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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So tired of people always crying politics or favoritism when their kids dont get chosen.   It bleeds down to the players and creates a culture of excuses as opposed to working harder to be better.  [/quote]

so tired of people who complain that all it takes is to "work harder" when there is clear favoritism at play. It wouldn't be such a trope if it wasn't at least a "bit" true.[b] It sucks, but sometimes a decision is made early on and there is nothing the player can do to overcome it.[/b] [/quote]

That is a poor attitude. There are plenty of ways to overcome it. [/quote]

Explain.  Do you mean by working hard to become so good it's undeniable?  Or do you mean by deciding to play the political game too?  Often the latter is far easier, imo.  [/quote]

How many times can your kid juggle in a row?  Can they keep up the ball 50x in a row with laces, inside foot, outside foot, thighs, chest and head?

Are their 5-10-5 shuttle, 400m, 800m and 1,600m times in the top 10% percentile of your age group.

Can they win 25% of their 1v1’s?

Is your kid scanning at least every 10-15 seconds (which is a slow rate) and able to scan and turn with anticipation?

Are they proficient with shooting, passing and receiving with both their left foot and right foot?

How is their ankle flexion, hip mobility and CofD agility?

After all of that, can they play in a neutral field without their squad or support from Mommy and Daddy?

Everybody wants to talk a great game without acknowledging the work. If you don’t get picked, pick a question above and start doing the work to become undeniable.[/quote]

Yes. Yea yes yes. Juggling record in the thousands. Makes opponents fall in 1v1. Equal shots and goals w both feet . Scans constantly. Second team. Why? Very late to grow and develop. Still growing at 16![/quote]

So her height and stature have her on 2nd team, not politics. You can be the best and most skilled 4’11” basketball player in the world but you are not playing in the NBA.

If she can win her 1v1’s more than 25% of the time, is in the top 10% of her age in speed and studies the game to know how to occupy space, you are sh-ting yourself.  The 1st team level is not that great to keep out a kid with all of those attributes, sorry. You have parent 🥽 on.

Yes, some kids on the 1st team probably should not be there. Yes, you can’t be 101% better than a 1st teamer to supplant them. You need to be 110%+. This is no different than college admissions, job applications, office politics and real politics. You can either prepare your kid to compete against unfair advantages (like some portions of our population do daily) or make excuses. Your choice.[/quote]

You misread. I am agreeing with you! Should not be first team without the physical attributes. It is more than skills for sure. It’s a very physical game. [/quote]

Yeah physical game. Technical players and high IQ won’t even let you get close. Again this is soccer. 1,2 touches pass the ball in seconds, good luck pushing them over. Big and fast without the ball is useless. Just ask Spain.[/quote] the issue is not a single team has 11 players who do this. The speed of play just is not there.  So in the end the fast kids get to ball first.. and push the other kids off.   I see it time and time again at ECNL level.  [/quote]

sounds like you're describing rugby[/quote]

Have you ever seen an ECNL game? Apparently not[/quote]

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