Girls DA 2018-19 Season

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SpiritVAParent wrote:I thought I would follow RSD’s example and own my posts here. I watched my DD’s 04 game against FCV this afternoon. They lost, not a surprise, but not by as much as before. 3-0, and one of the goals was unlucky because the FCV player kicked it out of the keeper’s hands after a save. It looks to me like the defense is working well, the midfield is shaky, and the forwards are not effective. My DD tells me the coaching has been focused on the back and is moving forward. They’ll still contend for last place in the division, but the team is improving and holding their own agains a very talented FCV team. I’d like to see them play Mclean or BRYC or another ECNL team in a scrimmage.

This post is misleading. I watched the game as well and the FCV goalkeeper had to make one save and that was on a long free kick right to her. WS, smartly, packed it in and that kept the score down. WS do play a nice brand of soccer but the tale
nt just isn't there yet.

I noticed that too, but if you say that here, there is a couple of Spirit parents that will jump up and down and cry foul and just say you hate Spirit, rather than acknowledge the lack of talent in the club. Maybe down the road, they will recruit better.

You're absolutely right. Everyone gets so defensive. Simple, if you're considering the DA or ECNL, you should go watch the games when they are local and don't pay attention to the score so much. Watch the coaches interact with the players, the style of play and the improvement over the season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SpiritVAParent wrote:I thought I would follow RSD’s example and own my posts here. I watched my DD’s 04 game against FCV this afternoon. They lost, not a surprise, but not by as much as before. 3-0, and one of the goals was unlucky because the FCV player kicked it out of the keeper’s hands after a save. It looks to me like the defense is working well, the midfield is shaky, and the forwards are not effective. My DD tells me the coaching has been focused on the back and is moving forward. They’ll still contend for last place in the division, but the team is improving and holding their own agains a very talented FCV team. I’d like to see them play Mclean or BRYC or another ECNL team in a scrimmage.

This post is misleading. I watched the game as well and the FCV goalkeeper had to make one save and that was on a long free kick right to her. WS, smartly, packed it in and that kept the score down. WS do play a nice brand of soccer but the tale
nt just isn't there yet.

I noticed that too, but if you say that here, there is a couple of Spirit parents that will jump up and down and cry foul and just say you hate Spirit, rather than acknowledge the lack of talent in the club. Maybe down the road, they will recruit better.

You're absolutely right. Everyone gets so defensive. Simple, if you're considering the DA or ECNL, you should go watch the games when they are local and don't pay attention to the score so much. Watch the coaches interact with the players, the style of play and the improvement over the season.

And definitely DONT talk to the parents about their team. You won't get an honest answer.

[Anonymous]

True, then you can decide if the program is worth it. It's hard on the girls' side to have both a quality program and also find talented girls for your DD to train with. Which is ironic given the plethora of options available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SpiritVAParent wrote:I thought I would follow RSD’s example and own my posts here. I watched my DD’s 04 game against FCV this afternoon. They lost, not a surprise, but not by as much as before. 3-0, and one of the goals was unlucky because the FCV player kicked it out of the keeper’s hands after a save. It looks to me like the defense is working well, the midfield is shaky, and the forwards are not effective. My DD tells me the coaching has been focused on the back and is moving forward. They’ll still contend for last place in the division, but the team is improving and holding their own agains a very talented FCV team. I’d like to see them play Mclean or BRYC or another ECNL team in a scrimmage.

This post is misleading. I watched the game as well and the FCV goalkeeper had to make one save and that was on a long free kick right to her. WS, smartly, packed it in and that kept the score down. WS do play a nice brand of soccer but the tale
nt just isn't there yet.

I noticed that too, but if you say that here, there is a couple of Spirit parents that will jump up and down and cry foul and just say you hate Spirit, rather than acknowledge the lack of talent in the club. Maybe down the road, they will recruit better.

No Spirit parent has ever made the case that their current overall talent is at the level of FCV or other established clubs. Notice how nobody attacked the assertion that you replied to.

[Anonymous]

The developmental opportunity comes with having a track record of success. That attracts and retains the better players. It also helps you capitalize on the growth opportunities that come with playing better. If you have a track record of consistently poor standings across the board, you get matched up with lesser competition at showcases and you attract lesser talent. Better players like to play with talent. Or they end up leaving.

Every club has to do what affords its players the opportunity to effectively compete against better, which in turn opens up more opportunities against better. For example, play off level teams match up against other play off level teams. That level of skill, expertise, and exposure only comes when a team can demonstrate that it can compete.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

SpiritVAParent wrote:I thought I would follow RSD’s example and own my posts here. I watched my DD’s 04 game against FCV this afternoon. They lost, not a surprise, but not by as much as before. 3-0, and one of the goals was unlucky because the FCV player kicked it out of the keeper’s hands after a save. It looks to me like the defense is working well, the midfield is shaky, and the forwards are not effective. My DD tells me the coaching has been focused on the back and is moving forward. They’ll still contend for last place in the division, but the team is improving and holding their own agains a very talented FCV team. I’d like to see them play Mclean or BRYC or another ECNL team in a scrimmage.

This post is misleading. I watched the game as well and the FCV goalkeeper had to make one save and that was on a long free kick right to her. WS, smartly, packed it in and that kept the score down. WS do play a nice brand of soccer but the tale
nt just isn't there yet.

I noticed that too, but if you say that here, there is a couple of Spirit parents that will jump up and down and cry foul and just say you hate Spirit, rather than acknowledge the lack of talent in the club. Maybe down the road, they will recruit better.

No Spirit parent has ever made the case that their current overall talent is at the level of FCV or other established clubs. Notice how nobody attacked the assertion that you replied to.

That is actually contradicted by numerous posts in the past on this and other threads.

However, if everyone acknowledges the lack of talent, then why is there so much playing up? You don't play up fi you can't keep up. And if you aren't killing it in your own age group, you sure don't need to be playing up into the next one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The developmental opportunity comes with having a track record of success. That attracts and retains the better players. It also helps you capitalize on the growth opportunities that come with playing better. If you have a track record of consistently poor standings across the board, you get matched up with lesser competition at showcases and you attract lesser talent. Better players like to play with talent. Or they end up leaving.

Every club has to do what affords its players the opportunity to effectively compete against better, which in turn opens up more opportunities against better. For example, play off level teams match up against other play off level teams. That level of skill, expertise, and exposure only comes when a team can demonstrate that it can compete.

And some things simply take time to grow and develop. Clubs, regardless of talent pool have the opportunity to develop the players to the players own potential.

[Anonymous]

If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

this is you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

this is you

https://i.imgur.com/qAqrsdU.png

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

[Anonymous]

If you are going to say something like " Clubs, regardless of talent pool have the opportunity to develop the players to the players own potential." as an excuse for playing up players that can't keep up, then people have a right to call it out as a bunch of crap. Spirit has a lack of talent and playing players up doesn't hide that fact.

I invite everyone and anyone on this board to watch the games. See the lack of talent and watch the play ups, if you can find the poor invisible little darlings, as they will be the ones who can't hang onto the ball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

We've all heard you and nobody but you cares. I am not debating your point I am only saying that you are now a broken record.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

We've all heard you and nobody but you cares. I am not debating your point I am only saying that you are now a broken record.

That's your opinion. Thank you for sharing. Someone claimed that no one was denying the talent pool problem at Spirit. I just showed that they do deny it. They think Spirit has a talent pool problem, oh but except their special little Mia, who is just so gosh darn amazing, she has to play up, because she is under challenged in her own age group. Sorry, but you don't own the thread. I will call a spade a spade whenever it comes up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't keeping up against an older age group team, you aren't doing well. You're just running around and expending energy that would be better served in your own age group where you might have a chance at making a contribution.

We've all heard you and nobody but you cares. I am not debating your point I am only saying that you are now a broken record.

That's your opinion. Thank you for sharing. Someone claimed that no one was denying the talent pool problem at Spirit. I just showed that they do deny it. They think Spirit has a talent pool problem, oh but except their special little Mia, who is just so gosh darn amazing, she has to play up, because she is under challenged in her own age group. Sorry, but you don't own the thread. I will call a spade a spade whenever it comes up.

How is saying that each club has to develop their own talent pools to their own potential a denial of the difference in overall depth of talent? ALL players have their best possible potential but not all players have the possible potential. See the difference?