Rather interesting - my son was playing up two years last year on a NYCSL NPL team, with no issue. I think kids are better off playing on a...
It's easy enough for a decent player, state ODP level in an average state, to play in college. All you need to do is: - not care about the...
TDS rankings are meaningless at older ages as well. There are players who consistently are cut by state ODP and have four stars (out of five)....
Gee, what do you think - INS will be there? And it's kind of funny - if you are an undocumented alien, that means you don't have a Mexican birth...
Tryouts were postponed one week due to weather. Final spots are being solidified according to sources. Quality looked better at tryouts this...
Morris County Colonials back in the NPSL, so technically not an expansion team (they were not in it last year, but were the previous year I think).
What happened with the urban clubs that had great reputations is that they had to start bringing in middle class players to subsidize the poor...
Yes, going to college and needs to ref there to have spending money. Pays a lot more than a work study job. Just checked with his college...
Thanks - luckily local assignor is head of state refs. It's USSF by the way.
Is reffing in another state a big deal or not? My understanding is that some states are fine with it and others are not, but the license is...
"throwing a hip" vs. pushing someone with your hip are two different things. I rarely see hip checks that look like your kid cutting in front of...
Some fields actually have signs about recording, either "video recording not allowed" or "as a spectator, player, coach, or other attendee, you...
"I see these frustrated, smaller kids his age, who used to dominate the field, now struggle to deal with or get pass my bigger, stronger, almost...
Partially - our experience has been that even when a player is an integral part of the team, shots on goals matter more than goals scored per shot...
The number one thing coaches look for is almost an insane level of activity. There is no place for soccer players who think, or those who walk...
It's not about development. It's keeping your top prospects on the field as much as possible. IMHO, I can visualize teams making gentleman's...
I'm wondering if there was some bad blood between him and the football coach:...
What went wrong? How do you know something is wrong? How about Italy losing to Costa Rica in the WC? How come the US has to be better than...
Talent and drive both matter. Luck matters too - getting in front of the right people when a player is "hot" is important. (I don't know if...
By the way, did you see this college? http://www.riasa.org/home It might be a great fit for your son, and I think they have summer programs too.
Best of luck to him. If he is with the national team, and an EPL club, things will progress as much as possible. One needs only to look at Jozy...
I am not familiar with the "no out-of-state players" for teams that play in USYS-affiliated state cups. In fact, I know that in NJ teams who have...
Oddly enough, the transportation problem occurs at all ages and with all income levels (but to me there is no excuse really). My son played on a...
The problem is even if you pay their fees, transportation is often a major issue. My son played in Newark, and several players were not only on...
The US Futsal website says you can email them to ask about teams or leagues. But the website has not been updated lately. The US Youth Futsal...