Last I checked, 4th place Sonoran doesn’t get you into a playoff spot. I think being a GA National Champion has a better ring than 4th place Sonoran with an 8-7-4 record and a GD of 5.
At the community at large.. no one cares about 4th place…regardless what division they’re in.. and in reality it’s more like tied for 7/8th when you add the two SW divisions..
Natty in any league has a nice ring to it. My dd team won the oldest youth soccer trophy in our country. It was a crazy year in 2017 but this win was beautiful and fun to witness.
In the last showcase we attended there were 3-4 scouts watching 2010 games at all times. They'd watch for a while + different scouts would come and go.
When my dd was 13 we had scouts everywhere watching. The scouts even came to the fields to watch. No in person talking allowed back then to said player, only email from player allowed and then the two could chat on the phone and text. I will say that was honored when my dd was playing at the highest level. The scouts even ran practices and it was amazing to see them come out. I didn't allow her to email as 13 year old because she was not ready at that age. My buddy has a very good 2010 and he said scouts are coming to check on the future top players as well. I found this pic. This was when my dd was allowed to play soccer in the top league and when the scouts liked her. She was bad for business for the new top league because she dared to play HS Soccer. Who knows what would have happen if they allowed her to play full time soccer and if her old man kept his big mouth shut. I think she only played 17 more club games in 4 years after that as a part time Tier 2 league player. Those are important years for top players looking to ball against the best of the best but she was blocked entry and then later blacklisted. Amazing how a kid at 13 can be so highly sought after and then disregarded for a choice.
So the scouts ran practices but weren’t allowed to say anything in person? How effective was that practice?
The scouts talked soccer only and they were some of the best practices my dd ever had. They just couldn't talk about going to their college and try and recruit your dd to their school. They never did. It was the Docs that talked to us at 7th grade college night.
I was able to watch the Blues v City game + it was closer than the score shows. In the beginning it was very obvious that City wasnt used to Blues speed of play. After they adjusted things evened out. Shots on goal + time of posession was fairly even. The biggest difference was Blues was on frame with most of their shots + with power. City hit every post and crossmember multiple times. Also the final would have been 3-1 Blues but they scored one at the very end.
