What is an AG? |
Phenomenal players score more than one goal in futsal in a medal match |
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Someone is peanut butter and jealous that their kid did not make the gram |
| Seeing these Instagram kids play in real life is a great reminder that social media highlights don’t always equal reality. I have to wonder if the online exposure is in the best interest of the children or if it’s for the adults. |
+1000 There is a current contingent in the basketball culture that say Michael Jordan did not have "a bag." This is the same issue with youth soccer. A body feint and a score seems to not be as IG-worthy as a nutmeg and an abrupt stop in the highlight because the kid did nothing with it after. |
this is exactly it. its not the same and can't be coached the same. if you are going to have year round futsal program you should be teaching it as such. |
| Looks like some of the teams forfeited on Sunday ... not enough players? |
Why would you do that if you can fly in kids from all over the country to prove that your development techniques work. DMs to 10 yr olds on IG is easier than actually developing kids in your own program. |
This is what I don’t understand. Plenty of kids in the DMV that want opportunities and they even turned kids away locally from their program because they said they didn’t have enough roster spots on teams, only to find out they are bringing in players from out of state? Wow |
All Virginia/Fairfax County games before noon on Sunday were cancelled because of the snow |
This is all a marketing gimmick. They swap players with other programs that market themselves in Instagram to increase viewership. These programs also bring in the False 8 kids who have Instagram profiles for some of their tournaments. The kids are pawns for adult views on social media which then lead to adults spending more money on the trainings for their kids. At least I hope the social media eyes are adults, because children shouldn’t be spending time on social media. Read a copy of the Anxious Generation. |
Forfeited or cancelled? Alexandria City did not open the school facilities until noon on Sunday due to the snow. Many of the final group play games were cancelled due to that and the knockouts were based on the points through Saturday’s games. We were at Athletic Republic and not impacted. |
+1 The only thing I would add is that until I learned and experienced how this worked system, I had no idea. It sounds like a lot of people in this chat know the players in the DMV in their age group. Most parents do not so their tactics are incredibly effective for marketing and making money. |
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