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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good lord. Someone is comparing a scrimmage result to a league game.[/quote]

They are in different leagues, dumbo.  So there are no head to head league games. [/quote]

That’s the point. VDA guy is treating a scrimmage result like it’s an ECNL or DA game. Stupid.[/quote]

A game that doesnt count for league standings means nothing
A game that counts for league standings means everything

Yet, the players played both games the same way.

Question: if FCV 05 plays MU 05 in a friendly and beats them 10-0. Is it an indicator of anything?

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Question. Is there a reason people are so steamed up about Metro 05? Because from what I can tell there are three players from Mcelan 05 ecnl, one player from ODFC/FCV on that team and those seem to be kids people have problems with. And to be honest if your teams are all that superior why care so greatly for those four players. Or is there something I'm missing?[/quote]

MU 05 dad brings up fcv losing to pda and vda losing to mu all the time. Any mention of either team (both are miles ahead of mu 05) is met with those 2 games. Scrimmages and showcase games don’t matter if mu loses but they are a World Cup final if they win. Just scroll though this thread and see how many times he mentions it.[/quote]

If anything wouldn’t that speak to the ability of a few to pull up others that aren’t quite there yet. Wouldn’t the workload be higher for those kids at MU? With that being the case which kids could switch places with those four or so players and still be successful? In other words FCV VDA MCLEAN etc may be stronger top to bottom but how many of those players could win one game in the fall and continue to stick it out, develop themselves while having the work load they have and beat teams in the spring they lost to and pull closer against other teams. How many kid would just check out? Because all I see ishow those kids this and those kids that, loss loss loss were better etc, but if we’re all honest individually, people don’t have that conversation about players. Just teams as if playing a higher level players than your kid will help your kid get into the same rooms as the better players will at the end of all this. Just curious why that is.[/quote]

To answer your questions: Wouldn’t the workload be higher for those kids at MU? [b]Yes[/b]
With that being the case which kids could switch places with those four or so players and still be successful? [b]All of FCV, 3 VDA players, 2-3 McLean players[/b]
how many of those players could win one game in the fall and continue to stick it out [b]All could, but choose to put themselves in better situations.  3 of the 4 at MU had a tryout at FCV and were not offered or offered PT.[/b]
How many kid would just check out? [b]Complete speculation for any answer, but many, even the current MU players.  That is why the losses get out of hand sometimes. Similar to FCV's loss to PDA.  Checked out.[/b]

but if we’re all honest individually, people don’t have that conversation about players. [b]All 4 are very good players, 3 of 4 attempted to get on the FCV roster.  They just are not quite there yet.  And I stress yet.  All these are kids and are not done developing and growing.[/b]

Just teams as if playing a higher level players than your kid will help your kid get into the same rooms as the better players will at the end of all this. [b]Here is the key IMO.  Playing against higher level players, faster, stronger, more technically proficient, more tactically proficient forces everyone around them to play better, faster. Iron sharpens Iron so to speak. Unfortunately for those 4, they'd be better off practicing several times per week with FCV level players than the current team they end up playing against. Many do this because of game time minutes, which are NOT important at this age; other do it for other reasons.  The number of quality touches you get in a game are minimal compared to what a player will receive in a high quality, high intensity practice with 18 solid players vice 4.[/b][/quote]

If you are playing 20 minutes a game at what age does playing minutes begin to actually matter then? Asking for a friend. At what age is PLAYING soccer more rewarding than just a training environment?[/quote]

It matters starting at U13. If you are only playing 20 minutes a game and someone else is playing twice that each game they are gaining more experience than you, especially over the course of a season. More touches, more challenges and decision making. It adds up and makes a huge difference. Playing time is critical. DA is setup for the games to be meaningful. These local DA teams play versus the same teams. These MU girls are constantly challenged, get more minutes and are in a great position for development.[/quote]

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