What happened to THE Luis Andres thread?

Grace T. said:
Are the keepers still keeping? Just curious. The Goats' keeper didn't have a lot to do...and none of the keepers really knew what they were doing (though its apparent the Blues keeper had some training), but that's also expected for 8-9 year olds. My son's trainer wouldn't take him on until he was 9. Awesome effort by all the keepers, though, given their age range.

p.s. the song is sooooooo cute.
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The keeper is one of the best in her age group. That’s Tech’s kid.
 
Here is a video of Olivia Moultrie #10 playing U9 for the Blues. Just to give everyone a perspective of what a unicorn may look like at this age level.
Hope KC don’t mind me sharing this video but I truly admire this young girl’s work ethic and talent given the chance I got to meet her and talk to her a little bit when her younger sister played with our team.
 
LASTMAN14 said:
I am willing to share. This is 4 year old footage from THE GOATS. It is a team assembled with parents who are regular posters on the forum. The girls are all club players from all over SoCal. There is zero coaching. The girls just play. As you can see when watching the play of the girls was controlled, they passed well, connected to one another, and moved well off the ball. You can also see many of the teams were much bigger than the girls on GOATS in most cases. Size did not influence the outcome. All with the exception of one of these girls is now going to play DA/ECNL.
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Very cool no coaching. What about Newport Mesa was it coach TD yelling and screaming making the girls cry? Swallows Cup that's Capo FC's tourney right?
 
Luis Andres said:
@LASTMAN14 no worries, no need to get into details. But I was just trying to point out my observation. For me #24 was the unicorn of that pack. That’s it. Just by looking at the way she moves and her IQ and her movement off the ball. Reminds me a bit of my DD. That’s why I was curious. I hope she is not the exception not playing DA/ECNL therefore I would be so way off lol. But I’ve heard that the best players usually play in the central positions in 7v7.
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She is playing DA. I would not say she was a unicorn or any of the others at that time. The key element that made any player shine on that group was how they played the game, which was playing the ball on the carpet and connecting passes.
 
ToonArmy said:
Very cool no coaching. What about Newport Mesa was it coach TD yelling and screaming making the girls cry? Swallows Cup that's Capo FC's tourney right?
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I can't remember who was coaching them or who hosted the tourney. It was held a J-Sierra HS.

Forgot to add. We had a coach but did not infer with the game the girls were playing, it was their game. Just subbing. He would then speak to them at half time about how they were feeling, is anyone tired, etc. That's it.
 
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So at what age do you think you can accurately predict a lid will be a successful collegiate player. What level of play should they be at in their early years?
 
Multi Sport said:
So at what age do you think you can accurately predict a lid will be a successful collegiate player. What level of play should they be at in their early years?
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Never, because you never know what might take them out. Our minister's kid earned a scholarship to a college with a top level baseball team as a pitcher....he missed his senior year of high school due to a shoulder injury, had a long road to recovery after surgeries, got game ready, and then in the first game he played for his college team he had an ADHD meltdown which was truly heartbreaking to watch. He dropped out and is bumming around Oregon now.

Even among child prodigies in other fields (whether acting, academics, music or sports) only between 10% and 1/3 will be successful in the field as an adult, with the percentage varying on the field and how you define what is in fact a unicorn.
 
Luis Andres said:
I learned my lesson, never to talk about anyone else’s DD but my own. I learned that winning tournaments at young ages is not what’s important. What’s important is the development of my own DD. As far as what I do to train her. I’m still sticking to my guns on that. I’ve done a great job so far in making her a solid all around player. She’s fine for now where she is at, development wise. As long as she keeps growing every season and stays at a level that I feel she needs to be at, I’m happy.
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Isn't she 8?
 
Grace T. said:
Never, because you never know what might take them out. Our minister's kid earned a scholarship to a college with a top level baseball team as a pitcher....he missed his senior year of high school due to a shoulder injury, had a long road to recovery after surgeries, got game ready, and then in the first game he played for his college team he had an ADHD meltdown which was truly heartbreaking to watch. He dropped out and is bumming around Oregon now.

Even among child prodigies in other fields (whether acting, academics, music or sports) only between 10% and 1/3 will be successful in the field as an adult, with the percentage varying on the field and how you define what is in fact a unicorn.
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I agree but a lot of people( more like parents) will say their kid is the exception...
 
The Outlaw said:
You're 5' 10". Do you have a special room, with vaulted ceilings, for your ego?
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It is unfortunate, but the reality is, he is projecting his dreams upon his DD. She may survive this with drive and passion if he is able to allow her to play and grow without too much pressure. I do believe his heart is in the right place but the sooner he grasps the concept that this is her journey and not his, the better his relationship with his DD will be as she enters the dreaded puberty years.
 
Kicker4Life said:
It is unfortunate, but the reality is, he is projecting his dreams upon his DD. She may survive this with drive and passion if he is able to allow her to play and grow without too much pressure. I do believe his heart is in the right place but the sooner he grasps the concept that this is her journey and not his, the better his relationship with his DD will be as she enters the dreaded puberty years.
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Her journey? She is getting ready to play her second season of club soccer u10. Her journey will begin when she turns 13 and decides on her own if she’s willing to do all the little extra things that it takes to get to the next level. Right now what I’m doing is being a Dad, that’s setting up his child to win later. By instilling the proper values and beliefs within her that will help her persevere when she is on her own making her own decisions for her future. There is nothing wrong in me setting her up to win later as long as she enjoys the process. I’m just conditioning her for success in the future. Wether she decides to continue or quit, it’s on her. The secrete to being successful in anything you want to accomplish in life lies in the act of falling in love with the process of getting there. If you can do that, you’re way ahead of the pack. Because the minute the process becomes just work without love, you will probably not get there. Success = Your ability to recognize what you need to do and when you need to do it. The culmination and accomplishments your daily successes becomes the process. That’s what I’m teaching her.
 
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Luis Andres said:
Her journey? She is getting ready to play her second season of club soccer u10. Her journey will begin when she turns 13 and decides on her own if she’s willing to do all the little extra things that it takes to get to the next level. Right now what I’m doing is being a Dad, that’s setting up his child to win later. By instilling the proper values and beliefs within her that will help her persevere when she is on her own making her own decisions for her future. There is nothing wrong in me setting her up to win later as long as she enjoys the process. I’m just conditioning her for success in the future. Wether she decides to continue or quit, it’s on her. The secrete to being successful in anything you want to accomplish in life lies in the act of falling in love with the process of getting there. If you can do that, you’re way ahead of the pack. Because the minute the process becomes just work without love, you will probably not get there. Success = Your ability to recognize what you need to do and when you need to do it. The culmination and accomplishments your daily successes becomes the process. That’s what I’m teaching her.
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Unbelievable...and some of you thought he actually learned something and was willing to change. Lol
 
Since you rated my post let me tell you what a complete d bag u r. I saw your posting where you say that you “conditioned” your dd to like to train. Karma is a bitch and I hope someone has the balls to tell her all about you and how you berated little girls on the internet in a few years.
 
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