If anyone of them makes it to the big squad I believe Blues deserves some of the bonus money and the Gaffer should be able to make his list of goats who he has personally trained and developed that made the YNT and the WNT. Not an easy thing to do.
U16 & U17 Girls WNT
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I agree with the other GK as she is one of the top GK.
The other GK they selected from the East Coast must of made a huge impression on the coaches, she only been invited to 2 camps.
I guess like what you said, it depends on the eyes watching.
Bonus money?
Ya, if you make WNT squad, the club that developed the player gets the reward/bonus/commission money. Right now it's rewarded to the club after u12. I personally think years u7-u11 are just as important and valuable as the others. In fact, It's more about recruiting and connections after u12. The Gaffer deserves some prize money IMHO. Tad would never take a dime or even a banked pie by the misses. My wife is the sweetest person you will ever meet. During one Thanksgiving my wife wanted to bring some turkey fixings and pie to Tad and he said he can;t except anything. Not even a gift card for a job well done after the season. I believe if you research this man, you will see 100% he never took anything from anyone because he never ever wanted the perception of something being cooked up in the back room if you know what I mean. I now understand why he was so hard core about it and I have more respect than ever for him and the Gaffer
I loved Andy. Talk about getting out of some sh*t in your life. I like how he got the bastard Warden back too
My kind of guy
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I did some research today on TB and RR Blues DA U17 team. 18-0-4 since Surf Cup. Zippo picks to camp or YNT. Maybe this is all about nothing and I'm speculating again. I'm a little shocked to be honest with a few of them not even going to camp. Politics? Regarding the U16 socal players, 5 of the seven socal picks were with another team prior to DA. For the U17 socal players, all four were with prior clubs before DA. So 11 Socal picks for both U16 and U17. 6 of the 11 once played for SoCal Blues and all before the age change. Tad's DA team is still 18-0-4. Amazing coaching I would say. He knows more than all the Docs combined but no one would listen to the one who was the first to coach U15 WNT. He was the one who put ODP together so he and others could scout the top GOATs from the four corners of the country. How they pick these players today is a complete mystery to me. No one really knows except someone is who is in charge of the picks. Again, we all know who needs to be there. Its always the 14-16 other players that everyone is wondering about. Again, congrats on getting picked. I say that with respect, I promise
I have never heard of this before.
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U.S. U-14 GNT Roster Sept 6th, 2017
PLAYERS (24): Mikayla Abrenica (Legends FC; Temecula, Calif.), Jordan Brown (Heat FC; Las Vegas, Nev.), Maggie Cagle (SC Del Sol; Phoenix, Ariz.), Lindsey Chau (Legends FC; Highland, Calif.), Meka Doyle (San Jose Earthquakes; Berkeley, Calif.), Elise Evans (San Jose Earthquakes; Redwood City, Calif.), Jill Flammia (Richmond United; Manakin-Sabot, Va.), Juliauna Hayward (Real Colorado; Thornton, Colo.), Lumi Kostmayer (Oakwood SC; Southbury, Conn.), Georgia Leb (Solar Chelsea; Colleyville, Texas), Bridgette Marin-Valencia (PSV Union; San Francisco, Calif.), Molly Martin (FC Stars of Mass; Acton, Mass.), Ava Minnier (Penn Fusion; Downington, Pa.), Allison Montoya (MVLA SC; Los Altos, Calif.), Olivia Moultrie (Beach FC; Canyon County, Calif.), Jordan Nytes (Real Colorado; Aurora, Colo.), Kayla Reed (Sky Blue-PDA; East Brunswick, N.J.), Jaedyn Shaw (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Evelyn Shores (Tophat SC; Atlanta, Ga.), Emma Stransky (Internationals; Copley, Ohio), Maggie Taitano (San Diego Surf; Carlsbad, Calif.), Alyssa Thompson (Real So Cal; Studio City, Calif.), Teagan Wy (West Coast FC; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Ella Zimmerman (Tophat SC; Cumming, Ga.)
This U14 List was from Sept 6th 2017, one day before the first season of the great GDA. It was the first List that had zero to do with ODP and more to do with getting top GOATs to the right clubs that GDA wanted them to be at. The Directors (some are owners too) of these GDA clubs also ran the Training Centers. Of the 6 socal girls, 5 of them played for another club the season before. No games to be played, just a list. No camp. No positions, just 24 players. I promise to God, my hand on the great book, my dd and I did not get mad or pout for her not making that first List that my dd gave up 16 months of her youth to try and make. It was like "America's Got Talent" back then but you had no idea who the judges were or what the criteria was. They stood behind a dark curtain and talked like Darth Vador when asking a question on how to improve and make the next List. Let's all remember that my dd team just came off winning Far West Regional, where she had the miracle goal, 5 goals in Semis, led all in scoring and got first goal in National Championship game that we won in August 2017. My dd only asked Director Spooner and Coach Pauly what she had to do to make the next one (came out in Mar 2018). Keep working hard they said and they will ask the scouts as well and get back to her. Never did Since we had no playoffs for first year of DA (so stupid imho), my dd marked on her calendar two games, Legends and Earthquakes. The soccer landscape shifted in 2015 with announcement of birth year and GDA. This was a massive earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter Scale, with the epicenter in SoCal. It shook my soul to the core. Three years later, the tsunami is now on the horizon. We were also told, "The world is watching and that is why the rush for all these changes." Socal's top three clubs before GDA was Blues, Slammers and Surf. Today it's All the Surfs combine, Beach FC and Legends FC. Clubs that were top before are now getting marginalized (losing market share) because they don;t have the top players anymore. Why did they leave in the first place? They left, as I did for an obvious reason. Again, we all know who the top top players were in each age group back then. Most are still there. The top clubs today use these kids likeness and their individual hard work and act like they were the ones who developed them and then plaster their likeness on clubs FB and Twitter pages and all the online places. The truth is, it was the kids hard work at the risk of major injury and the parents sacrificing $$$ and driving all over socal. We also have to give credit to all the really good youth coaches like the Gaffer and Bobak and local coaches like coach Buck teaching 7-11 years old girls to love the game of soccer because it's fun to play the game with other girls and then do sleepovers and maybe go to the mall and shop
PLAYERS (24): Mikayla Abrenica (Legends FC; Temecula, Calif.), Jordan Brown (Heat FC; Las Vegas, Nev.), Maggie Cagle (SC Del Sol; Phoenix, Ariz.), Lindsey Chau (Legends FC; Highland, Calif.), Meka Doyle (San Jose Earthquakes; Berkeley, Calif.), Elise Evans (San Jose Earthquakes; Redwood City, Calif.), Jill Flammia (Richmond United; Manakin-Sabot, Va.), Juliauna Hayward (Real Colorado; Thornton, Colo.), Lumi Kostmayer (Oakwood SC; Southbury, Conn.), Georgia Leb (Solar Chelsea; Colleyville, Texas), Bridgette Marin-Valencia (PSV Union; San Francisco, Calif.), Molly Martin (FC Stars of Mass; Acton, Mass.), Ava Minnier (Penn Fusion; Downington, Pa.), Allison Montoya (MVLA SC; Los Altos, Calif.), Olivia Moultrie (Beach FC; Canyon County, Calif.), Jordan Nytes (Real Colorado; Aurora, Colo.), Kayla Reed (Sky Blue-PDA; East Brunswick, N.J.), Jaedyn Shaw (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Evelyn Shores (Tophat SC; Atlanta, Ga.), Emma Stransky (Internationals; Copley, Ohio), Maggie Taitano (San Diego Surf; Carlsbad, Calif.), Alyssa Thompson (Real So Cal; Studio City, Calif.), Teagan Wy (West Coast FC; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Ella Zimmerman (Tophat SC; Cumming, Ga.)
This U14 List was from Sept 6th 2017, one day before the first season of the great GDA. It was the first List that had zero to do with ODP and more to do with getting top GOATs to the right clubs that GDA wanted them to be at. The Directors (some are owners too) of these GDA clubs also ran the Training Centers. Of the 6 socal girls, 5 of them played for another club the season before. No games to be played, just a list. No camp. No positions, just 24 players. I promise to God, my hand on the great book, my dd and I did not get mad or pout for her not making that first List that my dd gave up 16 months of her youth to try and make. It was like "America's Got Talent" back then but you had no idea who the judges were or what the criteria was. They stood behind a dark curtain and talked like Darth Vador when asking a question on how to improve and make the next List. Let's all remember that my dd team just came off winning Far West Regional, where she had the miracle goal, 5 goals in Semis, led all in scoring and got first goal in National Championship game that we won in August 2017. My dd only asked Director Spooner and Coach Pauly what she had to do to make the next one (came out in Mar 2018). Keep working hard they said and they will ask the scouts as well and get back to her. Never did
Since we had no playoffs for first year of DA (so stupid imho), my dd marked on her calendar two games, Legends and Earthquakes. The soccer landscape shifted in 2015 with announcement of birth year and GDA. This was a massive earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter Scale, with the epicenter in SoCal. It shook my soul to the core. Three years later, the tsunami is now on the horizon. We were also told, "The world is watching and that is why the rush for all these changes." Socal's top three clubs before GDA was Blues, Slammers and Surf. Today it's All the Surfs combine, Beach FC and Legends FC. Clubs that were top before are now getting marginalized (losing market share) because they don;t have the top players anymore. Why did they leave in the first place? They left, as I did for an obvious reason. Again, we all know who the top top players were in each age group back then. Most are still there. The top clubs today use these kids likeness and their individual hard work and act like they were the ones who developed them and then plaster their likeness on clubs FB and Twitter pages and all the online places. The truth is, it was the kids hard work at the risk of major injury and the parents sacrificing $$$ and driving all over socal. We also have to give credit to all the really good youth coaches like the Gaffer and Bobak and local coaches like coach Buck teaching 7-11 years old girls to love the game of soccer because it's fun to play the game with other girls and then do sleepovers and maybe go to the mall and shop
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For a while I convinced myself that if the right person watched my kid play, she’d get a call to camp. Hah! Completely delusional! Yes she’s fast, athletic with solid skills but so are thousands of other players. She’s working hard to improve her game and trying to impact each game, but also going to the mall and beach with friends, working with math and chem tutor, rocking it earning her Girl Scout silver award, putting in volunteer hours, etc.. pretty dang busy and accomplished young lady!
I’m sure there are lots of other proud dads out there. Here’s to you and yours!
I’m sure there are lots of other proud dads out there. Here’s to you and yours!
Sounds like a great deal in the works for a well rounded student athlete
This is going to be an interesting few years to watch this new type of American soccer player. The other countries don;t play HS Soccer or college soccer. The girls who have said no to DA and Yes to HS soccer will not be contributing for the YNT anymore for the most part. However, it is my prediction when these goats play in college they will start getting invited to camps.
Which is exactly when you want to get called up. YNT call ups before U20 are "nice to haves" but in no way indicate what's to come. International caps are a really fantastic experience, but let's not call it anymore than a feather in the cap considering the club landscape right now and how everything is skewed for the DA. Can't do that anymore once they reach college.
I agree. My dd likes to win contest that her and her teammates enter. She's had to also enter individual contests and tryout for ODP, YNT and HS teams. The first contest she lost was the first year of ODP for her age group. Made it to the last day but no van ride to AZ. 100% other girls brought it that day and she went home sad. That was the last contest my dd entered where I felt it was pretty fair in the selection process besides HS. My eyes don;t lie to me even when I watch my dd play soccer.
The TB 03 Blues team is ranked #1 in the country. So yes very strange.
Does he coach more than one ‘03 team? His ‘03 DA team is ranked 3rd in the SW division this year.
TB 03 team is #1 imho. I don;t want to brag about my friends kiddos, but there really, really good, no invite even to camp? I will also say a few of the 03s, 04s and 05s goats got poached when age change came. Some dads didn;t get the deal they demanded by the great TB. No deal making with TB, trust me. So some left to places where they could get what the wanted for their dd. It's so obvious that SoCal Blues has been targeted by YNT staff members, Docs from other clubs (pay back or revenge) and those who managed those training centers (recruitment centers) to lie and steal players from Gaffer and TB. Trust me everyone, I was in the middle of this and I heard from many of the Docs horses mouths. Directly. They all said the same thing about Tad and the way Blues plays and recruits. Tad started the first U15 WNT. He started ODP. If you look up past U16 and u17 list, maybe only two or three girls from socal and guess what club the majority of the players came from? Go ahead, take a guess or research it for yourselves.
Ranking correction:
I spoke to a dad in the know. He said the following is true in his eyes because he's watches all the games and has videos to prove what his eyes have seen.
#1 Solar
#2 So Cal Blues
#3 Legends
#4 Beach. He said Beach poached some new players this year and have the best team on paper but their learning how to share the rock. Thinks Beach will win it all in da final in June
#5- Who knows and who cares
These four teams will be in the final four come summer time. All these four teams are loaded with talent and could form a u17 team that can beat the the other countries too......
Ranking correction:
I spoke to a dad in the know. He said the following is true in his eyes because he's watches all the games and has videos to prove what his eyes have seen.
#1 Solar
#2 So Cal Blues
#3 Legends
#4 Beach. He said Beach poached some new players this year and have the best team on paper but their learning how to share the rock. Thinks Beach will win it all in da final in June
#5- Who knows and who cares
These four teams will be in the final four come summer time. All these four teams are loaded with talent and could form a u17 team that can beat the the other countries too......
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Any scores from games today?
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UEFA Women's Under 16 Four Nation Development Tournament - Womens Soccer United
UEFA Women's Under 16 Four Nation Development Tournament
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Wednesday 19th February
USA 1 – 2 Spain
Goals From:
Julia Bartel 10′ (Spain)
Silvia Lloris 37′ (Spain)
Tyler Isgrig 87′ (USA)
Ally Lemos scored the goal for the US. Tyler started the play with a solid cross from the left wing that the Striker headed off the bar and Ally was there to finish. Spain came out firing on all cylinders and it showed that they have been playing together for some time. US regrouped in the 2nd half and started taking the game to Spain but just couldn’t break thru.UEFA Women's Under 16 Four Nation Development Tournament - Womens Soccer United
UEFA Women's Under 16 Four Nation Development Tournament
Wednesday 19th February
USA 1 – 2 Spain
Goals From:
Julia Bartel 10′ (Spain)
Silvia Lloris 37′ (Spain)
Tyler Isgrig 87′ (USA)
Was a good game in cold, wet conditions.