Does Arlington ECNL Girls have a style of play?
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Anonymous
What make the 2011 different than other age group? If we say Arlington does kickball - then I would assume they all are across the age group. |
Anonymous
DD plays for Arlington 2nd team 2011G. There are a total of 7 2011G teams which is quite amazing actually. All of them are really good. It's pretty amazing the level of talent. Even their 3rd and 4th teams are strong. Both finished 1st in NCSL league in Fall. Black team had something like 40 goals that season so no - they can across the board in 2011 shoot 
2011 year is loaded with talent and for a variety of reasons, everyone went to Arl. But they have an ADP League between Rec and Travel which they are able to pull from - it's like a developmental league where they can identify talent and a lot of those girls end up at U11/U12 transferring into Travel league upon invitations. It's a good way to develop talent that I don't see other clubs leveraging. We played with another large club in the area and I would say Arl is much more aggressive in not pushing passing - not that they don't embrace it but the name of the game is definitely about scoring. Alexandria for example is crazy about developing passing to the point where everyone loses and by the time of U12, the players sick of losing because they don't know how to score. |
Anonymous
| Sorry Blue team ^ oops! |
Anonymous
| I love how all the soccer folks push having fun and learning fundamentals so passing is paramount for the younger set. I absolutely agree but the thing is, you have to score to win. You can't just be strong defensively. You gotta put some points up. Once you start losing, all the fun goes away. Nobody in their right mind is going to have a ton of fun when they lose week after week! So on some level, a club has to push scoring and train for PKs. Otherwise, all those tie games at tournaments will be lost because nobody knows how to finish. |
Anonymous
Rankings app has Arlington 2011G as #1 in country. I don’t know whether they really are the best team nationwide, but they must be really good to rank that high. With that acknowledged, note also that the second team is 300+, third team is 500+, and fourth team is 800+, so let’s not get carried away with how good the entire age group is. |
Anonymous
Did the U12 Arlington beat the U12 Alexandria? I dont think so. You must be talking about another U12 team |
Anonymous
I don’t think this is true in the last 5 years. Both the kickball and the focus on winning at all cost. Focus on development. Your info sounds old. |
Anonymous
DP. Arlington is straight up kick and run with no midfield. It's all about athletism. They are unable to pass under pressure and lack technical skills. Just watch the horrendous first tough. They win by running 6-7 teams deep. They picking the fastest and biggest girls. Then roll the ball out. There is little to no development. They never change formations and the players are locked in to positions at u9. Anytime they face a team that has equal athletes they lose. As they age up they move down the table. |
Anonymous
I don't know which age group you are referring to but this is not true for the 2011. Have you seen their players? Have you actually watched their games? They blew everyone out in Jeff Cup top division! We watched their games and that was not from kick and run. They have exceptional players, the ones that caught my eyes are their CB and striker. Now I can see the point about midfielders BUT they are still pretty damn strong solid players and they are trying to move the ball. I would never say that Arlington 2011 are just good athletes who kick and run. Go watch their game to see how they play. That said, without those 2, that Arlington team will probably look a little different. Now is that a product of Arlington's development? I don't think so. I think Arlington just got lucky with the players they have. No development from Arlington there. My kid tried out for that team but didn't make it but it was good for my kid to see the level she's trying to achieve. |
Anonymous
Are we talking Ecnl teams? Not a single team plays like you say. All are build from the back, control, possession. All build through the middle. It is their style of play. You are off mi amigo. |
Anonymous
Not as familiar with the national rankings but see the Arlington 2nd team is 13 in the state and 3rd team is 21 in the state. Ranked higher than McLean RL and GFR RL. The 4th team is 29. Ranked ahead of PWSI RL. While the rankings aren’t perfect, it does seem to suggest that it is a strong age group. On the other hand also seems to point out an issue others have mentioned. Not a lot of movement between teams so they end up with some pretty good/good teams but not a super strong 2nd team. |
Anonymous
those girls get along.. are patient… play out of the back and played up against competition during their pre ecnl years. Synergy is maxed out… unicorn of a team and a thorn for all of the 2011s in this area |
Anonymous
| Arlington = kickball |
Anonymous
| The u12 to u14 arlington teams I've seen have unbelievably strong defense. On level keepers. Excellent holding mids [so maybe defenders]... and seem to be looking for the special space on wingers and strikers. They confidently and beautifully switch the field in the back. Pattern passing in the midfield isn't up to par. |
Anonymous
Generalize and exaggerate much? |