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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSince you are admittedly new we'll be gentle. The idea of relegation / promotion at the youth level is a central part of the problem of youth soccer. It puts pressure on clubs (and therefore coaches, and therefore players) to win at a younger and younger age. What does it take to win a youth soccer game? Not the same thing as it takes to develop skilled confident players. The output from such a system is a bunch of players with August birthdays who kick the ball far with their toe, run, push, run and kick the ball with their toe again. In short, it produces high school soccer players. Leagues like MYSA and the incentives they generate are what development-minded clubs are running away from. US Club, by bringing together the nation's top clubs in ECNL with no concept of relegation, are able to merge quality coaching, strong player pipelines and a development philosophy without the burden of "winning now". This creates better players and ultimately better teams by the time kids are U17/18 (which is the real goal).
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSince you are admittedly new we'll be gentle. The idea of relegation / promotion at the youth level is a central part of the problem of youth soccer. It puts pressure on clubs (and therefore coaches, and therefore players) to win at a younger and younger age. What does it take to win a youth soccer game? Not the same thing as it takes to develop skilled confident players. The output from such a system is a bunch of players with August birthdays who kick the ball far with their toe, run, push, run and kick the ball with their toe again. In short, it produces high school soccer players. Leagues like MYSA and the incentives they generate are what development-minded clubs are running away from. US Club, by bringing together the nation's top clubs in ECNL with no concept of relegation, are able to merge quality coaching, strong player pipelines and a development philosophy without the burden of "winning now". This creates better players and ultimately better teams by the time kids are U17/18 (which is the real goal).
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBecause everything they do is overshadowed by the stench and oppressive dark cloud of BTDT. This club will really flourish and be a truly dominant force once he is out of their hair.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPisspective - are you that crazy to think BTDT has any sort of power within NEFC? His daughter is a great soccer player and is heading off to college soon. The club is flourishing with him and they will flourish without him.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostBTNT, try not to degrade yourself any further down towards Pathfinder's level. NEFC will flourish much more once you are gone. You singlehandedly have caused immeasurable damage to the NEFC reputation.
I heard they can't even get a couple of grand for their club. Their business is ruined
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