Arlington DA

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Anonymous wrote:I think this debate regarding possession based teams v non-possession based teams can be resolved by posting a link or two to Arlington DA games against decent level competition. If you see numerous 5+ pass sequences and some 10+ sequences, it would be difficult to argue that it is a run and gun team. You've got to show the evidence one way or another to back up your arguments.

Or just go and watch a game and judge for yourself. Links don't need to be posted of games.

Yeah, that's not weird at all: a man going to watch girls play when he has no daughter on the team.

Besides, who has that kind of time? Why not just post a link? So much simpler. Just a short clip even, not a whole game? It's not against the rules...

Really? It is really any weirder than demanding online videos? It is really any weirder than the already deep obsession about all things related to thirteen year old girl soccer at a club one is not affiliated with? Somehow after the already weird questions and expectations going to a game is now crossing the line?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think this debate regarding possession based teams v non-possession based teams can be resolved by posting a link or two to Arlington DA games against decent level competition. If you see numerous 5+ pass sequences and some 10+ sequences, it would be difficult to argue that it is a run and gun team. You've got to show the evidence one way or another to back up your arguments.

Or just go and watch a game and judge for yourself. Links don't need to be posted of games.

Yeah, that's not weird at all: a man going to watch girls play when he has no daughter on the team.

Besides, who has that kind of time? Why not just post a link? So much simpler. Just a short clip even, not a whole game? It's not against the rules...

Really? It is really any weirder than demanding online videos? It is really any weirder than the already deep obsession about all things related to thirteen year old girl soccer at a club one is not affiliated with? Somehow after the already weird questions and expectations going to a game is now crossing the line?

I think the video request is weirder. At least going to a game you can actually talk to people about if the team/coach/club might be a good fit for your DD.

[Anonymous]

NP. My husband and I don't do social media so the thought of random strangers with a grudge on DCUM dissecting our kid's ability when he/she didn't ask for it and is still young in age bothers me.

So I also think it's weird when posters want video's of kids' games. I know DA's will put them up on youtube, etc. but that is a little different than putting them up here where people purposely come on to put down Clubs their kids do not play for or that they do not Coach.

[Anonymous]

What is this imposter's agenda? Now a sock puppet? PP wanted nothing specific about the U13s and makes a general fair point. Plenty of clubs put up match video in addition to all the photos and video type stuff Arlington puts on social media daily with its players. So, cry me a river over this affront and lose the feigned weirdness allegations.

BTW, I think the imposter revealed his/her hand and probably has a kid on this 13 girls team and is so damn excited or defensive he/she had to find a way to say how great the team plays, the coach is, etc., etc. Naming the coach - really necessary?

Everyone give it a rest. PP is right about the chip on the shoulder against long-ball.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

You are wrong. US Soccer has a u13 pilot for the Atlantic conference and Arlington is part of that along with the other area DAs. Again, I can only comment on that group, but they looked pretty good. I’ll look out for the older groups in upcoming events.

There is definitely a U13 team. They have been doing well and they have an excellent coach. I know he coaches a non-DA team as well.

AND (this might blow some of your minds) at least during ONE practice a week, the girls practice with a BOYS’ DA coach AND they work on some of the same things the boys are working on. Crazy, I know. ?

1) Why would they not work on ALL the SAME things the boys are working on?

2) If coaching non-DA teams as well, why wouldn't this carry over to the rest of the club? One style is OK for DA, but keep the old style for the remainder who subsidize the DA?

Exactly who is subsidizing the DA?

The 6 lower teams that are all crammed on to one field with shared coaches

BTW, the DOC and his A/B lic. crew are a big part why Arlington has boys and girls DA and you don't have them if you don't have a way to pay them their salaries. You need a pyramid of lower teams, every family of which pays and subsidizes. At least the minions don't have to pay for the travel and hotels of DA. Give it time.

Lol. J.K., or not.

[Anonymous]

I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

The club doesn’t and obviously parents don’t. If I had videos there is no way in hell Im sharing a link to anyone here because you’re all obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

The club doesn’t and obviously parents don’t. If I had videos there is no way in hell Im sharing a link to anyone here because you’re all obnoxious.

but ur above everything that goes on here ... right ... check that U13 soccer mom!

PPs just saying ASA (not you!) put up simple vids if its girls style has changed since it got the patch and no more goalkeeper punts.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

The club doesn’t and obviously parents don’t. If I had videos there is no way in hell Im sharing a link to anyone here because you’re all obnoxious.

but ur above everything that goes on here ... right ... check that U13 soccer mom!

PPs just saying ASA (not you!) put up simple vids if its girls style has changed since it got the patch and no more goalkeeper punts.

You’re not disproving my point about being obnoxious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

We have put links for parents and players in the past to watch National Championship Series.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

The club doesn’t and obviously parents don’t. If I had videos there is no way in hell Im sharing a link to anyone here because you’re all obnoxious.

Incorrect, the club does.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

We have put links for parents and players in the past to watch National Championship Series.

That's great! I enjoy seeing clips of talented youth enjoying their passion, and my DC likes it too. It inspires him to see what other kids and teams are doing. In fact, he follows YouTube channels set up by players. It's really not that big of a deal. There's some people paranoid U13 parent who flits around on this board making every little issue sacrosanct and on this thread keeps posting cries of indignation over nothing. It

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

The club doesn’t and obviously parents don’t. If I had videos there is no way in hell Im sharing a link to anyone here because you’re all obnoxious.

but ur above everything that goes on here ... right ... check that U13 soccer mom!

PPs just saying ASA (not you!) put up simple vids if its girls style has changed since it got the patch and no more goalkeeper punts.

You’re not disproving my point about being obnoxious.

XOXO

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't personally care if you post videos or not, but I really don't get the resistance. US Soccer posts both clips and whole games all the time. And a lot of clubs - DA and ECNL both - post clips to showcase their teams.

We have put links for parents and players in the past to watch National Championship Series.

That's great! I enjoy seeing clips of talented youth enjoying their passion, and my DC likes it too. It inspires him to see what other kids and teams are doing. In fact, he follows YouTube channels set up by players. It's really not that big of a deal. There's some people paranoid U13 parent who flits around on this board making every little issue sacrosanct and on this thread keeps posting cries of indignation over nothing. It

+1 No way in "hell" she's sharing with all of us obnoxious posters
Feel sorry for her husband.

[Anonymous]

I think I know who the 13U soccer parent is.

She and her husband should know that it is not that big of a deal.

Here is the entire match of the Arlington boys team everyone knows about and it was tweeted about by your coach.

http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org/live/

Please just chill out on this message board.