Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:50
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of you couldn't tell the difference between a 5'4, 5'5, a d a 5'6 girl on the field. And you think its a significant advantage? Okey Dokie
LOL yes it is really hard to tell if a girl is taller or shorter vs the girls around her. Like when my 14 year old DD stood next to the college player who was signing poster. Seems like you have a dog in this fight.
You can tell the difference if players on the field running around are an inch taller?
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:47
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of you couldn't tell the difference between a 5'4, 5'5, a d a 5'6 girl on the field. And you think its a significant advantage? Okey Dokie
The vast majority of us are not D1 coaches. But looking at D1 rosters it seems like there is a cutoff somewhere in that range you posted.
Lol. None of you are D1 coaches. Thats number #1. The vast majority are not even former athletes that played at the collegiate level. Thats #2. Most of you dont do a deeper analysis. Thats #3. Some of you are clueless. Thats #4.
#5. The average height for females in the US is 5'4 -5'5. If a player at either of those heights measure a tick above, the become 5-5 and 5'6. Once you take that into consideration, the numbers change a little.
#6. The schools you mentioned are the best in the nation. They get the best kids in the nation. The best kids in the nation typically have all the attributes.
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:42
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of you couldn't tell the difference between a 5'4, 5'5, a d a 5'6 girl on the field. And you think its a significant advantage? Okey Dokie
LOL yes it is really hard to tell if a girl is taller or shorter vs the girls around her. Like when my 14 year old DD stood next to the college player who was signing poster. Seems like you have a dog in this fight.
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:31
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of you couldn't tell the difference between a 5'4, 5'5, a d a 5'6 girl on the field. And you think its a significant advantage? Okey Dokie
The vast majority of us are not D1 coaches. But looking at D1 rosters it seems like there is a cutoff somewhere in that range you posted.
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:30
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
The vast majority of you couldn't tell the difference between a 5'4, 5'5, a d a 5'6 girl on the field. And you think its a significant advantage? Okey Dokie
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:27
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:The best soccer teams I have seen locally and regionally are full of small and fast players. Fast players are dangerous as they move the ball faster. A tall player can be fast yess but it may be easier to be read. The small and fast gets out of sight.
Maradona and Messi biggest attributes are their size.
So the best regional teams...what’s that middle school or high school? College is a very different level vs school girl soccer. Move the ball better- are you talking about speed of play? The best speed of play I saw was in a middle school girl who was pretty tall vs everyone else. The thing is she actually played too fast for her teammates.
Maradona and Messi they are the rule or the exception? Everyone know small short people play soccer. The big tall player likes Ronaldo 6’-2”, Haaland 6’-4”, Lewandowski 6’-0”, Calvert-Lewin 6’-2”, Jean-Philippe Mataram 6’-4”, Son 6’-0”, Lampard 6’-0”, Jordan Henderson 6’-0”, Dele Alli 6’-2”, Müller 6’-1”, etc can’t play...just too slow. Can’t move the ball fast. Big tall players may be put on defense...you know to stop the headers...but are just too slow to play a quick small player.
Enough about the men’s. Lets look at Women’s college soccer. Let’s look at last year’s championship game rosters excluding goalies. 5’-5” we will call average and not count as tall or short.
Stanford(‘19) 16 5’-6” and over, two under 5’-4”
NC(‘19) 15 5’6” or taller(only one who was 5’-6”) 5’-4” and under 8(five who were 5’-4”).
Let’s look at some random regional college teams. I think anyone who be happy to have their kid play soccer at any of these schools(yes?).
UVa 17 5’-6” and over, five 5’-4”
PSU(19) 16 5’-6” and over, four under 5’-4” (3 5’-4”)
Georgetown(19) 20 5’-6” and over, three 5’-4”
Seems like a pattern?
+1000. Nobody is saying the short field player cannot make it. But the odds are just against it. That does not mean give up all hope. I hope you have a future Messi in your house.
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:24
Subject: Re:Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Messi?
Female??? (good lord learn to read)
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:20
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Usain Bolt is 6'5
Messi is 5'6
Is your kid short?
No average for females in the US. Is yours tall?
No at this stage about average. I am just a realist.
Then she will be recruited. Congrats on your kids future comittment
Thanks. I feel like I just won the lottery. Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Stretch
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:18
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:The best soccer teams I have seen locally and regionally are full of small and fast players. Fast players are dangerous as they move the ball faster. A tall player can be fast yess but it may be easier to be read. The small and fast gets out of sight.
Maradona and Messi biggest attributes are their size.
So the best regional teams...what’s that middle school or high school? College is a very different level vs school girl soccer. Move the ball better- are you talking about speed of play? The best speed of play I saw was in a middle school girl who was pretty tall vs everyone else. The thing is she actually played too fast for her teammates.
Maradona and Messi they are the rule or the exception? Everyone know small short people play soccer. The big tall player likes Ronaldo 6’-2”, Haaland 6’-4”, Lewandowski 6’-0”, Calvert-Lewin 6’-2”, Jean-Philippe Mataram 6’-4”, Son 6’-0”, Lampard 6’-0”, Jordan Henderson 6’-0”, Dele Alli 6’-2”, Müller 6’-1”, etc can’t play...just too slow. Can’t move the ball fast. Big tall players may be put on defense...you know to stop the headers...but are just too slow to play a quick small player.
Enough about the men’s. Lets look at Women’s college soccer. Let’s look at last year’s championship game rosters excluding goalies. 5’-5” we will call average and not count as tall or short.
Stanford(‘19) 16 5’-6” and over, two under 5’-4”
NC(‘19) 15 5’6” or taller(only one who was 5’-6”) 5’-4” and under 8(five who were 5’-4”).
Let’s look at some random regional college teams. I think anyone who be happy to have their kid play soccer at any of these schools(yes?).
UVa 17 5’-6” and over, five 5’-4”
PSU(19) 16 5’-6” and over, four under 5’-4” (3 5’-4”)
Georgetown(19) 20 5’-6” and over, three 5’-4”
Seems like a pattern?
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:16
Subject: Re:Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Reading through, seems like if you're a mid/outside/forward short or tall, just be fast and nimble. So I wonder what defensive backs and keepers physical attributes are? I see so many high shots on keepers because they are like 5'5" in ECNL. Crazy, but coaches just can't take the tallest and make them keepers. In football, the adage is cornerbacks are just WRs who can't catch... are DBs in soccer forwards that can't score?
Fast and nimble and short is far better than tall and slow. Tall and fast and nimble is even better and as you move up, there are more players who are technically skilled, fast, nimble and tall
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:14
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Usain Bolt is 6'5
Messi is 5'6
Is your kid short?
No average for females in the US. Is yours tall?
No at this stage about average. I am just a realist.
Then she will be recruited. Congrats on your kids future comittment
Thanks. I feel like I just won the lottery. Happy Thanksgiving!
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:12
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Usain Bolt is 6'5
Messi is 5'6
Is your kid short?
No average for females in the US. Is yours tall?
No at this stage about average. I am just a realist.
Then she will be recruited. Congrats on your kids future comittment
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:11
Subject: Re:Female physical attributes for positions
Reading through, seems like if you're a mid/outside/forward short or tall, just be fast and nimble. So I wonder what defensive backs and keepers physical attributes are? I see so many high shots on keepers because they are like 5'5" in ECNL. Crazy, but coaches just can't take the tallest and make them keepers. In football, the adage is cornerbacks are just WRs who can't catch... are DBs in soccer forwards that can't score?
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:10
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Usain Bolt is 6'5
Messi is 5'6
Is your kid short?
No average for females in the US. Is yours tall?
No at this stage about average. I am just a realist.
Anonymous
11/25/2020 14:08
Subject: Female physical attributes for positions
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Usain Bolt is 6'5
Messi is 5'6
Is your kid short?
No average for females in the US. Is yours tall?