soccer4fun wrote:He is in the 98's (now) but by far Terry Woodberry with Liverpool. Never seen kids develop as fast and love it along the way as with Terry; That's my vote !!!

What? wrote:

Axxman wrote:Alright this 99 forum is getting a little boring. How about a poll. Who do you think is the best coach in D1 for long term development? Not best recruiter and who can win now, I'm talking straight making kids with ability and potential that much better. Lets face it, lets take Classic League D1 as an example, only a few kids if that from the 10 teams will go on to play college ball and perhaps beyond. So if you had to pick 1 coach from todays D1, who would it be? In no particular order, here they are;

Passos
Connell
Leite
Hernandez
Lopez
Oancea
Badii
Clementson
Arias
Garcia


Speak to me, don't be shy, just pick one, two tops. Lets leave the clubs out of this for the sake of opinion and make it based on the coach only if that's possible.

MARCIO IS #1. HANDS DOWN. THE OTHERS CAN'T HOLD HIS FU#*ING JOCK. WHAT YOU HAVE HERE MY FRIEND IS: POSERS WITH COOL WARM UPS AND SUN GLASSES, DADDY COACHES, MEXICAN BEER LEAGUE HAS BEENS, I HAVE AN ACCENT SO I CAN COACH, DON'T TALK TO ME PARENTS FOR 48 HOURS AFTER A GAME RULE COACHES,
MARCIO HAS A COOL CAR, AN ACCENT, NIKE WARM UPS, AND PROBABLY GETS A LOT OF POON TANG. HE'S LEGIT. COME ON. WHO ARE WITH KIDDING?

YOUR QUESTION: So if you had to pick 1 coach from todays D1, who would it be?

1. MARCIO
2. MARCIO
3. MARCIO
YOU GET THE POINT.

Axxman wrote:Alright this 99 forum is getting a little boring. How about a poll. Who do you think is the best coach in D1 for long term development? Not best recruiter and who can win now, I'm talking straight making kids with ability and potential that much better. Lets face it, lets take Classic League D1 as an example, only a few kids if that from the 10 teams will go on to play college ball and perhaps beyond. So if you had to pick 1 coach from todays D1, who would it be? In no particular order, here they are;

Passos
Connell
Leite
Hernandez
Lopez
Oancea
Badii
Clementson
Arias
Garcia


Speak to me, don't be shy, just pick one, two tops. Lets leave the clubs out of this for the sake of opinion and make it based on the coach only if that's possible.

ontherightside wrote:Since this is a 99 thread and only 99 D-1 coaches were mentioned...I'd have to say Neil Connell!!

Poor guy is treated like a red-headed step child by HN, team not even allowed to grace the Ross Stewart fields for practice, yet still in 2nd place currently in D-1.

You guys are ready to give FCD -Central the "Premier" name -- how about giving DTR the DT name and fields?!?

Looks like he has made something out of not much.

Axxman wrote:

omega striker wrote:Axx im gonna diagree with ya bro on this one, if you place that DTR striker on a certain D1 teams he wouldnt do squat on that team! theres no way a single striker is going to beat the 4 man defense not in D1 and hes not that kind of player sorry!

What I said was put in the top two kids from that team on another D1 team, meaning their center mid and that forward, not just the forward. And if you put in that center mid and forward, even on the comets, and blindfold the coach, you would have more wins guaranteed.

PlayerX wrote:From what I can see.. Connell's striker is not without soccer skills. He's not the most polished.. but he's a good player and seemingly knows how to play his position.

Wasn’t Connell’s team in D3… then D2… and now D1?

I've spoken to a few of Marcio's former players and they all spoke highly of his soccer knowledge... and they all commented on how much they disliked how he treated and talked to his players.. Development isn’t about winning... it's about improving players skills, knowledge of the game, tactical, movement, spacing, decision making.

Axxman.. You’re right... kids will hear and see a number of things while at school... at the mall... and even in practice and games  .... I also understand that kids mature and developed at a different rate than others... There's an extremely important mental aspect to developing kids... they need to be motivated and encouraged... and at some point... the confidence in their game will come. Embarrassing and humiliating can derail and scar the kids… which can lead to other issues.

Seems like the conversation is now turning into a comparison between Marcio and Connell… Both are good coaches… with differing approaches.

What are your thoughts on Passo, Lopez, Garcia…. and Sammy Olali – AYSES…. By far the best ball movement of any team in the 99 age division

ontherightside wrote:

Axxman wrote:

Axxman wrote:

ontherightside wrote:What an odd thing for you to point out to support your argument??? Yes, that is correct - they got in on a bye, and look at them now sitting in the 2nd spot.

LOL. You sure know an aweful lot about the Texans, their fees, history, etc. for somebody that wasn't at their games or isn't part of the organization. Keep living the dream.

And further to that, how many top 98 kids did DTR lose due to the pre academy fall out? But since you and your self proclaimed average bb are all about the now, none of that matters. Put him on Solar Red and ride the wave.

BB is not with DTR. I have told you that and have no reason to be dishonest with you.

Since you asked, as far as I know, DTR lost 0 kids to PA. The center mid you are so fond of is the only dual-rostered from that team and he was picked up well after June 1st. Since then the PA has dual-rostered the 00, and two from DTS. I guess Marcio won't share -- too worried about winning his Saturday games perhaps?