Anyone attend the Boys Arlington ID session

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling the ID sessions are just a formality. My U12 DS is a not an Arlington player, but knows may of the boys there through other training sessions over the years and would consider his level on par and his skills/technique better than most. After watching the session and seeing the ball being kicked all over the place I cannot see how any technical player can get noticed if they are not also big/fast/aggressive and going after that ball like all the other boys in that scrimmage free for all. Don’t think my DS would get noticed unless that scrimmage starts looking like some form of intelligent soccer.

+1 Do not waste time by attending Arlington ID sessions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling the ID sessions are just a formality. My U12 DS is a not an Arlington player, but knows may of the boys there through other training sessions over the years and would consider his level on par and his skills/technique better than most. After watching the session and seeing the ball being kicked all over the place I cannot see how any technical player can get noticed if they are not also big/fast/aggressive and going after that ball like all the other boys in that scrimmage free for all. Don’t think my DS would get noticed unless that scrimmage starts looking like some form of intelligent soccer.

+1 Do not waste time by attending Arlington ID sessions.

+1 clearly your little messi shouldn’t waste his time. Plenty of other opportunities at all the “academies” in the area.

[Anonymous]

Weren’t there only like 20 kids at the first ID session?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weren’t there only like 20 kids at the first ID session?

Which age group?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Weren’t there only like 20 kids at the first ID session?

Which age group?

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weren’t there only like 20 kids at the first ID session?

They had 2 fields going so I would say about 40-50 kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling the ID sessions are just a formality. My U12 DS is a not an Arlington player, but knows may of the boys there through other training sessions over the years and would consider his level on par and his skills/technique better than most. After watching the session and seeing the ball being kicked all over the place I cannot see how any technical player can get noticed if they are not also big/fast/aggressive and going after that ball like all the other boys in that scrimmage free for all. Don’t think my DS would get noticed unless that scrimmage starts looking like some form of intelligent soccer.

Winnowing the field by selecting only players whose mon/dad considers "his level on par and his skills/technique better than most" will not get them anywhere.
Welcome to the US, where 90 percent of people are above average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I get the feeling the ID sessions are just a formality. My U12 DS is a not an Arlington player, but knows may of the boys there through other training sessions over the years and would consider his level on par and his skills/technique better than most. After watching the session and seeing the ball being kicked all over the place I cannot see how any technical player can get noticed if they are not also big/fast/aggressive and going after that ball like all the other boys in that scrimmage free for all. Don’t think my DS would get noticed unless that scrimmage starts looking like some form of intelligent soccer.

Winnowing the field by selecting only players whose mon/dad considers "his level on par and his skills/technique better than most" will not get them anywhere.
Welcome to the US, where 90 percent of people are above average.

I have trophies to prove it