SYC coaches to Arlington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HG won’t last too long over at Arlington. Once those Arlington parents see him pull up in that silly, fresh out of Lids 59fifty baseball cap with the sticker still attached to the brim, they won’t take him too seriously.

Get with the program, HG. This is Arlington. Green polos, brown khaki shorts, brown flip flops, and brown sandals are what these parents are vibing with. The 59fifty stuff with the spare cigarette sitting atop your ear was supposed to end at 25, Coach.

HG is well known in the area. Arlington knows, that's why they hired him.

At this age, Arlington "polo" boys need to man up if they want to compete. Arlington parents can sit and whine on the side all they want or send little Johnny to the second team. lol.

[Anonymous]

Just stating facts, that’s all. I can’t quite understand what you’re so upset about? I’m not complaining one way or another and don’t tend to cry about these things. I’ve been around this area and this game for long enough to know what may happen. Just said it was an unnecessary change and offered up some additional perspective. If it’s development you’re focused on, then all of the teams listed in my previous message were much better in the fall. CD focused on development and that’s precisely why they’re winning now. Which is why they play the games, you know? The boys do want to win.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unnecessary changes for Arlington. Start to the spring has seen the 2015 red boys beat McLean, Alexandria, and handle SYC in all facets other than an unfortunate outcome of 5-4. CD has them playing top level soccer. All in consecutive weeks. Agreed that HG has a reputation following him and there’s something to be said about walking away from a program that wins. All of the other clubs merging, throwing cash at old names, etc. is more comical than this.

Looks like HG fits right in with your focus on winning at U9, dont cry when you see your son get replaced with a kid from Woodbridge or manassas. CD gets replaced after 1 season, last I checked we tried out for his team back when he had 2013's and they were a mess, big strong kids who can shoot but cant string together 3 passes.

[Anonymous]

Any intel on the other new coaches (JR, AP, et al?) Keep hearing about HG but JR has his own Wiki page lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just stating facts, that’s all. I can’t quite understand what you’re so upset about? I’m not complaining one way or another and don’t tend to cry about these things. I’ve been around this area and this game for long enough to know what may happen. Just said it was an unnecessary change and offered up some additional perspective. If it’s development you’re focused on, then all of the teams listed in my previous message were much better in the fall. CD focused on development and that’s precisely why they’re winning now. Which is why they play the games, you know? The boys do want to win.

What do you mean by focused on development? What have they developed? How often does the team connect more than 5 passes sequentially in a match? Are they consistently arriving to the goal in a controlled fashion? Do they control the match? How are you measuring development? Or have they just been landing on the winning side of the generally random kickball matches played by all the major clubs at the younger ages?

[Anonymous]

I don’t disagree that different variations of kickball permeate u9 soccer, regardless of the levels. McLean and SYC played it heavily in those matches. Alexandria was more about possession, but in 7v7 it’s hard not to look for the long ball when you go down.

It’s not just about the passing either. Yes, they connect multiple passes multiple times in a match. They move the ball around, but still need to do better with recycling when they don’t see what they want. They are more composed defensively. Less overcommitting when pressuring and playing a more complex patient containment style forcing teams into mistakes that they have been capitalizing on. Communication has improved tremendously as well. Runs are well timed and positioning is mostly right for the majority of the matches.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just stating facts, that’s all. I can’t quite understand what you’re so upset about? I’m not complaining one way or another and don’t tend to cry about these things. I’ve been around this area and this game for long enough to know what may happen. Just said it was an unnecessary change and offered up some additional perspective. If it’s development you’re focused on, then all of the teams listed in my previous message were much better in the fall. CD focused on development and that’s precisely why they’re winning now. Which is why they play the games, you know? The boys do want to win.

What do you mean by focused on development? What have they developed? How often does the team connect more than 5 passes sequentially in a match? Are they consistently arriving to the goal in a controlled fashion? Do they control the match? How are you measuring development? Or have they just been landing on the winning side of the generally random kickball matches played by all the major clubs at the younger ages?

[Anonymous]

JR is only there for the money. He is a crappy coach.

Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the other new coaches (JR, AP, et al?) Keep hearing about HG but JR has his own Wiki page lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JR is only there for the money. He is a crappy coach.

Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the other new coaches (JR, AP, et al?) Keep hearing about HG but JR has his own Wiki page lol.

Why? Crappy like lazy? Poor communication? Over the top drill sergeant type?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JR is only there for the money. He is a crappy coach.

Anonymous wrote:Any intel on the other new coaches (JR, AP, et al?) Keep hearing about HG but JR has his own Wiki page lol.

Why? Crappy like lazy? Poor communication? Over the top drill sergeant type?

The gets carded for screaming type.

[Anonymous]

Has also been known to trash talk opposing teams. Not model behavior for pre-teens.

[Anonymous]

Is he getting carded in a u9 game or a MLS next game. There is a big difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he getting carded in a u9 game or a MLS next game. There is a big difference.

In my experience, U12.

[Anonymous]

You’re not bragging about a 2015 team beating another 2015 team, right? We are talking about 8 year olds. … Especially when it needed two highly questionable PKs to do it?

Anonymous wrote:Unnecessary changes for Arlington. Start to the spring has seen the 2015 red boys beat McLean, Alexandria, and handle SYC in all facets other than an unfortunate outcome of 5-4. CD has them playing top level soccer. All in consecutive weeks. Agreed that HG has a reputation following him and there’s something to be said about walking away from a program that wins. All of the other clubs merging, throwing cash at old names, etc. is more comical than this.

[Anonymous]

Reread the message. No one is bragging, but it sure sounds like someone is whining. I’d recommend checking your feelings before coming on here. All that was said was the changes were unnecessary. Who complains about pk’s in a u9 game? Grow up.

Anonymous wrote:You’re not bragging about a 2015 team beating another 2015 team, right? We are talking about 8 year olds. … Especially when it needed two highly questionable PKs to do it?

Anonymous wrote:Unnecessary changes for Arlington. Start to the spring has seen the 2015 red boys beat McLean, Alexandria, and handle SYC in all facets other than an unfortunate outcome of 5-4. CD has them playing top level soccer. All in consecutive weeks. Agreed that HG has a reputation following him and there’s something to be said about walking away from a program that wins. All of the other clubs merging, throwing cash at old names, etc. is more comical than this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he getting carded in a u9 game or a MLS next game. There is a big difference.

I don't see the difference. Both unaccesptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reread the message. No one is bragging, but it sure sounds like someone is whining. I’d recommend checking your feelings before coming on here. All that was said was the changes were unnecessary. Who complains about pk’s in a u9 game? Grow up.

Anonymous wrote:You’re not bragging about a 2015 team beating another 2015 team, right? We are talking about 8 year olds. … Especially when it needed two highly questionable PKs to do it?

Anonymous wrote:Unnecessary changes for Arlington. Start to the spring has seen the 2015 red boys beat McLean, Alexandria, and handle SYC in all facets other than an unfortunate outcome of 5-4. CD has them playing top level soccer. All in consecutive weeks. Agreed that HG has a reputation following him and there’s something to be said about walking away from a program that wins. All of the other clubs merging, throwing cash at old names, etc. is more comical than this.

Youre worried about the score of a U9 game in a development league.... youth soccer will never get better with people like you. Referees are kids and kids make mistakes, unless the score is 5-0 then its just a competitive game