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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The old Joga SC. Only mention them because there are YouTube videos of those teams that are worthwhile to view if you want to see what young teams can do with a possession style.[/quote]

How do the current Joga teams look?[/quote]

Unfortunately not so good.  They have 2 teams, both in EDP.  06s play in EDP South D2, 04s are in EDP South D1.  Both are in last place in their divisions, yet to win a single game.

The 04s:  http://home.gotsoccer.com/rankings/team.aspx?TeamID=688720&History=yes&compact=

The 06s:   http://home.gotsoccer.com/rankings/team.aspx?TeamID=1167387&History=yes&compact=

http://www.edpsoccer.com/fall-brackets.

I'm sure a lot of that is because most of their best players left for the DAs, but having seen one of their teams play this year, I have to say I wasn't impressed.  Yes, they are still kindasorta trying to play possession, but they just don't look like they are being trained the same way as they used to.  They used to be so impressive the way they spread the field, moved the ball, and dominated most games whether they won or lost on the score board.  Now they look like a bunch of individuals without very good decision making or positional awareness.

It's a shame because for a while there I really thought they were on to something - shaking things up and making some of the big clubs in this area wake up and take notice.  Now they seem like just another flash in the pan .... [/quote]

I thought the same previously but then after meeting some people who had kids there, they weren't impressed with the training as some had hyped it up to be.  Others said that it was basically the bringing together of talented kids from other clubs and branding it as if they had put in all of the work to get the kids there.  No direct involvement, just commented from others that I know previously involved.  They have moved on to either DA or top teams at good clubs.[/quote]

just checked out the links and they are not even being competitive.  That sucks for parents who were sold that this was the place to be.  Especially when 06s are only playing 2 home games at Evergreen and it isn't even close to where they practice in Fairfax.  [/quote] I'm surprised the 06s aren't that competitive with all the FT DA Arlington kids playing for them.[/quote]

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