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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the original question that was posed in this thread was, how technical are the girls?

The thread has now diverged into a discussion of the future prospects of the women's national team. Although the two might be related to an extent, it appears that even those commenters who are confident that the women's national team will remain an international force for decades to come have recognized that the girls aren't very technical. And the video evidence from that entire tournament--not just the PDA vs Barca final--would substantiate that conclusion.

When elite girls teams can win at the highest levels without playing technical soccer, there is very little pressure on American coaches and clubs to implement the type of intense technical training that would be necessary to change things up. Because "winning" at youth levels is prioritized over technical development.[/quote]

I don't think people have come to your "consensus" that girls aren't very technical.   One game doesn't substantiate a conclusion and as another poster pointed out, [b]American teams dominated other European teams.[/b]

This dead horse argument just keeps on riding, doesn't it?[/quote]

Again, you’re focusing on the wrong questions and demonstrating the precise problem pointed out in the post you responded to. “Dominated” how? Because they won games? How does a score line prove technical ability?

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So, are we talking about a sport here or an art class?  Seems some folks are more interested in looking good vs. actually being good. Gotcha. Good luck with that. [/quote]

A NCSL team goes undefeated for two years. Are they a good team?[/quote]

Actually, the discussion on "technical ability" in this thread is the real nonsense.  The Barca nazi on this thread only cares about style of play, and winning or losing matters not, as long as the team looks "good" doing it.   It's clear that their style of play is no magic elixir, as many have shown the way to dismantle it.   Style of play is a choice, and there are many good options.  Drawing conclusions that suit your preference based on a single game is downright silly.

This, however, is a great question.  The answer is "yes" relative to their division, they are, by definition. the best team that season.   Relative to other leagues, harder to say unless they play those teams, though we know the reality is that there are other leagues, for example, MLS/GA/ECNL, depending on gender, that trump NCSL.  Of course, teams with lesser records in any league aren't necessarily "bad" teams, and even players on the worst performing team aren't necessarily "bad," players with no technnical ability.      [/quote]

Playing a “style” like Barca requires a high level of technical and tactical ability and cohesion. Not every player is suited for it. But I think you are minimizing the technical ability required to play in such a system as well as the technical demands of the entire team to play the style effectively.

Basically, you don’t know what you don’t know. [/quote]

Disagree--you are making the broad brush assessment that this one U15 team beat another U15 team and as a result the girls were technically better.   Playing styles can vary and lead to success or failure depending on how they are countered.   A team with superior technical ability can lose to a team playing a style that is suited to countering the former's style.  The single game result doesn't prove the "superiority" of either the style or the players' technical abilities.

Let me simplify for you.   Rock beats scissors and paper beats rock.  Does that mean that paper is harder than rock or that rock is sharper than scissors?   Of course not.  Which is the "best" of these?   None, they have different strengths and weaknesses, and they are suited for different situations.  The same is true with playing styles.[/quote]

You continue to miss the point entirely. The demands of certain styles of play are more demanding of all players technically and tactically. Some styles put a premium on athleticism above the other components.

When our youth teams place a high premium on playing direct and always pushing forward we are shortchanging all the players the opportunity be more diverse players.

We are great at challenging the great dribbler to take every kid on until he loses the ball or scores but what does the team learn from that? When the “style of play” at 10 is to simply get the ball to Chad only Chad is developing in confidence [/quote]

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