Re: [nas] Chang on U17's

On 12/16/06, Peter Kurilecz <pakurilecz@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/16/06, Damian Wright <damianwright1@verizon.net> wrote:
> e are extremely talented. I also see this in league
> > games of all ages here. Players coming through the Classic League in Dallas
> > recently include Clint Dempsey,
>
> If I remember correctly Dempsey played sandlot soccer with local
> Hispanics in Nacogdoches.  that is where he gained his skills. Its
> just like watched playground basketball. Bball players gain their
> ballhandling skills by playing 1v1.
>
> I would hazard that the other players you mentioned also played a lot
> of pick up games. its like when I was growing up - you practiced
> basketball shot making by playing games like horse. Practice baseball
> skills by playing catch or fungo
>
> the youth teams that I've watched play have not added anything to the
> players skills. I've seen youth teams at the u-10 level where the
> coach didn't want a player coming up from the back into attack because
> as he read it the player was on defense and that is all they were
> supposed to do. The coaches didn't understand running off the ball
>
> there will always be dempseys, nunezes and coopers who stand out, but
> they are the exceptions not the rule
>
> peterk
>
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