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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 830 Newer› Newest»How could you say this site was built around the dominance of NJX?? That could be by far the silliest comment ever made on this blog, and there have been some good ones. This site was established in September of 2012. NJX has won one game since May of 2012. I think by September it was quite clear that NJX was no longer a good team. I also hope that this isn't a Parsippany parent bragging about beating NJX.
Maybe Parsippany is just that good.
Maybe Parsippany is that good. Which makes it that much more ridiculous that they are bragging about beating a team that hasn't won a game in 9 months. The stupidity on this blog gets greater by the hour.
Not true, NJX has won a game. Now you are getting crazy. BUT the training is GREAT!!!!
what does ssc have to prove? they won state cup already and are just spending spring tuning up for regionals in RI.
Lets see how they do without their players going to RB
good pt. may affect them in EDP games , but should still hold thier own v most NJ teams this spring.
good pt. may affect them in EDP games , but should still hold thier own v most NJ teams this spring.
to answer and clear up an above post:ssc futsal is open to all players in the winter, the players from delco and one from PDA wanted to play with the falcons. there were five U 14 futsal teams to accomodate all players at different levels.at wildwood the b team went further in the regionals advancing to semi. the previous year the a team won the regional.
You are the only one who cares about the Futsal/SSC team. Please stop boring us.
oh i am sorry, i thought it was an open forum. didn't realize it has to interest you to be good enough to be posted. so enlighten us what interests you?
What may affect SSC in EDP games? Players going to RB would still be playing for SSC this spring, wouldnt they?
I am with the prior post as I am also tired of your continuous futsal bragging. To make it clear, I dont care either.
Why so much Stronghold talk? Is this a team thing or is their one person ranting? They are a good team, I dont believe anyone disputes that.
Follow the trail.
Manalapan is a strong team, players leave and now they are nothing.
NJX is a strong team, same player leaves with others, now they are nothing.
Stronghold is a strong team, same parent leaving with a group again?
When it comes down to it, he cares about what is best for who?
Not wrong at all. I would do what is best for my child first, wouldnt you.
What happened in the PDA vs Boca match?? I didn't think Boca would be able to hang with them. Congrats Boca but I feel you hold the same fate as NJX. Your better players will leave and play elsewhere.
Why congratulate and then act like an ass? Boca won, getting better and maybe players will go there.
the parent you mentioned is a class act and is not leading any players away from stronghold. plain and simple the program has developed at least two players good enough for red bull 98 and still another few training with philly union juniors. Why is that viewed as something negative ?
Track record. Red bulls? Proves it pays to know people.
Boca same fate as NJX ? let them win two state cups and advance to regional finals first, then you can start comparing
I agree that was a strange comparison. For those that dont remember, NJX would cut through teams like they werent there.
just observing above posts...do you really think a player gets an academy spot just because he knows someone? I would think they have to be talented no matter what. especially at an MLS academy like Redbull
In response to the 9:22 poster, yes the player must have talent, but yes contacts help. Contacts help in life and certainly youth sports. If you dont believe that to be true, please look again.
An interesting forum for this age group, but still too much typical nonsense. SSC wins state cup, so thier turn to get bashed. Prior to that it was SDFC and NJX.
Agreed, no reason to diminish SSC and their accomplishments. However, if you look through the threads no one was discussing SSC until they began to discuss themselves. Now it comes out that players are leaving. Seems to be their way of attracting players since they will now need new ones.
Congratulations to NJX for peaking at the prime age of 12. While NJX is worried about where they have been the rest of the age group has worried about where they are going and it shows in the results. NJX couldn't even beat an egg. I can't stand Boca, but we have played them and NJX would lose by at least 6.
You cant stand Boca, why? What have they done to you? Boca seems to me to be a decent team, not great but maybe getting to that point.
to 10: 15 poster good points but often people post about other teams just to stir the pot. Don't know much about ssc, saw them at a couple of tournaments and they looked pretty good. Are they the end all, no , but should represent our state well at the regionals this summer. We should all wish them luck.
The Boca/NJX comparison is absolutley an awful one. Boca is 24-4-9 in 37 games and NJX is 4-3-18 in their last 25. Only on this blog will you get parents bragging about what their kids current U-14 team did 2 years ago. Boca is ranked in the top 10 in gotsoccer while NJX is ranked 138. NJX you would be better off losing all of your games quietly then coming on this blog bragging about what your kids did when they were 10.
Hey ! If current state cup champs have openings then it is at least a place to look at and consider come tryout time! They have a good track record making it to the last three finals. I am going to take my son there and check it out. Nothing to loose!
AND there you go. SSC your recruiting tactic worked.
I dont think anyone was comparing the current NJX team to the current BOCA team. Also BOCA, maybe this is why the past poster said he didnt like BOCA. Please start bragging when those 24 wins are against the quality of teams NJX was playing against in their prime.
Back to Boca again, thanks Boca mom. Ok, you have a few good wins under your belt, PDA, Southampton, Howell, nice work.
Lets look at some of your losses.
Other than losing to Marlboro (#14 regionally) twice you have lost to a lot of fairly poor teams. Regionally ranked losses
51, 75, 105, 108, 95, 96. Please stop the bragging Boca you are making it easy to root against you.
Not a Boca or NJX supporter but I would like to comment that it is very sad that a U-14 team is referring to their prime in the past tense. It seems that Bocas best days are in front of them while NJX's best days are way behind them.
1:54 poster please describe "a lot." You were able in one post speak of every BOCA loss to date. You said look at some of our losses, when you pointed out all of them. Not bad for a team that was just formed last summer. Safe to say their future is bright.
You are correct, your future "may" be bright, but facts are facts. Your wins, save a few, were against subpar talent. Your losses, from what I can see were against subpar talent for the most part. Sit back and let the dust settle before you go crazy bragging.
"Boca is 24-4-9 in 37 games "
I follow my sons team as much as the next guy and there is NO WAY I would know their record like this guy does. That alone is an issue and certainly a problem on the sideline. Unless the coach posted that???
Not defending Boca but the information is easily accesible through gotsoccer.com. Just like a parent not related to Boca knows what region ranks all of their losses came against. 90% of the people on this site have issues, knowing a teams wins and losses are the least of them. Secondly, don't act so naive, if you are into your sons team enough to come on this blog, you certainly are familiar with gotsoccer and the rankings.
and even with gotsoccer you cant go that far back, so this is someone OVER THE TOP.
Im looking forward to when ssc plays marlton and marlboro to see what happens cause last time they were very good games.
That is a strange comment to make.
we were talking about ssc how is that wrd at all i just love watching soccer ... if u have a problem with that
In the previous posters defense, you mentioned 2 teams specifically. If you love watching soccer go watch it. I think you were trying to say something else but didnt know how to do it.
yes because those three teams and sdfc are the best in the state i enjoy watching them all play
Don't think SSC needs to recruit and certainly not on here. Just winning the state cup is sure to generate some interest in the squad. I also think they have two if not three teams at this age group, so they can also promote from within their own ranks.
No, SSC isnt worried at all. Have you heard so much SSC talk ever?
Yeah talk is cheap, but i'd rather read about top tier teams than the wannabes who take up most of the time and space on here. Not an ssc fan, but at least they can back up their talk with good play.
Did they bring someone new onto their team? They never seemed to be on here before.
I call for a BOCA vs SSC match NOW.
Marlton will get the winner.
While every one is bashing the State Cup winning teams (NJX, SDFC, SSC), why dont you look at them as programs?
Each team as won big tournaments, but development wise their players have represented ODP, iD2 and EDP Tip. Several have also joined top Academy teams such as Red Bulls.
Winning State Cups is fun, but developing players to reach the next level is the goal. I think everyone on here will agree to this.
When Marlboro, Boca, Force et al are saying they are working hard and catching these teams over the years, they actually mean is "we are not losing our best players to top programs".
Did NJX just group themselves with SSC and SDFC?? LOL. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. NJX what program did all of your best player depart to?
AGAIN, SSC. Give it a break guy. No one ever said you didnt have a very good team. You are the only one continually bringing up your team. Remember this, you lost Marlton. Thats right.
No need to even mention NJX anymore on this blog, as their team will cease to exist after this season. At least they have a U-12 state cup to hold on to.
All this talk about great teams. How many quality players in this age group left to play for the DC teams of RB, NJSA 04, Match Fit , FC Delco, and PDA. Just a thought.
Is that a serious question. Do you really think that every player that has great ability is playing for an academy team? I can not speak about RB as I have not seen them play but NJSA/MF/PDA all have talented kids but not the entire roster. They all have players that are there because other players have decided (at this time) not to go there. If these teams were so happy with their current players they wouldnt be advertising their tryouts everywhere.
I will take SSC, SDFC, Marlboro, Ironbound over NJSA and Match Fit any day of the week.
SSC always looks for friendlies, especially during summer months, so go ahead BOCA call and set one up, but be careful what you wish for....
Hey 4:31. Do you mean the undefeated MF '99 team or the MF-U14 team that was put together and beat SDFC to make it to the national final of the Super y league?
By the way, those 4 teams that you mentioned are very good soccer teams with some outstanding players. There are other outstanding teams out there as well. That's what makes this sport so much fun in our area. No need to disparage other teams in order to make yourself feel better about your team. But I am sure this won't stop you...
Super Y and summer tournament rosters are often different than regular league and state cup rosters, so it is an apples oranges comparison at best.
Well, are you saying that SDFC went down to Fla. without their best? We've played them many times, lost some and won some. It was their A team. But you wouldn't know that because you were 1200 miles away.
I think their point was that the Academy teams that are put together are good teams but so are some non academy teams. If you are saying that you beat SDFC and SDFC beat you I guess you are proving the point. On a different note, if you are bragging about playing a team that is 50 miles away from you, but traveling 1200 miles to do it then I guess that makes someone smarter than you.
Did Ironbound play Parsippany yet in state cup play? Result?
There you go being silly. It really speaks to the high quality of soccer we have here in NJ. 2 NJ teams in semis and a team from L.I. won it all and our kids had a blast. I agree that there are region 1 teams as good and better than some academy teams. We all make our choices for our own reasons. Difference is I don't disparage other teams. SDFC is a fantastic organization and a super team along with a number of others in NJ. I'm not bragging at all. Just responding to someone who takes pot-shots without any real knowledge.
You guys make it sound as if the academy teams are the best thing ever. Really? Boca, Marlboro and some other fine teams are pretty damn good. Oh and BTW they don't have to spend thousands of dollars to "develop" players.
Why shouldn't Boca come on here and brag. If I remember correctly only several months ago they said they were gonna make moves and kick some ass on taking other teams ranking positions. I believe they have started to do just that.
really? let's see in a couple of years of the academy teams or Boca (or any other team pounding their chest), who has more recruiters watching their games...if you underestimate the academy system, the connections they have etc...your just being ignorant. Or maybe you just aspire to win now in the state of NJ and have no ambition of playing at a higher level? Of the U17 RBNY team only 2members of that team did not go to a D1 school and those two were called for national team duty.
The system in this country may not work. If it did we would dominate in the big stage. Believe it or not we are missing and overseeing some great talent that does not get developed or just plainly gets overlooked. Why? could be econmic reasons (cant afford play high level club, plays in an inner city team with no reputation, doesnt have connections or just plays for the love of the game. We miss the boat looking for the next TOP talent.
You are both correct. Yes most everything is going development academy system. After U14 the best will leave club and hard not leave HS play also for DAs. They are on the whole more competitive. RBNY is the jewel in that crown and those players will get the best chances to go D1 or possibly even national team if they truly excel. That is the dream of so many on this board, BUT it is a small dream if you do not realize it.
On a world scale that system does suck. USMNT is not that highly ranked and RBNY is a horrible organization compared to top world clubs. Their 1st team cannot win MLS in 15yrs and the academy teams are not close to on par with top world youth teams. Only 2 pros produced in the same timespan none of which are exceptional on that level and no big international clubs are knocking on their doors for USA youth players. The DA system is a good ticket to D1, but not to a successful pro career. Note I do not call getting drafted to the MLS for less pay than a HS grad makes as a successful pro career. Conner Lade was on payroll for about 33K last year at RBNY!
There is a better dream and there are a few who are developing truly world class soccer and will accept nothing less. Look at this '01 team from CA.
http://blog.3four3.com/
Their teams win the biggest tourneys and state cups, but unlike teams on this board that is not their goal. They want nothing less than to be "world class" and THEY ARE! At world famous MIC Cup in Spain they beat Ajax Academy and tied FC Barcelona in group play only to lose 3-2 in the semis to the same last week. Not surprising they have a different approach as well as roots at FC Barca and one of their kids was the first American signed by Barca Academy. Making RBNY Academy? What a joke by comparison! Dream about going to the same place Messi did! Another USA Soccer Stars team is also achieving at that level losing only to ManU Academy 1-0 in the quarters at the same international tourney. Kind of puts things in perspective. That is the direction really good teams need to go.
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USA u17 don't qualify to WC. What happen to the Flores player? He didn't even play? For all the soccer experts and the first to critize every team in NJ what's your thoughts? Guarantee you didn't even watch the game.
a response to an above post: Of course the academy at Barca is better than RBNY or any other MLS academy. It should be as MLS is a fairly new league when compared to established leagues like EPL La Liga Bundesliga Sierie A etc. These leagues have been around forever and should be better than MLS. That said, not every US player can dream of leaving home and going abroad to pursue a dream.Our culture is more geared for leaving home and going off to college. For better or for worse, our academy/club system is what we have and what we are stuck with if you choose to view it negatively.Right now RBNY is the highest rated/ranked boys youth academy in the country. To put in down because it is not as good as Barca's is silly.
EDP scores this weekend
Stronghold beats beachside 1-0
Manhattan sc beats sdfc 3-1
Yeah Stronghold
Stronghold Falcons had two EDP games: sat tied Manhattan 1:1
sun beat Beachside CT 1:0
Yes Marlton did beat Stronghold last summer in a tournament. They played tough and hats off to you. But SSC summer teams at tournaments are not the same squad that plays in state cup and EDP games. Just ask Marlboro and Howell who also fared well last summer, but had tough time in state cup semi and final.The summer rosters are often mixed due to availability and to enhance player development. You would have a very tough time playing the team we put on the field this weekend. We look forward to playing you again soon.
Who is this SSC masked man. SSC had always worked with pride in a quiet manner. Keep quiet, I am sure most people would agree that you have a very good team. To argue with Marlton is beneath you.
Yes I agree. SSC "Zorro" just let your kids play. They are good and coach has been a class act for years. No need to argue with the wannabes. Above guy is right. It is beneath you.
It obviously isn't beneath him if he is doing it. This blog really should be beneath all of us, but we are all such losers that we spend our work days talking about what 14 year old kids did in their soccer games over the weekend. If you are on this blog, nothing is beneath you. WE ARE TOTAL LOSERS. Lets all just face the facts of it.
Someone bragging about the Red Bull Academy in terms of sending a certain amount of players to Division 1 schools. I am more impressed by the local teams who find success with local players. Red Bull U-14 Academy Team has 5 players from Connecticut, 1 from PA, 5 from New York and 10 from New Jersey. You recruit the best players from the entire Tri-State area and pound your chest for college placement. As if it was all of your player development that made this happen. Give it a rest.
SSC Zorro, that actually is funny. They should have a mascot.
On a different note, they do have some quality players.
2:55 post the most honest post ever! Yes we are all losers with way too much time on our hands, and who need to get a life. But it sure is a lot of harmless fun isn't it? Btw like the Zoro nickname and like his comments. Quite entertaining!
Impressive what USA soccer stars have done out in Ca. But it is by no means exclusive or unique. There have been many US youth teams who have done well at international tournaments, including some from right here in NJ. ( not mentioning names so as not to open the bashing door). The problem here is that although we do well at early ages, say up to 13/14, after that European and South American counterparts land apprentice pro contracts with top clubs, while our teenage talent goes off to college or a few to MLS. Our 19/20 year olds get 20 college games, or flounder on MLS bench or play PDL, while foreign teens get 50-60 pro or reserve games under their belt. This lack of pro game experience at critical years causes the vast gap you see at the higher level.
We accept Zorro as our mascot. While we are at it , we want the Lone Ranger , Tonto and Silver as well.
What teams did all the Red Players come from? Who lost the most players?
Funny, you should have the phantom of the opera double as your keeper and singer of pre game national anthem
The RED players came from Sherman -Williams, Dupont, MAB, Benjamin-Moore, and Crayola.
What am I missing here?
What you are missing is a warped sense of humor and reading through all the posts.
I agree with 3:26 poster. NY Red Bull have pick of the litter. They don't do anything extraordinary at trainings, but the environment is competitive and fast paced because of the calibre of players present. it is more impressive what local coaches have done building programs from scratch.
Think about what everyone seems to be arguing about. These teams/players are far ahead of the average 13 year old. NJSA/MF/PDA/RB/SDFC/SSC/Marlton/Marlboro/Parsippany/Morris UTD/BOCA/SJE/LVU/YMS/NYSC/Tambi/......................they are all very good. Enjoy it. Know they can all lose at any time and embrace it.
Don't hate the playa hate the blog.
While you're at it, add Captain America to the masked marvel team. He can play center forward and " shield " the ball......oh my even I think that's bad.
World Class FC is holding tryouts for its USSF Pre-Academy and USSF Academy teams from April 30 - May 3. Go to www.wcsocceracademy.org for complete details on dates and times for each age group.
I am surprised USSF and NEPAL are allowing tryouts during the Spring season.
"The U-14 Boys Jersey Shore BOCA team is holding open training sessions this spring. The team is currently ranked #1 in Ocean County and #10 in New Jersey. We currently have open roster spots and are actively looking to fill them."
Ranked #1 in ocean county? As per who, gotoceancntysoccer.com? BOCA will never learn.
The paint and crayon post is hilarious!
"Right now RBNY is the highest rated/ranked boys youth academy in the country. To put in down because it is not as good as Barca's is silly." April 15th 10:35AM
You missed the point. There are clubs here in the US (very few) that approach the sport in a totally different manner and they are getting results that NYRB and the best academies cannot touch. e.g USA Soccer Stars, BarcaUSA. Of course NYRB is not as good as good as Barca. All they do is get a free look at 100,000 or so kids from one of the most populated regions in the country and select the top 18 (Often biggest, strongest at age group). They do nothing special to develop these players or play the game the way it should be played. Even all Catalonia draws from a smaller population (7.5MM) than NYRB alone (22MM+ metro area), but they have the right philosophy. These teams do the same right here in the USA and are showing it on the world stage...not just state cup etc. Just putting things in perspective. Maybe we need a new philosophy here because our best are not even close to the best, but they can be.
April 15 6:23PM very accurate comment.
You make valid points but Barca Academy draws worldwide, not just from Catalan.
BOCA, could you please inform us of who is the #1 team in each county. Maybe a tournament could be set up.
You can say all you want about BOCA, but BOCA will win vs Howell in the NJ Cup
Actually you would be surprised how little Barca draws from internationally. At this age the rules are quite limiting. 90%+ of Barca Academy are from Spain and well over 2/3rds total are from Catalonia. Their pool IS basically Catalonia. A player from Argentina like Messi is the exception even today. Now think about the limited pool for the couple USA clubs that do almost as well. It isn't about numbers! It's philosophy.
From what I have seen all the upper ranked teams around this age group will have boys that are very big and physically advanced, IE. early developing boys. But when they reach
their physical maturity at age 16 that will be it for them. Some boys are 2-4 years behind them in physical maturity and are at a disadvantage no mater how much potential they may have and will not reach their physical peak till latter by then it is too late. No coach at a tryout is going to pick many of the smaller boys and face teams with boys that look like they are years older that norm. Especially when they need to keep up their team ranking on got soccer so parents will spend their money so their on can play on the highest ranking team. Look at some of the worlds best players would they have had a chance in the US at this age. Xavi, Messi, Silva, Iniesta, Villa, Tevez, Aguero, Ect.
My son is on the smaller side. For the coaches he plays for his size is not an issue because they know his ability. If he was to tryout with a large group it would be an issue because he wouldnt even get a real look. All that really says is that these coaches talk about development but what they really need to do is win, to keep their jobs.
Tevez, Iniesta, etc may be small but they are very fast and extremely strong. They don't get dispossessed and pushed off the ball. That's generally not true for the smaller boys in youth soccer which is why the coaches look for the bigger, athletic boys. Why does the USMNT look the way it does (big, athletic)? There have been smaller, very good soccer players in SoCal for years. Their teams are typically top-ranked in the country, but the boys never seem to make it to USMNT. And look where it's gotten them.
Before we run around trying to compare our philosophy to Barca's let's start with Hunduras. We can't even beat them at U17. At some point we have to be honest with ourselves and realize that soccer just isn't a top sport in this country and USMNT program needs to be re-thought ENTIRELY. We can't beat HONDURAS! Time to start the whole thing over from scratch.
I guess it's not going that great after all.
U15B (Fall 2013) Marlboro Warriors Blue, a professionally coached and trained highly ranked and competitive team, will be holding the first of our tryouts for the 2013/2014 season on Monday, May 6, 2013, from 7:00 to 8:30, at our Stadium Field at the Marlboro Vanderburg Soccer Complex at 134 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro, NJ 07746. We are looking for 1 or 2 dedicated and impact players to add to our team that competes in EDP, was a 2012 state cup semi-finalist and plans on attending several highly rated showcase tournaments in the U15 year.If interested in attending the tryouts please register online at http://www.marlborosoccer.com/Tryouts/index_E.html or contact us at marlborowarriors@gmail.com . If you are interested in attending one of our training sessions please also contact us at marlborowarriors@gmail.com .
I guess someone is not happy, see 3:08 post. Sir, just because a team is holding tryouts does not mean there is a problem. Good teams are always looking to make themselves better. Honestly, I wished my sons team did their due diligence and tried to bring in better players.
Why would a team looking for 1 or 2 impact players indicate that things are going badly? To me that means they are going quite well and they don't are only on piece away from being State Cup finalist or Champions. If their post indicated that they were looking for 5 or 6 players I might think there is a problem. Not a Marlboro parent or player, but to say things aren't as good as it seems is just idiotic.
Must be an ex or someone with some time on their hands. It is tryout season, right?
Tryout for the U14 US Team. What should the coach look for?
Cup games this weekend, predictions:
Morris UTD over Jersey UTD 3-1
Ironbound over Parsippany 4-1
Marlboro over Ridgefield 3-0
Howell over BOCA 2-0
Marlboro has a decent team but do not get excited. "Professionally" trained means that parents are paying a very good buck for a cone placer and fun drills.
A good streak does not mean that you're a good team. Consistency are virtues of a good team. Let's see if they can do it. "NOT".
Go to Marlboro and you too can learn to play kick and run.
So your son plays for Marlboro? You know how much they pay? You are there for their practices? What do you consider a good streak, since to my knowledge they have always been a top team. See if they can do what? Win every game? Every tournament?
I would love to know your educated thoughts.
Why is it that the top teams are continuously berated. SSC, SDFC, Marlboro, Marlton, PDA, the list can go on and on. If your team was better then these teams you would consistently beat them, and if so you would be a top team. Pure jealousy.
My son plays on a mid level team, I know it, he knows it. We both wish his team could play 1/2 as well as the top teams.
Cone placer and fun drills. That's funny. So true though. So many willing to toss money to these clubs.
SSC , SDFC, PDA, top teams...hmmm Marlton and Marlboro no way. Sorry my opinion.
Although Barca does scout internationally , their current squad has six local Catalonians who have come up through the ranks of the Masia. This includes Cesc Fabergas who was sold out and then came back.
10:03 -- well said. My son is on one of the teams you reference. Thank you for bringing some sanity to the conversation.
8:45 poster must be a PDA parent. They would be the only ones that would consider PDA a top team. If PDA played Marlboro 10 times they might win one if they are lucky. PDA lost to Boca for crying out loud. The same boca team that got beat by Marlboro 4-1 just weeks earlier.
my prediction for EDP game with Marlton vs PDA... MARLTON 3 PDA 1
The #1 ranked team in ocean county (BOCA) lost in the first round after declaring a sure victory. Time to recruit.
Hahaha! Boca lost!!
Stallions a top team?
Edp scores
Ssc beats ironbound 3-0
Howell beats world class classic 4-3
Marlboro beats west Chester predators white 4-3
Stallions are not a top team... top teams are sdfc rangers, ssc, marlboro, marlton and howell that is it everyone has to prove themselves in nj and until they do they are not top teams.
Does any one know the result of marlton vs PDA
Stallions are close, they can beat those teams. Not every time, but they can.
PDA beat Marlton
marlton can lose sometimes they are not perfect but when they want to play they can beat anyone maybe they had a bad game and their players did come to play and no the stallions can not beat those top teams out of ten maybe they could win 1 if the ref helps them out
Marlton, really? Do you really want to go down that road? Didnt the Stallions beat your top ranked Howell team? Good luck with SJE.
guaranteed Marlton beats South jersey elite..without a doubt marlton will come out after that lose and smoke sje. I promise u
EDP results this weekend:
Beachside CT 1 Downtown UTD NY 0
World Class 1 Manhattan Premier 0
SSC Falcons 3 Ironbound Milan 0
Southampton Pa 0 PSAFC Pro Futbol 0
SJE Barons 4 Barca FC 2
any others ?
Stallions are close to a top team. Besides SDFC, they went to the Super Y nationals. They just beat Howell, and have beaten Marlton and recently beat WC Classic 6-1. Depends on their roster and who shows up to the games. Dont believe any other hype with the Stallions/NJSA...I think thats just a marketing thing. NJSA is not moving their training, so what good is the association? Do you think kids from Clifton area are going to train in Holdmel or where ever NJSA is?
What NJSA/Stallions hype? The only hype is you saying it 10 minutes ago. Careful Stallions, you are becoming Marlton.
Don't understand all this controversy and hype. To me state cup and head to head comp. is the best criteria. As SSC , Howell, Marlboro and PDA were the final four, with Howell pulling the major upset of ousting defending champion SDFC, it seems that these should be the top five in the state. The order can be argued, but otherwise the proof is in the results.
Congrats to BOCA for putting themselves in the Super Group. Yes, lost in PK's to Howell, but that is a better loss then Hudson and NJ Force's wins in the premier cup. Not the kids fault, they didnt register.
Agree with 10:39, but I would also Ironbound into the mix of top elite teams. They always try to play good soccer
and SJE
post 10:53am. Good job Boca. Just shows you didnt practice Pks and you love to stir the pot.
I saw BOCA play in the PDA tournament and I'm tell you right now BOCA you aren't even close to elite. If you played Marlboro they would eat you alive spit you out and then go play a real team immediately after.
Nice try someone. You are so transparent to bring in a team (in this case Marlboro). No one would write that unless of course they werent from that team. Unreal.
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how about some TOP TEN lists in this age group ? Boy that would really stir things up and get the competitive juices going !
Be careful SDFC, the dopes on here will think that you have no one left and that you dont like your current players.
In response to April 19, 2013 at 8:45 PM
You left out Jordi Alba who Barca got back to the first team last year.
He also was in the youth system.
Top 10, go ahead. It isnt ez.
Ok I'll try but have to agree it ain't easy.
1: SSC- state cup championship speaks volumes, they are at or near top of EDP as well
2: SDFC- despite a poor state cup still the cream of the crop in NJ, in a current three way tie at top of EDP table
3: Ironbound- on any given day can beat anyone with their A game, play attractive attacking soccer
4:Howell- impressive run to the state cup final with big wins over SDFC and PDA
5:Marlboro- very tough and athletic team
6:PDA- good run to final four of state cup, attractive style of play
7:SJE- good results in EDP, tough in tournaments
8: Marlton- kick and run at its best, accumulation of lots of got soccer points gotta mean something
9:STA: may be a thing of the past, but well coached and still respectable
10: Toss up between a host of bubble teams- Hudson, BOCA, Stallions, NJSA, Matchfit, Parsippany, TSF, SMC, Jersey Knights.
respectfully submitted by Krystal Ball, aka the soccer gypsy
Not a bad crystal ball but I would add Millburn, Westfield, and Force into the mix of bubble teams.
pretty sensible top ten. Could debate the order of some, but for the most part good. Guess it took a woman's touch?
At least you didn't copy the got soccer rankings!
1 SSC
2 SDFC
3 SJE
4 Marlboro
5 Ironbound
6 STA
7 PDA
8 Match Fit
9 Hudson
10 BOCA/Howell
Didn't copy got soccer rankings??? She got 8 out of the top 10 in got soccer. Maybe moved a slot here or there. Pretty identical to Got Soccer. SJE should not be in there. It has also been a while since STA has beaten any other team on this list. Marlton never gets respect no matter what they do so I am not surprised they are where you put them.
Just wondering....is there trouble in the SDFC team?
1) SSC
2) Marlboro
3) Ironbound
4) Marlton
5) Hudson
6) Boca
7) PDA
8) Howell
9) Parsippany
10)STA
to the above posting: Can you really have a top 10 without SDFC of Montclair ? a glarring ommission!
At least she put Marlton on the list, some may not have them at all.
my apologies. I would put SDFC at 3 and bump everyone down. I intended to put them in. Just an oversight.
1:57 had one too many! I agree you just got to have SDFC in top 3 , top 5 at the very least. Howell beat PDA 5-1 when it mattered most in state cup, so they got to be ahead of them. Howell is a finalist in state cup. 8 way too low, at least a top 5. Can't argue the state cup champ as number one team until they are dethroned.
It doesnt matter, SSC/SDFC/IB are the teams. Thats it.
Marlton, go play in the NIT where you belong.
Well with that correction, then your list ain't all that bad, but still gotta go with Krystal's list. At least there is some token analysis.
WOW!!! what a hornets nest has been opened up with top lists. Looks like some harmless fun ahead!
Can see SSC as number 1 for state cup run, but no way Marlboro at 2. A very good team but SDFC and Ironbound clearly the class of this age group at 2 and 3. I agree with 2:20 above. There is a big gap between top three and the rest.
agree with SSC and SDFC but Ironbound, well it depends on their guests that day. Look out for NJ Force as they can draw/attract regionally.
No disrespect to Marlboro, who always plays everyone tough, but it's SDFC, SSC, Ironbound, and then the rest of the pack.
Look out for NJ Force? LOL. If they were so good at drawing players don't you think they would have more then 2 boys teams in the entire club. NJ Force isn't attracting anyone. Stupid Stupid Statement.
Look i am not a Force supporter, don't even know who they are, but why is that so stupid. It's just someone 's honest opinion. RESPECT all teams who play! you never know who can be off the radar and then be the new kid on the block.
How could your opinion of NJ Force be honest if you don't even know who they are. Maybe you should not comment on teams you have no knowledge of. You are a supporter and probably the coach.
Force will be breaking up anyway. No way those parents will continue to play and pay for a team that is average.
The real top ten how it should look for New Jersey
1.SSC
2.SDFC
3.MARLBORO
4.MARLTON
5.IRONBOUND
6.HOWELL
7.PDA
8.MATCH FIT
9.STA
10.TSF/HUDSON/NJSA/STALLIONS(ONE OF THEM)
That is how the top ten should look when the teams play at there best.
You think Marlton is that good? Be honest, you are from Marlton right? The fact that you have NJSA listed reinforces that you are from Marlton since you played them in the state cup. Other than that, you would never have seem them play. Marlton is an ok team guys, but give it a rest.
Marlton can beat anyone on any day... who are u from?...Beat Marlton can beat ur team
No doubt Marlton can beat my sons team, that isnt saying much. Settle down Marlton, I hope you lose.
Im not from marlton all u people do is complain... when all marlton does is try to move up in the rankings beating the top teams u people name trying to work harder really its not all kick and run ok.. when they win state cup maybe u guys will give them a little respect maybe name them in ur top ten and stop putting them down and ur son is not gonna play soccer in the next two years so stop putting down other teams ur a terrible parent so i hope u lose *****.
You are from Marlton, no one else would care, and because of you I hope they lose. Nothing against the boys, but you are too much to take.
Ur an ass get off this sight. U dont even care about soccer just picking on our teams when ur own sucks.
If Marlton beats Marlboro I will never post on this blog again. Then again they most likely won't get out of the second round.
For all of those concerned with NJ Force, we thank you very much. The players and parents are enjoying themselves thoroughly. Ask anyone of these top 10 teams about NJ Force and they will tell you the truth. NJ Force has either beaten, or tied most of the teams in your top 10. Definitely has played everyone of the teams well. So we thank you again. Please visit www.newjerseyforcesocceracademy.com to come down and tryout since everyone is so interested in us. Tryouts are going on right now. Thanks again guys.
Warrington 1 Hudson 2
Good job by Hudson, Warrington is a tough team.
I agree with the posts about the Barca philosophy at their Masia academy being the best. And yes it is primarily local talent. Messi was an exception. He went there because no Argentinian club would take a chance on him and provide a growth hormone he desperately needed. Barca took the chance on a small player and the rest is history. The heirarchy here in the US could learn from this. Our academies and national pools are oversaturated with big, physical athletic players. While they are needed, you should not overlook smaller but skillful players.
Enough with the Barca nonsense. It isn't even relevant to the state of soccer in this country let alone to this blog. This is U-14 boys region 1 forum. Nobody cares about your knowledge or lack their of in regards to the Barca youth program.
Hudson is truly the team to beat. Winning against those teams that they used to lose too.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched Hudson because you might not make it passed the NJ Stallions in the Jr state cup. Remember what just happened to BOCA when they pounded their chest too hard?
At least BOCA thought highly enough of themselves to put their big boy panties on and play in the super group. If you are going to come on here and consider yourself elite you better be in the cup with the elite teams. BOCA was stupid for pounding their chest predicting a win, but nothing to be ashamed about losing in PK's to a team that most people on this blog consider top 5. BOCA would be smart to quiet down and go about their business. Let your record speak for itself.
Barca nonsense? How can you even mention those two words together on any soccer forum. Had you even bothered to read, there were many posts concerning smaller players, development in other countries. I did not post , but enjoyed reading them. It was a healthy discussion until you put in your two cents( generous) worth.
I agree completely with above post. The xenophobic attitude of post at 10:45 are exactly what is wrong with soccer in this country. Such a narrow-minded ignorant viewpoint!
Thanks Pep Guardiola for enlightening us. 10 bucks says that the last 2 posters have to google Pep Guardiola in order to know who in the world he is. So glad this blog is so full of experts on worldwide soccer. Their talents are being wasted here in NJ. They should take their opinions global.
I was not counting any eggs, just saying what i bleve to be true. Hudson is better today then they were 4 months ago and I see the difference. Other teams have stayed the same.
You probably loose lots of ten dollar bets!
Yeah they were googling Guardiola as you were looking up xenophobic in Websters.
Saying that Hudson is better then they were 4 months ago is a whole lot different then saying they are the team to beat.
Well, that is true also. Not saying they cant or wont lose a game here and there but they should be the favorite going in.
Favorite against who?
NJ Force
Can't disagree there win column speaks for itself. Anyone else because being favorites against The Force isn't anything to hang tour hat on.
What is so wrong with the Force that people keep bringing them up
All those little Barca players with their lovely foot skills sure did look inept against the bigger, stronger, faster Bayern team today.
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