Top Five in D1 are so close to each other it's rediculous.
Solar 98's finally coming down to earth after losing players. TFC has lost a few and gained a few, at the same time.
Solar Red is rising. Andromeda and DT have both robbed some players from Solar.
I think the top team will be whoever can land the stud from Pumas. Rumor has it that Solar Red and Andro are sniffing around for him.
He's easily one of the top 5 players in D1. He could easily tip the scale, wherever he lands.
Also the HU striker.

All I can say is wow what do these kids and parents want, winning and on some teams having fun is obviously not enough. I'm sure some of you veteran soccer parents can enlighten me.

wayoutwest wrote:All I can say is wow what do these kids and parents want, winning and on some teams having fun is obviously not enough. I'm sure some of you veteran soccer parents can enlighten me.

Enjoyment of the game ought to be paramount; unfortunately, particularly in the U11 to U14 years, thoughts of college scholarships dance in the heads of many parents. They usually realize the folly of this after a few years.

I am not sure why so much is made about kids moving teams... You are PAYING for the right to play. It is the same on all of these teams you have to pay to play. I could understand if none of the kids had to pay so maybe their would be team loyalty, but if you have to pay $2500 regardless of what team you play for... whats the big deal about switching. If anything your BB will get to meet new kids, get exposed to different coaching techniques each year which will make them a better all around player.

A lot of movement, though, is by parents looking for the best scholarship...that the rest of us pay for! Forget loyalty. Harsh reality.

Heard from a reliable source that #20 from HUFC is gone...likely to a 97 D3 team. So, he probably won't be helping any 98 team. However, that means HUFC has openings up front.

Has anyone heard how the Club Classic merge with Liverpool is working out for the 98s?

Parents the best thing to do is call the club, team or go to website. Teams and coaches will tell you their needs. Below is a link of clubs and teams in the area. Not every team is listed but it will help some. Most of what you see and read here is not always up to date. Hopefully this list helps.

http://www.ntxsoccer.org/lists/links/allitems.aspx?lt=North%20Texas%20Soccer%20Club%20or%20Team

Happy searching

FSFFL wrote:

D2
5: CLUB_CLASSIC 98B ORANJE(RAVESTIJIN) ???

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CCO98 have 1-2 spots.
"Merger" going well. No plans to merge teams, though.

bunited wrote:

FSFFL wrote:

D2
5: CLUB_CLASSIC 98B ORANJE(RAVESTIJIN) ???

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CCO98 have 1-2 spots.
"Merger" going well. No plans to merge teams, though.

will be interested to see what the D2 Liverpool 98 team has for the upcoming year. They seem to have struggled recently in June tourney's. Maybe they have some kids out on vacation ?. I had also been told 2 LP players had guested with D1 Andro for the Memorial Day tourney.
crazy soccer world

FCD98 are still looking for 2 defenders.
Clem Oancea 214-868-1794
Practices will take place at Greenhill when it opens back up.
Meanwhile training is done at Grimes Park.

Mon, Tues, Thurs. 7:30pm-9pm.

Sorry for not paying attention here.... The World Cup has consumed me, That Suarez hand ball to win the game, Spain/Paraguay PKs
Does anyone know if my BB tried out and made a team?

Hurry somebody update all of this before Tuesday!

Sorry, we feel that he would not be getting the playing time that would make him/you happy, so don't let the doorknob hit u where the good lord split u .

La Furia Roja:
You heard wrong.

La Furia Roja heard waaay wrong. Know for fact FCD blue has 1 spot and some very pics. Will rise in ranking. Also not buying TFC royal lost 4 to 5 starters. A tight knit group that just won the state cup. Rev/FCD will also rise in ranking this season. Had a good turnout and may have 1 spot left. Solar is way off from what I hear. A bigger shake up than just the 2 strikers.

La Furia Roja wrote:D2
9: TLSC/AYSES SC 98B GOLD(OBARA) ????

Recently promoted from DIII to DII, cut 7 players, 1 player quit, filled roster with players from various divisions (DI - DIII).

go99 wrote:La Furia Roja heard waaay wrong. Know for fact FCD blue has 1 spot and some very pics. Will rise in ranking. Also not buying TFC royal lost 4 to 5 starters. A tight knit group that just won the state cup. Rev/FCD will also rise in ranking this season. Had a good turnout and may have 1 spot left. Solar is way off from what I hear. A bigger shake up than just the 2 strikers.

He's closer than you think...at least on those you mention. FCD Blue did lose half its team, they just rebuilt with kids from various levels. Rev/FCD got the striker from HUFC (at least what I heard) but they lost 5-6 of the original OCW kids. After a lot of looking, many of the Solar kids stayed and they picked up some good kids (not saying they are going to be as good as they have been, but I think they will still be up there in D1).

No doubt solar will stay in D1. Not sure where Rev ended up a but the had a good turnout and will be fine. What about the demise of TFC? sounded like wishful thinging to me. Per the original pos he is waaay off. Again as far as I know FCD blue and REev have one spot and I would expect TFC is about the same. Now what they had at the begginning of the open period I don't know. But his statement did not represent the current state of things wel except for the obvious enthusiasm for solars prospects.

go99 wrote:No doubt solar will stay in D1. Not sure where Rev ended up a but the had a good turnout and will be fine. What about the demise of TFC? sounded like wishful thinging to me. Per the original pos he is waaay off. Again as far as I know FCD blue and REev have one spot and I would expect TFC is about the same. Now what they had at the begginning of the open period I don't know. But his statement did not represent the current state of things wel except for the obvious enthusiasm for solars prospects.

Well, you have to give Rev an upgrade on the offensive side if it's true that they signed the HUFC striker. However, I think where they struggled last year was more on the defensive side. I still see them finishing in the middle of the pack. Yes, both FCD Blue and Rev may have only one spot, but of course that doesn't mean they only lost one. They just didn't find another quality player, respectively, so they are keeping it open. As far as TFC Royal goes, DC always loses some and gains some. The coaching is good but it can wear on the boys, which is why they lost kids even though they won State Cup. They'll be fine.

DC can be a tough one for some bb's oddly he is my bb's favorite coach. I would agree that I see Rev. somewhere in the middles of the pack. Think they may rise a bit from 7th though. Gonna go with the same for FCD blue, I see them rising to the middle of the pack.

Diego lost his best 2 players and 4 starters overall. Actually, they lost 5 starters from the start of last season - 1 lost some minutes over the season. I think they definitely are dropping down towards the bottom of D1.
FCD Blue lost 2 of their best players to TFC. They lost starters to Rev, Texans Red, and one I'm not sure where he ended up. They may not drop below HUFC and Liverpool, but they will be bottom 5 of D2 again.

seen both revs and blue but don't recall seeing blue players out with the revs. So what's going on over at the TFC camp? That alot of losses for a state cup winner.

Has anyone confirmed that HUFC # 20 went to Revolution? I have confirmed that the entire HUFC team left with the exception of 4 players and the coaches son.(Don't think he had a choice) Two of those that stayed were not starters, wondering where the other 10 ended up?

WOW! That is a lot of turn over. Any idea why so many left?

rqps wrote:WOW! That is a lot of turn over. Any idea why so many left?

COACHING!

Heard alot during tryouts from HUFC parents, their style and plan was to play solid defense and get the ball to that big forward and let him do what he could. Apparently there had been alot of rumblings at the end of the season about the style of play and many families wanted a different approach.

TxHunter wrote:Heard alot during tryouts from HUFC parents, their style and plan was to play solid defense and get the ball to that big forward and let him do what he could. Apparently there had been alot of rumblings at the end of the season about the style of play and many families wanted a different approach.

 
I would guess by reading many of the post on here that most of the members have a lot of experience with select soccer. For those like me that are relatively new at this I will share some valuable lessons I learned over the last year that may keep you from wasting a year of soccer and some money.
 
1.       When searching for a team, do not assume that because the team is in CL that the coach has experience. Find out what their coaching and playing experience is. Taking a few coaching classes on Saturday does not make you a coach! At this age a few very athletic kids can win you some games, but if the coach is not able to develop those kids and only teaches kick-ball, it’s only a matter of time before just being athletic is not good enough in this sport.  If they have no experience this should be a red flag!
2.       Find out what the turn over rate on the team is. I know many teams lose 4 or 5 players each year, but if you have a team with 7 / 10 openings each year, you need to be finding out why and from a source other than the coach.  
3.       Find out if the coach has their own kid on the team! Again, there are many that coach their own kids and they expect twice as much from their kid as they do the rest of the team. The problem is when you get one that doesn’t!
4.       Find a coach that is not constantly involved in turmoil within the club and with the parents. This leaves little time for coaching!
I’m sure there are exceptions to all of the things I have listed above, but had I ask a few more questions and looked a little deeper I could have saved myself a lot of headaches! If the team has all 4 of these issues you need to make a quick sprint in the opposite direction.
 

Sounds to me like you had bad experience with a new team you joined last year, I hope you've moved on and will find all the perfection you seek in the new team you sign with this year.

turfburn wrote:Sounds to me like you had bad experience with a new team you joined last year, I hope you've moved on and will find all the perfection you seek in the new team you sign with this year.

Perfection!!! I'll settle for just mediocre after the total incompetence we had last year.