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Youth coaching... Sorry if too long.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:29 pm
My first cousin has just recently moved his family back from Costa Rica to Old Metairie. They were there for five years and his son is a really talented player. The family has good atheletic ability. Dad was an all-state basketball player and mom was a an all-metro volleyball player in NO. I posted before that they sent a 15 minute video to the newly formed NOLA/Chicago Fire Academy and as a nine year old he was accepted to the U-12 team. He just turned ten and today was the first practice.
The first practice was a scrimmage. Is this to test athleticism and desire? My cousin's kid is the smallest kid on the team and scored two goals and had an assist. When he saw his dad after practice he asked "Why doesn't anyone pass the ball"? The coaches are all English and Scottish.
My cousin knows zero about soccer and there were no Honduran/Mexican kids anywhere to be seen.
He is by far the most technically gifted player they have. I hope they focus more on what makes a player develope than trying to huff and puff English style. I am going to the pratice on Monday. I hope they don't scrimmage. Again, sorry for the length of the thread, but I thought it was worth a comment or two.
The first practice was a scrimmage. Is this to test athleticism and desire? My cousin's kid is the smallest kid on the team and scored two goals and had an assist. When he saw his dad after practice he asked "Why doesn't anyone pass the ball"? The coaches are all English and Scottish.
My cousin knows zero about soccer and there were no Honduran/Mexican kids anywhere to be seen.
He is by far the most technically gifted player they have. I hope they focus more on what makes a player develope than trying to huff and puff English style. I am going to the pratice on Monday. I hope they don't scrimmage. Again, sorry for the length of the thread, but I thought it was worth a comment or two.
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Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:31 pm to glassman
Why would you let the British coach your children? 
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:35 pm to hendersonshands
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Why would you let the British coach your children?
They run the association. My little cousin is really talented. My cousin knows nothing about soccer, but even he could tell his son was getting frustrated at the lack of team communication. His kid at one point just said frick it and dribbled past three guys and scored with his off-foot. He just turned ten and is playing against the best 12 year olds in NOLA.
This post was edited on 8/11/11 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:36 pm to glassman
Get him to the Netherlands immediately.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:37 pm to glassman
Are they really the best kids? When I was playing soccer, the NOLA teams were full of Jesuit kids and Hondurans
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:38 pm to ohiovol
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Get him to the Netherlands immediately.
I told my cousin the exact same thing.
I have seen the kid and I haven't ever seen a kid from NOLA with his technical ability.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:39 pm to glassman
Get in touch with Hubie. Patrick Mullins ended up pretty good out of NOLA.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:39 pm to glassman
I got 3 year olds doing Cruyffs and pull backs. The future is bright for America, boys. I got this shite.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:39 pm to Stewie Griffin
Video that.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:40 pm to hendersonshands
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Are they really the best kids? When I was playing soccer, the NOLA teams were full of Jesuit kids and Hondurans
NOSA, Lafrienier and Carrollton all combined under the Fire banner. Yeah, they are the best.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:41 pm to Stewie Griffin
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and pull backs.
My cousin doesn't know what that is, but that is exactly what he described his second goal as.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:43 pm to glassman
Tell your cousin that I'll house his kid and train him every day if I get to be his agent when he makes it big time.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:44 pm to hendersonshands
He is the Aryan Messi. Well beside Gotze of course.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:46 pm to hendersonshands
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Tell your cousin that I'll house his kid and train him every day
How about you move to their big-arse house in OM and have a pool house to your self?
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:49 pm to glassman
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How about you move to their big-arse house in OM and have a pool house to your self?
I would take this offer.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:55 pm to glassman
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He just turned ten and today was the first practice.
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He is by far the most technically gifted player they have.
I am sure Arsene will call him any day. He does like young boys (and so does Fulham's statue).
Posted on 8/11/11 at 9:59 pm to glassman
I'm in.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 10:03 pm to hendersonshands
Hopefully the kid is driven and disregards the fact that his teammates aren't on his level.
Posted on 8/11/11 at 10:35 pm to glassman
clubs, especially considering what the la fire is, have a metric frick-ton of teams at the younger age groups
i would take care of it this way:
1. observe his kid at practice
2. contact a coaching director
2a. state your concerns if they are valid
2b. see if he's playing at the highest level for that age group
2c. see if anything can be done
i would be shocked if the club was dominated by englishmen. i can tell you by looking at the staff list that there are plenty of coaches there that aren't english
i would take care of it this way:
1. observe his kid at practice
2. contact a coaching director
2a. state your concerns if they are valid
2b. see if he's playing at the highest level for that age group
2c. see if anything can be done
i would be shocked if the club was dominated by englishmen. i can tell you by looking at the staff list that there are plenty of coaches there that aren't english
Posted on 8/11/11 at 10:44 pm to joey barton
If he's already playing at above his age group with a NOLA select team, I don't know how much they could really do. It seems like you need to get with his dad and show him some drills or something to advance him outside of practice.
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