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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see possession-based soccer here.  The kids are athletic and play with intensity, but there is a lot of right back booting it all the way down the field to left corner.  Lots of long balls.  They do well because their kids play with intensity and are athletic.  They do have ball skill.  But, it is a much more direct style of play.  I think many people have no concept of what constitutes possession-based soccer.  [/quote]

This poster is either dishonest or hasn’t watched the older or the most skilled Achilles teams play. Possession is essential to any kid who wants to play, from goalkeepers to defense to midfield to forwards. There are legitimate gripes to address about Achilles, but possession soccer isn’t one (unless you think they are too adamant about it). Achilles possesses, passes and moves with the ball better than any team I’ve seen at the younger ages. This applies even when they’re behind or when a bigger and faster team constantly presses. It’s what they always do, and that’s why they’re just so good at it.

Also, the troll picked the wrong position to use as a made up example of booting it- the right backs on the 06, 07, 08 and 09 teams are among the best players on those very strong teams and are super strong on the ball and at maintaining possession as they repeatedly play out of the back and frustrate their opponents with quality skills and sharp passes.[/quote]

Sorry coach![/quote]
I'm one of the rare Achilles parents who doesn't live for soccer, but if a parent's reply sounds like a "coach" it is because Achilles is a close-knit group of families who have bought in fully to the philosophy of the club. You could say they drank the Kool-Aid, but I get the sense that it is a lot of foreign-born parents who grew up living and breathing soccer and the club jives with the own POV -- kids of different ages playing together, big focus on foot skills and strategy, etc.   It is a young club, so many parents feel like they've helped build it.  So I don't think it is defensiveness.  I think they're quite proud of the progress the club -- and their kid -- has made in such a short time.[/quote]

Ummmmm, Ok......... so Achilles is the L. Ron Hubbard of soccer. [/quote]

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