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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ No, I am suggesting that you were arguing against a point that nobody was making. The point was that DA clubs play possession in varying degrees.

If you want to talk Arlington film has been linked to and they are not a boom ball team in the purest sense. They are not a tiki-taka team in the purest sense. That Arlington or WS don’t live up to your expectations of possession Soccer is subjective and really only your opinion.

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I agree with this and to add to it, I think PP is more focused on execution than philosophy.   I’ve seen both WS and Arlington teams execute possession similarly to the posted example when scrimmaging against inferior opponents.  However, when they play superior opponents, the pressure creates mistakes and poor decisions.  This is a human factor and says little about the style being taught or even coaching.   If you took superior players and gave them to these coaches, I’ll wager they look a lot better in all situations.  Or, given more time with the talent they have, the teams will look better.  I have seen this at WS, where teams look rough at the start of the year and progress as they year goes on.  Other PPs have alluded to another relevant point here: parents and kids are here because it’s a development academy.  They are here to learn how to be better players and to learn the right ways to play.  Especially in the case of WS, they aren’t there to win their division or nationals, which is a fit since the talent level is not quite where a few others may be.  That means that sometimes play will not be executed perfectly as they are exposed to different opposing tactics and ability levels, and the results may not be stellar.  And that’s ok.  Most of the parents at WS are realistic and know why they are at this club vs the other available options. [/quote]

So now the argument seems to be that Arlington plays to win instead of putting themselves under pressure and learning to play possession against difficult opponents?  Isn't that how you get better?  Resorting to long ball for results is not unique to Arlington, it is what is wrong with most of youth and college soccer in this country.  Arlington has been playing long ball on the girls side for as long as I have watched them - not just when they joined the DA.  Here is link to a game from last July.  Most of this team became the DA team.  I am open to hearing what times in the video show Arlington attempting to play possession.  The times they do not are too numerous to list.  This video shows how I have seen Arlington play for several years now - direct, direct and more direct.  They have been successful at it but players don't grow as much playing this way - but colleges sure love it.[/quote]

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