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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My thoughts on the tournament (09 MLSNext parent)

1. No muddy conditions on the fields (Which i was worried about) and it didn't rain.
2. Fields were about as expected given it is a farm. Lots of ups and downs on the field (I know, first world problems).
3. Fields seemed small for U13's although Bethesda used every inch of evaluable real estate for the 5 fields. You could really tell on the corner kicks.
4. Parent/coach-player areas were well marked and no crazy farmer yelling to get off the grass.

Given the fields, it really did change the nature of play for some of the teams. Looked like a lot more direct play was going on than is usually the case with some of the teams (Alexandria and PPA for example).  The top bracket seemed to have a good level of competition for the most part and it we had a fun weekend. [/quote]

The size of the fields was the biggest problem for me...would have been perfect for 7v7, OK for 9v9, but way too small for a full sided game. 
Ironically, I think it benefitted my son's team...they're not the fastest bunch, and less space really helped them on defense. 
I think the faster and more skilled a team was, the more the smaller fields would hurt them. 
Other than that, there was one filed that was badly sloped, and you played one half significantly uphill, and one downhill, but at least it was dry and relatively smooth for the most part. 
And there were 7 fields there...six grouped tightly together, and one down the path towards the Polo Grounds. [/quote]

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