Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 12:36     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yeah quality of play is not going to make Achilles look better when they lose every game. A 28 loss record is atrocious. Achilles and their players simply do not belong in MLS Next.


Not cool to bash the kids

Wait, is this the same kids that lost 28 times? You gotta be kidding me.


you're seriously trying to justify talking like this about 11, 12, 13 year old kids?
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 12:22     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Excited for the 2011 ASA team. They had two great games over the weekend. Saw some new faces playing in the backline and they did great.


I appreciate a club/team that uses its entire bench. Because at this stage, it’s about development. Our subs have definitely gotten a lot better and earned their playing time and teammates trust.


I love this too. It really is about development up until 15-16 years old. The coaches that do not get it are not gonna get it no matter what you do and the ones that do get it develop talent and contribute to this beautiful game We all love.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 12:21     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yeah quality of play is not going to make Achilles look better when they lose every game. A 28 loss record is atrocious. Achilles and their players simply do not belong in MLS Next.


Not cool to bash the kids

Wait, is this the same kids that lost 28 times? You gotta be kidding me.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:12     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:Excited for the 2011 ASA team. They had two great games over the weekend. Saw some new faces playing in the backline and they did great.


I appreciate a club/team that uses its entire bench. Because at this stage, it’s about development. Our subs have definitely gotten a lot better and earned their playing time and teammates trust.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:06     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Excited for the 2011 ASA team. They had two great games over the weekend. Saw some new faces playing in the backline and they did great.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 11:06     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:Yeah quality of play is not going to make Achilles look better when they lose every game. A 28 loss record is atrocious. Achilles and their players simply do not belong in MLS Next.


Maybe your son’s team needs a better coach?
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:36     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:Yeah quality of play is not going to make Achilles look better when they lose every game. A 28 loss record is atrocious. Achilles and their players simply do not belong in MLS Next.



Stomp your feet and hold your breath all you like, Richard Cranium, but they are ranked higher than 9 other teams in the mid-atlantic.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/mlsnext/standings/u15/
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:30     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Love it! It seems that Alexandria is turning the page. Good for them! Good luck to these teams!


This comment is not allowed...should be blocked. If you post in DCUM it is required that you bash Alexandria.

Lets go ASA


We’re local MLSNext and happy for Alexandria! Congrats, boys!
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:24     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:Yeah quality of play is not going to make Achilles look better when they lose every game. A 28 loss record is atrocious. Achilles and their players simply do not belong in MLS Next.


Yet here they are. They’re also on the USMNT and a professional academy in Germany. You see, it’s a metric measuring player development.

“If you ain’t first, you’re last” doesn’t cut it in player development, Ricky Bobby.

The QoG is strong in this one.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:05     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Love it! It seems that Alexandria is turning the page. Good for them! Good luck to these teams!


This comment is not allowed...should be blocked. If you post in DCUM it is required that you bash Alexandria.

Lets go ASA


😆 I think that extends to the other clubs regularly bashed too. Go Achilles and SYC!
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:02     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:Love it! It seems that Alexandria is turning the page. Good for them! Good luck to these teams!


This comment is not allowed...should be blocked. If you post in DCUM it is required that you bash Alexandria.

Lets go ASA
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 09:00     Subject: Re:MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is the first year that the U13 and U14 teams are playing in the MLS Next Cup. Teams were selected based on their Quality of Play (QoP) rankings, not on their win/loss record. QoP is a new score created and calculated by MLS Next. So the Achilles U13 team played 32 games this season -- 3 wins, 1 tie, 28 losses. But their QoP ranking -- which was obviously better than their win/loss record -- got them a spot in the Premier level (2nd tier) of the MLS Next Cup. Who knows if the QoP rankings are valid?


Wow, if that is the case, it is very interesting. How is the QoP arranged? Is there an algorithm? Is it subjective? Winning teams qualify based on their records of course.


That’s been discussed in a prevous thread so might want to do a search as there were links posted to a few articles where they interviewed the people behind it. In a nutshell, the algorithm seems to be based in large part on individual quality of play (ball control, dribbling, passes, movement/placement, etc.) AND the ability of a team to connect and create plays.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 08:56     Subject: Re:MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:This is the first year that the U13 and U14 teams are playing in the MLS Next Cup. Teams were selected based on their Quality of Play (QoP) rankings, not on their win/loss record. QoP is a new score created and calculated by MLS Next. So the Achilles U13 team played 32 games this season -- 3 wins, 1 tie, 28 losses. But their QoP ranking -- which was obviously better than their win/loss record -- got them a spot in the Premier level (2nd tier) of the MLS Next Cup. Who knows if the QoP rankings are valid?


Wow, if that is the case, it is very interesting. How is the QoP arranged? Is there an algorithm? Is it subjective? Winning teams qualify based on their records of course.
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 08:53     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Love it! It seems that Alexandria is turning the page. Good for them! Good luck to these teams!
Anonymous
Post 06/05/2025 08:38     Subject: MLSNext Cup - U13 & U14 Congrats!
Anonymous wrote:Yeah quality of play is not going to make Achilles look better when they lose every game. A 28 loss record is atrocious. Achilles and their players simply do not belong in MLS Next.


Not cool to bash the kids