play varsity.
This is a very interesting fact. Potential national team players are evaluated by their individualities and not by how their team wins games in a national tournament. Makes sense. Koge won that tournament but was imo not a better team than surf or mvla in terms of style of playing the game. They were just better that day grinding that win and leveraged their physicality and size. Many of those girls were ex Blues players that were always great athletes but not necessarily the better soccer players in terms of decision making, technical ability and tactical awareness. That’s prob why most did not make the ID.