Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U14

A club prioritizing winning at U14 should lose their accreditation

My bet is Bethesda or SYC.

Anonymous wrote:U14

A club prioritizing winning at U14 should lose their accreditation

Anonymous wrote:U14

Which MLSNext Club?

U14

Anonymous wrote:Funny our MLS Next Club team told us at the beginning of the season there would be more emphasis on winning this year and hence they would play only the best 11. Not posting results in direct contrast to that.

Which age group?

Funny our MLS Next Club team told us at the beginning of the season there would be more emphasis on winning this year and hence they would play only the best 11. Not posting results in direct contrast to that.

16-year-old Kaden Braithwaite started for City today.

U13
SYC V BSC LOSS 2-4
STC V Alexandria WIN 4-0

ACHILLES vs PA Classics scores posted:

U13 WIN 6-2
U14 TIE 2-2
U16 loss 1-3
U19 loss 0-3

Anonymous wrote:I am European. It is funny reading this guy "Anonymous" talking about developmental "soccer" for 13k years old kids mentality. No scoring, no rankings... Crazy. Nowadays in Europe the 16 years lads are opening matches, 19k guys like Lamine Yamal and Arda Guler are the team stars on prime football teams. Stop getting your American psycho stupidity on Football

Awesome! Hey, what’s Club Vandersexx like?

Anonymous wrote:Personally just being curious about how one teams does against another team doesn’t make us not care about our kids development. So relax.

And understanding how well my son team is doing compared to the over league might make me rethink which program I think is best for us.

So you are all about the wins. Got it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it doesn't make sense to keep standings at U13 and U14, then it also doesn't make sense to keep standings at U15. I mean who really cares about these standings either other than the players, coaches, and parents?!?

If your U13 and U14 coach is worried about standings and rankings, then he sure ain't focused on your kid's development

As a parent or kid, don't you know if you won or lost after the game if thats what's important to you?

Why do U15 standings matter?

Eh, that’s when they start high school and recruiting for college?

Anonymous wrote:Many MLS Next clubs are manipulating the truth about game results to promote their programs and attract new players. They push a narrative that emphasizes their success at this level, often at the expense of transparency. By controlling the flow of information and hiding less favorable results, they perpetuate a misleading image of their development programs. This strategy is more about maintaining a façade than genuinely focusing on player growth, creating a cycle of misinformation that benefits the club’s reputation rather than the players’ development.

lol. No.

People cry about America not being serious about soccer. But when an important change is made by the standard bearer of youth soccer in America, to focus on player development instead of records, we get “narratives” and “façades”. WAFJ.

As a parent of a player that is excited to have this opportunity, we have seen nothing but player developments vs club promotion. Do I like to see where your at on the table, sure. I don’t see the harm in posting a table especially with a little recon you could create your own (again don’t know why it’s withheld) not if it were a “ranking” vs a “standing” I 100% agree there is no place for that at this level…we’ve been on losing teams as the high performing player, didnt make him want to quit makes him want to get better and really perfect his individual game on his own in a lot of cases
He’s also a defender who grades himself on clean sheets, successful actions, tackles, etc. not that he’s the best because “I score all the goals” we’ve seen a bunch of those kids/parents phissle into irrelevance
Would I like to see the standings sure, I think it’s an important tool for player development to be able to prepare body, mind, game plan, strategy to be successful at the next level. Is it way too early for rankings yes.

Anonymous wrote:Personally just being curious about how one teams does against another team doesn’t make us not care about our kids development. So relax.

And understanding how well my son team is doing compared to the over league might make me rethink which program I think is best for us.

How a team is doing in standings doesn't tell you if it's best for your son's development.
It only tells you if it feeds your bragging rights insecurities.

Thinking only the most winning team is best for your kid's development makes me hope you're not the decision maker in his path forward.