Anonymous wrote:Wait till the U15 roster for their EU trip comes out this week.

A lot of speed and size. A famous parents' kid who everyone will recongize by the last name.
And the best player they have is a 2010.
The midfield and defenders are marginal. There are some pretty special players out west who were left off, and some have decided to play for their other country. Mexico has 2, and Italy is about to get one.

The dual citizens are going to better be able to weight their options. But knowing US soccer.
They will try and get the dual citizen in quick and play them so they can't play for their other country.. Basically, landlock the kids so the US has the most options to chose from

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Anonymous wrote:Unlimited subs ruin the game.

Around here for league play only ECNL-NL, GA and EDP U15+ I believe implement sub rules. Even at the RL level around here, you have unlimited subs, RL in certain other areas have sub rules.

At the youth level tournaments are generally a free for all with substitution rules. Because of this often you'll see super players being subbed off to get a rest then subbed back on in the same half sometimes multiple times. You'll also see coaches subbing multiple times at the end of the game to keep players from getting tired and kill the clock.

This kills the concept of playing possession as a team and highlights big fast and aggressive players.

Now you know why some clubs do well in tournaments but not in league and vice versa. It's not just that they're bringing on superstars to guest. It's also the rules make certain styles of play more of an advantage.

Anonymous wrote:My own kid is a late bloomer 3 star topdrawer player that has started and now captains her university club team since she’s been a freshman. They’ve made it to nationals final 16 each year and not once has the varsity coach come to scout in her own backyard. These coaches are not very bright…

Anonymous wrote:Unlimited subs ruin the game.

Around here for league play only ECNL-NL, GA and EDP U15+ I believe implement sub rules. Even at the RL level around here, you have unlimited subs, RL in certain other areas have sub rules.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair many ecnl girls are high level players. The real issue I see is that a roster requires diversity of talent. In the US there is a belief that if you are a forward with talent such talent translates to every other position and that is erroneous thinking. The other issue is the mentality that chaotic defensive effort will create turnovers and scoring opportunities which to a very degree is accurate but it comes with a cost. That chaos leaves openings that a tactical smart player can exploit even if that player is weaker athletically. The problem is that chaotic style works against weaker teams that most players see throughout their development years. So those teams win and winning begets promotion and the illusion of all being well. It is not…

Disagree with this. The ECNL is not a bunch of high level players. The teams are made up of good athletes with speed, size and physicality. The defenses are very static, offensive is predictable and no midfield. It is soccer really dumbed down. The players have been playing the same position and formation for years. They know the responsibilities of their position but not much more. You want to see a sh#t show ask your typical ECNL team to change formation at half time…lol. The teams win by being more athletic vs their opponents.

High level players are comfortable under pressure and in tight spaces. They do not commit turns under press or in the open field. How many players like that do you see on your typical ECNL team?

The reason why ECNL favors speed, size and physicality is because the speed of play is so slow. Slow speed of play is cause by bad first touches, lack of technical skills and slow processing speed. Bad first touch results in 50/50. Example a girl receives a pass but her first touch puts the ball 10 feet away with the opposing player 20 feet away. The fastest girl will win the ball because the ball is equal distance between the two players. Not being able to play the ball in one or two touches means the opposing player can close and make contact with the player - the stronger, bigger and physical player wins that match up.

If you play defense by charging the player with the ball against a technical, high speed of play players, they will make you chase the ball but you never get to the ball. They will exploit the open space you create by charge the player. One or two passes and the defense is running towards their goal. This is what happened in game with Spain. Those girls are totally comfortable in tight spaces under pressure. They can take you off the dribble, pass around you and the ball will never be more than 6” off their foot.

In Spain everything is done in tight spaces under pressure. The part many people miss is the defense effort is expect to be a 100%. You practice like you play. You play like you practice. That is not how it is done in the US. Go watch your kids team. Watch how much of the drills/practice are done under pressure. When they are under pressure the defender is usually going 50-75%. It makes a difference!

This is a great opinion. ECNL won't change anytime soon however, it is fully working as intended. They are NOT interested in working towards developing players for the international stage. To them that is the .00001% or whatever it is they say when they discuss national team players, they are there for college recruitment and that is all. They're happy to take the credit when a few pop up here or there due to just a numbers game, but until the country here fully aligns with FIFA, nothing is going to change.

What does fully aligning with fifa mean?

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair many ecnl girls are high level players. The real issue I see is that a roster requires diversity of talent. In the US there is a belief that if you are a forward with talent such talent translates to every other position and that is erroneous thinking. The other issue is the mentality that chaotic defensive effort will create turnovers and scoring opportunities which to a very degree is accurate but it comes with a cost. That chaos leaves openings that a tactical smart player can exploit even if that player is weaker athletically. The problem is that chaotic style works against weaker teams that most players see throughout their development years. So those teams win and winning begets promotion and the illusion of all being well. It is not…

Disagree with this. The ECNL is not a bunch of high level players. The teams are made up of good athletes with speed, size and physicality. The defenses are very static, offensive is predictable and no midfield. It is soccer really dumbed down. The players have been playing the same position and formation for years. They know the responsibilities of their position but not much more. You want to see a sh#t show ask your typical ECNL team to change formation at half time…lol. The teams win by being more athletic vs their opponents.

High level players are comfortable under pressure and in tight spaces. They do not commit turns under press or in the open field. How many players like that do you see on your typical ECNL team?

The reason why ECNL favors speed, size and physicality is because the speed of play is so slow. Slow speed of play is cause by bad first touches, lack of technical skills and slow processing speed. Bad first touch results in 50/50. Example a girl receives a pass but her first touch puts the ball 10 feet away with the opposing player 20 feet away. The fastest girl will win the ball because the ball is equal distance between the two players. Not being able to play the ball in one or two touches means the opposing player can close and make contact with the player - the stronger, bigger and physical player wins that match up.

If you play defense by charging the player with the ball against a technical, high speed of play players, they will make you chase the ball but you never get to the ball. They will exploit the open space you create by charge the player. One or two passes and the defense is running towards their goal. This is what happened in game with Spain. Those girls are totally comfortable in tight spaces under pressure. They can take you off the dribble, pass around you and the ball will never be more than 6” off their foot.

In Spain everything is done in tight spaces under pressure. The part many people miss is the defense effort is expect to be a 100%. You practice like you play. You play like you practice. That is not how it is done in the US. Go watch your kids team. Watch how much of the drills/practice are done under pressure. When they are under pressure the defender is usually going 50-75%. It makes a difference!

This is a great opinion. ECNL won't change anytime soon however, it is fully working as intended. They are NOT interested in working towards developing players for the international stage. To them that is the .00001% or whatever it is they say when they discuss national team players, they are there for college recruitment and that is all. They're happy to take the credit when a few pop up here or there due to just a numbers game, but until the country here fully aligns with FIFA, nothing is going to change.

What does fully aligning with fifa mean?

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair many ecnl girls are high level players. The real issue I see is that a roster requires diversity of talent. In the US there is a belief that if you are a forward with talent such talent translates to every other position and that is erroneous thinking. The other issue is the mentality that chaotic defensive effort will create turnovers and scoring opportunities which to a very degree is accurate but it comes with a cost. That chaos leaves openings that a tactical smart player can exploit even if that player is weaker athletically. The problem is that chaotic style works against weaker teams that most players see throughout their development years. So those teams win and winning begets promotion and the illusion of all being well. It is not…

Disagree with this. The ECNL is not a bunch of high level players. The teams are made up of good athletes with speed, size and physicality. The defenses are very static, offensive is predictable and no midfield. It is soccer really dumbed down. The players have been playing the same position and formation for years. They know the responsibilities of their position but not much more. You want to see a sh#t show ask your typical ECNL team to change formation at half time…lol. The teams win by being more athletic vs their opponents.

High level players are comfortable under pressure and in tight spaces. They do not commit turns under press or in the open field. How many players like that do you see on your typical ECNL team?

The reason why ECNL favors speed, size and physicality is because the speed of play is so slow. Slow speed of play is cause by bad first touches, lack of technical skills and slow processing speed. Bad first touch results in 50/50. Example a girl receives a pass but her first touch puts the ball 10 feet away with the opposing player 20 feet away. The fastest girl will win the ball because the ball is equal distance between the two players. Not being able to play the ball in one or two touches means the opposing player can close and make contact with the player - the stronger, bigger and physical player wins that match up.

If you play defense by charging the player with the ball against a technical, high speed of play players, they will make you chase the ball but you never get to the ball. They will exploit the open space you create by charge the player. One or two passes and the defense is running towards their goal. This is what happened in game with Spain. Those girls are totally comfortable in tight spaces under pressure. They can take you off the dribble, pass around you and the ball will never be more than 6” off their foot.

In Spain everything is done in tight spaces under pressure. The part many people miss is the defense effort is expect to be a 100%. You practice like you play. You play like you practice. That is not how it is done in the US. Go watch your kids team. Watch how much of the drills/practice are done under pressure. When they are under pressure the defender is usually going 50-75%. It makes a difference!

This is a great opinion. ECNL won't change anytime soon however, it is fully working as intended. They are NOT interested in working towards developing players for the international stage. To them that is the .00001% or whatever it is they say when they discuss national team players, they are there for college recruitment and that is all. They're happy to take the credit when a few pop up here or there due to just a numbers game, but until the country here fully aligns with FIFA, nothing is going to change.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair many ecnl girls are high level players. The real issue I see is that a roster requires diversity of talent. In the US there is a belief that if you are a forward with talent such talent translates to every other position and that is erroneous thinking. The other issue is the mentality that chaotic defensive effort will create turnovers and scoring opportunities which to a very degree is accurate but it comes with a cost. That chaos leaves openings that a tactical smart player can exploit even if that player is weaker athletically. The problem is that chaotic style works against weaker teams that most players see throughout their development years. So those teams win and winning begets promotion and the illusion of all being well. It is not…

Disagree with this. The ECNL is not a bunch of high level players. The teams are made up of good athletes with speed, size and physicality. The defenses are very static, offensive is predictable and no midfield. It is soccer really dumbed down. The players have been playing the same position and formation for years. They know the responsibilities of their position but not much more. You want to see a sh#t show ask your typical ECNL team to change formation at half time…lol. The teams win by being more athletic vs their opponents.

High level players are comfortable under pressure and in tight spaces. They do not commit turns under press or in the open field. How many players like that do you see on your typical ECNL team?

The reason why ECNL favors speed, size and physicality is because the speed of play is so slow. Slow speed of play is cause by bad first touches, lack of technical skills and slow processing speed. Bad first touch results in 50/50. Example a girl receives a pass but her first touch puts the ball 10 feet away with the opposing player 20 feet away. The fastest girl will win the ball because the ball is equal distance between the two players. Not being able to play the ball in one or two touches means the opposing player can close and make contact with the player - the stronger, bigger and physical player wins that match up.

If you play defense by charging the player with the ball against a technical, high speed of play players, they will make you chase the ball but you never get to the ball. They will exploit the open space you create by charge the player. One or two passes and the defense is running towards their goal. This is what happened in game with Spain. Those girls are totally comfortable in tight spaces under pressure. They can take you off the dribble, pass around you and the ball will never be more than 6” off their foot.

In Spain everything is done in tight spaces under pressure. The part many people miss is the defense effort is expect to be a 100%. You practice like you play. You play like you practice. That is not how it is done in the US. Go watch your kids team. Watch how much of the drills/practice are done under pressure. When they are under pressure the defender is usually going 50-75%. It makes a difference!

This is a great opinion. ECNL won't change anytime soon however, it is fully working as intended. They are NOT interested in working towards developing players for the international stage. To them that is the .00001% or whatever it is they say when they discuss national team players, they are there for college recruitment and that is all. They're happy to take the credit when a few pop up here or there due to just a numbers game, but until the country here fully aligns with FIFA, nothing is going to change.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair many ecnl girls are high level players. The real issue I see is that a roster requires diversity of talent. In the US there is a belief that if you are a forward with talent such talent translates to every other position and that is erroneous thinking. The other issue is the mentality that chaotic defensive effort will create turnovers and scoring opportunities which to a very degree is accurate but it comes with a cost. That chaos leaves openings that a tactical smart player can exploit even if that player is weaker athletically. The problem is that chaotic style works against weaker teams that most players see throughout their development years. So those teams win and winning begets promotion and the illusion of all being well. It is not…

Disagree with this. The ECNL is not a bunch of high level players. The teams are made up of good athletes with speed, size and physicality. The defenses are very static, offensive is predictable and no midfield. It is soccer really dumbed down. The players have been playing the same position and formation for years. They know the responsibilities of their position but not much more. You want to see a sh#t show ask your typical ECNL team to change formation at half time…lol. The teams win by being more athletic vs their opponents.

High level players are comfortable under pressure and in tight spaces. They do not commit turns under press or in the open field. How many players like that do you see on your typical ECNL team?

The reason why ECNL favors speed, size and physicality is because the speed of play is so slow. Slow speed of play is cause by bad first touches, lack of technical skills and slow processing speed. Bad first touch results in 50/50. Example a girl receives a pass but her first touch puts the ball 10 feet away with the opposing player 20 feet away. The fastest girl will win the ball because the ball is equal distance between the two players. Not being able to play the ball in one or two touches means the opposing player can close and make contact with the player - the stronger, bigger and physical player wins that match up.

If you play defense by charging the player with the ball against a technical, high speed of play players, they will make you chase the ball but you never get to the ball. They will exploit the open space you create by charge the player. One or two passes and the defense is running towards their goal. This is what happened in game with Spain. Those girls are totally comfortable in tight spaces under pressure. They can take you off the dribble, pass around you and the ball will never be more than 6” off their foot.

In Spain everything is done in tight spaces under pressure. The part many people miss is the defense effort is expect to be a 100%. You practice like you play. You play like you practice. That is not how it is done in the US. Go watch your kids team. Watch how much of the drills/practice are done under pressure. When they are under pressure the defender is usually going 50-75%. It makes a difference!

Anonymous wrote:To be fair many ecnl girls are high level players. The real issue I see is that a roster requires diversity of talent. In the US there is a belief that if you are a forward with talent such talent translates to every other position and that is erroneous thinking. The other issue is the mentality that chaotic defensive effort will create turnovers and scoring opportunities which to a very degree is accurate but it comes with a cost. That chaos leaves openings that a tactical smart player can exploit even if that player is weaker athletically. The problem is that chaotic style works against weaker teams that most players see throughout their development years. So those teams win and winning begets promotion and the illusion of all being well. It is not…