Crazy stuff, the guy featured in that article Nick Lusson, was my college coach here in Oakland.
I do but I'm in the academy set up, not a direct comparison. Here in California we're also very fortunate (in large part thanks directly to Nick Lusson's work with Norcal Premier) to have been at the forefront of coaching education here in the U.S over the last decade.At my son's level I see horribly coached sides that win lots of games & tournaments. The most glaring thing I see immediately when watching teams are players not knowing their positioning & what their position requires. I've seen so many games were there is no midfield presence, or someone isn't wide like they should be, or fullbacks not running up & down the flanks like they should.
I hate hate hate seeing kick ball meaning seeing kids kick the ball in the air to lob above players & then blips to a section of the field where their team mate isn't occupying. And these are all teams that again are winning games, leagues, & tournaments.
Maybe our man, @NorthOaklandFC sees better at his higher level...
@Nigerianscamsss Football is SO EXPENSIVE in America. if you cannot afford it or find anyone to help, It prices out so many talented kids. playing football everyday for free in England, come to America and you're shelling out thousands of dollars, it's mad. LOOK AT THESE PRICES. My God.
$30 k a year for a football academy in America, when some kids in Europe are making that on a weekly basis.
I do but I'm in the academy set up, not a direct comparison. Here in California we're also very fortunate (in large part thanks directly to Nick Lusson's work with Norcal Premier) to have been at the forefront of coaching education here in the U.S over the last decade.
That said you're always ******** on the young players and coaches in your area.
I always think to myself if the coaches are so poor in your area, why don't you get more involved in the development set up, especially since your already somewhat involved as a parent. Then I think about some of the comments you've made about Jose Mourinho recently, comments on how the EPL level of play is so poor, how the level of the MLS player is just a step above NCAA, etc.
God I can only imagine the standard you're holding those poor kids to in your evaluations.
MY MAN!!! that makes more sense, Loomis is literally the town over from where I live
I feel you. It sounds like there are definitely massive regional differences within the youth set up in our respective areas.I don't have the time to commit to a youth soccer project. I also don't want to deal with all the politics that go on. I've seen youth footy from the DelMarVa "uera" as well as PA & NJ.I do but I'm in the academy set up, not a direct comparison. Here in California we're also very fortunate (in large part thanks directly to Nick Lusson's work with Norcal Premier) to have been at the forefront of coaching education here in the U.S over the last decade.
That said you're always ******** on the young players and coaches in your area.
I always think to myself if the coaches are so poor in your area, why don't you get more involved in the development set up, especially since your already somewhat involved as a parent. Then I think about some of the comments you've made about Jose Mourinho recently, comments on how the EPL level of play is so poor, how the level of the MLS player is just a step above NCAA, etc.
God I can only imagine the standard you're holding those poor kids to in your evaluations.
My biggest complaint about the coaching in the areas I mentioned is there are too many fathers coaching club/travel teams (except for the upper echelon in my area). About 90% of these fathers have never played the game either. A lot of them win a numerous leagues & tournaments but they're winning on talent & not because of the coaching which is the case for my son's team which we just left after 2 years.
We're joining a new team that has hired an accomplished coach & he's fairly young at 27. He's an assistant coach for a varsity girls high school team that's won the state championship twice in the last 5 years. A good number of girls from that squad get college scholarships to schools as big as Maryland. He's also coaching a U14 boys team that's ranked 5th in the state. If I could create the kind of coach for my son, this guys pretty much fits the bill. He's also very energetic & enthusiastic as well as a Cryuff disciple.
We'll be playing in the top league this fall on Sundays. That league will place us based on past performance in other leagues & tournaments. We'll also be playing in a Sat league that has great officiating.
