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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a soccer forum and youth soccer dominant. There are youth forums for many stated for both boys and girls.

Parents want their DC to win or be part of the best league. It’s natural and creates discussion and debate. Before internet, parents read the local newspaper to see results, most notably the local Gazette.

There will always be a debate and one side will always be the favorite. For now and the foreseeable future, ECNL is that league. Sure, some teams play “kickball” while others play possession.

FYI, “kickball” is in fact a style, and those who can connect often win games. While it’s not my preference, some coaches teach that way. If you don’t like that style, find another club that plays possession.

+1 If a team is playing a high line and there is space behind to exploit then we will employ the ol' kickball, teaching the kids how to play the ball into space, rather than to feet, and when it's appropriate to do so.

Agree, and because 1 out of 5 teams play kickball then teach and practice how to face teams that play kickball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a soccer forum and youth soccer dominant. There are youth forums for many stated for both boys and girls.

Parents want their DC to win or be part of the best league. It’s natural and creates discussion and debate. Before internet, parents read the local newspaper to see results, most notably the local Gazette.

There will always be a debate and one side will always be the favorite. For now and the foreseeable future, ECNL is that league. Sure, some teams play “kickball” while others play possession.

FYI, “kickball” is in fact a style, and those who can connect often win games. While it’s not my preference, some coaches teach that way. If you don’t like that style, find another club that plays possession.

+1 If a team is playing a high line and there is space behind to exploit then we will employ the ol' kickball, teaching the kids how to play the ball into space, rather than to feet, and when it's appropriate to do so.

Agree, and because 1 out of 5 teams play kickball then teach and practice how to face teams that play kickball.

Correction 4 out o 5.

[Anonymous]

Nearly every team DC comes across plays a high line with a flat 3, 4 or 5 in the back with no idea how to balance the field. It was how other teams were beating DC's team but fortunately the coaches addressed it and fixed it last season. There are break-downs at time but not as often as there are for the other teams still playing a high line. This is NCSL-level, where this makes me think most coaches have no concept of defensive tactics. Not sure what ECNL or EDP looks like in that regard.

[Anonymous]

Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

Oh my god.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

Pretty awful to watch all the way around. Do girls just not work on technical skills that much after U11s/U12? A couple of decent players but I guess this is where top boys soccer begins to look totally different than top girls soccer.

[Anonymous]

Shows how full of it the “high line” posters at the top of this page are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

Was this actually posted in an attempt to impress? It looked like a volley ball game.

It took 8 minutes before there was one 3 pass sequence. Seriously, that was terrible.

[Anonymous]

All NOVA teams have a loss except for Arlington keep yapping

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

Pretty awful to watch all the way around. Do girls just not work on technical skills that much after U11s/U12? A couple of decent players but I guess this is where top boys soccer begins to look totally different than top girls soccer.

Just remember they are all young and still developing. They do not work on technical skill much at practice before u11/u12 or after. They tell you technical work is done outside of practice. There is a big emphasis on strength and conditioning. You do have some skilled girls but when you mixed in the one still developing technically(or not working on technical skills) it can really slow down speed of play.

It’s kind of a self perpetuating cycle. The over all lack of technical skills/vision means slower speed of play- holding the ball too long, dribbling in to pressure, bad touches, bad passes, turnovers when pressured, etc. This slows down the game and creates 50/50 balls when the team should easily have maintained possession. The slower speed of play allows fast and physical players to have a greater impact on the game. The fast physical player can close space, make contact and push the other player off the ball. They also win the 50/50 balls(see speed of play). There are a lot more fast physical players vs fast technical players. So coaches select those type of players. Some of the technical players actually stop playing at this age because it is not fun but frustrating for them.

A high speed of play means the ball is off the player’s foot with an accurate pass to space or to another player before the other teams player can close and make contact. This is usually one to two touches or holding the ball for 1-3 seconds. The game is less physical when the speed of play is high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All NOVA teams have a loss except for Arlington keep yapping

Arlington 04/03 have yet to win

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

Pretty awful to watch all the way around. Do girls just not work on technical skills that much after U11s/U12? A couple of decent players but I guess this is where top boys soccer begins to look totally different than top girls soccer.

Just remember they are all young and still developing. They do not work on technical skill much at practice before u11/u12 or after. They tell you technical work is done outside of practice. There is a big emphasis on strength and conditioning. You do have some skilled girls but when you mixed in the one still developing technically(or not working on technical skills) it can really slow down speed of play.

It’s kind of a self perpetuating cycle. The over all lack of technical skills/vision means slower speed of play- holding the ball too long, dribbling in to pressure, bad touches, bad passes, turnovers when pressured, etc. This slows down the game and creates 50/50 balls when the team should easily have maintained possession. The slower speed of play allows fast and physical players to have a greater impact on the game. The fast physical player can close space, make contact and push the other player off the ball. They also win the 50/50 balls(see speed of play). There are a lot more fast physical players vs fast technical players. So coaches select those type of players. Some of the technical players actually stop playing at this age because it is not fun but frustrating for them.

A high speed of play means the ball is off the player’s foot with an accurate pass to space or to another player before the other teams player can close and make contact. This is usually one to two touches or holding the ball for 1-3 seconds. The game is less physical when the speed of play is high.

Of course they should not do technical in practice. I don’t see that on top boys teams after U10, if at all. But I would expect them to work on it - a lot more outside of practice, or for selections to focus more on players with better first touch, ambidexterity, and considerably better passing accuracy and weight.

[Anonymous]

1. You’re Monday morning quarterbacking
2. Everything is slower on video
3. You’re a d for posting this. These are 7/8th graders

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1iTJe2JYk[/youtube]

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Was this actually posted in an attempt to impress? It looked like a volley ball game.

It took 8 minutes before there was one 3 pass sequence. Seriously, that was terrible. [/quote]

Agreed. There were numerous sequences where there were 10-15 incomplete passes in a row. Truly unreal. It appears extremely mechanical. Lots of play to the middle down to wing and whack into mixer in the rare times when three consecutive passes were completed. Just awful.

[Anonymous]

Why are you posting videos of underaged children ?