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Oops, I may be confused. I am not very good with names.She played Keeper?
Oops, I may be confused. I am not very good with names.She played Keeper?
I don't think Ashley ever played HS Soccer or GK. She was to busy with all her YNT call ups.When DD was a freshman, her HS team played against Cathedral and she scored a goal. After the game she said "I scored against Ashley Sanchez!". Ashley is a very good keeper (as is her future teammate Lauren Brzkcy). That goal made it into DD's highlight video. I also look forward to seeing Catarina Macario play in college.
You might be thinking of Savannah Madden who is playing for Texas this fall.Oops, I may be confused. I am not very good with names.
Oh my gosh... someday I may show this list to my daughter. Never had much success with ODP. She is a late 98 and was as gawky and Bambi-like as you can imagine 5"10 now looked back then. When she made a pool one year, it seemed like every drill she went up against SB from RSC. We laughed about it then and pointed out how strong SB was and that someday when her real legs showed up, she may have a better chance. Looking at this list, makes you realize, the scouts really did get it.
You might be thinking of Savannah Madden who is playing for Texas this fall.
I was thinking of another Sanchez who was also a fine keeper. She was commited to a D1 program for 2016 but does not appear to be on the roster so lets let this drop. Sorry for the mistake, but back to the real discussion, our DD's journeys. I will post about my DD after she graduates, but she is a teammate with 3TP's daughter (who is an amazing player, after one of her goals from way out the AR turned to me and said "Who's the girl with the cannon?").I think that's who he's talking about for sure!
My apologies...wrong thread. I did not notice the age group.
I love your player's story. Your son attended one of my friend's football camps. Strikers FC was good to my player too. Good luck to both of your players that are still in college.
Thanks for sharing the journey! Geography is not my strength, but Utah from LV? Maybe I need to start longest commute thread with a side pot for the winner?From a Vegas perspective...
U11: Heat FC 00: A
U12: Heat FC 00: A
U13: Las Vegas Neon 00: A: State Champs
U14: Downtown LVSC 00: A (Guest played with the 99 team)
U15: LVPSA 00 and 99: ECNL
U16: Utah Avalanche (DP) and Players SC 00: ECNL and A: State Champs
U18 (Birth year rule change): LVPSA 99: A: State Champs
U19: Strikers ECNL 00/99: ECNL
We didn't know what a club vs. recreational team was before we went to a Heat camp. Luckily she got picked up there, or we may have never made the switch! My kid has been labeled a club hopper by a crazy parent or two, but they don't know the half of it.
- Left first club after coaching change.
- Left second club when she decided to be a goalkeeper. This one was definitely the most important switch, as she was with her goalkeeper coach, she was on a team that faced 20+ shots a game which gave her repetition, and she got to guest play with that Downtown 99 team we all know of, which gave her true game experience.
- Moved with the Downtown 99 team to LVPSA and played ECNL.
- DP'd with Utah ECNL after LVPSA lost their status.
- Moved back to LVPSA for the coach.
- Now going to Strikers ECNL (after she's healed from her surgery) so she can play some decent competition and prepare for college ball in the spring.
This whole experience has taught us parents that you have to do what's best for your kid, no matter what the outsiders think and say. Also gave my daughter some thick skin. It's been quite a ride, and I'll miss it no doubt. But I'm excited to see what the future holds for my kid.
Enjoy it while it lasts. It goes by in the blink of an eye.
No worries. Thanks for sharing. I started this in oldest age group as there's a lot of wisdom here, but welcome all sharing. I'm finding the contributions already made very helpful. Good luck to your DD.My apologies...wrong thread. I did not notice the age group.
Thank you for the kind words! I've been wondering if I figured out which super star from that Strikers team is yours. Was wondering today if my son and your dd share a college?
What is not in this equation is Futsal. Played every year from u8 through u16. Team won the National title twice, took 2nd another.
Ok, here is my best attempt:
U8-U9 (several years at u8) - Hawks - Presidio Champs and generally super awesome little team
U10-U13 - So Cal Blues - State Cup Champs one of those years
U14-U15 Strikers ECNL
U16 Slammers ECNL
U17- U18/19 Strikers ECNL
So, my kid has a reverse success story as a teammate. Her teams at u8-u13 didn't lose games or tournaments very often. She had 58 medals in her room when we packed her up and only one of those won as a teenager - Surf Cup at U17 (lower bracket). Her first few years at Strikers were middle of the pack. Last few, were bottom of the pack.
We left Blues when Strikers ECNL started at our local high school because she could walk to practice and at the time she had a sibling who was ill. Do not regret the decision, even though Blues was a stronger program. She followed the Camargos to Slammers and it was fine. Not a style of play that complimented her skill set, so she left a winning team to return to a non-winning team.
What is not in this equation is Futsal. Played every year from u8 through u16. Team won the National title twice, took 2nd another.
She is a freshman just in summer program/conditioning now at a Big10 school. She was recruited by a few Pac12 schools, one ACC and one SEC. It really came down to a decision between one Pac12 school where she really liked the coach, the program, etc. and her current school. She chose the current school because of its programs/prestige in her future field, its other athletics (football was a MUST) program and the community around the school. She chose the current soccer program because of the play style, the coaches and the future teammates. She did turn down much better money offers.
Some tidbits that may help:
Her u8-u9 team contained a group of girls that are still very strong players and at least 7 of them are playing D1 now, or will be in the Fall. Understand that these girls were 5 & 6 when they started.
The Blues team that won State Cup that year has all but maybe 4 playing D1 this year and the ones that aren't went on to either play other sports, or chose D3 for academic reasons.
The team that consisted of the first year for Strikers ECNL had many players rotate in/out over the years, but if you look at the group from the first year at u14, the ones that wanted to play in college, are. Several turned down opportunities to focus on academics (as in sitting on a full academic scholarship at schools like UCI, USC, etc.).
As of today, 1 at UCSB, 1 at Arkansas, 1 went to UCDavis and was injured - not playing, 1 at Colorado, 1 at Gardner-Webb, 1 at CSUF, 1 at WSU and mine.
Take what you want from the tidbits, but generally, some players are good from Day 1. Some need to move around to get more potential unlocked but at the end of it, if they work hard and listen and learn from all coaches (even the horrible ones can teach you things - like what kind of coach you never want to play for ever again - they can do well.
Thanks for sharing your journey!
Very curious about your thoughts on Futsal. We are looking to add more of it into our DDs training. Is it more than just a lot of touches per hour? Any drawbacks?
Thanks for sharing your journey!
Very curious about your thoughts on Futsal. We are looking to add more of it into our DDs training. Is it more than just a lot of touches per hour? Any drawbacks?
They can play futsal and win national championships no need to imagine.Futsal is super important. Imaging Blues players trying to play Futsal LOLOL