ECNL moving to school year part 2
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Anonymous
90% of kids at Premier League club academies won't become professionals either So according to you, the Liverpool academy isn't a Pro Pathway for over 90% of the kids |
Anonymous
| I-95 isn't an interstate highway if you don't drive across state lines 😂 |
Anonymous
If it makes you feel better to tell yourself that your kid is on a pro “pathway” then by all means go for it. But you statistically, and literally, sound ridiculous if you say it out loud. |
Anonymous
So statistically, 99% of the academy players in the world are ridiculous if they say they are on a pro pathway? You obviously don't know what ridiculous is for you to say what you said |
Anonymous
Nearly 90 kids just got drafted in the MLS Super Draft Many will sign professional contracts They all came from the same leagues and clubs as many kids of dcum parents that you are saying aren't on a pathway to pro trajectory Go figure |
Anonymous
Who are these people that hate how things turned out for their lives that that hope others don't succeed? |
Anonymous
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Can someone explain the US club announcement about NPL, RL, ECNL?
I thought they are already all Connected and you can work your way up the latter. I’m not understanding what’s different? |
Anonymous
It's all PR? |
Anonymous
Fermin Lopez was on the Barcelona Academy B team as well. He is now a super exciting young talent that already has a hat trick for Barcelona. This obsession with what level team a player is on at this age is both strange and frankly pitiful. What matters above all else is technical and tactical development along with character. Whoever your kid is and whatever level he is currently playing, if he has your mentality (hopefully not) he will not succeed. |
Anonymous
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Parents think they won the race using whatever they can to get their kid on the A team. What they dont understand is A team coaches are paid to win they arent paid to develop. As an example, this means at the youngers level teaching players to pass and play as a team. This alone will beat most youngers teams. Unfortunately once you get to 11v11 the game changes from passing and tactics to more 1on1s and direct to goal. The problem is the A team youngers coaches beat 1on1 skills out of younger players for team wins using passing and tactics. If your kid isnt able to change their game up they get replaced. Meanwhile the B team players did whatever they could to survive which often includes 1on1 skills because they might have been the only talent on the team. Guess who gets moved up to the a team at 11v11? |
Anonymous
I'd love to see worthy B team players promoted. Guess what? It doesn't happen hardly enough, unless they change clubs. And maybe this year as we switch from BY to SY. Also, yes team tactics can trump individual athleticism BUT the reality is the great clubs and teams do BOTH and those are the clubs that have the pathways to college. Parents look for those clubs the most. |
Anonymous
It is true that top teams do both. However at younger ages coaches often go overboard on team for wins. This takes away from 1on1 ability. Where as B teams tend to have 1-2 top players that are all 1on1 who rely on athleticism. When you hit 11v11 things change and different types of players get opportunities. Just pointing out that being on the A team isnt always the best thing for your kid. Its hard to see this when you're in the eye of the storm. |
Anonymous
Sure, if you're not playing on A, B team is better, BUT rising from the B team is distinctly harder path, especially the older you get. |
Anonymous
I always looked at playing on the A team as one of those Monkey Paw wishes. In some ways its better but at the same time in many ways its worse. |
Anonymous
You could make the same point about switching clubs. It all depends what your goals are. |