Last year he was co-coach of the Edgeworth 14s who finished 2nd so he must be pretty good!
Last edited by Captain_Carl; 17-03-2022 at 11:39 AM.
What’s peoples thoughts about the 9v9 tournament for the TSP and ALeague academies ?
Not sure I get the point of going back to smaller pitches and sides for 13s and above, what’s the perceived benefit
I got the gist that the ones being run by NSW football for the older age groups that they would be longer games, possibly on a bigger field. Not too many details on that one yet though.
With the younger boys, I think a lot of the 14/15s boys actually enjoyed playing the futsal styled tournament that was run last year before covid called off the season. They seemed to get into it all the same. It pushed them a lot more in the smaller space to be better with passing and first touch, no room to be making mistakes. If its not replacing their normal football but is rather in addition to it then I only see it as a value add.
Plus with these things its all about the opportunity to have different people see you and play opposition that makes you more aware of where you sit in the scheme of football at least across NSW - where are you skilled and what do you need to work harder on, being at the top in northern doesn't mean you are at the top of the game of NSW in general, and being challenged is a good opportunity.
I feel it will be a good opportunity for those that haven’t had the academy opportunity to press their claims for future consideration.
I am concerned for in particular the Newcastle Jets it will highlight a number of flaws in their program and the players that shouldn’t be there.
Ultimately looking forward to seeing it and watching some good football.
I know it is about improving technical skill because the idea is that a smaller pitch with less players means more touches on the ball.
However, FA want to say that it won't be till U15s that players will go to a full size pitch, leaving the tactical side of the game very late
not sure if cooks improved significantly from last week in the 15's or if theres concern there for Edgeworth with a 3-1 win over cooks after Maitland put 15 past them last week.
What the hell happened to Valentine 14s? they arent 12-1 bad.
Does anyone know if there's a threshold for players out, or if they have approached northern? Opportunity is always good for younger players but there must be some point where it's just not practical nor fair on the remaining players in that team to be playing a full team of younger players and have games written off like that. Everyone wants to play, but the cost of doing so will affect the rest of the season for everyone trying to play catch up on goal difference and for cooks trying to bring it back down again.
I wouldn't put it past Maitland in that age group though they did put 12 past a team with a full squad last year in a game. Can't switch off for any amount of the game, it can turn the game very quickly and become a blood bath of goals.