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I have her autograhph (emily's) as well as a few others! ;D

BC offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage. BC picked up 3rd and long at will. 12, 23, 32 were running through gapping wholes... there may not be a 23 in the back field... I was getting confused with all the counter plays. BC defensive team speed was way too much for Kelly run or passing game. This is coming from a Kelly soccer fan.... BC administered a Cardinal Beat Down! Well coached and great team ball. Good luck in your district play. Soccer anyone?

Keep your eye on 2011 class several playing Div 1,2 and3 ;)

In her first game with her new team Chloe Chaisson  scores her first premier level goal against a strong opponent FC Dallas 93G premier. I was told by a parent that AHFC has falling to defeat to this team in the past. My sources tell me she went in for a header and was thrown to the ground. 2nd attempt she got the better of the defender but missed the goal. 3rd time was a charm, back of the old onion bag. All 3 attempts were headers in about a 10 minute span. My eldest daughter said Zuri was playing well but Chloe was dominating.

2011 Emily Hughes has a verbal commitment to UT @ Dallas Chloe Chiasson has a verbal to St. Edward's in Austin Awesome Gurls!

It would be nice to have a Girls game next year. Great job whomever put this together.

[quote name="Hookem17" post="818773" timestamp="1279405343"] That was a rediculous article. This is a great step forward in the youth soccer program in Beaumont and surrounding areas.  I for one would have no problems if some tax money would have been used, this is a great addition in the efforts to keep the youth in sports and out of trouble. [/quote] Right On Hookem.  I could see someone polling the interest if they were going into this for profit.. but just to stir the pot is silly. It is coming irregardless to the poll so get used to it!  I am not complaining about the colliseum being built on I-10... I will never have any children play there.... but it's close to the house and I told my daughter today maybe we should go take in  a game. It's for the kids for crying out loud. Ok I probably delete this in the morning after church.

nice web site john

[quote name="rschuldt" post="818255" timestamp="1279209837"] I'm not really basing my comment off of skill or which team is better. My comment is basically based off of stereotype. I would rather not mention it though, for it might offend some people, but if need be I will and just bite my tongue when my karma takes a plunge (not that it isn't already bad enough).  ;) [/quote] I only said read the article because the guy they said could have helped them win those world cups resides here in Beaumont. It has no relevance to the 2010 World Cup. He is having a camp next week.  He can still teach us a thing or two about soccer. He just needs the areas support. ;D

Jan is hosting a camp at SSSC July 19-23. ( 175.00 for up to U10's 8am to12pm and 245.00 for U11 - U18 8am-2pm) very reasonably priced compared to the $600.00 I just dropped for UT camp. There will be a Goalie Specific camp August 9th-13th... This is his specialty.... at one time the Worlds very best goalie from 72-75. If you are a recreational, high school, or play at the highest level I suggest you go to this camp.. I know it has served Bianca Garza very well. go to www. spindletopselect.org to find out more or call Jan at 214.662.0362 I hope i did not break any board rules , just trying to help and old friend.

[quote name="rschuldt" post="817808" timestamp="1278995270"] Personally, I didn't want Spain to win for reasons that I don't feel right stating on here. So I would have  rathered the Netherlands win against all odds. [/quote] Read Ruud Doevendans article on Planet World Cup: Johan Cruijff cost Holland two World Cups. If you have not seen or read this article it might surprise you. ;)

If you were talking soccer this would not even be a topic ;D. There is no boys state champions at any level in any state that could tangle with North Carolina, Stanford ,Florida State, Notre Dame or A&M's women's progam. Would you agree Mr. Bullets. We have a young lady at Kelly whose speed is very respected by many of the male atheletes including my nephew who is no slouch in the 40. You are under estimating the talent of these young ladies. Maybe the 5a and 4a champs... but it would not be land slide victories and forget about the 3a and below. Just curious how many of these guys are going straight to the NBA?

[quote name="sharkstooth" post="816832" timestamp="1278617456"] Want to wish Chloe Chiasson (PNG) and Aaron Strawser (WB) best of luck next week in Montevello, AL.  These girls will be competing with the Texas South 93G team.  Other states included in Region III will be Texas North, OK, ARK, TN, LA, AL, MS, FL, SC and NC.  Should be an experience each of you will never forget... [/quote] Right On Tooth...  Good luck Chloe and Aaron!

[quote name="Bon_Mot" post="816568" timestamp="1278516845"] Here's a good article on how the Germans revamped their entire youth system and reinvented itself: [Hidden Content] It talks a little about the strategy of the national team and how, ironically, a lack of money in the Bundesliga actually helped the national team.  It also addresses their long-term goals and shows forsight that focuses on development at the youth level. Some of the hi-lites: [i]All across the country, 121 national talent centers would be built to help 10- to 17-year-olds with technical practice. Each center would employ two full-time coaches at a cost of $15.6 million over five years. The second key point was a new requirement for all 36 professional clubs in Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 to build youth academies.[/i] [i]Whereas youth coaches would traditionally stress stamina and physical endurance, the new crop of highly qualified coaches is more interested in developing technical ability.[/i] [i]"We start with the U-9s. They play four-a-side, on small pitches, to encourage individual skills," Albeck said. "We then add players every year, only the U-13s are playing with full teams."[/i] [/quote] Good Stuff Bon... but don't you think we should adopt the Spanish Model since they are still in the Cup!  Sorry I just could not help myself... The German Record speaks for itself. I think by the German's loosing it may clear the way for the Netherlands to win their first Cup... Should be a great match. p.s. I think the new indoor soccer arena may work towards this goal of more small sided games with more frequent touches in smaller areas. My daughter and I like playing on those tiny fields at the Meadows. It's amazing how tired you can get transitioning quickly from offense to defense and back to offense again.. This was part of our preseason workout for SSSC93 when I was an assistant with Mike.

Went by the Kick's facility off I-10 and shepherd/durham to get a look at what an indoor facility looks like... I was amazed at all the high end cars parked around the place. Evidently alot of folks in that area use soccer as a stress relief or just a way to stay fit. I went on the web site and they have leaugue games starting a 6:00pm and going well into the night past 11:00pm. Hard core soccer junkies. Cannot wait to see this one finished. Might see my old tail running around in there.

[quote name="westend1" post="816445" timestamp="1278443234"] I guess world cup is not so bad. [Hidden Content] [/quote] Man your crazy!

Awesome Job John!  Many people like myself talk about what it will take to improve the local soccer talent... This is action Folks! Kudos to all involved! Sharkfutbol.... soon you will have a place to play with A/C! ;D John I am working on that image.... I have my media department involved (my kids)

[quote name="sharkfutbol" post="815904" timestamp="1278127558"] Hey Ryan,  Call me.  We do indoor at school every monday thru friday 1-2 or a lil longer .  So hot usually not much longer.  Good games though.  [/quote] What school?    Zuri could use some reps! probably could get Madeline to join in as well.

[quote name="Bon_Mot" post="815697" timestamp="1278037474"] [quote author=DogOne link=topic=70757.msg815624#msg815624 date=1278016353] I'm not a Mensa member but it seems to me that the more options we can give our kids the better.  If they want to play on a team like Mike Hughes' great but alot of kids aren't willing or able to make that kind of commitment and if there are no other local clubs they're not going to play at all.  Just my two cents.[/quote] Like I said, I'm no Mensa member either, but you're talking about a team and I'm talking about a club. This area is not relevant on the state level, but it should be. It's got the numbers to do it, but they are spread out too thin once the kids get to the high school age. [/quote] Bon, I Believe that SSSC Head Trainer would agree with you that there is too much put on winning at an early age over player development. I also think that he believes that there is enough density of players with all the areas you just mentioned to field some very competitive teams, however the trouble is getting everyone on the same sheet of music. To clarify when I said mega merger I was not implying merge the clubs, but funnel the best players to the best team of that age bracket as you described. I like your idea!

[quote name="bullets13000" post="815648" timestamp="1278024863"] i've mentioned this before, but when i was a sophomore i was on a team made of mostly seniors from WB and Kelly, with a few players from other schools in the area.  We lost 1 game all year, going something like 30-1-3.  There's definitely enough talent in this area to make some very competitive teams, it's just a matter of consolidating the talent, and trying to keep our best players from going to Houston (Matt Kirby being a recent example) [/quote] Bullets did you play with Matt Kirby?

So you used to Volley the ball off the roof. Read Super Gold Club.... I tried to rally the troops. Mike Hughes 93G has had the highest level of success of any team that I know of here in the past 12yrs. As successful as it has been, he will tell you to sustain a premier level team, the commitment level has to be raised. The parents and players gave a ton, but to be the top #1 or # 2 team in the eddoa, you need talented totally committed players. Mike started recruiting at age 7 not 14... building chemistry and training with Jorge Cruz, so when they got to U11 they were ready to compete at Div 1. I think a starting point will be to see what came of the area wide tryouts that were just held. Was there more consolidation or did everyone return to their area teams. I am not knocking what folks (many volunteers) are doing in this area.... Just questioning the notion that it would be as easy as pulling all the soccer players together to create true premier competitors.... It will be that (the mega merger) then a whole lot of blood, sweat, tears and missing some other sport's practices.  I will concede that there (the merger) is where it needs to start.

[quote name="Newbie" post="815269" timestamp="1277844070"] VIVA ESPANA! [/quote] Spain looked GREAT today. They could connect 20-25 passes at will. I could watch another 4 weeks of World Cup it they would play a round robin of Spain, Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands! I forgot about Argentina! It's a shame Brazil or the Netherlands will be lost after friday and ghana or Uraguay will still be moving on. Not even close in quality of soccer.

[quote name="Bon_Mot" post="815190" timestamp="1277823404"] I was totally joking about the Mensa thing.  I was being a wisenheimer because I tend to be a know-it-all with my posts on here. Besides, the only meetings I should be attending are AA. Along the lines of that "entitled" theme for many of those upper class kids in the big cities is a lack of drive.  If a kid doesn't like his playing time or the team he's on, instead of busting his tail to become a better player or better teammate, he simply goes to another team or mommy and daddy start a coup to get whoever they want replaced. The trainers at the big clubs are to blame for a lot of this, as well.  Instead of working to get the players on a team better, they will simply scout for better talent from other teams to poach with promises of scholarships or better training with blokes with cooler accents. For kids who want to get better, figure out when the last time you called a couple of friends and just knocked around or when you worked on skills by yourself. I'm gonna go Glory Days on you now, but when I was in high school I spent countless hours playing "volley ball" onto the roof by myself.  I also had a ball at my feet inside of the house most of the time.  I would dribble wherever I went. [/quote] Bon you got me on that one! (the Mensa thing) very interesting though, I told a friend of mine today to take the work out. I got 63% (F) out of the 30 questions this morning when I regrouped to take the test. The fact that you said you played volleyball has me wondering are you a female? The punk kids comments had me believing you were of male persuaion. Just my curiousity getting the best of me. Yes I thought Mensa was a rehab progam? The system does seem broke, but scouting is easier than working. You are also scouting for the kids that have taking the time to do their homework and improve. It is hard in this area(Golden Trianlge) to develop a team of premier level playing ability. There is such a variance on commitment level. I wrote tons of emails when I was the assistant coach trying to motivate our players and parents to give more effort and we could become truly great, but many did not have the same vision and were happy with the 3 titles that they had won. No knock on them they were living their lives the way that saw fit. The difference is that All the players on her current team want the same thing.. the opportunity to play in college. So 97% attend practice the majority of the time and 100% most of the time. I will testify though, that the system as flawed as it is, has worked for us. And I am like the Dempsey family going to great lengths to give my daughter the best opportunity available. She does not have time for the system to fix itself.

Sorry for being nosy, but I had to look up Mensa. I like listening to smart people.. So preach Bon.... Preach! ;D I tried the workout.... donot know how well I did because I asked for a grade after the first question.... But I will be honest several of the questions had my head wanting to burst. Especially the question about it is two hours later and half way to midnight so what time is it if it is only 1 hour later. or something like that. ::) I have one question off topic Bon... What is the best method for improving your critical reading score on the SAT? Broader vocabulary?

I like what your saying Bon...When we pull up at the Albion facility there are quite a few porsche's, benz and bmw's. It is quite expensive. 1400.00 for fall and spring +300 registration. + uniform and tournaments etc.. and we have not begun going to the premier games in OK and Brenham. But unfortunately this is something that you have to do at this time to play premier level soccer (Where most of the scouts are). I was speaking to the assistant coach at Texas Sarah Barnes and in a 3 week period she was going to Baton Rouge, Alberquerque NM, and Dayton Ohio, chasing premier level talent. It's probably true about those inner-city kids as well. Many who's parents come from South of the Border and Soccer is Primera! My daughter used to play part-time with a mostly boy's team in Port Arthur on Friday nights a few years back... her best friend another girl was also on the team. It was made up entirely of  under privileged hispanic kids and the coach was a volunteer and he did not charge the kids anything I believe. That was a cool vibe. I do not know if the coach is still doing this, I hope he is. It was good for my daughter to compete against very skilled young men. Young men, I mean 13 and 14 year old boys. It's funny this same topic was covered on ESPN's show Around the Horn, where they have the 4 sports reporters answering questions and scoring points. The guy from Dallas Texas said "how many times have you heard a highschool football coach say that it was hard to field a team because all the kids were playing soccer".... I know it happens the other way around with football and baseball for sure in the spring.  I am so glad my child is a girl.. It was fairly easy to keep her focused for past 12yrs due to the fact she did not care for Softball that much. It's a quandry!