D/FWvs. the rest of Texas Soccer

8,266 Views | 72 Replies | Last: 4 yr ago by greg.w.h
Rudyjax
How long do you want to ignore this user?
AG
Kevin the 3-legged dog said:

Well my daughters team just got waxed by a Solar team in elite friendlies.

They also got waxed by a Tulsa team who waxed that Solar team.

They lost to an Albion team from Houston who were alright, but nothing special.

It's really hard to recover when both your center backs are injured.
TheMasterplan
How long do you want to ignore this user?
PatAg said:

Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:

Can someone explain the Classic league in Dallas?
I'm not as clued in on how it works from about 2010 on, but it used to play at Richland College where they have about 20 full size fields. It used to be the top league, but I think FC Dallas has probably organized their own thing that took it over.

Each age bracket would have 2 divisions, and you would have essentially a play in tournament for teams to join the league every year. It had promotion and relegation, and a certain number of teams would have to play teams to stay in every year.

There were a couple other leagues in the DFW area that also had a pretty decently high level of play, from the teams that didn't qualify for the Classic League.

Then there would also be tournaments throughtout the year, that teams from any league could play in.

High School soccer teams could still have a lot of talent, depending on how close players lived near each other, but the quality of the games didn't compare to the Classic League.

It's been a big miss by the USSF that it's only been recently that players from Dallas, and Texas in general, weren't a bigger part of the National teams. Who knows how many good players are missed, there just arent enough scouts.

I also know that if all the major colleges in Texas had D1 Mens teams, they would be a force in the NCAA tournament. As it stands now, you either have to somehow get recognized by out of state colleges, play at SMU, or be fine with playing at D2 or D3 colleges. (a lot of them are private and expensive as well). A&Ms club teams always had a lot of talent on it when I was there, and I imagine it was that way before and after as well.
This post brought back some classic league memories.

There were three "leagues" with their own separate divisions as well. Classic League at Richland. Plano Premier? And then there was a third one that I can't quite remember where it was played. I think that was played in Mansfield or Weatherford or Euless or something. It's been a long time.
Rudyjax
How long do you want to ignore this user?
AG
TheMasterplan said:

PatAg said:

Ghost of Andrew Eaton said:

Can someone explain the Classic league in Dallas?
I'm not as clued in on how it works from about 2010 on, but it used to play at Richland College where they have about 20 full size fields. It used to be the top league, but I think FC Dallas has probably organized their own thing that took it over.

Each age bracket would have 2 divisions, and you would have essentially a play in tournament for teams to join the league every year. It had promotion and relegation, and a certain number of teams would have to play teams to stay in every year.

There were a couple other leagues in the DFW area that also had a pretty decently high level of play, from the teams that didn't qualify for the Classic League.

Then there would also be tournaments throughtout the year, that teams from any league could play in.

High School soccer teams could still have a lot of talent, depending on how close players lived near each other, but the quality of the games didn't compare to the Classic League.

It's been a big miss by the USSF that it's only been recently that players from Dallas, and Texas in general, weren't a bigger part of the National teams. Who knows how many good players are missed, there just arent enough scouts.

I also know that if all the major colleges in Texas had D1 Mens teams, they would be a force in the NCAA tournament. As it stands now, you either have to somehow get recognized by out of state colleges, play at SMU, or be fine with playing at D2 or D3 colleges. (a lot of them are private and expensive as well). A&Ms club teams always had a lot of talent on it when I was there, and I imagine it was that way before and after as well.
This post brought back some classic league memories.

There were three "leagues" with their own separate divisions as well. Classic League at Richland. Plano Premier? And then there was a third one that I can't quite remember where it was played. I think that was played in Mansfield or Weatherford or Euless or something. It's been a long time.


Arlington premier league is played in south Arlington. Harold Paterson.
greg.w.h
How long do you want to ignore this user?
AG
BigJim49 AustinNowDallas said:

Ross Stewart '48 is the father of Girls and Women's Soccer in Texas. In the late sixties he formed the "Dingalings"
girls soccer club U12 of Richardson before Sting or Solar. He took them to out of state tournaments until other teams were formed in North Dallas. He was later President of the North Texas Soccer Assoc.

And arranged for Coach G to interview for A&M Women's soccer coach even though the deadline for
interviews had passed!


Thanks for that. I couldn't dig much else up and that is good stuff.
 
×
subscribe Verify your student status
See Subscription Benefits
Trial only available to users who have never subscribed or participated in a previous trial.