U17 girls looked like a Silverlakes team throwin' up low % shots from anywhere v. Spain

It’s basically what you see at the club and college level - individual soccer, ball hogging, shooting for no reason - soccer is a team sport and no matter how good you are, you need each other to win. Ball hogging is valued in US soccer, forget the perfectly weighted passes, or the final pass for the player to score. As long as you are the one tapping the goal in even though someone behind you did all the work. The kid that is valued is the one that constantly hogs the ball and dribbles from midfield every chance they get or the kid that shoots at an impossible angle instead of crossing the ball for their teammate. Spain knew when to pass, when to hold the ball and when to shoot .. soccer IQ and valuing team play rather than a bunch of ball hogging selfish play.
 
I think in a few years there will be a shift to questioning all the individual trianing kids do vs. free play.. or just play in general.
Many clubs in Europe have similar Coerver based training but it's done at a team level, with team interacitons where its incorporated into the play.

The ynt pipeline at the younger level is no different that what we saw yesterday.
There are players in the US who play more like Spain does vs. the frantic run run style the US plays. Most of these players aren't picked for the final usynt squads. They don't play the style and fit the system well.
 
Orangeteam said:
I think in a few years there will be a shift to questioning all the individual trianing kids do vs. free play.. or just play in general.
Many clubs in Europe have similar Coerver based training but it's done at a team level, with team interacitons where its incorporated into the play.

The ynt pipeline at the younger level is no different that what we saw yesterday.
There are players in the US who play more like Spain does vs. the frantic run run style the US plays. Most of these players aren't picked for the final usynt squads. They don't play the style and fit the system well.
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These same players are also overlooked at the college level.
 
Orangeteam said:
I think in a few years there will be a shift to questioning all the individual trianing kids do vs. free play.. or just play in general.
Many clubs in Europe have similar Coerver based training but it's done at a team level, with team interacitons where its incorporated into the play.

The ynt pipeline at the younger level is no different that what we saw yesterday.
There are players in the US who play more like Spain does vs. the frantic run run style the US plays. Most of these players aren't picked for the final usynt squads. They don't play the style and fit the system well.
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Naw. Its been this way since forever in the US. Its not changing in a few years. Not enough quality coaching in US system even in ynt.
 
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