'09 DMV Girls Discussion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Loudoun pretty much is tops in the area at these young ages. IMO it is not because of coaching but rather large pool of players.

Does any other club have a pool 5 teams deep in girls year after year?!?!?

A good coach will beat ball skills like a dead horse through U12 and teach basic soccer techniques. Basic meaning how to good throw-ins, basic goalie techniques, rules, and position responsibilities. Teams will look confident on ball and be able to connect passes but not look like robots and have some type of freedom to move on the field.

I will say the woman coach at Loudoun seems very good. This group of girls have good ball skills and are able to win without looking tactical.

The coach at Bethesda also follows this philosophy. They have probably improved more than any team in the region.

The coach who just wants to win will have set plays, sometimes even multiple...loses they're temper when they start losing or miss an easy goal. Perfect example of this is the '09 Great Falls Spirit Coach...would never put my DD there. Probably the nastiest coach I've seen in this age group.

Pipeline's top team is an even mix of these two...

The VSA 09s have decent ball skills but lack speed/athleticism of the bigger clubs.

FC Virginia has a very weak 09 age group but seem to be improving. It should be said who knows how many of the 09s are playing up.

Perhaps most impressive of the bunch is PPA. Who knew?!?!? Coach seems calm. The girls seem talented and very good on the ball. Only issue is it seems dead end competing against Bethesda and Maryland United at an older age group.

Have not seen much of Arlington 09s? Would like to know more about the coach's practices/philosophy if anyone could knows!

I would also be interested to know about Aexandria as we have not run into them much. Seems like they have a decent outcome.

We will probably switch clubs after spring next year. Having lost faith in our Club Coach. Our DD coach does next to zero ball skill work at practice so we are stuck with the bill for for extra ball skill training to develop confidence on the ball. Figure we have one year to try to maximize ball skills before trying for DA/ECNL. All I care about is a coach with positive reinforcement who is calm despite result. Would also like to keep playing 1st and 2nd Tier teams.

Get a life. Find a hobby. These are 10 year olds.

Hi Troll/Hater,

My life is my kids. Giving them the best opportunity to succeed for something they love is more important than any hobby.

Have a good weekend fishing. Hope you catch a big one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geez this all sounds so....”tense”. How’s Maryland’s 11/12 ODP program? What is DD?

Have no idea since we are in Virginia?

[Anonymous]

As discussed in the other posts, the weekend NCC refs were terrible, that impacted real talents of 09 girls. My 10 year old was disappointed for the result. The Maryland teams could have done better. Should have played Bethesda Cup, this year is much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As discussed in the other posts, the weekend NCC refs were terrible, that impacted real talents of 09 girls. My 10 year old was disappointed for the result. The Maryland teams could have done better. Should have played Bethesda Cup, this year is much better.

Yep, Pipeline's "B" team...

Not your manager's fault as last years' Bethesda Cup was a disaster and it was not clear the tournament would be held at Maryland SoccerPlex. We were at Bethesda Cup and as whole they did not get the quality teams of the past.

The final between Century and Great Falls was very good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As discussed in the other posts, the weekend NCC refs were terrible, that impacted real talents of 09 girls. My 10 year old was disappointed for the result. The Maryland teams could have done better. Should have played Bethesda Cup, this year is much better.

Yep, Pipeline's "B" team...

Not your manager's fault as last years' Bethesda Cup was a disaster and it was not clear the tournament would be held at Maryland SoccerPlex. We were at Bethesda Cup and as whole they did not get the quality teams of the past.

The final between Century and Great Falls was very good.

On boys side the quality of the teams was first-rate. I think the NCC may have diluted the Bethesda field on the girls side, at least for local teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are discussing 10/11 year olds right? Really??? Seriously??

Wait until at least 8th or 9th grade before this crap starts. Parents - get a life.

It’s seriously weird. What do these people focus on when the kid moves on from soccer?

[Anonymous]

NCC Final was Loudoun Red v. Arlington Red, both teams went undefeated through their brackets. Final was 5-3 Arlington!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NCC Final was Loudoun Red v. Arlington Red, both teams went undefeated through their brackets. Final was 5-3 Arlington!

5-3? Did anyone play defense?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCC Final was Loudoun Red v. Arlington Red, both teams went undefeated through their brackets. Final was 5-3 Arlington!

5-3? Did anyone play defense?

I think you mixed kids' game with adult's game. or mixed with USMNT games..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NCC Final was Loudoun Red v. Arlington Red, both teams went undefeated through their brackets. Final was 5-3 Arlington!

5-3? Did anyone play defense?

2 goals were scored off penalty kicks, one for each team!

[Anonymous]

How do you go about talking to your child’s coach when you are dissatisfied about your child’s position on the team and blatant favoritism? Is it even worth saying anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you go about talking to your child’s coach when you are dissatisfied about your child’s position on the team and blatant favoritism? Is it even worth saying anything?

At this YOUNG age, should the playing time/position be equally distributed? or based on "PERFORMANCE". In another view, does my kid suck at soccer already?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are discussing 10/11 year olds right? Really??? Seriously??

Wait until at least 8th or 9th grade before this crap starts. Parents - get a life.

It’s seriously weird. What do these people focus on when the kid moves on from soccer?

Perhaps head over to the 2008 Girls thread. There are over 57 pages of parents talking about 11 year old girls. Or you could just deal with the fact that some parents enjoy following youth soccer at a young instead of acting like your opinions entitle you to be better than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you go about talking to your child’s coach when you are dissatisfied about your child’s position on the team and blatant favoritism? Is it even worth saying anything?

At this YOUNG age, should the playing time/position be equally distributed? or based on "PERFORMANCE". In another view, does my kid suck at soccer already?



The thing is she a top player however she’s new to the team and the ones who have been there the longest get all the playing time. Those other players are not as good.