Arlington ADP tryouts yesterday

[Anonymous]

So what did people think? My first one and it looked like total chaos. Anytime I looked over at the coaches, they all seemed to be facing away talking to the coaches standing with other groups. I don't know how they can figure out anything from it.

[Anonymous]

Been with Arlington for many years now, and unfortunately that is standard operating procedure at tryouts. Coaches with different field assignments standing next to each other talking and not paying attention to what is going on in front of them, and at times even facing away from the field they are supposed to be watching. It's ridiculous. To be noticed your kid has to (a) have the good fortune of getting a good opportunity in the course of the game, (b) pull it off, and (c) be lucky to have the coach paying attention at the time. Item (c) should be a given since that is what they are supposed to be doing, but sadly it is not.

If you were with Villareal/ABGC and wanted to move, however, ASA would give you and your teammates a separate tryout and likely offer you not only a spot on the Red team, but financial aid as well.

ASA is much more focused on recruiting and otherwise gathering all the good players in the area into the club than developing the players that are already in its club. It results in wins, but what really has been accomplished?

[Anonymous]

How many girls showed up?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many girls showed up?

100 for 70 spots

140 boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been with Arlington for many years now, and unfortunately that is standard operating procedure at tryouts. Coaches with different field assignments standing next to each other talking and not paying attention to what is going on in front of them, and at times even facing away from the field they are supposed to be watching. It's ridiculous. To be noticed your kid has to (a) have the good fortune of getting a good opportunity in the course of the game, (b) pull it off, and (c) be lucky to have the coach paying attention at the time. Item (c) should be a given since that is what they are supposed to be doing, but sadly it is not.

If you were with Villareal/ABGC and wanted to move, however, ASA would give you and your teammates a separate tryout and likely offer you not only a spot on the Red team, but financial aid as well.

ASA is much more focused on recruiting and otherwise gathering all the good players in the area into the club than developing the players that are already in its club. It results in wins, but what really has been accomplished?

Sounds exactly like BSC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been with Arlington for many years now, and unfortunately that is standard operating procedure at tryouts. Coaches with different field assignments standing next to each other talking and not paying attention to what is going on in front of them, and at times even facing away from the field they are supposed to be watching. It's ridiculous. To be noticed your kid has to (a) have the good fortune of getting a good opportunity in the course of the game, (b) pull it off, and (c) be lucky to have the coach paying attention at the time. Item (c) should be a given since that is what they are supposed to be doing, but sadly it is not.

If you were with Villareal/ABGC and wanted to move, however, ASA would give you and your teammates a separate tryout and likely offer you not only a spot on the Red team, but financial aid as well.

ASA is much more focused on recruiting and otherwise gathering all the good players in the area into the club than developing the players that are already in its club. It results in wins, but what really has been accomplished?

Have a lot of girls from Villarreal moved over to Arlington?

[Anonymous]

^ nobody cares about girls

[Anonymous]

Whoever blows then or has a big check or a fancy name. They start losing by u12/13 with that method and then the recruiting ramps up. They have lost/overlooked so much talent. Several kids never given a chance there, thriving at DCU academy and overseas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ nobody cares about girls

Over half the posts on this board are about girls! Many about Arlington girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ nobody cares about girls

Over half the posts on this board are about girls! Many about Arlington girls.

I believe PP meant that the crazy soccer parents were mostly boys — which kind shows in the tryout numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many girls showed up?

100 for 70 spots

140 boys.

Does anyone know how many 2011 girls are there in ASA rec program? Is it around 500 (8 players x ~60 teams)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Been with Arlington for many years now, and unfortunately that is standard operating procedure at tryouts. Coaches with different field assignments standing next to each other talking and not paying attention to what is going on in front of them, and at times even facing away from the field they are supposed to be watching. It's ridiculous. To be noticed your kid has to (a) have the good fortune of getting a good opportunity in the course of the game, (b) pull it off, and (c) be lucky to have the coach paying attention at the time. Item (c) should be a given since that is what they are supposed to be doing, but sadly it is not.

If you were with Villareal/ABGC and wanted to move, however, ASA would give you and your teammates a separate tryout and likely offer you not only a spot on the Red team, but financial aid as well.

ASA is much more focused on recruiting and otherwise gathering all the good players in the area into the club than developing the players that are already in its club. It results in wins, but what really has been accomplished?

Sounds exactly like BSC.

There not much to watch if you're taking 70% of the kids and randomly put them into teams... you just cut those who didn't look happy or who goofed around toocuh and then you're done. It's how they're bring developed the next year that matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Been with Arlington for many years now, and unfortunately that is standard operating procedure at tryouts. Coaches with different field assignments standing next to each other talking and not paying attention to what is going on in front of them, and at times even facing away from the field they are supposed to be watching. It's ridiculous. To be noticed your kid has to (a) have the good fortune of getting a good opportunity in the course of the game, (b) pull it off, and (c) be lucky to have the coach paying attention at the time. Item (c) should be a given since that is what they are supposed to be doing, but sadly it is not.

If you were with Villareal/ABGC and wanted to move, however, ASA would give you and your teammates a separate tryout and likely offer you not only a spot on the Red team, but financial aid as well.

ASA is much more focused on recruiting and otherwise gathering all the good players in the area into the club than developing the players that are already in its club. It results in wins, but what really has been accomplished?

Why are you ranting about travel when OP asked about ADP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many girls showed up?

100 for 70 spots

140 boys.

Does anyone know how many 2011 girls are there in ASA rec program? Is it around 500 (8 players x ~60 teams)?

There are 40 teams for second grades girls with about 8 kids each team.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many girls showed up?

100 for 70 spots

140 boys.

Does anyone know how many 2011 girls are there in ASA rec program? Is it around 500 (8 players x ~60 teams)?

There are 40 teams for second grades girls with about 8 kids each team.

So a player just needs to be above average - top three on an eight-player roster, to make ADP, assuming the stars go to travel. Does that sound about right?