DA vs ECNL vs everything else

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The difference between soccer and other sports (at least mainstream US sports) is that you have end-to-end free flowing play -- like basketball and hockey -- but there are 22 players. Not to take anything away from those 2 sports, but it's easier to play collectively and with cohesion when you have 4 teammates (not counting goalies) vs. 9 in soccer.

They're easier to play? Otay!

NO THEY'RE NOT.

It's the same level of sophistication.

Correct --- same level of sophistication. You may have less players, but you also have considerably less real estate to work with as well.

So for you two, 1v1 soccer, 3v3 soccer, 9v9 soccer or 11v11 soccer are all same level of sophistication. Impressively smart.

What I find impressively smart is your ability to run your mouth without actually saying anything. Cheers!

Maybe you're right. Maybe the game is so sophisticated that the average peasent cant comprehend it. At least that would explain why so many coaches are garbage. - Palms up-Shoulder shrug

Quick, someone hire the guy with the accent. Surly, he must know how to coach.....You mean John from Manchester? The guy with the Capri pants that sits in the Pub all day and never coached?......Yeah him. He's English. He'll do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The difference between soccer and other sports (at least mainstream US sports) is that you have end-to-end free flowing play -- like basketball and hockey -- but there are 22 players. Not to take anything away from those 2 sports, but it's easier to play collectively and with cohesion when you have 4 teammates (not counting goalies) vs. 9 in soccer.

They're easier to play? Otay!

NO THEY'RE NOT.

It's the same level of sophistication.

Correct --- same level of sophistication. You may have less players, but you also have considerably less real estate to work with as well.

So for you two, 1v1 soccer, 3v3 soccer, 9v9 soccer or 11v11 soccer are all same level of sophistication. Impressively smart.

What I find impressively smart is your ability to run your mouth without actually saying anything. Cheers!

Maybe you're right. Maybe the game is so sophisticated that the average peasent cant comprehend it. At least that would explain why so many coaches are garbage. - Palms up-Shoulder shrug

Quick, someone hire the guy with the accent. Surly, he must know how to coach.....You mean John from Manchester? The guy with the Capri pants that sits in the Pub all day and never coached?......Yeah him. He's English. He'll do.

I guess you are one of those soccer mom/dad who kept yelling "kick it!" "clear!" at sideline. Yeah, soccer is simple to you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did BRYC 02 or 03 lose any girls to DA this year.
I'd heard some rumblings about girls on those teams looking at DA options.
Couldn't happen to a nicer coach.

Not sure if your coach comment was sarcasm?

I’ve heard of 02 losses but so far, no 03 losses.

Who picked them up?

WS

[Anonymous]

In reality BRYC continues to lose players to WS, both last year and this year.

[Anonymous]

Can we at least agree that it's by nature much harder to control a ball by feet than by hands?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we at least agree that it's by nature much harder to control a ball by feet than by hands?

Not if you 360 shield the ball.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we at least agree that it's by nature much harder to control a ball by feet than by hands?

Not if you 360 shield the ball.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can we at least agree that it's by nature much harder to control a ball by feet than by hands?

Not if you 360 shield the ball.

I didn't mean in a game situation. Just a person with no experience trying to play with a soccer ball or a basketball.

[Anonymous]

Not surprising that kids leaving both Mclean and or BRYC for WS. There is opportunity at Spirit that may not be with their current team. At the older age groups, everything is position specific. Some teams are deep at certain positions which may cause a player to go elsewhere to get more minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not surprising that kids leaving both Mclean and or BRYC for WS. There is opportunity at Spirit that may not be with their current team. At the older age groups, everything is position specific. Some teams are deep at certain positions which may cause a player to go elsewhere to get more minutes.

While I agree with what you're saying as one reason others are definitely leaving for the longer season and greater exposure that comes inherent to the DA. There are also top players that leave/left without it being an issue of minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not surprising that kids leaving both Mclean and or BRYC for WS. There is opportunity at Spirit that may not be with their current team. At the older age groups, everything is position specific. Some teams are deep at certain positions which may cause a player to go elsewhere to get more minutes.

While I agree with what you're saying as one reason others are definitely leaving for the longer season and greater exposure that comes inherent to the DA. There are also top players that leave/left without it being an issue of minutes.

Well then that's great news for Spirit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not surprising that kids leaving both Mclean and or BRYC for WS. There is opportunity at Spirit that may not be with their current team. At the older age groups, everything is position specific. Some teams are deep at certain positions which may cause a player to go elsewhere to get more minutes.

While I agree with what you're saying as one reason others are definitely leaving for the longer season and greater exposure that comes inherent to the DA. There are also top players that leave/left without it being an issue of minutes.

Well then that's great news for Spirit

Heard WS took a couple players from other clubs NPL "B" teams but passed on ones from those clubs "A" teams. Confused parents who politicked their DDs onto A teams may now commence head explosions.

[Anonymous]

Are there any Maryland parents on this Board? The silence is deafening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not surprising that kids leaving both Mclean and or BRYC for WS. There is opportunity at Spirit that may not be with their current team. At the older age groups, everything is position specific. Some teams are deep at certain positions which may cause a player to go elsewhere to get more minutes.

While I agree with what you're saying as one reason others are definitely leaving for the longer season and greater exposure that comes inherent to the DA. There are also top players that leave/left without it being an issue of minutes.

Well then that's great news for Spirit

Heard WS took a couple players from other clubs NPL "B" teams but passed on ones from those clubs "A" teams. Confused parents who politicked their DDs onto A teams may now commence head explosions.

They mostly went Loudoun ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not surprising that kids leaving both Mclean and or BRYC for WS. There is opportunity at Spirit that may not be with their current team. At the older age groups, everything is position specific. Some teams are deep at certain positions which may cause a player to go elsewhere to get more minutes.

While I agree with what you're saying as one reason others are definitely leaving for the longer season and greater exposure that comes inherent to the DA. There are also top players that leave/left without it being an issue of minutes.

Well then that's great news for Spirit

Heard WS took a couple players from other clubs NPL "B" teams but passed on ones from those clubs "A" teams. Confused parents who politicked their DDs onto A teams may now commence head explosions.

DA is position specific. So a team theoretically would take a B team defender over a A team striker if fits the teams needs.