Re: U12 DA Landscape

by OldSoccerSouthD 31/08/18, 03:38 pm

factsmatter wrote:
dreadpirateroberts wrote:If your kid is playing DA at U12 and you care at all about wins and losses you are doing it wrong. DA isn’t about that. It’s about progression and development. Even in the name. Parents of DA kids need to let go of the “who’s better” mentality. Maybe at U15. But first year in it should all be about learning.

Development is a result of both consistency and patience, and should be the goal of the coach.
Winning is a result of development, and should be the goal of the player.

Funny how reality is more along these lines:

Development is a result of both consistency and patience, and IS the goal of the PLAYER.
Winning is a result of development, and IS the goal of the COACH.

by SoccerToneloc 31/08/18, 05:53 pm

DA should be all about the development, BUT so should the Classic and non-classic teams and players. Just because you keep score doesn’t mean you aren’t developing. However some coaches are all about the winning and staying in Classic- look at the rosters, sizes and playing times & styles. It’s not a perfect system, but it’s the best we have.

by TayJ6 01/09/18, 06:35 am

Every player is playing to win every game. That’s why they call it a game. Winning is always the short term goal...for everyone. It’s the drive for victory that fuels development.

Development is the long term result of repeatedly trying to win.

The two concepts are not mutually exclusive.

by DoubleDown 02/09/18, 03:35 pm

Any weekend game updates?
Solar at Texans
A teams: Development was pretty much equal. Some would call it a win for both teams, but I think I’d call it a tie.
B teams Development slightly favored Solar, I’d say by about one goal.

by Ant_Knee 02/09/18, 05:37 pm

Haha.

by Ant_Knee 02/09/18, 05:44 pm

From DA website:

Saturday

1:00 PM
#5420833
2 Dallas Texans South U-12
Ross Stewart Soccer Complex - Field 5
MAP
4 San Antonio FC U-12

3:00 PM
#5423929
2 Dallas Texans South U-12
Ross Stewart Soccer Complex - Field 5
MAP
7 San Antonio FC U-12

by Ant_Knee 02/09/18, 05:44 pm

Sunday:

10:00 AM
#5434823
0 FC Dallas South U-12
MoneyGram Soccer ParkMoneyGram Soccer Park Field 14
MAP
3 Dallas Texans U-12

11:30 AM
#5434851
0 FC Dallas South U-12
MoneyGram Soccer ParkMoneyGram Soccer Park Field 14
MAP
1 Dallas Texans U-12

by ntxsoccerwire 02/09/18, 09:37 pm

Saturday

10:00 AM
#5420832
1 Dallas Texans U-12
Ross Stewart Soccer Complex - Field 6
MAP
1 Solar Soccer Club U-12

12:00 PM
#5423943
0 Dallas Texans U-12
Ross Stewart Soccer Complex - Field 6
MAP
1 Solar Soccer Club U-12

by ntxsoccerwire 03/09/18, 08:30 am

Saturday

12:00 PM
#5420837
1 Houston Dynamo Youth U-12
Bear Branch Soccer Complex - Field 1
MAP
6 FC Dallas U-12

1:30 PM
#5424132
1 Houston Dynamo Youth U-12
Bear Branch Soccer Complex - Field 1
MAP
4 FC Dallas U-12

by ntxsoccerwire 09/09/18, 11:16 pm

Saturday 09/08
#5420903 - 10:00am
Texans South 5 vs SolarWest 3
#5420905 - 12:00pm
Houston Dynamo West 0 vs FCD North 13
#5424106 - 1:30pm
Houston Dynamo West 0 vs FCD North 2
#5422456 - 2:00pm
Solar East 3 vs Tigres San Antonio 7
#5424938 - 3:30pm
Solar East 4 vs Tigres San Antonio 2

Sunday 09/09
#5434824 - 10:00am
FCD South 0 vs Texans South 2
#5434852 - 11:30am
FCD South 5 vs Texans South 1

Note:#5423931 - Texans South vs Solar West has been rescheduled for a later dates (Top Teams).

by Ant_Knee 10/09/18, 11:25 am

Thanks factsmatter!

Yes I think the Solar West v. Texans South game was about 10-15 minutes into the game when it was called. I was told Texans don't have a backup turf field so they had to put effort into starting the game otherwise they would have been fined $1200 or something like that. Sorry, second hand info. I also heard Tx South (Salazar) only had 9 kids as well. So it was 9v9 (literally). Does Salazar not have that many kids for his first team or were they down players?

by SoccerToneloc 10/09/18, 03:36 pm

Thanks. That's interesting. FCD North kicked but.

by DoubleDown 10/09/18, 04:19 pm

Any more info on the Solar East game? 7-3?

by Ant_Knee 10/09/18, 09:29 pm

I saw the 2nd half. I believe it was 2-2 at the half and Solar scored early in 2nd half to make it 3-2. Honestly I don't think the score reflects how Solar played. They played well, just broke down a little in the defensive 1/3, not much, and I think it was the little things that probably hurt them the most. The Tigres team played well, they were very methodical in their build from the back to the middle and on the attack. I heard that team had been playing together for awhile and have been trying to get into DA for awhile as well.

by DoubleDown 17/09/18, 08:25 am

Not many games this weekend, but I did see the Solar East, FCD result...

1st teams, Solar over FCD 4-0??
2nd teams, FCD over Solar 3-1

I would have had that switched. Impressive result for Solar 1st Team over the Titan of the group.

Wish I could have seen this one.

by ntxsoccerwire 17/09/18, 08:38 am

Saturday 09/15
#5420983 - 10:00am
FCD North 0 vs Solar East 4
#5424020 - 11:30am
FCD North 3 vs Solar East 1

Sunday 09/16
#5420981 - 12:00pm
Houston Dynamo Youth 1 vs Solar West 3
#5424140 - 1:30pm
Houston Dynamo Youth 1 vs Solar West 3

Note: All other NTX DA groups didn't play due to weather cancellations.

by ntxsoccerwire 22/09/18, 11:32 pm

Saturday 09/22
#5421097 - 9:00am
Solar East 10 vs Houston Dynamo Youth 2
#5424931 - 10:30am
Solar East 1 vs Houston Dynamo Youth 0
#5421098 - 1:00pm
Solar West 5 vs Houston Dynamo West 0
#5424942 - 3:00pm
Solar West 0 vs Houston Dynamo West 4
#5434826- 1:00pm
Tigres San Antonio 3 vs FCD South 1
#5434854- 12:00pm
Tigres San Antonio 2 vs FCD South 2

Note: All other NTX DA groups didn't play due to weather cancellations.

by GoldenBoy 03/10/18, 01:12 pm

Saturday 09/29 Updates?

by Ant_Knee 03/10/18, 01:31 pm

5421171 Solar Soccer Club U-12 3 San Antonio FC U-12 0 9/29/2018 12:00 PM
5424935 Solar Soccer Club U-12 1 San Antonio FC U-12 4 9/29/2018 2:00 PM

5424941 Solar Soccer Club West U-12 0 FC Dallas U-12 0 9/29/2018 12:00 PM
5421172 Solar Soccer Club West U-12 2 FC Dallas U-12 7 9/29/2018 2:00 Pm

5421184 Dallas Texans U-12 5 Solar Soccer Club West U-12 0 9/30/2018 10:00 AM
5423944 Dallas Texans U-12 4 Solar Soccer Club West U-12 0 9/30/2018 12:00 PM

5434827 Houston Dynamo U-12 5 FC Dallas South U-12 2 9/30/2018 12:00 PM
5434855 Houston Dynamo U-12 3 FC Dallas South U-12 1 9/30/2018 1:30 PM

by Ant_Knee 03/10/18, 01:35 pm

Missed this one:

5421126 Dallas Texans U-12 3 Dallas Texans South U-12 2 9/29/2018 10:00 AM
5423934 Dallas Texans U-12 3 Dallas Texans South U-12 0 9/29/2018 12:00 PM

by Ant_Knee 03/10/18, 01:41 pm

After posting this from the DA website I know that the Solar W vs. FCD scores are not correct. I believe they are switched. I was there at the 12pm Solar West vs. FCD game and I believe the score was the 2 to 7 score. Not 100% sure. I didn't stay for the second game so not sure of the score of the second game.

5424941 Solar Soccer Club West U-12 0 FC Dallas U-12 0 9/29/2018 12:00 PM
5421172 Solar Soccer Club West U-12 2 FC Dallas U-12 7 9/29/2018 2:00 Pm

by GoldenBoy 03/10/18, 01:48 pm

Thanks for the weekly update. Any analysis from the game you watched, Ant?

by Ant_Knee 03/10/18, 02:38 pm

Solar West only had 9 players on the first team, no subs. So ZuaZua had the team playing a more defensive formation to conserve energy and then counter. Looked like this formation was working defensively in the first half. I believe it was only 1-0 FCD at the half. Then I think the wheels started to fall off the bus (no pun intended) in the second half.

Gall also made some line up changes. Looks like he brought up the very athletic former PSG 08 BB to the first team who helped exhaust Solar West.

Just my 2 cents.

by Longview 03/10/18, 03:42 pm

First Solar West match was SW 0 FCD 5. Second match was the 2-7 scoreline. Not sure why it posted the first game as 0-0.

by Ant_Knee 04/10/18, 11:26 am

Thanks for clarifying Longview. I knew something was off, just couldn't remember the scores.

by Longview 04/10/18, 11:37 am

Is it just me, or is anyone else surprised by the approach to officiating for the U12s? The single referee model is a curious one. Also, several of the referees I’ve seen seem like they are experienced and professional, but then when the games start they are below average Classic League quality. Would have thought that the officiating quality would be higher. Thankfully the age and player quality has helped avoid any matches I’ve seen from getting out of control.

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