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Very interested to hear details about this game. Anyone?
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As Kante predicted, this was the game to watch this week. With all the buzz about FCGS, I was looking forward to seeing them in action and I wasn’t disappointed. They played some impressive possession soccer. Was it better than LAFC? No, probably not, but they definitely gave them a run for their money. As we all know, LAFC is a strong team across the board (well, I can’t speak for the goalkeepers because we rarely see them under pressure). FCGS’s defense was well-matched with LAFC. They are strong on the ball and seem to have good chemistry. Their goalkeeper made some phenomenal saves that kept them in the game. That kid was busy. FCGS’s midfield and offense weren’t as well matched and their forwards struggled to get past LAFC’s man-sized defenders. Quite a few balls were lost in the mid and many of the balls that made it onto LAFC’s half of the field were dealt with quickly by those two defenders who seemed to be everywhere. FCGS had far fewer shots on goal than LAFC and were fortunate enough to sneak one in in the second half after some substitutions were made on both sides. This game was definitely worth the drive to watch and I hope I can catch the next match between these two teams.
 
here's predicts vs actuals for this weekend (9/28/19). home teams are listed first.

San Diego
predict: Albion 5 vs OC Surf 3. Actuals: Albion 1 vs OC Surf 0
note: the game report doesn't have much. the algo had this as a much more free scoring game than what ended up. does anyone have commentary/insight into the match?

predict: LAGSD 1 vs Murrieta Surf 4. Actuals: LAGSD 0 vs Murrieta Surf 2 (thx reddevildad!)

predict: Strikers 7 vs Chula Vista 1 Actuals: Strikers 6 vs Chula Vista 2

predict: SDSC 1 vs San Diego Surf 2 Actuals: SDSC 0 vs San Diego Surf 4
note: per the game report, it seems like SD Surf had this match fairly well in hand with the score 2-0 at half, and then a final of 4-0. per posts, SDSC has some solid players but the last three results make it also seem like they have a key dependency on DR (who's had only goal in the last three matches - all which SDSC has lost), and the challenge there is that teams can game plan for that.

Los Angeles
predict: Pateadores 4 vs Real SoCal 3 Actuals: Pateadores 3 vs Real SoCal 2

predict: LA Galaxy 3 vs Ventura Fusion 2 Actuals: LA Galaxy 8 vs Ventura Fusion 1
note: two decisive results in a row for LA Galaxy. will be interesting to see how the top tier in LA sorts itself for the 07s. So far, it looks like about five teams reasonably in contention.

predict: TFA 2 vs LA Surf 2 Actuals: TFA 1 vs LA Surf 5
note: LA Surf have posted solid results in all their matches, improving on a decent performance from last year. not to look past the next couple of matches but LA Surf plays LAFC on Nov 9th at La Canada. looks like that will be one to watch

predict: FC Golden State 1 vs LAFC 4 Actuals: FC Golden State 1 vs LAFC 2
note: FCG was undefeated going into this match. the algo had them as the -3 goal underdog due to their relative strength of schedule but it seems the algo was off. per the game report, FCG was tied 0-0 w/ LAFC at the half. In the 2nd half, things opened up a bit with 2-1 result in LAFC's favor. per initial posts, it sounds like a competitive match. Anyone have additional commentary?

predict LAUFA 2 vs Santa Barbara SC 1 Actuals: canceled/to be rescheduled
 
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Murrieta 2-0 LAGSD
Wet game, Murrieta finally got some offense going against a good LAGSD team that is growing into their own with bumps along the way.
 
here's predicts for this weekend (10/4). home teams are listed first.

San Diego
Arsenal 1 vs SD Surf 5
OC Surf 2 vs Nomads 2 - match to watch
Chula Vista 1 vs Real Salt Lake AZ 3
Chula Vista 1 vs SC del Sol 2
LAGSD 1 vs Strikers 4
San Diego SC 2 SC del Sol 2 - match to watch
San Diego SC vs Real Salt Lake AZ 3 - match to watch

Los Angeles
Pateadores 5 vs LAUFA 3
LA Galaxy 2 vs LAFC 4
Real SoCal 2 vs Ventura Fusion 2 - match to watch (sorting out northern bragging rights)
Pateadores 4 vs LA Galaxy 2
Santa Barbara SC 2 vs FC Golden State 3
Legends 2 LA Surf 2 - match to watch
 
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Surprised with the TFA vs Surf results. 5-1 is not what I expected at all. Anyone have any insight or watched this game? TFA hasn't put up any surprising numbers but seems as though something is going on with this team. Why is TFA on the decline and where has LA surf improved? Has LA Surf played LAFC? That seems like it would be a good matchup.
 
Hello SoCal 2007 DA. We will be traveling from AZ to play at Victory Christian Academy and Westview High School. Will spectators sit in the bleachers/stands? or on the sidelines? Just checking to see if I need to pack a travel chair. Your suggestions are really appreciated.
 
RedDevilDad said:
This is a club specific issue at u13 & u14. At u15, clubs are required to submit (exchange) game footage in Hudl with US Soccer and the opponent.
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Looks like we parents have no access to the game footage. I looked though Hudl but couldn't find anything.
 
Aloha said:
Looks like we parents have no access to the game footage. I looked though Hudl but couldn't find anything.
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try checking under the exchanges tab. Go to league selection and then type in the name of the team you're looking for in the box about midway on the left hand side. should work.
 
here's predicts vs actuals for this last weekend (10/4). home teams are listed first. The algo is getting better but still ironing out the kinks... Any commentary or insight from the matches?

San Diego
predict: Arsenal 1 vs SD Surf 5 Actuals: Arsenal 0 vs SD Surf 3
predict: OC Surf 2 vs Nomads 2 Actuals: OC Surf 2 vs Nomads 4
predict: Chula Vista 1 vs Real Salt Lake AZ 3 Actuals: Chula Vista 1 vs Real Salt Lake AZ 5
predict: Chula Vista 1 vs SC del Sol 2 Actuals: Chula Vista 1 vs SC del Sol 3
predict: LAGSD 1 vs Strikers 4 Actuals: LAGSD 1 vs Strikers 4 (thanks Watfly!)
predict: San Diego SC 2 SC del Sol 2 Actuals: San Diego SC 1 SC del Sol 2 (thanks Watfly!)
predict: San Diego SC vs Real Salt Lake AZ 3 Actuals: San Diego SC 0 vs Real Salt Lake AZ 3

Los Angeles
predict: Pateadores 5 vs LAUFA 3 Actuals: Pateadores 3 vs LAUFA 5
predict: LA Galaxy 2 vs LAFC 4 Actuals: LA Galaxy 1 vs LAFC 4
predict: Real SoCal 2 vs Ventura Fusion 2 Actuals: Real SoCal 1 vs Ventura Fusion 1
predict: Pateadores 4 vs LA Galaxy 2 Actuals: Pateadores 3 vs LA Galaxy 1
predict: Santa Barbara SC 2 vs FC Golden State 3 Actuals: Santa Barbara SC 0 vs FC Golden State 5
predict: Legends 2 LA Surf 2 Actuals: Legends 3 LA Surf 1
 
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Heard SDSC 1 Del Sol 2

OC vs Nomads: OC scored early in the 1st and 2nd halfs to go up 2-0. PK for Nomads helped loosen things up for them which led to 3 goals including the last one at the whistle. Game was closer than score suggested. OC had more opportunities but Nomads finished theirs.
 
Here's 2019-20 standings thru this last weekend (10/6/19). First table is all of SoCal. Highlighted those teams who had a more than 10 place change (either up or down) from end of season last season.

Results are based on what's available from USSDA. Most teams have played about five games so there's some trends beginning to emerge.

here's notes. Does anyone have any insight into what's gone here yoy with the four teams listed below?
  • FC Golden State
On the positive side, FCG 07s seem to have taken it up a couple of notches - moving up from #18 in SoCal at end of last season to #3 as of this lat weekend - with their last three results being particularly strong. Wasn't sure what to make of them initially but definitely a team to watch this season.​
  • LA Galaxy
One surprising decline are the LA Galaxy - dropping from #5 in SoCal at end of last season to #17 as of this last weekend - but they've had reasonably challenging schedule. Having said that, most would have expected more from LAG to date.​
  • OC Surf
Another surprising decline is OC Surf - dropping from 8th in SoCal at end of last season to #23 (i.e. last) as of this last weekend. Looking at the schedule, it hasn't been that tough.​
  • Albion
Albion also has dropped significantly yoy but has only played three matches so far, so am putting a "wait and see" asterisk next to them but their results to date don't bode well. ​

here's SoCal standings:

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here' standings by group:

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Kante said:
Here's 2019-20 standings thru this last weekend (10/6/19). First table is all of SoCal. Highlighted those teams who had a more than 10 place change (either up or down) from end of season last season.

Results are based on what's available from USSDA. Most teams have played about five games so there's some trends beginning to emerge.

here's notes. Does anyone have any insight into what's gone here yoy with the four teams listed below?
  • FC Golden State
On the positive side, FCG 07s seem to have taken it up a couple of notches - moving up from #18 in SoCal at end of last season to #3 as of this lat weekend - with their last three results being particularly strong. Wasn't sure what to make of them initially but definitely a team to watch this season.​
  • LA Galaxy
One surprising decline are the LA Galaxy - dropping from #5 in SoCal at end of last season to #17 as of this last weekend - but they've had reasonably challenging schedule. Having said that, most would have expected more from LAG to date.​
  • OC Surf
Another surprising decline is OC Surf - dropping from 8th in SoCal at end of last season to #23 (i.e. last) as of this last weekend. Looking at the schedule, it hasn't been that tough.​
  • Albion
Albion also has dropped significantly yoy but has only played three matches so far, so am putting a "wait and see" asterisk next to them but their results to date don't bode well. ​

here's SoCal standings:

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here' standings by group:

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LAG decline shouldn't be s surprise if you look back at U13 teams for past few years. Same happened with the 2006s.
 
Kante said:
  • Albion
Albion also has dropped significantly yoy but has only played three matches so far, so am putting a "wait and see" asterisk next to them but their results to date don't bode well. ​
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Part of the problem might be player loss, I know they lost 1 player to Surf and heard that one player went to Timbers and two decided to pursue another sport. Maybe adjusting to a new coach, as well, but that's just speculation. It's a long season, I would expect them to improve.

Based on our game, OC Surf is maybe better than there record suggests. I thought they played well, good movement, but were very unlucky.

I could be wrong, but it seems like there is more parity in the SD league this year. Of course, having the two U12 teams was a bit of a cluster last year.
 
here's predicts for this weekend (10/19). home teams listed first. fyi, now that we're at about games done for most teams, reconfigured some key pieces of the algo. we'll see how the new rev does this weekend. lots of close results predicted.

in San Diego, it looks like it's sorting out into the following tiering:
T1: SD Surf and RSL
T2: Strikers and Murrieta
T3: SC del Sol and SDSC
T4: Chula Vista, Albion, LAGSD and Arsenal
T5: Nomads and OC Surf

in Los Angeles, here's the tiering so far:
T1: LAFC and FCG
T2: Legends, Pats, LAUFA and LA Surf
T3: TFA and LAG
T4: Ventura and RSC
T5: Santa Barbara

San Diego
LAGSD 0 vs SD Surf 2
note: LAGSD's defense so far has improved almost every game but they don't seem to have a goal scoring solution. SD Surf started rough, but seemed to have their stride. It's unfortunate that SD Surf won't play RSL until Feb. Would have been a good gauge/feedback for both teams prior to the showcase.

OC Surf 1 vs SDSC 4
note: after a strong first game against SD Surf, SDSC seems to have run into come challenges scoring goals. although there were comments that SDSC had a diverse O, it seems that they have a heavy reliance on one player to put the ball in the back of the net, which makes them easy(ier) to stop. To be fair, SDSC have had a tough early schedule (hopefully USSDA showcase schedulers will keep this in mind). This match might be what the doctor ordered for SDSC to get their mojo back.

Strikers 4 vs Nomads 2
note: not a lot of data on the Nomads side (only three games). on the strikers, their defense looks like it could use some work and is keeping them from joining SD Surf and RSL in the SD Group Tier 1.

Chula Vista 3 vs Albion 3 - match to watch
note: Chula Vista is showing marked improvement this season vs last, particularly w/ a challenging early schedule that has included matches against the Strikers, SD Surf and the two tough AZ teams. Chula Vista has a strong offense with ten goals in seven games coming from two new players JF (from SD Surf) and JRC, but also with three other players scoring.

The match this weekend is a rematch of last week's match vs Albion. Per the game report, last week's game sounded intense with five yellow cards, multiple lead changes and lots of goals for a 4-3 result in favor of CV. This week Chula Vista gets to play at home, so advantage, but the revised algo is calling a 3-3 tie so we'll see.

We see you Chula Vista.

Murrieta Surf 3 vs Arsenal 1 - match to watch
note: despite the close score lines, Murrieta seems like they're getting a little better every match on both sides of the ball. Good to see and may reflect good coaching, but it's only been four games. Conversely, Arsenal seems to be heading in the opposite direction at about the same pace,. Again, though, only four games. first match btw these teams this season was 1-0 Murrieta. be interesting to see who has made more progress in the last month.

Los Angeles
Legends 3 vs Pateadores 2 - match to watch
note: Legends seem to be emerging as a solid tier 2 LA team. Will see if they can cement their status this weekend.

TFA 0 vs FC Golden State 5
note: FCG seems to be making a play to compete with LAFC (FCG were competitive across age groups w/ LAFC in the first match-up a couple of weeks back btw the clubs). A decisive result against TFA would move that narrative forward.

LA Galaxy 2 vs LAUFA 5 - match to watch
note: LAUFA always seems to be a mystery wrapped in an enigma. They consistently have good to very good players but just as consistently have inconsistent results.

LAUFA have an oppty to make the statement that forward progress is consistently being made this weekend. Certainly, LAG has shown so far that they're vulnerable. Having said that, LAG/LAUFA matches are almost competitive. Should be a fun match to watch.

Ventura Fusion 2 vs Santa Barbara SC 0
note: This match is statement opportunity for Ventura to lay claim to the northern title in the group (although the first match for northern bragging rights btw Ventura and RSC ended up 1-1.)

Given the collective records of these three teams - Ventura, RSC and Santa Barbara combining for 3 wins, 12 losses and 2 draws w/ 20 goals scored vs 51 goals allowed - it may seem silly to make a big deal but this article from American Soccer Now - http://www.americansoccernow.com/ar...-a-look-at-where-talent-originates?print=true - did call out the SB/Ventura area as one of the top soccer talent producing metro areas per capita in the country, so USSDA bragging rights for this area seem like they should matter.

Other interesting notes: Santa Barbara has scored one goal in their last five games while Ventura's defense is definitely an area for improvement.

Also, Ventura filmed their May u12 match against Santa Barbara for a promo clip (with a lively sound track) on how good Ventura's style of play is - scroll down and it's worth a watch: http://www.vcfusion.com/blog/ventura-county-fusion-vs-santa-barbara-sc-u12-da-goals

No rivalry here at all...

Real SoCal 0 vs LAFC 7
note: this match could be interesting to watch, more so than the predict indicates, since RSC has consistently posed a challenge for LAFC. We'll see.
 
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Kante said:
note: LAUFA always seems to be a mystery wrapped in an enigma. They consistently have good to very good players but just as consistently have inconsistent results.
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I think there's a word for that. It begins with a "c" and ends with "oaching"...
 
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