Anonymous
Post 08/11/2018 21:08     Subject: Re:The BRYC thread
Anonymous wrote:What is an "ECNL Composite" team? BRYC has two listed on their website.


It is the U16/17/18/19 aged players who (1) play private/catholic high school soccer (fall season) and who therefore are not available to play the fall ECNL season, or (2) are not good enough to make the 18-20 team roster in their age group.

The composite teams play similar compilations of players from other clubs, plus tournaments, plus NCSL.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2018 16:13     Subject: The BRYC thread
Anonymous wrote:BRYC nosed dived with the move to ECNL. We were there the year prior and so glad we left.


Then is this a taste of things to come for McLean. The boys are starting their first year in ECNL
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2018 16:04     Subject: The BRYC thread
BRYC nosed dived with the move to ECNL. We were there the year prior and so glad we left.
Anonymous
Post 08/11/2018 14:43     Subject: Re:The BRYC thread
What is an "ECNL Composite" team? BRYC has two listed on their website.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 17:47     Subject: Re:The BRYC thread
This club has become a joke. Your either a family member or coach at O’Connell if you want to coach there . One of the few coaches there as an outsider actually pulled his son and put him with the Barca escola club .And he’s one of the better development coaches there. Zero development with hope of poaching from other teams has come to an end with the options of DAs and the Escola club. I have a U17 a U12 and a U10 at another club and I’ve watched the dysfunction at BRYC get worse and worse over the past 5 years or so.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 12:37     Subject: The BRYC thread
it was telling in that the responder with slim shady needs a break from the stress of this anonymous board. all caps too. smh
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 12:26     Subject: The BRYC thread
What does it tell? Does it make a difference that the person who gave that answer was the person our Beautiful ranting soccer dad posed the question too?
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 12:07     Subject: The BRYC thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
My name is...Slim Shady!


Wow, that response is cringeworthy. If that was a BRYC rep, i’d be concerned.


“If that was a BRYC rep...”

Oh, shut up, Barbara. THIS IS AN ANONYMOUS BOARD.


Lighten up, Francis. using slim shady as a response was telling.

Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 11:16     Subject: Re:The BRYC thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:But to focus on the topic here, yes, let's talk about how BRYC is doing with their ODSL/NCSL level teams, because that's we should look at every club to see how they're developing players. Why talk about important stuff, like how the older coaches on the girls side are scaling back and about to retire (or already have), and the program will be turned over to a coach with no interpersonal skills who's rode the perceived success of 1 team to be the designated TD of the future. Did having both his teams bomb out at Nationals open any eyes?

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Fortunately he was able to take control of another age group for the upcoming season, so he has the level above and the level below the team he is actually interested in.
This allows him maximize the 03 team roster to give it the best chance to win a national championship so he can be just like Daddy, and parlay his current position into an even bigger job.

I can't imagine the other older coaches sticking around too long if tries to "direct" them.



So y'all are apparently not fans of Mikey. He seems to be a polarizing figure. The club has alot invested in him to guide 3 consecutive ECNL age groups.

The 03 group is an interesting case since they have enjoyed pretty good success in league play at least. To what do you attribute that to? Excellent coaching, or just a fortunate accumulation of talent whose success has attracted more talent?

One of the issues with the 04's is the draw of multiple DA's in somewhat close proximity. One thing he could do is move some of the 04 playups back down to level things out and see if he can't improve the team enough to attract talent in that age group.



Not a fan. Don't believe he cares about the girls he coaches beyond what they can do for him.

The 03 group success is some of both. He's a good technical coach, but the success of the team has definitely attracted talent from other clubs.
He does have room for growth when it comes to coaching and directing a team during the course of a game / tournament.

Can't believe he would move any of his 04s playing with the 03 team down unless he felt the 03 team didn't those girls to win. More likely is if he can good 04 talent, he will move them up to help the 03 team.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 10:31     Subject: The BRYC thread
Anonymous wrote:
My name is...Slim Shady!


Wow, that response is cringeworthy. If that was a BRYC rep, i’d be concerned.


“If that was a BRYC rep...”

Oh, shut up, Barbara. THIS IS AN ANONYMOUS BOARD.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 10:24     Subject: Re:The BRYC thread
Anonymous wrote:But to focus on the topic here, yes, let's talk about how BRYC is doing with their ODSL/NCSL level teams, because that's we should look at every club to see how they're developing players. Why talk about important stuff, like how the older coaches on the girls side are scaling back and about to retire (or already have), and the program will be turned over to a coach with no interpersonal skills who's rode the perceived success of 1 team to be the designated TD of the future. Did having both his teams bomb out at Nationals open any eyes?

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Fortunately he was able to take control of another age group for the upcoming season, so he has the level above and the level below the team he is actually interested in.
This allows him maximize the 03 team roster to give it the best chance to win a national championship so he can be just like Daddy, and parlay his current position into an even bigger job.

I can't imagine the other older coaches sticking around too long if tries to "direct" them.



So y'all are apparently not fans of Mikey. He seems to be a polarizing figure. The club has alot invested in him to guide 3 consecutive ECNL age groups.

The 03 group is an interesting case since they have enjoyed pretty good success in league play at least. To what do you attribute that to? Excellent coaching, or just a fortunate accumulation of talent whose success has attracted more talent?

One of the issues with the 04's is the draw of multiple DA's in somewhat close proximity. One thing he could do is move some of the 04 playups back down to level things out and see if he can't improve the team enough to attract talent in that age group.

Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 10:16     Subject: The BRYC thread
My name is...Slim Shady!


Wow, that response is cringeworthy. If that was a BRYC rep, i’d be concerned.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2018 08:43     Subject: The BRYC thread
RantingSoccerDad wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I thought you decided to stick with rec soccer.
I know you spend a lot of time going through twitter and other message boards trying to glean inside information and original thoughts you can repackage as fresh insights on your podcasts, but your knowledge about local youth soccer remains so very limited.

But to focus on the topic here, yes, let's talk about how BRYC is doing with their ODSL/NCSL level teams, because that's we should look at every club to see how they're developing players. Why talk about important stuff, like how the older coaches on the girls side are scaling back and about to retire (or already have), and the program will be turned over to a coach with no interpersonal skills who's rode the perceived success of 1 team to be the designated TD of the future. Did having both his teams bomb out at Nationals open any eyes?

Re Boys ECNL, I'm curious to know your basis for saying (i) lots of good players left and (ii) that those players left because of ECNL travel. On the travel front, many of the older kids had already been playing in the national and Region 1 leagues so they were already traveling alot. Now, some younger boys did leave because of the plan to just play scrimmages and tournaments instead of being part of a league, but that's the opposite of having too much travel.


And what's your name?


My name is...Slim Shady!
Anonymous
Post 08/09/2018 11:46     Subject: Re:The BRYC thread
But to focus on the topic here, yes, let's talk about how BRYC is doing with their ODSL/NCSL level teams, because that's we should look at every club to see how they're developing players. Why talk about important stuff, like how the older coaches on the girls side are scaling back and about to retire (or already have), and the program will be turned over to a coach with no interpersonal skills who's rode the perceived success of 1 team to be the designated TD of the future. Did having both his teams bomb out at Nationals open any eyes?

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Fortunately he was able to take control of another age group for the upcoming season, so he has the level above and the level below the team he is actually interested in.
This allows him maximize the 03 team roster to give it the best chance to win a national championship so he can be just like Daddy, and parlay his current position into an even bigger job.

I can't imagine the other older coaches sticking around too long if tries to "direct" them.

Anonymous
Post 08/09/2018 10:55     Subject: The BRYC thread
I thought you decided to stick with rec soccer.
I know you spend a lot of time going through twitter and other message boards trying to glean inside information and original thoughts you can repackage as fresh insights on your podcasts, but your knowledge about local youth soccer remains so very limited.

But to focus on the topic here, yes, let's talk about how BRYC is doing with their ODSL/NCSL level teams, because that's we should look at every club to see how they're developing players. Why talk about important stuff, like how the older coaches on the girls side are scaling back and about to retire (or already have), and the program will be turned over to a coach with no interpersonal skills who's rode the perceived success of 1 team to be the designated TD of the future. Did having both his teams bomb out at Nationals open any eyes?

Re Boys ECNL, I'm curious to know your basis for saying (i) lots of good players left and (ii) that those players left because of ECNL travel. On the travel front, many of the older kids had already been playing in the national and Region 1 leagues so they were already traveling alot. Now, some younger boys did leave because of the plan to just play scrimmages and tournaments instead of being part of a league, but that's the opposite of having too much travel.