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Posted June 2, 2023
I coached a group of 16 at that age and had two teams in competing leagues with players guesting back and forth so all the kids got plenty of playing time each weekend--most weeks everyone played a whole game sometimes some got to play in both games if people were missing. No excuse for how they're managing that--sounds like a bunch of coaches who hate children.
at 8 that's unacceptable--time to find something else
On the question of slots keep in mind Arlington is limited by field space in a pretty urban county. They cannot just add more teams because so many kids came to tryouts like other clubs would do.
Couple of options available.
As mentioned previously, if you can get over to Maryland easily look at MSI classic or rec.
https://www.msisoccer.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1021046
If you can cross into VA easily Arlington soccer has a pretty robust high school league
http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/programs/recreation/rec-clubs/high-school-soccer/
Suburban friendship league is rec soccer for older ages when the clubs don't have enough players for a house league. You can check her age group Soccer on the Hill is in DC and has teams in most age groups, but sometimes DC Stoddert or other clubs also have teams in this league.[url]
https://sites.google.com/site/soth4444/soccer-on-the-hill[/url]
https://www.sflsoccer.org/
As mentioned previously, if you can get over to Maryland easily look at MSI classic or rec.
https://www.msisoccer.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1021046
If you can cross into VA easily Arlington soccer has a pretty robust high school league
http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/programs/recreation/rec-clubs/high-school-soccer/
Suburban friendship league is rec soccer for older ages when the clubs don't have enough players for a house league. You can check her age group Soccer on the Hill is in DC and has teams in most age groups, but sometimes DC Stoddert or other clubs also have teams in this league.[url]
https://sites.google.com/site/soth4444/soccer-on-the-hill[/url]
https://www.sflsoccer.org/
When a opponent is allowed to score the same goal twice in one match you have to look at the tactical approach and the management. Why were there no adjustments to the tactics to prevent from from scoring the same goal again? Even worse when considering the same play created a couple other chances just as good which were sent high or wide.
novasoccer15324 wrote:Encl and GA are more about selection the development.
I think that's the issue he's trying to point out. If your goal is to play in college fine, but if your goal is to be the best player you can be you shouldn't stop player development at U15 or whenever you sign a letter of intent. Choosing a club/team that will get you in front of the most college coaches could ignore other factors, it's a shame you have to balance development vs visibility instead of finding a club that does both.
ECNL is pretty strict about transfers, you would have to get an exception to play on another ECNL team within the season. US club leaves that up to the competition so there is no requirement that I am aware of to force them to release you like in USYS and even if they do you are still club-tied by ECNL rules unless you can get an exception for circumstances. You're best bet is to find a comparable team in a USYS competition such as EDP. You won't even need to worry about the release because USYS and US Club are completely different associations and you can be rostered with both simultaneously.
With the way ECNL schedules around the HS seasons it is difficult for players in this area to cross the river for club soccer with ECNL unless they are skipping HS soccer. A couple players on my daughter's team did it but the parents were committed to a very extreme level and it still didn't really work very well for them. None of they players that tried that one year did it again another year.
With the way ECNL schedules around the HS seasons it is difficult for players in this area to cross the river for club soccer with ECNL unless they are skipping HS soccer. A couple players on my daughter's team did it but the parents were committed to a very extreme level and it still didn't really work very well for them. None of they players that tried that one year did it again another year.
Lasso_FC_Girls wrote:I'll chime in...
Maryland side is currently hurting. Bethesda and MDU seem to keep trading players. Both have polarizing coaching and parents as well as high player turnover. I would probably put both Pipeline and Baltimore Armour above them since they are a little more grounded. Doesn't really matter for a true DMV layer as those clubs are further away.
Virginia's current leader is probably a toss up between VDA and FCV. The director at FCV is more like a dictator. Christian is very good. Tom Torres has the Spirit accusations but is still regarded as a very good coach. VDA's staff is excellent for the most part but I have heard complaints about the new 2008 coaches.
100% agree about what previous poster said about Mclean/Union. Clyde is/was best coach but on the way out. Some players are given favoritism due to who they might train with outside the club. Large rosters. Experienced college recruitment program.
Arlington is seeing success at younger ages. Good coaches but hear a lack of leadership and organization. Needs to work on building relationships with College coaches. Are they just another Loudoun? Time will only tell.
BRYC/Brave - Seem to have improved some for merger with VYS but not enough to put them in the top half of any ECNL tables. I don't know if they will ever get the college looks they once did.
Loudoun - Young teams always seem to do well due to the size of the club but by HS ages they aren't able to compete. This leads to a lack of interests at the next level. Coaches yell a lot but not an abusive manner. Still trying to figure out why the teams always start doing poorly at high school age.
Metro ASA - This club actually has my favorite set of coaches but they just can't bring in any talent teamwide. It's kind of a shame. As bad as some of the teams are, they still somehow manage to get kids to the next level. I bet if Loudoun had this coaching staff from an early age, they would see a lot more success.
Always go for ECNL unless you can get into a top GA club like FCV. I honestly wonder how long FCV can hold it together for. ECNL is hands down better competition, GA is a distant 2nd. The only thing that holds the GA together is it's Champions League Events and National Finals. Outside of the GA teams that make those, I don't see a big difference between GA, ECNLRL, or EDP.
2 cents deposited.
I've watched both Christian and Tom coach multiple times and I would not want my daughter anywhere near either.
Really depends on the player. Someone mentioned Clyde is on the way out, but he still knows more than any 5 other mclean coaches and your child will still learn more about the sport from him. But he is also a perfect example of how it depends on the player, if your daughter is highly motivated and self-secure she will thrive under Clyde, but if she not overly self-confident and can look to her coach to borrow belief she will perform better with a different coach. The coaches who can really work well with all the players are few and far between. Best is to go watch some games and see the coaches as they work. Get certified as a ref and you can get paid to see how coaches coach. If you hear coaches belittling players or offering useless advice like "it's gotta be better" move on.
Yes, it is common when going from one format to another that some kids and teams adapt at different rates. Next year you won't be able to tell which ones transitioned quickly this year.
It is also common for younger teams to have limited field space, the closer in you get the scarcer the field space gets. At least one club in a small county attracts players into their county from outside and puts an even greater burden on the limited space than otherwise.
It is also common for younger teams to have limited field space, the closer in you get the scarcer the field space gets. At least one club in a small county attracts players into their county from outside and puts an even greater burden on the limited space than otherwise.
Impossible to deny the connection to youth soccer here when the Spirit coaches involved were all youth soccer coaches in the area. All of their youth clubs denied all the accusations before they went to Spirit--why did they cover it up?
While it's definitely not an official signal I have definitely used an "over and back" gesture with my hand to the center when he gave me a quizzical look on an offside flag when the player had come back from an offside position to meet the ball. Never done it with the flag though, only my other hand. I have also had ARs use the same gesture with me when I was center.
This clarification does not change the rule, it's just information to help referees make the determination if the ball is played deliberately or not. Don't think the timeliness of when this is pushed to referees will make things harder on them--it just means things will stay exactly as they are for now. As a ref there were times when this was a point of contention between game officials but not very often. If a player in a wall jumps up on a free kick and it hits his head is that deliberately playing the ball? He jumped to meet it so he did have intent to play the ball even if he didn't know when he jumped that the ball would actually come his way. While there may be some grey areas, it is usually pretty easy for the officials to tell the difference between deliberate play and a deflection.
Referees have to recertify every year so the process for pushing out IFAB updates is that they are included in the certification courses. While this isn't a change in the law, the enhanced guidance will definitely be a discussion topic, probably along with some video examples. Some referees recert over the summer so they will get these changes immediately but more don't recert until winter so there will be a lag for them. That said, every referee is expected to keep up with those changes on their own when they are published even though some are more conscientious than others about that. Since assignors are aware of that many will use en do f summer/early fall tournaments as an opportunity to highlight any significant changes and make sure the referees know about any new rules taking effect.
Referees have to recertify every year so the process for pushing out IFAB updates is that they are included in the certification courses. While this isn't a change in the law, the enhanced guidance will definitely be a discussion topic, probably along with some video examples. Some referees recert over the summer so they will get these changes immediately but more don't recert until winter so there will be a lag for them. That said, every referee is expected to keep up with those changes on their own when they are published even though some are more conscientious than others about that. Since assignors are aware of that many will use en do f summer/early fall tournaments as an opportunity to highlight any significant changes and make sure the referees know about any new rules taking effect.