The timing of intuitions are markedly more accurate if one is dealing with a range of scenario
evaluations utilising an atmospheric analysis of a core competency.
Or...
... you can time things better if you know your stuff.
Welcome to the Football is Fixed Guide to Creative Strategy and Grassing.
This Thursday, January 12 will feature the Chicago Fire's 5th MLS SuperDraft with Frank Klopas
as the team's technical director. In order to establish how Klopas has stacked up to his
competition over this time period, we will take a look at the highlights and lowlights of the draft
histories of the other MLS teams.
This Thursday, January 12 will feature the Chicago Fire's 5th MLS SuperDraft with Frank Klopas
as the team's technical director. In order to establish how Klopas has stacked up to his
competition over this time period, we will take a look at the highlights and lowlights of the draft
histories of the other MLS teams.
So, since most of my readers are soccer people, a little background on how things work in the
roller derby world. As of the day I write this, there are 1055 roller derby leagues world-wide;
there are 124 leagues in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association covering the US, Canada,
Scotland, and England, which is the gold-standard for roller derby leagues - both in operations and
in quality of play.
One of the things to do when reviewing the release of the USSDA/USSF Academy ratings is figure
out how the MLS teams rate compared to each other. The Philadelphia Union are hard to rate as their
structure is unique at the Academy level. One of the ratings (Player Development) seems to favor
teams on the East as they are more likely to get picked for national team games due to a proximity
bias and it also rewards teams that sign players that they don't intend to play.
US Soccer has released their evaluations of the US Soccer Development Academy clubs for the
2010-2011 season and one MLS club was rated as the top club in the country out of the 78 clubs that
participated.
My pal Daniel over at BigDSoccer pulled this all together earlier and found out that FC Dallas
had the top rated academy in the country during the 2010-11 season.
The Youth Movement
As the DC United roster of last season was dismantled and retooled it became apparent we were
amidst a rebuilding process focused around youth. The foundation of the team came from young
players such as Najar, Pontius and Jakovic and was being complimented by Davies, Kitchen and
McCarty.
I hate tryouts. I've always hated tryouts. Kids are stressed. Parents are stressed. Coaches are
stressed. Some of it reasonable, some of it not. In some areas with large programs, it amazes me
the intrigue and drama that goes on with the 'B' teams and the accusations (sometimes valid,
sometimes not) of clubs considering things other than skill in their evaluations.
Registration for Upward Soccer 2011 at Fir Road Christian Church has begun. Early registration
will run from now until January 23rd. The early registration cost is $60.00. This includes jersey,
shorts, socks, water bottle, car magnet, wall decal, poster, end of season celebration and end of
season award.
Sporting Kansas City Technical Director and Head Coach Peter Vermes leaves town today. First stop
is the US U-20 camp and then on to the MLS Combine to watch and make final evaluations on players
that will be eligible in next week's MLS draft. Draft eligible players Perry Kitchen, Zarek
Valentin, Zak MacMath and Omar Salgado are in the U.
