95 team,coach movement

It seems that the 95's have been busy with teams merging,blowing up,coaches switching teams.Can anyone give an update on who is where and where is who,thanxs!!

Plano - Andromeda, Club Classic, FC Dallas Red all gone, TFC Blue and TFC now 1 team
Classic III - Longhorns Navy moved to Fairview complex with new coach, Texas Titans new coach

Does this happen at about this age as kids jockey for positions to get seen by college coaches?

Capitulation occurs. Parents/kids finally realize that club soccer is business and not about developing the kid. They finally realize that the lower D2 through Plano coaches are not delivering value and really aren't very good.

Relegation generally causes a team to blow up, either completely disappear or get rebuilt, likely with a new coach.

Failure to promote, especially in consecutive years...

Movement in the D1 and high D2 teams can be visibility-related.

astonvilla wrote:Plano - Andromeda, Club Classic, FC Dallas Red all gone, TFC Blue and TFC now 1 team
Classic III - Longhorns Navy moved to Fairview complex with new coach, Texas Titans new coach

So Longhorns are now the texas Titans,correct? Thanxs to all for the info.,makes for interesting reading.

No - Texas Longhorms Navy South are now just Texas Longhorns Navy. They have a new coach/team and have moved from their Dallas training facility to their new facility up in Mckinney/Fairview.

Texas Titans are coming down from DII to DIII and they just have have a new coach, probably a new team also but maybe not
Confused? I always am becuase just when you think you know something - it changes.

Texas Longhorns Orange - promoted to DI
Texas Longhorns Black - DII (picked up several new players)
Texas Longhorns Gold - DIII (picked up a bunch of new players from Andromeda, etc.)
Texas Longhorns Navy - DIII (picked up a bunch of new players from Andromeda, TFC)
TFC team that folded in 95's many players migrated to Texas Longhorns at our Fairview Complex which is nearby.
All of the teams have improved their player depth and quality year over year. Thanks for everyone who came out new parents and players are very happy with the coaches and the practice facility.

The new coach of the 96B Texas Titans is Kevin Megli...he transferred over from Solar Gold (McKinney)

Dallas Texans: New coach David Hudgell, lots of player movement.
Solar Red: Max Martinez combo Chivas, SR, new.
Solar White: All New team.
Premier league: Due to lack of numbers of returning players, as of now, North Texas will not have a representitive.

Aswan wrote:Academy has changed everything. Apparently, the system is taking root and will be a permanent institution. Currently, academy competitions are the preeminent showcase opportunities. Only a few venues, mainly Disney and Dallas Cup, can attract a commensurate number of scouting college coaches. Within a few years scouting will be done almost entirely at Academy competitions. Players with college aspirations have already figured this out and are scrambling to get on one of the four existing Dallas area Academy teams. The top four Classic teams from this year will be completely reformulated for next year as a result. Players will soon begin to figure this new system out much earlier and gravitate to the Academy franchise clubs earlier. Talent will become even more concentrated on these four clubs as Classic league becomes viewed as a preparatory league for Academy in the early, pre-16 years and as a recreational league in the latter, post 16 years.

Academy will be incorporating U14 as well. So does this mean that Classic now goes to Rec level almost out of the gate??

soccerrus2 wrote:Dallas Texans: New coach David Hudgell, lots of player movement.
Solar Red: Max Martinez combo Chivas, SR, new.
Solar White: All New team.
Premier league: Due to lack of numbers of returning players, as of now, North Texas will not have a representitive.

Solar 95 returned most of the team, well over the number required to satisfy the premiere league N+1 rule. I do believe that the premiere league only accepts pairs of teams from an area for scheduling/travel reasons. Perhaps the league will accept either the combined SR/Chivas team or FCD (#5 finisher). Maybe premiere league will eventually disappear because of the USSF academy, but if they are trying to survive I believe they'll find a way to allow NTX representation.

gpoo wrote:

Aswan wrote:Academy has changed everything. Apparently, the system is taking root and will be a permanent institution. Currently, academy competitions are the preeminent showcase opportunities. Only a few venues, mainly Disney and Dallas Cup, can attract a commensurate number of scouting college coaches. Within a few years scouting will be done almost entirely at Academy competitions. Players with college aspirations have already figured this out and are scrambling to get on one of the four existing Dallas area Academy teams. The top four Classic teams from this year will be completely reformulated for next year as a result. Players will soon begin to figure this new system out much earlier and gravitate to the Academy franchise clubs earlier. Talent will become even more concentrated on these four clubs as Classic league becomes viewed as a preparatory league for Academy in the early, pre-16 years and as a recreational league in the latter, post 16 years.

Academy will be incorporating U14 as well. So does this mean that Classic now goes to Rec level almost out of the gate??

This might be true for DI college recruiting and professional soccer development. However, there is benefit in getting each player the training and opportunity to compete at the highest level possible.
Academy league will be a great addition to the overall youth soccer scene in NTx.
I think that while you will see the top players migrate to the Academy league teams, the Premier League and Classic League will continue to provide quality high-level competition. If done correctly, this will improve the overall quality of youth players in the area and open more opportunites for players to continue playing soccer past high school. These players can enjoy opportunites to play DII and DIII soccer and maybe even develop at a later age to compete at a higher level.

95/98mom wrote:

soccerrus2 wrote:Dallas Texans: New coach David Hudgell, lots of player movement.
Solar Red: Max Martinez combo Chivas, SR, new.
Solar White: All New team.
Premier league: Due to lack of numbers of returning players, as of now, North Texas will not have a representitive.

Solar 95 returned most of the team, well over the number required to satisfy the premiere league N+1 rule. I do believe that the premiere league only accepts pairs of teams from an area for scheduling/travel reasons. Perhaps the league will accept either the combined SR/Chivas team or FCD (#5 finisher). Maybe premiere league will eventually disappear because of the USSF academy, but if they are trying to survive I believe they'll find a way to allow NTX representation.

I heard CDI received a premiere invitation.

eagle wrote:

95/98mom wrote:

soccerrus2 wrote:Dallas Texans: New coach David Hudgell, lots of player movement.
Solar Red: Max Martinez combo Chivas, SR, new.
Solar White: All New team.
Premier league: Due to lack of numbers of returning players, as of now, North Texas will not have a representitive.

Solar 95 returned most of the team, well over the number required to satisfy the premiere league N+1 rule. I do believe that the premiere league only accepts pairs of teams from an area for scheduling/travel reasons. Perhaps the league will accept either the combined SR/Chivas team or FCD (#5 finisher). Maybe premiere league will eventually disappear because of the USSF academy, but if they are trying to survive I believe they'll find a way to allow NTX representation.

I heard CDI received a premiere invitation.

Are you kidding me??? How is that possible. First you have to apply and I can't see them taking the 6th place team.

soccerrus2 wrote:

eagle wrote:

95/98mom wrote:

soccerrus2 wrote:Dallas Texans: New coach David Hudgell, lots of player movement.
Solar Red: Max Martinez combo Chivas, SR, new.
Solar White: All New team.
Premier league: Due to lack of numbers of returning players, as of now, North Texas will not have a representitive.

Solar 95 returned most of the team, well over the number required to satisfy the premiere league N+1 rule. I do believe that the premiere league only accepts pairs of teams from an area for scheduling/travel reasons. Perhaps the league will accept either the combined SR/Chivas team or FCD (#5 finisher). Maybe premiere league will eventually disappear because of the USSF academy, but if they are trying to survive I believe they'll find a way to allow NTX representation.

I heard CDI received a premiere invitation.

Are you kidding me??? How is that possible. First you have to apply and I can't see them taking the 6th place team.

I don't believe this is the case, unless FCD jr's couln't make the N+1 required by Premiere then that is the only way that I can see CDI getting the invitation. CDI is a solid team but they always go in order to end of year standings in Classic league, FCD jrs ended the year in front of CDI: at least that is what we were told. CDI was pretty solid last year ending the year in 6th place in Premiere. Anybody know the real rules?

I was told top 4 standing in the previous classic league unless South Texas and Oklahoma does not have the teams. Always has to be even number.

http://regioniii.usyouthsoccer.org/assets/premiere_league/R3PL%20RULES%20August%2008%20wo%20redrev1.pdf
From the premiere league rules
]1) Application for Participation
a) Participation of teams requires approval from the team’s National State Association
b) Participation is open to any properly registered competitive team in good standing with a member National State Association and is returning more than 50% of its players from the previous year roster
This would seem to indicate that NTX can send whomever they want as long as each team retains N+1 from last year's roster.

nearpost95 wrote:Capitulation occurs. Parents/kids finally realize that club soccer is business and not about developing the kid. They finally realize that the lower D2 through Plano coaches are not delivering value and really aren't very good.

Relegation generally causes a team to blow up, either completely disappear or get rebuilt, likely with a new coach.

Failure to promote, especially in consecutive years...

Movement in the D1 and high D2 teams can be visibility-related.

I don't usually do this, but I am going to COMPLETELY disagree with the statement about the quality of coaching at the D2 Level and below. Our coach is of the highest caliber you can find and we are a low-life D3 team on the move under his direction. In fact, his reputation is so good, we have players that have left higher rated teams to come and play for HIM. Those that know what team I manage can atest to his quality. He took our team over last year and has made significant improvements in the boys. In fact, his record speaks for itself. Teams he has taken over have risen to D1 in a short time frame.
So before you lump our coach or any other coach into the mediocre category, gather your facts. It is one thing to point out coaches that you think are lower quality than others, but do not put all coaches into one category just because they dont have a D1 team.

In re. Aswan's: " Players with college aspirations have already figured this out and are scrambling to get on one of the four existing Dallas area Academy teams. "

Ha.

Do many parents really think this is the magic route to college scholarships? How many significant boy's scholarships go to DFW soccer players each year? I don't know, ten maybe? Five? I'm not counting the $200 or $2000 scholarships - I'm talking $20,000. I know a number of college kids playing soccer at competitive schools, but most of their award money is academic. Please respond if your child received more than, say, 50 percent of his tuition and room & board as 'free' money for athletics only. Let's see how many there really are.

Think about it. College soccer programs are nothing like the big three sports. If you are a college administrator comparing two equally good players for a scholarship, are you going to look more favorable at the one with the better grades? The one who has shown a level of stick-to-it-ness ( an important soccer trait )? The one who you know will remain eligible? The one you know who will be able to manage college sports pressures and still maintain grades? The one who will contribute to a higher team GPA ( increasingly important in college sports, as it should be )?

I know several kids, who years ago played regional and national ODP, yet did not get any scholarship money ( did not have the grades to get into school ), did not play college soccer at all, and who are now playing professionally. Imagine that . . . . !

I submit that for most of us, it would be wiser to invest the $2,500 - $5,000 per year for select soccer into a college savings plan. Let's see - $3,000 per year times six or seven years really adds up. Something like $20,000, or $5,000 per year. How many players receive even that much in soccer scholarship money?

Of course, if you are like Aswan, you can fund both. * grin *

In re. Goal for Momma's:Our coach is of the highest caliber you can find and we are a low-life D3 team on the move under his direction. In fact, his reputation is so good, we have players that have left higher rated teams to come and play for HIM.

That's why I love you. You're always so dang positive.

Funding both would require a job.

Dang it. You're just too funny for your own good.

For those of you who don't know Aswan, he's WAY funnier here than in person. The magic of editing and a dictionary, I suppose. We tolerate him just cuz his kid is so good. And he is, indeed, very good.

:Last time I was at your trailer, you served Mad Dog and corn dogs, as I recall. You told me you were saving the MD for a special occasion.

You have plenty of tires up on the roof, btw. It's just that you need the heavier car tires. The bicycle tires don't cut it. Truly, you should have known.

sport09 wrote:The new coach of the 96B Texas Titans is Kevin Megli...he transferred over from Solar Gold (McKinney)

Actually, Kevin took the 95B Texas Titans team which is mostly comprised of his old Solar Gold 96B team playing up (D3). Jorge Molina is the 96B Texas Titans coach (D1).