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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe the poster took the TDs words about the program and didn't do a good job of putting it on here.  I personally think that a reflection of playing style comes down to coaching and the kids not getting the proper education.  You can teach a young player anything and after some work they'll be able to do what you're asking for.  It's not overnight but it does take time.  If you have 10 players who have excellent ball control and 1v1 skills but don't teach them how to play a combination passing/movement style game as a team, you can't expect to see it on the weekends.  Each of those players is going to try to take everyone on by themselves.  At this age you have to be able to encourage the individual but start building the team playing process.[/quote]

There's a GRAIN of truth here. The former assistant technical director for that age group was under the impression that U9s and U10s can't pass the ball. He considered 1v1 skills much more important. I disagree rather emphatically, but he's not alone in that -- a lot of McLean coaches have had the same approach.

So if you want to come in here and say you're not a fan of that guy's style, OK. That's a legitimate debate.

But if you want to extrapolate that 44 kids are "f-ing pathetic" ... no. Just ... no.

And the "4,000 people" card is pretty silly. Vienna has a lot of rec players. They took five travel teams out of the current U10 group, and STILL the House league continued to grow. Should Vienna be "blamed" somehow because kids who come out to play rec soccer for the first time at U9 and U10 aren't very good?

Vienna's not that big a town. It just happens to have a lot of kids playing sports -- mostly baseball, basketball and soccer. That's a good thing, right?

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Yep.  Those kids will end up being better developed.  8-12 is when ball skill is most important.  Clubs that do this lose in the younger years, but have better developed players in the long run.

People think we are crazy for walking away from a winning club, but the training is subpar.  Kick and run wins in the younger years, but your kid will suck in the later years.[/quote]

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