'04 Girls FBR Rankings - 06-11-13

PDub wrote:BW, I notice there is a line right under #30 and I noticed it on the '03 rankings as well. Is this some way of you saying "If select was today, these are the top 30 teams for Lake Highland QT?" Some where to that point...

deepblack wrote:At Soccerfest they forfeited all of their games and 2 weeks ago they were signed up for a tournament but I heard that it was mostly the Black team.

Probably your standard team implosion

The Real Decoy wrote:Fever just lost 8 players

Peak_Performance_Dad wrote:

The Real Decoy wrote:Fever just lost 8 players

That's too bad for Fever.  They were a good team that moved the ball well.  Wonder what happened?

My DD plays with Odyssey and we have been lucky to keep the core group of girls together now for almost 3 years - many of the girls are best friends and are finally now starting to click as a complete unit (we did lose our best player to RASE over a year ago, which doesn't help).  We have had a few new girls come out recently that should strengthen the team, now that we have made the permanent move to 11v11.  Personally, I am a huge fan of both skill development AND team development.

Having played competitive baseball out east growing up (where there wasn't as much team hopping and change), it is always sad to see how much change and turnover there is among teams in North Texas especially at such a young age (i.e. U9 Girls Soccer).  I played with the same club from the time I was 7 through High School - after a few years of development with little turnover, we flourished as a team (including having 3 players get drafted).  Just watching how the Spurs have been able to play against the Heat is an interesting case study in team play vs. talent.  All the talent in the world can't account for the power of synergy that can be created by a well coached team who has played together for years -- just ask the Lakers how their talent helped them this year (vs the Lakers and Celtics of the 80s, whose team rosters were pretty consistent).

As a Dad of a DD who plays for an independent club, I wish Fever the best in rebuilding.  I can only imagine what losing 8 players would do to a strong team like theirs.

bwgophers wrote:Current Rankings include game results from Feb. 23, 2013 through PRESENT



Current Inter-Tier Records

deepblack wrote:


Enough with beating a dead horse, how about 100 04 teams in the rankings!  Gophers, have you ever seen that many teams in an age group?

bwgophers wrote:

deepblack wrote:


Enough with beating a dead horse, how about 100 04 teams in the rankings!  Gophers, have you ever seen that many teams in an age group?

The '04's have definitely exploded in the past year.  This time last year, I was tracking 69 '04 academy teams in NTX (I am currently tracking 70 '05 teams, so at the same point in their age progression, the '04's and '05's are actually equal).

By comparison...

This past year, 87 '01 girls NTX select teams played in LHGCL/PPL/APL.
This past year, 74 '02 girls NTX select teams played in LHGCL/PPL/APL.
I am currently tracking 88 '03 girls NTX girls academy teams in FBR.

So today, yes, the '04's have more academy teams than any of the other recent age groups.  We'll have to see if that trend continues.

The Real Decoy wrote:Fever - 5 went to LP Barnes, 3 to LW.

Crushers, Fever, and still no word on Rosales situation.. teams in the top 30 dropping like flies but strengthening other existing squads.  Going to be very competitive next summer.  Are Piper players moving to Sting East too?  Someone should start a "bomb list" thread of all the gossip circling around teams blowing up.. that'd easily set a record for most replies to a topic.

Cleansheets wrote:

The Real Decoy wrote:Fever - 5 went to LP Barnes, 3 to LW.

Crushers, Fever, and still no word on Rosales situation.. teams in the top 30 dropping like flies but strengthening other existing squads.  Going to be very competitive next summer.  Are Piper players moving to Sting East too?  Someone should start a "bomb list" thread of all the gossip circling around teams blowing up.. that'd easily set a record for most replies to a topic.

Sting East Chacon and Piper Pride will begin practicing together in July. Will be intetesting to see how smoothly the two teams combine.

The Real Decoy wrote:

Cleansheets wrote:

The Real Decoy wrote:Fever - 5 went to LP Barnes, 3 to LW.

Crushers, Fever, and still no word on Rosales situation.. teams in the top 30 dropping like flies but strengthening other existing squads.  Going to be very competitive next summer.  Are Piper players moving to Sting East too?  Someone should start a "bomb list" thread of all the gossip circling around teams blowing up.. that'd easily set a record for most replies to a topic.

Sting East Chacon and Piper Pride will begin practicing together in July. Will be intetesting to see how smoothly the two teams combine.

Who will be coaching? And what happens to all the extra players?

1crazysoccermom wrote:I have been told by parents on DTN that they are still together and going strong. Last year DTN didn't play big field tournaments but did a lot of 3v3 tournaments.