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Anonymous wrote:I think this debate regarding possession based teams v non-possession based teams can be resolved by posting a link or two to Arlington DA games against decent level competition. If you see numerous 5+ pass sequences and some 10+ sequences, it would be difficult to argue that it is a run and gun team. You've got to show the evidence one way or another to back up your arguments.

Or just go and watch a game and judge for yourself. Links don't need to be posted of games.

Yeah, that's not weird at all: a man going to watch girls play when he has no daughter on the team.

Besides, who has that kind of time? Why not just post a link? So much simpler. Just a short clip even, not a whole game? It's not against the rules...

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

This person is an imposter and has been why the board is messed up. Whether teams there still play kick-and-run like the past or not, you clearly don't know anything about Arlington or DA.

I had forgotten about the U13 pilot program. I wonder why none of the U13 teams show up on any of the team pages on the DA website.

http://asas.ussoccerda.com/home.php
http://fcva.ussoccerda.com/home.php
http://wsav.ussoccerda.com/home.php

But the U13 pilot program in the Atlantic does show up on the DA website when you pull up the schedule, so I see it now.

http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/regevent/index.php?containerId=NzQzODA1Ng==&partialGames=1

It looks like the Arlington U13 DA team is in fact doing very well, with a 5-1-2 record so far.

Gerardo Ramirez is a good coach. I remember him from D-ODP. The program as a whole was a waste but he was one of the bright spots. I have never seen him coach a full team, but based on the way he coached at those sessions, it would surprise me if he did not coach a possession style. He definitely did not strike me as a kick-and-run coach.

So, good for Arlington.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this debate regarding possession based teams v non-possession based teams can be resolved by posting a link or two to Arlington DA games against decent level competition. If you see numerous 5+ pass sequences and some 10+ sequences, it would be difficult to argue that it is a run and gun team. You've got to show the evidence one way or another to back up your arguments.

Or just go and watch a game and judge for yourself. Links don't need to be posted of games.

Anonymous wrote:I think this debate regarding possession based teams v non-possession based teams can be resolved by posting a link or two to Arlington DA games against decent level competition. If you see numerous 5+ pass sequences and some 10+ sequences, it would be difficult to argue that it is a run and gun team. You've got to show the evidence one way or another to back up your arguments.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

This person is an imposter and has been why the board is messed up. Whether teams there still play kick-and-run like the past or not, you clearly don't know anything about Arlington or DA.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

You are wrong. US Soccer has a u13 pilot for the Atlantic conference and Arlington is part of that along with the other area DAs. Again, I can only comment on that group, but they looked pretty good. I’ll look out for the older groups in upcoming events.

There is definitely a U13 team. They have been doing well and they have an excellent coach. I know he coaches a non-DA team as well.

AND (this might blow some of your minds) at least during ONE practice a week, the girls practice with a BOYS’ DA coach AND they work on some of the same things the boys are working on. Crazy, I know. ?

1) Why would they not work on ALL the SAME things the boys are working on?

2) If coaching non-DA teams as well, why wouldn't this carry over to the rest of the club? One style is OK for DA, but keep the old style for the remainder who subsidize the DA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

You are wrong. US Soccer has a u13 pilot for the Atlantic conference and Arlington is part of that along with the other area DAs. Again, I can only comment on that group, but they looked pretty good. I’ll look out for the older groups in upcoming events.

There is definitely a U13 team. They have been doing well and they have an excellent coach. I know he coaches a non-DA team as well.

AND (this might blow some of your minds) at least during ONE practice a week, the girls practice with a BOYS’ DA coach AND they work on some of the same things the boys are working on. Crazy, I know. ?

1) Why would they not work on ALL the SAME things the boys are working on?

2) If coaching non-DA teams as well, why wouldn't this carry over to the rest of the club? One style is OK for DA, but keep the old style for the remainder who subsidize the DA?

Exactly who is subsidizing the DA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

You are wrong. US Soccer has a u13 pilot for the Atlantic conference and Arlington is part of that along with the other area DAs. Again, I can only comment on that group, but they looked pretty good. I’ll look out for the older groups in upcoming events.

There is definitely a U13 team. They have been doing well and they have an excellent coach. I know he coaches a non-DA team as well.

AND (this might blow some of your minds) at least during ONE practice a week, the girls practice with a BOYS’ DA coach AND they work on some of the same things the boys are working on. Crazy, I know. ?

1) Why would they not work on ALL the SAME things the boys are working on?

2) If coaching non-DA teams as well, why wouldn't this carry over to the rest of the club? One style is OK for DA, but keep the old style for the remainder who subsidize the DA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

You are wrong. US Soccer has a u13 pilot for the Atlantic conference and Arlington is part of that along with the other area DAs. Again, I can only comment on that group, but they looked pretty good. I’ll look out for the older groups in upcoming events.

There is definitely a U13 team. They have been doing well and they have an excellent coach. I know he coaches a non-DA team as well.

AND (this might blow some of your minds) at least during ONE practice a week, the girls practice with a BOYS’ DA coach AND they work on some of the same things the boys are working on. Crazy, I know. ?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.

You are wrong. US Soccer has a u13 pilot for the Atlantic conference and Arlington is part of that along with the other area DAs. Again, I can only comment on that group, but they looked pretty good. I’ll look out for the older groups in upcoming events.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this thread is a mess. I have seen the Arlington girls u13 DA team play and they primarily played a possession game. I was impressed with their abilities for 12 year old girls. Definitely beyond most teams at their age in this area. I am not with Arlington, so I can’t judge beyond that.

Impossible, just like the person who said they'd seen Arlington GDA play last year.

Arlington GDA only has U14 and U15 age groups. There is no U13 GDA team.

FWIW, I have heard that the U14s do play out of the back, through the midfield, and generally try to play a posession style, but I have not seen it myself.