I agree, now is the time to hire. After the WC most coaches are available. It has almost been a year, let's get started!

Quote from: Gregory Sager on April 27, 2018, 12:18:21 PM
... and there's only 18 players on Longwood's spring roster, including only three players who registered a point last season. The starting goalkeeper's gone as well.

Yeah, not a good team. It does show that decent D3 teams can beat bottom D1 teams.

Hampden-Sydney beat D1 Longwood 4-0.

Quote from: 1970s NESCAC Player on October 10, 2017, 01:39:13 PM

Quote from: jknezek on October 10, 2017, 09:57:56 AM
It really was an end to end game. Could have easily have been 7 or 8 to 2 or 3 as 4-0. The Panamanian coach really screwed up. He set his team up wrong, tried to fix it in the 20th, but just couldn't. I don't know if he thought we would crumble if they could get out to a fast start or what, but it backfired horribly. And it's a shame, because that is a good team for Panama and I hope they pull the 4th spot. I like them much better than Honduras, who has always been more brutal and direct and very little fun to watch with almost no hope of earning points at a World Cup.

Anyway, the pitch at TnT looks awful. Really hoping we can get a quick start and then run out the clock for the win, because I think by the end of 90 minutes that's just going to be a mud hole where kick and run is the only option.

+1k to Goldenrj for the sarcasm alert!

I agree jk that, with that pitch in T&T, it could be disastrous for the U.S. to fall behind.

Thanks 70s guy!

Quote from: 1970s NESCAC Player on October 09, 2017, 11:20:15 AM

Quote from: Goldenrj on October 08, 2017, 11:17:55 PM
The game against Panama is the one that I have been waiting to see.  Scoring 4 goals against a team that had only given up 5 in all the previous Hex games COMBINED, is fantastic.  Let's see that dynamic attacking play more often please.

We'd all like to see that dynamic attacking play every game, but it is not that easy.  First, at this stage, the result is the most important thing, so Arena is going to set up the team to best achieve the result (e.g., they only need a tie Tuesday to qualify, which probably means they will be more defensive).  Second, much depends on how the opponent sets up.  As Twellman correctly observed, Panama naively set up with two forwards, which allowed the U.S. to get at their back line.  T&T presents different challenges with their size and athleticism, which will surely result in different U.S. tactics on Tuesday.  The U.S. is not yet good enough to impose their will on every opponent.  Hopefully that will come sooner rather than later if the U.S. can consistently be dangerous in the final third.

Wait, so you are saying that we have to utilize different tactical approaches against different teams depending on the result we are trying to achieve? *sarcasm alert

I get that playing a wide-diamond with Bradley holding solo means that we will get run over in the midfield against stronger opponents.  I was just stating that against the supposedly weaker CONCACAF opponents that we face, I would like to see us take some risks, play on the front foot, and take the game to them.  Analysis aside, as a fan, it was a joy to watch.  I was watching in a group with some die-hard soccer fans who would have taken any result against Panama in that situation.  We also had a few that were "tell me when there is a World Cup or Olympics" soccer fans, and even they got into the exciting fast pace of the game.  I'm greedy, I want more of that!

I saw that, they had the staff carry the players across piggy-back style so they wouldn't ruin the tape jobs on their ankles by getting them soaked.  :-)

The game against Panama is the one that I have been waiting to see.  Scoring 4 goals against a team that had only given up 5 in all the previous Hex games COMBINED, is fantastic.  Let's see that dynamic attacking play more often please.

Quote from: EB2319 on September 26, 2017, 02:25:18 PM
WEEK 3 REGIONAL RANKINGS
http://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DIII_MEN/web/rankings/ncaa/diii_men.aspx

1    Washington & Lee University
2    Rutgers University-Newark
3    Rowan University
4    University Of Mary Washington
5    Lynchburg College
6    Stockton University
7    Randolph College
8    William Paterson University
9    Emory University
10    Randolph-Macon College

CNU was the only school listed as Also Receiving Votes, so I guess that makes them #11

W&L (undefeated at 6-0-1) and Lynchburg (6-1-1) look to be the early favorites in the ODAC again this year.  A whole bunch of teams vying for the next 5-6 spots.

CNU (5-2) and Mary Wash (5-2-1) are leading the way again in the CAC.  I think they may run away from the pack.

Quote from: SoccerMom_5 on September 24, 2017, 04:07:29 PM
Watched the very end of Bowdoin's game today.  Going into overtime. Against Southern Maine.

Look at the stats (attached) after regulation play:

That is parking TWO buses! 31-1 on shots, with no score.  I don't think that I have seen that, at any level.

Quote from: SoccerMom_5 on September 12, 2017, 07:52:03 PM

Quote from: PaulNewman on July 06, 2017, 01:16:04 PM
Lefty, if you are saying style matters but usually is so far down the list of factors that style doesn't end up ultimately tipping the decision then we pretty much agree.

I can just imagine if Serpone had called our house and told my kid he really wanted him at Amherst and would even give him a push if needed with admissions.  If my kid had responded "I'm not interested because I don't think you're willing to play through the midfield" I think I probably would have lost my mind.  In that scenario, my kid had better hope he's got a Williams or Haverford or similar in his pocket.

There are just too many scenarios in D3 to account for, including a wide range of player abilities and a wide range of competitiveness of the schools.  A kid who is told he is one of a top tier contender's top three recruits will feel differently than a kid who is offered a roster spot but told competition for playing time will be fierce.  Some other kids might know they are borderline in the coach's eyes and are satisfied with just a promise of a fair shot to make the roster.  Of course the more leverage one has the more a kid can afford to make more specific factors like playing style important (i.e. if I've got admits to Amherst, Williams, Swat, Haverford, Hopkins and Wash U and all those coaches want me badly then I can more easily factor in style and personality issues).  Ironically, if I'm not seeking a top 50 school and I'm comfortable with a bunch of schools in the 75 to 150 range then perhaps it's easier pick style (although the confidence level on a particular coach staying might not be as great).

As for playing time, there may be schools that need players and where decent playing time is pretty much guaranteed.  At the most competitive programs I'm not sure why kids (or at least their parents) would think they definitely will play.  I've certainly seen a good number of USSDA players end up mostly sitting on benches.

Lol.  My kid told Serpone that.  And then he declined his Amherst offer and went somewhere else. 

But in the end, the final choice was not ultimately about soccer. Although the choice not to go to Amherst was mostly about soccer. 
He had really thought Amherst would be his top choice prior to the soccer visit at Amherst.

So -- I think that playing style does factor in to the decision, at least for some of the players; it mattered for my kids...to an extent. 

But -ultimately- I don't think soccer is really a deciding factor for a kid to attend a NESCAC school.  At least, in our house, that has been the case for both of my soccer-playing kids who are in college. 

They both considered the soccer component, but neother of them chose the school that was the best soccer-fit.  They chose for the environment that they really wanted to be in and the academic programs they found most appealing.

IMO, that is the best way to do it.  These kids aren't going to be pros, so go where the education/major is a fit and college soccer is a bonus.

CNU with a 4-0 win over Rutgers-Camden and 2-1 win over Greensboro, both Away.

Quote from: Goldenrj on August 31, 2017, 01:05:06 PM
I thought we would start a new thread for 2017 with the preseason poll and rankings for the CAC.

http://cacsports.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/releases/cac_msoc_pre_poll

No surprises at the top.  CNU picked to repeat with Mary Wash close behind.

There is a short video and an interview with CNU coach Steve Shaw embedded at the bottom of that article.

I thought we would start a new thread for 2017 with the preseason poll and rankings for the CAC.

http://cacsports.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/releases/cac_msoc_pre_poll

No surprises at the top.  CNU picked to repeat with Mary Wash close behind.

Quote from: franklyspeaking on August 02, 2017, 01:15:40 PM
Why would any coach require 5 miles in 32 minutes.  Soccer is a series of sprints and clearly you need to know how to pace yourself properly but this does not seem to be the right way to go about it.

5 miles in 32 minutes makes as much sense as 1 mile in 4:30.  Both aren't related to the type of fitness required for soccer.