Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 14:17     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If MU would like to attract strong players who are looking for change then they have to stop the playing up policy.
Maybe one year up and maybe one or two phenomenal talents but two and three years off and you will lose the opportunity to bring in new players. This is not anti MU as it is more of please MU address this.


Agree. I have an 08 DD who went to tryouts. We live close to where MU practices. we were told she could play up 2 age groups. I was shocked. She would hate that. Some girls may like it because it means they are "so good" they are playing with girls 2 years older. Mine would not. And I am guessing the girls who are 2 years older do not want to play with little girls either. Part of girls soccer is loving the girls they are with. At least that is primarily why we stay where we are. It's not just about soccer but socially too


That's the problem. We've stuck around wanting MU to succeed and being told these things will stop, but it hasn't. First off, I've seen posts saying: "one play up per age group. That's about right.". No, there isn't a rule clubs should always seek to have players playing up. And second off, playing up isn't proof a player is great, any more than playing at age is proof she isn't. Plenty of great players played at age, and plenty of YNT players right now play at age. RU has a YNT player playing at age. sky Blue FC has a YNT player playing at age. Playing up used to be extremely rare, and now it's being used as a recruitment tool.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 14:08     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If MU would like to attract strong players who are looking for change then they have to stop the playing up policy.
Maybe one year up and maybe one or two phenomenal talents but two and three years off and you will lose the opportunity to bring in new players. This is not anti MU as it is more of please MU address this.


Agree. I have an 08 DD who went to tryouts. We live close to where MU practices. we were told she could play up 2 age groups. I was shocked. She would hate that. Some girls may like it because it means they are "so good" they are playing with girls 2 years older. Mine would not. And I am guessing the girls who are 2 years older do not want to play with little girls either. Part of girls soccer is loving the girls they are with. At least that is primarily why we stay where we are. It's not just about soccer but socially too


Interesting. So you received an offer?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 14:03     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:If MU would like to attract strong players who are looking for change then they have to stop the playing up policy.
Maybe one year up and maybe one or two phenomenal talents but two and three years off and you will lose the opportunity to bring in new players. This is not anti MU as it is more of please MU address this.


Agree. I have an 08 DD who went to tryouts. We live close to where MU practices. we were told she could play up 2 age groups. I was shocked. She would hate that. Some girls may like it because it means they are "so good" they are playing with girls 2 years older. Mine would not. And I am guessing the girls who are 2 years older do not want to play with little girls either. Part of girls soccer is loving the girls they are with. At least that is primarily why we stay where we are. It's not just about soccer but socially too
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 13:55     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:If MU would like to attract strong players who are looking for change then they have to stop the playing up policy.
Maybe one year up and maybe one or two phenomenal talents but two and three years off and you will lose the opportunity to bring in new players. This is not anti MU as it is more of please MU address this.


It's true. I know parents don't want to hear it but you can't build a club this way. They will run MU into the ground by refusing common sense and feeding their own egos.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 13:07     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
If MU would like to attract strong players who are looking for change then they have to stop the playing up policy.
Maybe one year up and maybe one or two phenomenal talents but two and three years off and you will lose the opportunity to bring in new players. This is not anti MU as it is more of please MU address this.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 12:12     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If we talk about the negative impact of playing players up, there is an "apparent" army of parents online defending MU. If the result of that shows up, losing 4 out of 4 games, where are these parents now?


Ground hog day was last week.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 12:01     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:If we talk about the negative impact of playing players up, there is an "apparent" army of parents online defending MU. If the result of that shows up, losing 4 out of 4 games, where are these parents now?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 11:58     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If we talk about the negative impact of playing players up, there is an "apparent" army of parents online defending MU. If the result of that shows up, losing 4 out of 4 games, where are these parents now?


Maybe the MU parents are on your clubs thread talking trash. Oh no...wait a second. Nope that's not it either. LOL.


LOL! The transparency and lunacy is so predictable! And if MU ever held the same players accountable like any other program, some of the same MU parents would leave.

Sad.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 11:44     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:I almost want my kid to go to Metro United to be part of a building up team. Maybe less toxic parents. What will we all do when looking at college? I have thought about this a lot. I am stressed around some of the parents on my kid’s team. The kids are stressed too. I wonder if Metro United would be happy to have my kid and my kid could be a kid again. Going out outside of DA/ECNl And playing CCL etc would not make sense because if your kids plays at a certain level already that would be strange to go back. Do any other parents feel the same way?


I'd assume that it depends on how your kid reacts to the environment. But I really wish people thought a lot more like you, inside soccer and outside soccer. There are too many people looking to hop on bandwagons and go with choices that others will like or laud instead of thinking about what may be best for their kids (and themselves). I understand the logic up to a point. But all that front-running can run you right into a brick wall when you face adversity elsewhere. The environments are all competitive among the kids, but the parents at some certainly make it marginally worse.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 11:37     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:If we talk about the negative impact of playing players up, there is an "apparent" army of parents online defending MU. If the result of that shows up, losing 4 out of 4 games, where are these parents now?


Maybe the MU parents are on your clubs thread talking trash. Oh no...wait a second. Nope that's not it either. LOL.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 11:33     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
If we talk about the negative impact of playing players up, there is an "apparent" army of parents online defending MU. If the result of that shows up, losing 4 out of 4 games, where are these parents now?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 11:32     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:My guess is these are parents that have kids that cannot play at this level. I understand the jealousy but it is still sad to see.


What are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 10:10     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:I almost want my kid to go to Metro United to be part of a building up team. Maybe less toxic parents. What will we all do when looking at college? I have thought about this a lot. I am stressed around some of the parents on my kid’s team. The kids are stressed too. I wonder if Metro United would be happy to have my kid and my kid could be a kid again. Going out outside of DA/ECNl And playing CCL etc would not make sense because if your kids plays at a certain level already that would be strange to go back. Do any other parents feel the same way?


My sense would be that Metro parents are likely more grounded than other club’s sidelines.

Your DD will play in quality showcases and play. If she is talented then it is likely that she can make a difference. On top of it, there is something to be said to be wanted and appreciated.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 09:53     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
I almost want my kid to go to Metro United to be part of a building up team. Maybe less toxic parents. What will we all do when looking at college? I have thought about this a lot. I am stressed around some of the parents on my kid’s team. The kids are stressed too. I wonder if Metro United would be happy to have my kid and my kid could be a kid again. Going out outside of DA/ECNl And playing CCL etc would not make sense because if your kids plays at a certain level already that would be strange to go back. Do any other parents feel the same way?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 09:34     Subject: Metro United having ID Sessions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You think losing by one goal is a crush? What then do we say about some of VDA and RU's losses? I'm sure VDA breathed a sigh of relief they didn't lose to these teams when Spirit 03s and 05s won last year.


So 0-4 for Metro this weekend?


^^^ Picture Debbie Downer saying this. LOL.