Anonymous
04/24/2025 01:08
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.
Please explain. They drop talent wise or the teams don;t improve? College outcomes look pretty solid so indlividually they seem to being ok, what am I missing?
What wins at the younger ages does not win at the older ages. Arlington’s program does not develop technical skills and speed of play. Arlington has a big pool of player but will select and starting players with bad first touch and substandard technical skills. The technical kids leave or are pushed to the side.
At the older ages inaccurate passing= turnovers, bad first touch = slow speed of play, slow speed of play= turnovers and miss opportunities. Each year the athletic differences decrease and the speed of play increases. The ball moves faster. Players have to preform with the ball under pressure and in tight spaces. Otherwise you are developing fullbacks and if your best players are fullbacks you will not win.
You do realize not every player, who plays, in defense is a "fullback," yeah? Clearly, you do not.
Fullbacks are specifically the left and right backs. They often have duties to support the attack and can be quite rapid. The central defenders are centre halves or center backs. They have traditional defensive duties and less so support the attack.
You mistakenly seem to believe a "fullbackk" is the whole back line.
Anonymous
04/24/2025 00:23
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.
Please explain. They drop talent wise or the teams don;t improve? College outcomes look pretty solid so indlividually they seem to being ok, what am I missing?
What wins at the younger ages does not win at the older ages. Arlington’s program does not develop technical skills and speed of play. Arlington has a big pool of player but will select and starting players with bad first touch and substandard technical skills. The technical kids leave or are pushed to the side.
At the older ages inaccurate passing= turnovers, bad first touch = slow speed of play, slow speed of play= turnovers and miss opportunities. Each year the athletic differences decrease and the speed of play increases. The ball moves faster. Players have to preform with the ball under pressure and in tight spaces. Otherwise you are developing fullbacks and if your best players are fullbacks you will not win.
Anonymous
04/23/2025 21:43
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.
Please explain. They drop talent wise or the teams don;t improve? College outcomes look pretty solid so indlividually they seem to being ok, what am I missing?
Those girls didnt get into college because of soccer they got in because they do well in school.
I think you are not wrong at all.
Anonymous
04/23/2025 21:12
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.
Please explain. They drop talent wise or the teams don;t improve? College outcomes look pretty solid so indlividually they seem to being ok, what am I missing?
Those girls didnt get into college because of soccer they got in because they do well in school.
Anonymous
04/23/2025 08:27
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.
Please explain. They drop talent wise or the teams don;t improve? College outcomes look pretty solid so indlividually they seem to being ok, what am I missing?
Anonymous
04/22/2025 15:20
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Agreed on EG. Probably a good person, not a great coach.
Signed,
Current DMV ECNL Coach
Signed,
Current DMV ECNL Coach
Anonymous
04/22/2025 14:00
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:EG is not a good coach.
I don't think there's enough nice things to say about her as a person... but as a coach, she's just not at the standard. She's been around for a few years now and her teams typically struggle.
5th place is the highest one of her teams has ever finished and thats in a weak age group.
Like I said, great person, below average coach. Seems to care about her role as a director but that doesn't leave you qualified to perform.
idk --- Arlington Girls seem to be doing great. Club is stable. College recruiting seems good. Maybe good enough?
College recruiting is lowest level in the DMV..
But this still doesn't reflect on EGs coaching ability. Which is generally lower than most.
Anonymous
04/22/2025 13:58
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:EG is not a good coach.
I don't think there's enough nice things to say about her as a person... but as a coach, she's just not at the standard. She's been around for a few years now and her teams typically struggle.
5th place is the highest one of her teams has ever finished and thats in a weak age group.
Like I said, great person, below average coach. Seems to care about her role as a director but that doesn't leave you qualified to perform.
idk --- Arlington Girls seem to be doing great. Club is stable. College recruiting seems good. Maybe good enough?
Anonymous
04/22/2025 11:45
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.[/quote
Yep, will happen.
Anonymous
04/22/2025 11:22
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
EG is not a good coach.
I don't think there's enough nice things to say about her as a person... but as a coach, she's just not at the standard. She's been around for a few years now and her teams typically struggle.
5th place is the highest one of her teams has ever finished and thats in a weak age group.
Like I said, great person, below average coach. Seems to care about her role as a director but that doesn't leave you qualified to perform.
I don't think there's enough nice things to say about her as a person... but as a coach, she's just not at the standard. She's been around for a few years now and her teams typically struggle.
5th place is the highest one of her teams has ever finished and thats in a weak age group.
Like I said, great person, below average coach. Seems to care about her role as a director but that doesn't leave you qualified to perform.
Anonymous
04/22/2025 11:16
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
The Arlington way is coming into reality like clockwork. Its all downhill after 8th grade, you have been warned.
Anonymous
04/22/2025 10:55
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What people have always said about Arlington is coming to light, 1-0 against Hammerheads and then now lose to VDA 1-3. Coming back down to earth it looks like.
What goes up must come down. Arlington is known for sluggish high school teams. The way they see soccer is weird. Big and fast and then by puberty big can back fire on you and the agility takes a dive. Then problems start for these teams. Keep it up Arlington! Way to go.
No. It is more what wins at the ulittles does not win at older ages. The older the players get the less and less goals are scored by long balls with an offensive players running it down. Also as the kids age the physical advantage of early development disappear.
At older ages the winning teams are the one who can score by breaking down a low block defense once the defense has set and the offense players are not moving forward. Watch these teams. As soon as the offensive players can not move forward they do not know what to do. There are very few one on one opportunities or long balls that generate scoring opportunities because of the designs of the defense and experience of the defenders.
Arlington(and other clubs) does not develop the players who can break down defenses. These players have to have a great first touch, vision, be comfortable in tight spaces, have a high speed of play and be able to create after being stopped from going forwards. This actually requires the players to be in a practice environment that stresses those abilities.
This rings true for the 2011s at the moment. Their offensive players aren't working as a team and their speed is no longer enough to get the job done against many teams. Remains to be seen if it will be addressed by the coach or not.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 21:24
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Seems like all this website is is a Arlington hate group. Do all you ADULTS really find joy in berating a group of 13-14 year olds?
Nah, just these kids' awful parents who likely will teach the kids to be just like them.
It's really wonderful to read all the Arlington cope about "ringers" and other excuse-making. They trash the refs constantly, too. They'll grab at any excuse. This team's parents are the poster children for Horrible Delusional Sports Parents. They deserve every bit of the comeuppance headed their way.
Don’t forget that with DC’s in MLSNext, they also know ECNL is a joke league.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 20:46
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:EG is an overrrated coach. All the pedigree with USA Soccer, etc. but not a good game manager. Largely ineffective on the sideline. ARL dad here so I know this.
Can’t be overrated when everyone knows you’re terrible.
Anonymous
03/10/2025 20:24
Subject: Arlington ECNL ID’s
Anonymous wrote:Any outside the club arlington ecnl acceptances?
My player was picked up from a another club for an older age group (08/07).