Bethesda Soccer On Way Down

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

What am I saying?
Maybe you can't see my posts

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

What am I saying?
Maybe you can't see my posts

You’re the DCU defender on here from what it looks like and you’re actually saying nothing other than anyone who says things wrong about DCU doesn’t know what they are talking about. But, offers absolutely nothing to support an affirmative DCU argument. Respect your opinion but end of day, your opinion is only that the prior poster is wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

Wait, how do you know the PP is giving an honest opinion?
How do you know its not biased based on a personal agenda?
How do you know the PP is of a high enough level of expertise and knowledge that their opinion should be considered?

Why are only opinions being provided and statements that are easily refuted because of no evidence?

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

What am I saying?
Maybe you can't see my posts

You’re the DCU defender on here from what it looks like and you’re actually saying nothing other than anyone who says things wrong about DCU doesn’t know what they are talking about. But, offers absolutely nothing to support an affirmative DCU argument. Respect your opinion but end of day, your opinion is only that the prior poster is wrong.

It's not an opinion to say there are no facts in evidence.

Your need for exaggerations doesn't make your argument credible.

-The Washington Commanders are horrible

- Really, whats their record currently?

- Why you defending them. Its an opinion.

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

Wait, how do you know the PP is giving an honest opinion?
How do you know its not biased based on a personal agenda?
How do you know the PP is of a high enough level of expertise and knowledge that their opinion should be considered?

Why are only opinions being provided and statements that are easily refuted because of no evidence?

youre on an anonymous dc urban moms and dads soccer forum. How do you know anything is credible?? You don’t. You take it at face value just like all of the other posts. If there is an agenda, bias, no expertise, whatever, it doesn’t really matter. It is someone’s opinion. Just like you have yours. But the big difference is that the PP is stating an opinion and it is clearly based on something. I don’t really care what it is. I have to make the determination on my own whether I think it is credible. Just like I have to evaluate whether your posts are credible. An affirmative argument supporting a position is usually more credible than the you suck because you disagree with me position.

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

True, think DCU wiped SYC this past weekend all age groups.

No. The DCU U15s lost to SYC 1-0. The other age groups won. Think about the gravity of that in the context of the competitive landscape. Here you have a club that takes the best players from the all the local clubs and STILL can’t consistently beat them. If that isn’t an indictment on the coaching and development methodology at DCU I don’t know what is.

Only in America where the soccer dunce feel a comfortable right to speak loudly in public would someone say a U15 team lost a game 1:0 to a good opponent so it's a statement on the organization's overall individual player development methodology 🤣🤣

How soccer dumb are some of you folks?

Please tell us how that scoreboard tells the story of the individual development methodology? Be specific.

(I guess academies in South America, Africa, Europe and the rest of America never lose games at U15, or they all have bad player development?) lol

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

Wait, how do you know the PP is giving an honest opinion?
How do you know its not biased based on a personal agenda?
How do you know the PP is of a high enough level of expertise and knowledge that their opinion should be considered?

Why are only opinions being provided and statements that are easily refuted because of no evidence?

youre on an anonymous dc urban moms and dads soccer forum. How do you know anything is credible?? You don’t. You take it at face value just like all of the other posts. If there is an agenda, bias, no expertise, whatever, it doesn’t really matter. It is someone’s opinion. Just like you have yours. But the big difference is that the PP is stating an opinion and it is clearly based on something. I don’t really care what it is. I have to make the determination on my own whether I think it is credible. Just like I have to evaluate whether your posts are credible. An affirmative argument supporting a position is usually more credible than the you suck because you disagree with me position.

Point out the you suck because you disagree with me quotes 🙂

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

Wait, how do you know the PP is giving an honest opinion?
How do you know its not biased based on a personal agenda?
How do you know the PP is of a high enough level of expertise and knowledge that their opinion should be considered?

Why are only opinions being provided and statements that are easily refuted because of no evidence?

youre on an anonymous dc urban moms and dads soccer forum. How do you know anything is credible?? You don’t. You take it at face value just like all of the other posts. If there is an agenda, bias, no expertise, whatever, it doesn’t really matter. It is someone’s opinion. Just like you have yours. But the big difference is that the PP is stating an opinion and it is clearly based on something. I don’t really care what it is. I have to make the determination on my own whether I think it is credible. Just like I have to evaluate whether your posts are credible. An affirmative argument supporting a position is usually more credible than the you suck because you disagree with me position.

NP
You're saying all opinions are valid even if its obviously biased, subjective and not coming from an expert point of view?

It's a wonder we all didn't inject bleach to cure covid

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

True, think DCU wiped SYC this past weekend all age groups.

No. The DCU U15s lost to SYC 1-0. The other age groups won. Think about the gravity of that in the context of the competitive landscape. Here you have a club that takes the best players from the all the local clubs and STILL can’t consistently beat them. If that isn’t an indictment on the coaching and development methodology at DCU I don’t know what is.

Only in America where the soccer dunce feel a comfortable right to speak loudly in public would someone say a U15 team lost a game 1:0 to a good opponent so it's a statement on the organization's overall individual player development methodology 🤣🤣

How soccer dumb are some of you folks?

Please tell us how that scoreboard tells the story of the individual development methodology? Be specific.

(I guess academies in South America, Africa, Europe and the rest of America never lose games at U15, or they all have bad player development?) lol

Professional academies in Europe don’t lose to local teams because they have the best players and the best coaches. If they do it is because they are playing older kids. It would be like Real Madrid losing to the town team in the 4th division. It just doesnt happen. Of course u15 teams in Europe lose games. Just not to non professional academies. And if they do it is VERY rare. DCU has the best players but loses to local teams. Draw whatever conclusion you want about that.

If you have the best kids in the area and you’re a professional academy, you can’t draw the conclusion that the kids are developing if those teams are losing to local teams. If anything they should be absolutely shredding them. Your argument works if SYC and DCU are similarly situated but the reality is they aren’t. Winning doesn’t equal development. I agree. But no professional academy wants to lose to local teams.

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

True, think DCU wiped SYC this past weekend all age groups.

No. The DCU U15s lost to SYC 1-0. The other age groups won. Think about the gravity of that in the context of the competitive landscape. Here you have a club that takes the best players from the all the local clubs and STILL can’t consistently beat them. If that isn’t an indictment on the coaching and development methodology at DCU I don’t know what is.

Only in America where the soccer dunce feel a comfortable right to speak loudly in public would someone say a U15 team lost a game 1:0 to a good opponent so it's a statement on the organization's overall individual player development methodology 🤣🤣

How soccer dumb are some of you folks?

Please tell us how that scoreboard tells the story of the individual development methodology? Be specific.

(I guess academies in South America, Africa, Europe and the rest of America never lose games at U15, or they all have bad player development?) lol

But SYC is not a “good” opponent. Everyone knows that SYC can be beaten assuming you are the size and speed as they are and and/or have the technical skill to outplay them. Their game relies heavily on physicality, quick runs on the side, long passes, etc.

Presumably dcu has the more technically skilled players and equally strong and fast players yet they still lost.

FWIW, this whole discussion really applies only to players who are talented enough to make a run at a high level D1 or pro career and for that tiny number, they do care a lot about whether DCU is the right spot to be developed.

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Anonymous wrote:How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule. I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s. They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up." Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?

you sound really defensive. its a big physical fast team. It's ok.

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger, older more physically aggressive team.

now you sound extremely defensive. I love the players on that team. I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small. You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up." nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall. DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents. But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak. Not in one age, but all ages. It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled.
Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy. Why they bio band so much. Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite".

You again.
Seems it's a waste of time to keep telling you that you need to get over this personal gripe and grudge.
The DCU Academy is living in your head rent free and obviously causing a lot of stress and mental anguish.

Your lies, untruths, biased opinions all crafted to feed your anti-DCU narrative agenda is quite transparent.

You're that stalker ex boyfriend who can't take rejection.

Why don't you produce the age, height and weight of all the DCU Academy players and create a chart with the age, height and weight of all other MLS Clubs and Next teams?
Instead of shouting your made-up narrative that has no evidence nor facts to back it up.

Who are you and what are your credentials, experience and background at the highest levels of National and International youth Academy systems?
What coaching licenses do you hold?
Which Category 1 International academies have you coached?

You think everyone on DCUM lacks soccer knowledge above Rec to swallow your nonsense?

Not PP but we’ve seen DCU and Philadelphia U and NY Red Bull academies play and it’s clear DCU is not on par with those academies.

So the reasons for that is fair game esp for families who’s kids are going to be scouted. I don’t think you’ve really countered some of PPs arguments.

Like what exactly is their style of play?

Why do you need to know the DCU Academy style of play?
If your kid is there, then your kid knows.

If your kid isn't there and won't be there, it has zero relevance to your life.

Their style of play is basically kick and run soccer. Kick it to fast and big kids and hope they run on it and score. The most direct football you can play, they are playing that. Meaning that the touch rate for the players is far lower than a true possession based academy or team. Touch rate over time has a direct correlation to development.

Lies

Only a person who hasn't watched or don't know what they're watching because of soccer ignorance or has an agenda of propaganda would make such a statement.

Whatever the case, I'm sure the players and DCU isn't concerned about some idiot with a beef hiding anonymously throwing pebbles online

Probably not. But you sure seem to be.

Sometimes the liars and toxic fraud agenda people need to be checked so they don't get too comfortable

But honestly, not PP, how have you rebutted that posters points? Seems pretty reasonable.

You must only be reading one side.
I see plenty rebuttals.

There is nothing but time wasted in dealing with biased personal opinions that have nothing of substance as evidence or facts.

Only facts, truths and verifiable evidence requires a counter argument with facts, evidence and truth.

Everything else is peeing in the wind

- Strawberry sucks, vanilla is the best
- No, Vanilla sucks, chocolate is the best

so then why do you participate on this forum considering that is all it is anyway? All your posts are the same. One post says yes you say no. It is what it is. At least the PP gives his honest opinion. You just say his opinion is wrong and offer absolutely nothing to support what you’re saying.

Wait, how do you know the PP is giving an honest opinion?
How do you know its not biased based on a personal agenda?
How do you know the PP is of a high enough level of expertise and knowledge that their opinion should be considered?

Why are only opinions being provided and statements that are easily refuted because of no evidence?

youre on an anonymous dc urban moms and dads soccer forum. How do you know anything is credible?? You don’t. You take it at face value just like all of the other posts. If there is an agenda, bias, no expertise, whatever, it doesn’t really matter. It is someone’s opinion. Just like you have yours. But the big difference is that the PP is stating an opinion and it is clearly based on something. I don’t really care what it is. I have to make the determination on my own whether I think it is credible. Just like I have to evaluate whether your posts are credible. An affirmative argument supporting a position is usually more credible than the you suck because you disagree with me position.

NP
You're saying all opinions are valid even if its obviously biased, subjective and not coming from an expert point of view?

It's a wonder we all didn't inject bleach to cure covid

everyone can have an opinion. That’s what the forum is for. You dont have to agree.

[Anonymous]

will a bad team like this release the "applied teams" list for their tournament in a month or so

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I noticed Bethesda doesn't post or share game videos anymore. I see Veo being used but why don't they share it with the opposing team?

That's not cool

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind that these same syc u15s that beat dc 1-0 also beat dc 2-1 last season in April. This shows that maybe dc needs to work on some development through the ages, or syc 2010 age group is actually a very good team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I noticed Bethesda doesn't post or share game videos anymore. I see Veo being used but why don't they share it with the opposing team?

That's not cool

isnt it an ECNL rule that you have to share?