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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How did using 3 big biobanded kids on every team work out for the BSC U14's and U15's this weekend?[/quote]

Bethesda U14's and U15's even with their multiple biobanded big kids were totally dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up.

Boot and Chase ball has severe limitations at top levels [/quote]

I'm all for bashing Bethesda's misuse of the bio-banding rule.   I was hoping that they would have changed the practice this season for the 2010s.  They were blatantly floiting the rule last year playing 3 fully developed 2009 players.

At the same time, let's not understate DCU's physicality by saying "DCU teams with small players playing up."  Sure there are some standout smaller players they play up and play portions of the matches, but on the whole, the U15 team is big fast and physical.  [/quote]

I haven't seen a small U15's team anywhere in MLS Next since the puberty testosterone and growth spurts are kicking in at those ages.
That said, DCU has multiple 2011's playing U15

What does playing portions of the match mean?
Everyone plays portions of matches, no?[/quote]

you sound really defensive.  its a big physical fast team.  It's ok.  [/quote]

Because you sound simple and stupid discounting their individual technical skills and creativity they use to dominate a Bethesda who on average has a bigger,  older more physically aggressive team. [/quote]

now you sound extremely defensive.  I love the players on that team.  I'm not a Bethesda parent, or fan, and DCU U15 is not small.  You said, "dominated by DCU teams with small players playing up."  nobody discounted anything, just calling out your implication that DCU U-15 is small players playing up.[/quote]

I thought the PP was talking about the U14's as well?[/quote]

Whether the kids are small or big, the reality is that if you really watch any DCU game at pretty much all ages, what you'll see is a very unsophisticated way of playing (i.e. glorified kick and run football) and very weak philosophical/tactical underpinning at the club coming from the top of the academy and the leadership overall.  DCU has most of the physically developed kids in the area (for the most part) with a few late bloomers thrown in (and kids who are playing up) which allows them to physically dominate most opponents.  But, what you'll see very fast is that when a team can match their physicality and speed and actually knows how to play football against them, they are VERY weak.  Not in one age, but all ages.  It isn't the kids, it is how they are coached and assembled. 
 Bethesda is just trying to keep things together to stay competitive because they have realized that the clock is ticking on their relevancy.  Why they bio band so much.  Its sad actually because at the end of the day the only ones that are losing are these kids because they aren't getting developed like the rest of the world develops youth football talent. They are getting used to win games and, in DCU's case, keep them credible in MLS Academy world, and in Bethesda's case, keep the dumb parents paying ridiculous money for their kid to seem "elite". [/quote]

So?  Why does anyone care?  Soccer is a fun thing that kids do.  Very few are trying to become pro.  Those that are do what they need to do.  The rest are enjoying themselves.  Soccer is a thing -- it is not a be all and end all -- it is not a way of life.  It is a game and a meh one at best.  [/quote]

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