DC United Academy Open Evaluation 2024?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Get a life

Wow, why being so hostile?

They know your intentions are not honorable

[Anonymous]

Not the PP but I am curious as to how they went - I guess maybe that means I have no life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not the PP but I am curious as to how they went - I guess maybe that means I have no life!

Did you see the first Colosseum scene in the movie Gladiator?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not the PP but I am curious as to how they went - I guess maybe that means I have no life!

Did you see the first Colosseum scene in the movie Gladiator?

😆 It was fun according to DC. And frankly, that’s probably all that should matter.

Less than a 100 kids. Which I was surprised abt because someone posted that there was twice as much as that last year.

[Anonymous]

Anyone got more details from their kids about how it went? Parents weren’t allowed to watch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone got more details from their kids about how it went? Parents weren’t allowed to watch.

Parents waited in the parking lot?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone got more details from their kids about how it went? Parents weren’t allowed to watch.

Parents waited in the parking lot?

Yes. They weren’t allowed inside the gates.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone got more details from their kids about how it went? Parents weren’t allowed to watch.

Parents waited in the parking lot?

Yes. They weren’t allowed inside the gates.

Kids must have appreciated that

[Anonymous]

My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

You used the word teams quite a bit for something that had nothing to do with teams.
All individuals were in the same situation in the same environment it sounds like, so the individuals who adapted and stood out have better recruitment chances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

You used the word teams quite a bit for something that had nothing to do with teams.
All individuals were in the same situation in the same environment it sounds like, so the individuals who adapted and stood out have better recruitment chances.

Yes, you're right - thank you. I forgot soccer is an individual sport and the concept of a "team" or "teamwork" or any sort of organized approach from players thrown onto the pitch with the same pinny color is irrelevant. Done rightly, soccer is a really just a bunch of individuals all running around doing their own thing without regard to any "team" ... my mistake lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

You used the word teams quite a bit for something that had nothing to do with teams.
All individuals were in the same situation in the same environment it sounds like, so the individuals who adapted and stood out have better recruitment chances.

Yes, you're right - thank you. I forgot soccer is an individual sport and the concept of a "team" or "teamwork" or any sort of organized approach from players thrown onto the pitch with the same pinny color is irrelevant. Done rightly, soccer is a really just a bunch of individuals all running around doing their own thing without regard to any "team" ... my mistake lol

So, DC United U14's next year will be the 11 kids wearing team-orange pinnies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

You used the word teams quite a bit for something that had nothing to do with teams.
All individuals were in the same situation in the same environment it sounds like, so the individuals who adapted and stood out have better recruitment chances.

Yes, you're right - thank you. I forgot soccer is an individual sport and the concept of a "team" or "teamwork" or any sort of organized approach from players thrown onto the pitch with the same pinny color is irrelevant. Done rightly, soccer is a really just a bunch of individuals all running around doing their own thing without regard to any "team" ... my mistake lol

So, DC United U14's next year will be the 11 kids wearing team-orange pinnies

Or maybe it will be the 11 kids from the 3 strong teams who dominated possession against the 6 weaker teams and therefore had far more opportunities to get noticed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

That was a lot more detail than I could get from my kid. 😆 I can confirm that it was all scrimmages, however.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid attended, while I sat in the car, sipping coffee and catching up on phone calls to family members, a pleasant 90 minutes. Thus, disclaimer: my information about the tryout itself is all second hand from a tween boy ...

It was mostly scrimmages; kid felt there was not enough space (11v11 on a space appropriate for 7v7) and that few players seemed to have very many touches on the ball; teams seemed unbalanced in terms of talent and in terms of the type of players on a team (e.g., a team with 11 boys and 8 who play defender for their club) and he had no idea how the teams were chosen; within a team, the way the 11 boys decided on positions and formation for the scrimmage was left completely up to them, with the results you'd expect from such an approach with 12/13 year old boys who don't know one another lol ...

But overall he said it was "fine" and that he had fun and is glad he went. So all's well that ends well. We aren't expecting much to come of it but it was an experience.

You used the word teams quite a bit for something that had nothing to do with teams.
All individuals were in the same situation in the same environment it sounds like, so the individuals who adapted and stood out have better recruitment chances.

Yes, you're right - thank you. I forgot soccer is an individual sport and the concept of a "team" or "teamwork" or any sort of organized approach from players thrown onto the pitch with the same pinny color is irrelevant. Done rightly, soccer is a really just a bunch of individuals all running around doing their own thing without regard to any "team" ... my mistake lol

So, DC United U14's next year will be the 11 kids wearing team-orange pinnies

Or maybe it will be the 11 kids from the 3 strong teams who dominated possession against the 6 weaker teams and therefore had far more opportunities to get noticed.

Yes, because scouts look at team possession. Not individual skillsets.