What's going on with FCBEscola NOVA?

[Anonymous]

Wasn't there always one particular trainer or coach who was championing Griezmann?

[Anonymous]

Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

I file this under the MJ category, it was passed up on the Varsity squad in highschool and look he turned out. Let's talk about all the other players that didn't make the cut. Get real folks.

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Anonymous wrote:Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

I file this under the MJ category, it was passed up on the Varsity squad in highschool and look he turned out. Let's talk about all the other players that didn't make the cut. Get real folks.

Your point cuts both ways. We can also talk about the players that made MJ's varsity squad. Did any of them make it to the NBA? So identifying the talent correctly is not easy. A player that did not make the squad this year may eventually surpass those who did. It does not always happen, but sometimes players prove those who evaluate their talent wrong (e.g., MJ Griezmann, etc).

[Anonymous]

A little dreaming isn’t such a bad thing. Of course, some dreams are much more unlikely than others.

[Anonymous]

Luca Toni

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Anonymous wrote:Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

I file this under the MJ category, it was passed up on the Varsity squad in highschool and look he turned out. Let's talk about all the other players that didn't make the cut. Get real folks.

Cannot agree more. Even if rejected by some European academies, Griezmann was considered a very good player at 13 and would likely have been accepted in any youth team in the US. How we got from ODSL to him in two posts is beyond me.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

I file this under the MJ category, it was passed up on the Varsity squad in highschool and look he turned out. Let's talk about all the other players that didn't make the cut. Get real folks.

Cannot agree more. Even if rejected by some European academies, Griezmann was considered a very good player at 13 and would likely have been accepted in any youth team in the US. How we got from ODSL to him in two posts is beyond me.

Exactly. The road from ODSL to the pros is not exactly a worn path.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

I file this under the MJ category, it was passed up on the Varsity squad in highschool and look he turned out. Let's talk about all the other players that didn't make the cut. Get real folks.

Cannot agree more. Even if rejected by some European academies, Griezmann was considered a very good player at 13 and would likely have been accepted in any youth team in the US. How we got from ODSL to him in two posts is beyond me.

Exactly. The road from ODSL to the pros is not exactly a worn path.

I was a Field Marshall at the ASIST tournament and was able to catch several Barca matches. I wasn't sure what to expect after reading comments here, but I was very impressed with, even at the youngest ages, how well the kids moved the ball and the level of intelligence of the field. They were coached very well.

There is all this focus on wins and league rankings --and several teams did finish well last weekend--but it really comes down to developing. Bigger, physically mature kids are going to come out ahead in these younger years--but if they aren't developed they aren't going to stay on top.

I was just reading an article about Dortmund's development strategy and it's made me take a hard look at what my kids are learning. The U12 Dortmund Academy director said players are not assessed on winning matches — that demand will come later in life — but on whether they reach a specific target. In a game, a striker may be told they will be judged not only on whether they score goals, likely to be one of their strengths, but also on how well they “press” or chase down a defender, potentially a weakness. “It’s challenging them intellectually,” says Kirk. “I would say up to the under-12s, 70 per cent is technical, just getting them to become familiar with the ball and execute actions. As soon as you get into ages 12 to 15, you want them to start thinking two, three, four phases ahead in the game.” The bolded part is what is missing in a lot of places and I was impressed that the focus definitely seemed about learning the game at a deeper level than stacking the team with big players and booting it. It's refreshing and was fun to watch.

[Anonymous]

My son's team played them. They were very well prepared even at younger age. Our skill level was on par with them, but they understood field positions and passing much better.

[Anonymous]

^Good lord. Yes, I was and I froze my ass off. I don’t have blind loyally to any Club and can appreciate the differences in the area. But, whatever makes you feel better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Griezmann was playing for a local club, but was unsuccessfully trying to make it into one of the pro academies. When Griezmann was 14 or so, he was spotted by Real Sociedad's scout and was offered a one-week trial in Spain. He was offered a spot in Real's academy and developed his game outside France. French youth development system is one of the best in the world, but even French academies make mistakes in assessing youth talent. You are probably thinking about Gareth Bale who was almost cut by Southampton academy in his teenage years, until the coach who discovered him intervened.

I file this under the MJ category, it was passed up on the Varsity squad in highschool and look he turned out. Let's talk about all the other players that didn't make the cut. Get real folks.

Cannot agree more. Even if rejected by some European academies, Griezmann was considered a very good player at 13 and would likely have been accepted in any youth team in the US. How we got from ODSL to him in two posts is beyond me.

Exactly. The road from ODSL to the pros is not exactly a worn path.

I was a Field Marshall at the ASIST tournament and was able to catch several Barca matches. I wasn't sure what to expect after reading comments here, but I was very impressed with, even at the youngest ages, how well the kids moved the ball and the level of intelligence of the field. They were coached very well.

There is all this focus on wins and league rankings --and several teams did finish well last weekend--but it really comes down to developing. Bigger, physically mature kids are going to come out ahead in these younger years--but if they aren't developed they aren't going to stay on top.

I was just reading an article about Dortmund's development strategy and it's made me take a hard look at what my kids are learning. The U12 Dortmund Academy director said players are not assessed on winning matches — that demand will come later in life — but on whether they reach a specific target. In a game, a striker may be told they will be judged not only on whether they score goals, likely to be one of their strengths, but also on how well they “press” or chase down a defender, potentially a weakness. “It’s challenging them intellectually,” says Kirk. “I would say up to the under-12s, 70 per cent is technical, just getting them to become familiar with the ball and execute actions. As soon as you get into ages 12 to 15, you want them to start thinking two, three, four phases ahead in the game.” The bolded part is what is missing in a lot of places and I was impressed that the focus definitely seemed about learning the game at a deeper level than stacking the team with big players and booting it. It's refreshing and was fun to watch.

Sure....your a field marshall...Nice try Barca parent

Agree, who the hell comes on here with such "positive" comments about a competing club....you sit in the freaking cold/rain as a ASA parent, then on monday you decide you have to go report back to this forum about how good another club was. Good try.

[Anonymous]

You people are nuts.

[Anonymous]

How did field marshall become the same thing as a parent? Listen, if you people hate Barca so much, then why come on this forum? Why talk about Barca at all? That makes no sense, unless you get some cheap thrill out of coming on here to put kids down you don't know on a club you're not with.