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Anonymous wrote:We stopped hitting False8 trainings because my DD said the coaches only cared about the best players. She never felt welcomed...too many kids in the program, her concerns as a 10 year old were never really addressed. She was just told to do it faster. But I observed they didn't really care about her or technique. Lots of 7-9 year olds working hard and only a key number of kids were featured on IG. My kid felt lost in the sauce. She liked some of the other players, but she did sloppy reps and no one ever corrected her of cared if she did it anything well.

But they are seriously trying to put pressure on 9 and 10 year old kids, when those lessons are best suited for kids post puberty. Your post is not surprising as there is room for improvement and genuine engagement. The head Coach has angry teenager vibes and the other coaches barely coach.

We felt the same way too. False 8 only caters to Instagram famous kids in the area.

Hell yeah! Love it

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Anonymous wrote:We stopped hitting False8 trainings because my DD said the coaches only cared about the best players. She never felt welcomed...too many kids in the program, her concerns as a 10 year old were never really addressed. She was just told to do it faster. But I observed they didn't really care about her or technique. Lots of 7-9 year olds working hard and only a key number of kids were featured on IG. My kid felt lost in the sauce. She liked some of the other players, but she did sloppy reps and no one ever corrected her of cared if she did it anything well.

But they are seriously trying to put pressure on 9 and 10 year old kids, when those lessons are best suited for kids post puberty. Your post is not surprising as there is room for improvement and genuine engagement. The head Coach has angry teenager vibes and the other coaches barely coach.

We felt the same way too. False 8 only caters to Instagram famous kids in the area.

Anonymous wrote:If you define it by making an appearance as the focus of the shot more than once in a fall/winter/spring season, then my kid is a False 8 “IG kid.” Where the heck can I find more information about getting free training sessions, games/tournaments and other perks?

I also did not know that we were not allowed to play for other futsal clubs/teams. What about all the kids who are doing False 8 to supplement their home club’s in-house winter futsal (often bare bones training).

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like some of the teams forfeited on Sunday ... not enough players?

Forfeited or cancelled?

Alexandria City did not open the school facilities until noon on Sunday due to the snow. Many of the final group play games were cancelled due to that and the knockouts were based on the points through Saturday’s games.

We were at Athletic Republic and not impacted.

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Anonymous wrote:No they are a performance training club who realized there was money to be made in futsal from thirsty parents.

As someone who recognized a fair number of their players from outdoor, they’ve done a good job of aggregating talent and then doing nothing with it to my eye.

It’s not soccer inside…. There’s a lot of skills that crossover and are useful, but it’s to soccer what 3v3 is to basketball, which is yeah the same sport but a vastly different game. And you either know it, understand it and can coach it, or you don’t.

And my .02 is they don’t.

this is exactly it. its not the same and can't be coached the same. if you are going to have year round futsal program you should be teaching it as such.

Why would you do that if you can fly in kids from all over the country to prove that your development techniques work. DMs to 10 yr olds on IG is easier than actually developing kids in your own program.

This is what I don’t understand. Plenty of kids in the DMV that want opportunities and they even turned kids away locally from their program because they said they didn’t have enough roster spots on teams, only to find out they are bringing in players from out of state? Wow

This is all a marketing gimmick. They swap players with other programs that market themselves in Instagram to increase viewership. These programs also bring in the False 8 kids who have Instagram profiles for some of their tournaments.

The kids are pawns for adult views on social media which then lead to adults spending more money on the trainings for their kids. At least I hope the social media eyes are adults, because children shouldn’t be spending time on social media. Read a copy of the Anxious Generation.

+1

The only thing I would add is that until I learned and experienced how this worked system, I had no idea. It sounds like a lot of people in this chat know the players in the DMV in their age group. Most parents do not so their tactics are incredibly effective for marketing and making money.

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Anonymous wrote:No they are a performance training club who realized there was money to be made in futsal from thirsty parents.

As someone who recognized a fair number of their players from outdoor, they’ve done a good job of aggregating talent and then doing nothing with it to my eye.

It’s not soccer inside…. There’s a lot of skills that crossover and are useful, but it’s to soccer what 3v3 is to basketball, which is yeah the same sport but a vastly different game. And you either know it, understand it and can coach it, or you don’t.

And my .02 is they don’t.

this is exactly it. its not the same and can't be coached the same. if you are going to have year round futsal program you should be teaching it as such.

Why would you do that if you can fly in kids from all over the country to prove that your development techniques work. DMs to 10 yr olds on IG is easier than actually developing kids in your own program.

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Anonymous wrote:No they are a performance training club who realized there was money to be made in futsal from thirsty parents.

As someone who recognized a fair number of their players from outdoor, they’ve done a good job of aggregating talent and then doing nothing with it to my eye.

It’s not soccer inside…. There’s a lot of skills that crossover and are useful, but it’s to soccer what 3v3 is to basketball, which is yeah the same sport but a vastly different game. And you either know it, understand it and can coach it, or you don’t.

And my .02 is they don’t.

this is exactly it. its not the same and can't be coached the same. if you are going to have year round futsal program you should be teaching it as such.

Why would you do that if you can fly in kids from all over the country to prove that your development techniques work. DMs to 10 yr olds on IG is easier than actually developing kids in your own program.

This is what I don’t understand. Plenty of kids in the DMV that want opportunities and they even turned kids away locally from their program because they said they didn’t have enough roster spots on teams, only to find out they are bringing in players from out of state? Wow

This is all a marketing gimmick. They swap players with other programs that market themselves in Instagram to increase viewership. These programs also bring in the False 8 kids who have Instagram profiles for some of their tournaments.

The kids are pawns for adult views on social media which then lead to adults spending more money on the trainings for their kids. At least I hope the social media eyes are adults, because children shouldn’t be spending time on social media. Read a copy of the Anxious Generation.

Anonymous wrote:Looks like some of the teams forfeited on Sunday ... not enough players?

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Anonymous wrote:No they are a performance training club who realized there was money to be made in futsal from thirsty parents.

As someone who recognized a fair number of their players from outdoor, they’ve done a good job of aggregating talent and then doing nothing with it to my eye.

It’s not soccer inside…. There’s a lot of skills that crossover and are useful, but it’s to soccer what 3v3 is to basketball, which is yeah the same sport but a vastly different game. And you either know it, understand it and can coach it, or you don’t.

And my .02 is they don’t.

this is exactly it. its not the same and can't be coached the same. if you are going to have year round futsal program you should be teaching it as such.

Why would you do that if you can fly in kids from all over the country to prove that your development techniques work. DMs to 10 yr olds on IG is easier than actually developing kids in your own program.

This is what I don’t understand. Plenty of kids in the DMV that want opportunities and they even turned kids away locally from their program because they said they didn’t have enough roster spots on teams, only to find out they are bringing in players from out of state? Wow

Anonymous wrote:Looks like some of the teams forfeited on Sunday ... not enough players?