Rank the academy leagues

Which league are you in now?
The thing to consider is how competitive your team will be in a league. You don't want to get beaten badly every week but you also don't want to win in a blowout each week either.

Texican wrote:I'm taking from this that the most competitive league is always changing.  I guess that's why we never know what league we are playing in until the last minute.

Basically, I think that's a correct statement.  It's a herd mentality.  You go where the best competition is going.  And, if you are a top team, you get to choose where you want your team to play.

Borussia wrote:If you would like to see the clip i would be happy to share it with you.    

I would like to see the video.

@LakeDad, currently in PrimeTime (grapevine). What's the name of the academy league that plays in Carrollton and is it a good league?

CFBAL.  

There are two teams there that look to be rising above the rest, i say that, but they just faced off and the score line wasnt that close, but no clue on the actual game.  The rest are silver division, no offense intended.

It all depends on where the majority of the top teams decide to play. CFBAL has the nicest fields and they rarely rain out. Primetime has questionable fields and they always rain out. Seems Primetime has become more of a starting point for new academy teams and you wont ever find any real competition there. Come on out to the East for the real deal. If you can get it sorted like the 05s and have 4 divisions at CFBAL that would be ideal.

What league has the best refs?

That league doesn't exist!!

Actually, to beat a dead horse... i think the league that i have seen the least or maybe even zero ref comments is CFBAL.

Borussia wrote:Actually, to beat a dead horse... i think the league that i have seen the least or maybe even zero ref comments is CFBAL.

Try the sidelines. You'll hear plenty of comments about those refs.  

Here is a recommendation to the 06s, do with it what you desire.

5 of the more of the upper 06 teams need to all agree to go play in one league together, reach out to the league greatest, all knowing, all being, board leader that will bend over backwards to make the experience for your team the best possible and commit to playing in that league early and the rest will all follow.

In my opinion only, there is only one league that has shown over the past several seasons to have a good pulse on what the academy ages need and want and has a proven track record of delivering. CFBAL

Good luck...

Borussia wrote: No I am not a soccer player, rugby was my my choice, bit rougher game and I never threw a punch.

 

Prop or 2nd row?

Tight Head my good man.

I'm impressed. Flyhalf here  

nice,  Dan Carter was one of my favorites...   Im going to start bringing the old rugby ball out to my 09s practice and let the boys toss it around for a change of pace.  haha  I keep telling the parents I could see a us turning from soccer to rugby.  

FriscoSoccer05 wrote:Here is a recommendation to the 06s, do with it what you desire.

5 of the more of the upper 06 teams need to all agree to go play in one league together, reach out to the league greatest, all knowing, all being, board leader  that will bend over backwards to make the experience for your team the best possible and commit to playing in that league early and the rest will all follow.  

In my opinion only, there is only one league that has shown over the past several seasons to have a good pulse on what the academy ages need and want and has a proven track record of delivering.  CFBAL

Good luck...

If this can be done it makes for a fun season.  The '03s did this and by the spring of U10 season TGPL had 20-24 strong teams playing in 2 divisions.  One note, it seemed to build over a few seasons - there were not 20+ teams the first season.  I remember teams complaining that they could not get into TGPL for the fall U10 season because they only took 10-12 teams.  The following season they expanded to two divisions.

As to CFBAL v. SDL v. TGPL I don't know, but as with most things it seems to be ever changing.  As my girls went through academy it swung from SDL being tops to TGPL.  Now it seems like CFBAL.

Best of luck.

Thanks everybody for the comments. I learned a lot (I'm a parent not a coach). I hope the CFBAL does continue to rise as that would be the most convenient location for me.

Bank on it baby - I'm not going anywhere  

Gunner9 wrote:I'm impressed.  Flyhalf here  

Sigh...backs - Rugby is NOT played with double digits on your kit. :-)

Love,
The Hooker

logansdaddy wrote:

Gunner9 wrote:I'm impressed.  Flyhalf here  

Sigh...backs - Rugby is NOT played with double digits on your kit. :-)

Love,
The Hooker

LOL...luv u forwards....but my creaky knees tell me different

CFBSA wrote:Bank on it baby - I'm not going anywhere  

Any chance you have these scores??

D'Feeters 06 Green vs. Lady Aztecs Blue 06
FC Dallas Hollis B Team vs. Lady Aztecs Blue 06

PlanoBound wrote:

FriscoSoccer05 wrote:Here is a recommendation to the 06s, do with it what you desire.

5 of the more of the upper 06 teams need to all agree to go play in one league together, reach out to the league greatest, all knowing, all being, board leader  that will bend over backwards to make the experience for your team the best possible and commit to playing in that league early and the rest will all follow.  

In my opinion only, there is only one league that has shown over the past several seasons to have a good pulse on what the academy ages need and want and has a proven track record of delivering.  CFBAL

Good luck...

If this can be done it makes for a fun season.  The '03s did this and by the spring of U10 season TGPL had 20-24 strong teams playing in 2 divisions.  One note, it seemed to build over a few seasons - there were not 20+ teams the first season.  I remember teams complaining that they could not get into TGPL for the fall U10 season because they only took 10-12 teams.  The following season they expanded to two divisions.

As to CFBAL v. SDL v. TGPL I don't know, but as with most things it seems to be ever changing.  As my girls went through academy it swung from SDL being tops to TGPL.  Now it seems like CFBAL.

Best of luck.

It's not a question of it can be done, but rather if the coaches are willing to get it done. So far the answer has been no. Maybe that all changes soon.

CFBAL will be having a top 06 team sign up this coming Spring... nuff said

Will the rest of the big dogs come out to play is the question as futbol stated. The 05 coaches seem to have gotten it together.

FC Xtreme 06 is in for CFBAL lets make this happen.