McLean Soccer and CCL Nextgen

[Anonymous]

And wrong.

[Anonymous]

What was the unique coaching issue? It seems surprising that the teams would drop in performance so much due to one weak coach. And did that coach leave the club?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't you folks change sports? After that video of your high school kids fighting against Langley, you should be prepping for round 2!

Link?

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/high-school-rivalry-turns-violent-in-northern-virginia-mcdonalds-brawl

[Anonymous]

FPYCparent wrote:(I realize the original topic focused on U9/U10 teams, so please forgive me for this NCSL U11 girls-centric post. My DD's U11 team plays in another NCSL division, so I have an interest in this age group as a whole.)

If YouthSoccerRankings are worth anything, the McLean 2008/U11 Green girls team is definitely the top squad in NCSL for the age group. I think these YSR pages are for the same McLean team (Green):

https://youthsoccerrankings.us/team.html?teamId=2690084
https://youthsoccerrankings.us/team.html?teamId=2710995


During the fall NCSL season, McLean Green won all nine games, with 54 goals for and 4 goals against.

http://ncsl-soccer.com/_element_display/#%2F80738%2Fteams%2F92552093%2F92717847-92552241%2FTEAM.html%3Fdummy%3D1548961701099

In this NCSL age group, there were six other girls teams (out of a total of 35) that allowed fewer than 10 goals in the 8- or 9-game season. Only one of those teams was already in the same division with McLean Green.

In hindsight, it appears that "only" four other teams in the top 10-team division truly belonged (per YSR). If NCSL were to promote/relegate teams for the spring in this age group, perhaps McLean Green would face a higher, more consistent level of competition across the entire season in a 10-team division. But, based on the numbers as they are, McLean should come out on top, as they are one YSR point better than all other teams (26.09/26.67 vs. second-highest 24.78 as of early January).

One of the problems of putting your top teams in NCSL is the lack of divisions. Then at U13, they move those teams into Girls ECNL where they are unprepared.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

FPYCparent wrote:(I realize the original topic focused on U9/U10 teams, so please forgive me for this NCSL U11 girls-centric post. My DD's U11 team plays in another NCSL division, so I have an interest in this age group as a whole.)

If YouthSoccerRankings are worth anything, the McLean 2008/U11 Green girls team is definitely the top squad in NCSL for the age group. I think these YSR pages are for the same McLean team (Green):

https://youthsoccerrankings.us/team.html?teamId=2690084
https://youthsoccerrankings.us/team.html?teamId=2710995


During the fall NCSL season, McLean Green won all nine games, with 54 goals for and 4 goals against.

http://ncsl-soccer.com/_element_display/#%2F80738%2Fteams%2F92552093%2F92717847-92552241%2FTEAM.html%3Fdummy%3D1548961701099

In this NCSL age group, there were six other girls teams (out of a total of 35) that allowed fewer than 10 goals in the 8- or 9-game season. Only one of those teams was already in the same division with McLean Green.

In hindsight, it appears that "only" four other teams in the top 10-team division truly belonged (per YSR). If NCSL were to promote/relegate teams for the spring in this age group, perhaps McLean Green would face a higher, more consistent level of competition across the entire season in a 10-team division. But, based on the numbers as they are, McLean should come out on top, as they are one YSR point better than all other teams (26.09/26.67 vs. second-highest 24.78 as of early January).

One of the problems of putting your top teams in NCSL is the lack of divisions. Then at U13, they move those teams into Girls ECNL where they are unprepared.

NP. And I'm not trying to be snarky, so please don't take this the wrong way, but why would a team not be prepared if they are being coached properly? Do games really improve a player/team or is it the training? I would think its the training more than the competition.

[Anonymous]

BRYC doesn't even play in a league before U13.

[Anonymous]

You don't know what a team needs to improve on when they win all games by a landslide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't know what a team needs to improve on when they win all games by a landslide.

Ok good point, but they play tourneys and could play up a year in NCSL if necessary.

[Anonymous]

Tell mclean the U12's and U11's should play a year up in NCSL. let us know what they say.

[Anonymous]

in that case, maybe find a club/coach that focuses on player development as #1 priority vs. winning. If I felt the way you do, I don't think I'd be playing at MSC.

[Anonymous]

Have heard there is a lot of dissatisfaction amongst the parents of the BRYC teams in the U9-U12 age groups. Heard BRYC was kicked out of CCL for same reason McLean was but a year earlier. Boys teams are playing NCSL with the same issues as the McLean teams (no top competition) and girls teams are only doing tournaments. Parents complain the kids are bored with hardly any games and aren't performing well in tournaments because they don't have much game experience. Also on the girls side there is one coach for all 8 teams. Their players are showing up at other clubs practices.... Will be interesting to see how the 2007 age groups will perform next year in ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have heard there is a lot of dissatisfaction amongst the parents of the BRYC teams in the U9-U12 age groups. Heard BRYC was kicked out of CCL for same reason McLean was but a year earlier. Boys teams are playing NCSL with the same issues as the McLean teams (no top competition) and girls teams are only doing tournaments. Parents complain the kids are bored with hardly any games and aren't performing well in tournaments because they don't have much game experience. Also on the girls side there is one coach for all 8 teams. Their players are showing up at other clubs practices.... Will be interesting to see how the 2007 age groups will perform next year in ECNL.

FWIW, this is not what people have reported in this thread about Mclean boys. It has been said on this thread that the girls did not face strong competition in the un-sorted division-less ages. However, this was not the case for the McLean boys. NCSL doesn't publish records for U9 and U10 but in a two-second search of NCSL I see that McLean's top U11 team was 2-6-1, their second team must be in another league, their third team was 2-6-1, and their fourth team was 0-9-0. Their U12s did a lot better and seem, well, appropriately placed: Top team was 6-2-1 in Division 2 of NCSL. The third team had the same record but in Division 5. The fourth team was 4-4-1 in Division 6.

The two BRYC boys teams I see at U-11 are 5-3 and and 2-5-2. I see that the top U12 team was 6-3 in Division 1 and their second team is in Division 6. I don't see any dominance or boredom here.

[Anonymous]

08 DD. Very good player. Would it be better to skip NCSL again. Go tryout for ASA's u12 CCL team this Spring? That team would be pre-DA next year. If DD can't make the full DA the following year, then come back for ECNL. Thoughts on this plan? TIA.

[Anonymous]

What is her current team?

[Anonymous]

Assume she is good enough to be a starter on ASA Red