I’m most curious about the entire plan. I presume the Bears went into this with a big development partner and the scope of this project will be...
Not trying to be a jerk but I do want to be direct …and I’m sure there are several on this board who would back me up. Collectively we must have...
being on the bubble is brutal. Playing with good players is a huge advantage BUT you have to be good to hang with them or earn their respect to...
I think kickball approach is a vestige of the past and the pervasive mentality that they need to recruit the biggest/fastest players who...
Alive and kicking, thankfully. And another season underway with parents telling me stories about other parents and organizations that blow my...
College soccer, for the most part, is kickball. Coaches mentality/tactics. Not the players fault. The tiny dude from Sockers at UW Madison is...
Public service announcement for all those with little kids that show promise in the sport as we start another season. (Written from boys...
Easy. Go check out both clubs. See which one your daughter likes best. Also my understanding (from messages on this board re: this topic) is that...
I nominate for best post of 2021….
I would not talk “pro” anything with a 12/13 yr old. If they’re obsessed with the game they will bug you to play more/get more training. If...
And let’s be honest - some of the kids getting cut by Fire almost every team in this State would love to have… Want to be clear that I’m not...
This is what I wrote: “Rumor has it some of the top Fire kids are leaving Fire. Not just the kids getting cut.” And what I’ve recently heard is...
I think it shows…. But eventually they’ll be forced to get it right. They did a great PR job last year (HOMEGROWN PLAYER SIGNED) but certainly...
Makes perfect sense…the prospects are in u16/17. Not u19. U19’s (on the whole) are awesome college players and MLS academies (rightly so)...
Yes, it’s very competitive and winning u19’s was impressive (not easy) That said u19’s will die out with many MLS clubs and promising kids in...
Beware FOMO. A very natural feeling for all parents to experience. Does more harm than good. Youth sport landscape is littered with evidence. The...
I’ll say it again, if you have a kid who could play for Fire think long and hard about that move. Rumor has it some of the top Fire kids are...
Agree. A turning point. The pipelines are stacked!
That’s my argument. We were outplayed, but through sheer grit, determination and athleticism (incredible defensive plays mostly) we kept them at...
The women’s game would be almost unrecognizable if title 9 didn’t exist. And by unrecognizable I mean almost non existent on the college level...
Sadly I don’t think it’s too far fetched to think the USMNT is going to be on the ascent from here on out and the women on the descent. I hate...
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That’s great. Thrill for those kids…
On the boys side I don’t think all that much has changed other than numbers are down on the whole across all clubs. Which sucks because youth...
So after 2015 you saw all girls teams play in NISL boys leagues (national PL or just the PL?). If so that means NISL (Sockers) ok with it for the...