Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So many haters. Unreal. Maybe something positive to focus on would be the amount of women’s soccer talent in the DMV, and especially in the Loudoun County area. Not sure what the future holds, but GA and ECNL must realize that this is the hot bed. Why else would there be so much drama. Peeps…enjoy the ride.
The drama is about the money not the talent. There really isn’t a lot of talent. Most of the best potential gets out early. There’s no team play in the system. Those that actually learn team play are few and guess what, they get recruited. TSJ and VRSC coaches have success with this and as a result their players are sought. LS focuses on kids that are fast early which reinforces playing the wrong way. As they get older, they struggle. Pay to play gets in the way.
You can't be more right. I’ve seen this so often, it’s practically on replay. Once, an LS coach told me, “I can’t teach speed,” which was my light bulb moment that he might be in the “teaching” the wrong sport. Soccer is not like other sports; it is not just about speed and how big you are… Nothing will change until we, and yes, that includes nearly everyone here, stop obsessing over winning at the age of six and start focusing on genuinely developing athletes. And don’t get me started on the pay-to-play model and the endless leagues. Do we really need that many leagues? I know, I know... it’s all about Benjamins. In the end, there’s a fortune to be made in kids' sports.