It definitely makes a difference being able to use the whole states resources for putting a team together.
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It definitely makes a difference being able to use the whole states resources for putting a team together.
It definitely makes a difference being able to use the whole states resources for putting a team together.
Yes.
Black should be very beatable.
DKSC...IDK if they're as strong this year as they were last year.
Yes, we were out there yesterday -- an absolutely gorgeous morning for soccer. Thanks for the feedback on their performance.. those girls have so much heart and they are grinding it out hard to get their 11v11 sea legs. It's a real pleasure to watch them develop and grow through the challenge.
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Yes, we joined this year. I'm always keeping an eye out for your daughter's games as we are walking by the older age groups.
well, if you ever see a handsome dude wearing a Boston / Wally's / HastyBake / "Fixins'" ball cap, generally sitting near the end away from everyone, feel free to say hi.
I am usually standing near or sitting in a green chair lol
I’ll be on the lookout! If you spot a couple signing to each other, that’s probably me and my wife. Come say hi
I’m hearing and she’s Deaf, just adding that since it’s not always obvious unless I’m talking to someone else at the same time.
I am refereeing the Blitz tournament. I don't expect many of you on this thread will have your kids out there. 2 games already on Thursday night involving local teams... 1st one is a U13 boys involving 2 WSA sides, 2nd is a U15 girls with 2 FC Tulsa Academy sides. The girls game is going to be 100% better quality than the boys just from looking at it.
And of course looking at the weather, it's Blitz weekend so the Fall monsoon season is scheduled to start. 100% chance of rain on Friday and Saturday.
And of course looking at the weather, it's Blitz weekend so the Fall monsoon season is scheduled to start. 100% chance of rain on Friday and Saturday.
Without a doubt if it's Blitz Tournament Weekend, prepare to get drenched. Luckily after the NPL regional weekend in June where it rained 12 inches over 3 days, we went out and bought a boot dryer. Used it this past weekend after Saturday (it poured during the 1st half of my 11am game Saturday and my cleats were soaked).
The thing about Blitz is, too much rain on Friday and BASC will close the grass fields and I don't think Blitz can finagle enough games onto the turf fields to keep things running. Looking at the forecast, I am fully prepared that this tournament will be punted by 1pm on Saturday.
It's interesting because in 2013, they were 15th in Texas RL, and in the Pre-ECNL 2014 frontier, they are 5th and haven't won a game. They are losing world beaters like Arkansas and Springfield. In fact, Blitz beat them in that age group. It ain't pretty folks.
How are the TSC 2014s in Texas winning? It can be done as uh, some of you don't seem to believe.
The reality is that the talent is spread out. The girls are at three different places right now: TSC, Blitz, and WSA. They like their friends, coaches, parents, etc. It is natural; I get it.
In many age groups, WSA is 3rd in talent, AND in the best league, it will be U-G-L-Y and lead you to silly conclusions about the inability of Tulsa to perform in Texas.
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OEFC teams sit atop the Texas leagues all the time. I am sure they would say, "Why the hell would we need to do that?"
What we really need is for Tulsa players to stay in Tulsa and the best Tulsa kids to play at one club, like what happens in OKC.
It goes back to egos and money. I don't know how OEFC did it, but they managed to. I think there is a little branching out going on, but I am not sure. 13-14 teams in one age group seems nuts for OKC. Dallas maybe. OKC not so much.
It’s extremely rare for any energy team to finish top 3 in the Texas league. I can’t remember when an Energy team finished in that position without an heavy influence of Tulsa talent. I believe the 2011s are currently in the top spot but that team is also a combo team comprised of OKC and Tulsa girls.
TSC caused the top talent to migrate to OKC. Hopefully, WSA can turn that trend around
In two out of the six boys' leagues, OEFC sits atop them.
The girls have 1 out of six. How many does FC Dallas have? Zero.
The Colorado Rapids and Colorado Rush have no teams above OEFC. None.zero. DKSC is half. I could go down the list of things. All those places draw from Colorado Springs and Fort Collins. When you add in those markets, we are talking like 4 million people. I know Real is the top team, but still they should be able to field a second team.
You act like they can't compete. It is ridiculous.
Simmer down
Most teams have only played 6ish of a 15 game season. The standings at this point are largely a reflection of who you have played thus far. For a better picture, go back and look at last year complete season.Texas league NL boys are a different animal than the girls side as OEFC isn’t competing against the best boys talent in Texas for the most part . Unlike the girls side where the best girls are almost exclusively in NL.
FC Dallas has qualified every NL team for Champions League for three straight years. They will be there at the end of the season. Same for Solar. OEFC will likely have 1 of their 6 teams qualify for Champions league this year. I believe they only had 1 last year as well. History tells us for OEFC to compete with the top of the Texas league they need Tulsa girls. Not my opinion, just a fact.
As far as Real Colorado, Athletico is actually their second team. The talent is pretty spread out in the Denver area once you get past Real.
May I ask the extent of your experience regarding girls ECNL Texas league soccer?
2007's two and three years ago. only 2 players from tulsa.
That 2007 Energy class was a special group. Lots of D1 talent. The fact that two Tulsa girls played with that team illustrates one of the problems with Tulsa. I’d be willing to wager zero OKC girls played on the TSC team.
So absolutely not trying to compare this to ECNL Texas. I’ve stated many times how tough the top half of that league is. But this is our November schedule. Plenty of great games.
Tough stretch:
11/2 HTX #11
11/7 RI Surf #93
11/8 LVU #15
11/9 Cin United #60
11/15 Lou Fusz #40
Tough stretch:
11/2 HTX #11
11/7 RI Surf #93
11/8 LVU #15
11/9 Cin United #60
11/15 Lou Fusz #40
That’s a solid schedule. Age groups are so different. In 2010 group 18 of the top 20 teams are ECNL and 27 of the top 30. GA looks much stronger in the 2013 group. You have 2 top 15 on your schedule alone. Now will GA be able to keep some of those girls from defecting to ECNL?