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Post by markilizer on Oct 14, 2014 20:48:52 GMT 8
It's been a couple days now since the U16 team played it's last game at the AFC U16 Women's Championship Qualifiers...
Honestly, I'm very disappointed that the PFF did not give the girls here in the states the opportunity to tryout for this team. After seeing how poorly the U16s played in the matches against Myanmar and Chinese Taipei, totally being outclassed and basically taking themselves out of any contention to advance, it was a missed opportunity.
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Post by jpmanahan on Oct 16, 2014 2:28:30 GMT 8
I will say that it was a good opportunity to gauge the skill of our grassroots locally. Also, you may also want to consider the logistical (and financial) considerations of that aspect.
What I can gleam from this is the effort that the PFF is making in trying to improve that aspect of football here.
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Post by markilizer on Oct 16, 2014 11:11:43 GMT 8
I recommended 7 players to the PFF for inspection for the U16 team. These girls attended our stateside camps the last 2 years. They were ready, they had their paperwork in order and they had their Philippine Passport.
These girls' parents would have gladly paid out of their own pocket to bring their daughters to the Philippines for a player inspection.
I'm sorry...There is zero excuse for not providing an opportunity for a tryout.
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Post by jpmanahan on Oct 17, 2014 2:49:59 GMT 8
I recommended 7 players to the PFF for inspection for the U16 team. These girls attended our stateside camps the last 2 years. They were ready, they had their paperwork in order and they had their Philippine Passport. These girls' parents would have gladly paid out of their own pocket to bring their daughters to the Philippines for a player inspection. I'm sorry...There is zero excuse for not providing an opportunity for a tryout. Did you approach the right people within the PFF? (Not defending the PFF here) In the announcements that I am aware of, they never did say overseas ones. Only local ones.
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Post by markilizer on Oct 17, 2014 12:23:25 GMT 8
Let's see....I contacted Coach Joyce Landagan, the head coach. I told her about the players. I then emailed the PFF, under her instructions. I know they read it because my email was forwarded from person to person. Eventually I got a reply back from their "head of international relations" Maj Ano.
The bottomline...It doesn't matter anymore. What's done is done. There's no rectifying this. Any opportunity for these girls of ever playing for the U16s is over.
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Post by jpmanahan on Oct 17, 2014 23:51:51 GMT 8
Let's see....I contacted Coach Joyce Landagan, the head coach. I told her about the players. I then emailed the PFF, under her instructions. I know they read it because my email was forwarded from person to person. Eventually I got a reply back from their "head of international relations" Maj Ano. The bottomline...It doesn't matter anymore. What's done is done. There's no rectifying this. Any opportunity for these girls of ever playing for the U16s is over. That last part is true. Can't deny that. So what needs to be done, then?
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Post by junix on Oct 18, 2014 0:40:53 GMT 8
I feel like the PFF rested on it's laurels by adding 11 U14 players to this squad. There is such a gulf in class and quality between U14 level and U16 level. Just because these U14 girls did well at the U14 version of this tournament, doesn't necessarily mean they could just move up 2 age groups in a few months and replicate the same success with the U16s. It takes time to adjust to the size, speed, and experience/knowledge of the U16 athlete. It was always going to be an up hill battle for these girls at this tournament.
Not to mention, after reading articles written by the Rappler and reading what the coaches had to say about the team, sounds to me that the players did not come into training camp in the greatest of shape. That to me is intolerable. I feel players who represent the country at any level, any sport, and any age group should be held to a higher standard. They put the coaching staff in a bad spot. It was already going to be tough for the coaching staff with only having 2 weeks to prepare. Now they have to spend most of that time on fitness? Training camps aren't used to fix fitness. These players should have been in top peak condition heading "into" the training camp. In most cases, players who show signs of being unfit are generally released from National Team training camps and sent home.
The players who were selected for this team and those selected going forward need to understand what it means and what it takes to be a national team athlete. It's not only about Pilipinas Pride(that should always be a given), it's also about being the absolute best in the country and proving it on a year-to-year, week-to-week, day-to-day basis. Being "dedicated" to your craft in order to protect your spot on the national team. Coming into training camp not ready, not fit is totally unacceptable. It just shows a lack of respect for the program.
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Post by markilizer on Oct 18, 2014 0:46:43 GMT 8
Let's see....I contacted Coach Joyce Landagan, the head coach. I told her about the players. I then emailed the PFF, under her instructions. I know they read it because my email was forwarded from person to person. Eventually I got a reply back from their "head of international relations" Maj Ano. The bottomline...It doesn't matter anymore. What's done is done. There's no rectifying this. Any opportunity for these girls of ever playing for the U16s is over. That last part is true. Can't deny that. So what needs to be done, then? That's the million dollar question. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens.
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Post by jpmanahan on Oct 18, 2014 3:31:34 GMT 8
I feel like the PFF rested on it's laurels by adding 11 U14 players to this squad. There is such a gulf in class and quality between U14 level and U16 level. Just because these U14 girls did well at the U14 version of this tournament, doesn't necessarily mean they could just move up 2 age groups in a few months and replicate the same success with the U16s. It takes time to adjust to the size, speed, and experience/knowledge of the U16 athlete. It was always going to be an up hill battle for these girls at this tournament. Not to mention, after reading articles written by the Rappler and reading what the coaches had to say about the team, sounds to me that the players did not come into training camp in the greatest of shape. That to me is intolerable. I feel players who represent the country at any level, any sport, and any age group should be held to a higher standard. They put the coaching staff in a bad spot. It was already going to be tough for the coaching staff with only having 2 weeks to prepare. Now they have to spend most of that time on fitness? Training camps aren't used to fix fitness. These players should have been in top peak condition heading "into" the training camp. In most cases, players who show signs of being unfit are generally released from National Team training camps and sent home. The players who were selected for this team and those selected going forward need to understand what it means and what it takes to be a national team athlete. It's not only about Pilipinas Pride(that should always be a given), it's also about being the absolute best in the country and proving it on a year-to-year, week-to-week, day-to-day basis. Being "dedicated" to your craft in order to protect your spot on the national team. Coming into training camp not ready, not fit is totally unacceptable. It just shows a lack of respect for the program. Just being a little realistic here, how do you intend this to take place in a Filipino setting. Even I am getting the impression from the PFF that they also are prioritizing their kids' education.
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Post by dafmaerojas on Oct 18, 2014 20:05:05 GMT 8
Perhaps they need to do something similar to the Little Azkals. Search for the very best under-10 girls in the country and groom them as a national team over the course of time with the hope of making the FIFA U17 World Cup.
Right now, the way things are, it's very hard for a female footballer because PFF doesn't place a high emphasize on girl's/women's football in the country. They've made strides with developing grassroots football, but their programs like Kasibulan are more catered towards young boys. There's no real "organized" setup for young girls to develop (proven training programs), which makes it very difficult to compete at the international level, which we saw with this particular team.
I hope groups like Pinay Futbol continue to do more for us girls. Unfortunately, other than the PFF Women's Cup, which is more for the UAAP/Manila-based players and adults, they haven't really done much this year.
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Post by junix on Oct 19, 2014 21:57:22 GMT 8
Prioritizing the kid's education?!? What? You don't think the players from Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Cambodia or any of the other nations at that AFC tournament had to deal with those same issues. Are we that delusional to think that Filipinos are the only ones who have to juggle their educational studies with extracurricular activities? C'mon man. Being on the National Team is a commitment. It's not suppose to be easy.
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Post by jpmanahan on Oct 25, 2014 4:39:15 GMT 8
Prioritizing the kid's education?!? What? You don't think the players from Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Cambodia or any of the other nations at that AFC tournament had to deal with those same issues. Are we that delusional to think that Filipinos are the only ones who have to juggle their educational studies with extracurricular activities? C'mon man. Being on the National Team is a commitment. It's not suppose to be easy. Their set-up is very different from ours.
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Post by RykerD on Oct 25, 2014 17:57:23 GMT 8
Right now, all we're good at is excuse making.
If we ever want to be on equal par with the rest of the world, we better start learning to adapt. Being set in our ways has set our programs back decades. And if we don't learn from this failure and nothing goes unchanged, you can go ahead and tack on a few more decades to that.
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Post by RykerD on Oct 27, 2014 21:39:59 GMT 8
To think that we could have added quality players to this inexperienced team and the PFF deciding against it, that really pisses me off. Shows lack of ambition.
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Post by cjeagle on May 21, 2016 2:07:06 GMT 8
The official draw for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2017 qualifiers was concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. Teams: Korea Republic, Uzbekistan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh (expressed an interest to host), Vietnam (expressed an interest to host), Philippines, Jordan, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Guam, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palestine, Singapore and Thailand (expressed an interest to host) The top four teams from the last edition – DPR Korea, Japan, China PR and Thailand (who expressed a desire to also play in the qualifiers) – have directly qualified for the finals. The seedings for the U-16 women’s competition draw were based on the rankings in the 2015 edition held in China. Draw Result Group A: A1 Thailand (hosts) A2 Myanmar A3 Jordan A4 Guam A5 Laos A6 Pakistan Group B: B1 Korea Republic B2 India B3 Philippines B4 Malaysia B5 Northern Mariana Islands B6 Lebanon Group C: C1 Islamic Republic of Iran C2 Chinese Taipei C3 Bangladesh (hosts) C4 United Arab Emirates C5 Kyrgyzstan C6 Singapore Group D: D1 Uzbekistan D2 Australia D3 Vietnam (hosts) D4 Hong Kong D5 Palestine D6 Iraq Each group will play a one-round league in a centralised venue. Match Schedue Matchday 1: 3v1, 4v6, 2v5 Matchday 2: 1v5, 2v4, 3v6 Matchday 3: 5v3, 6v2, 1v4 Matchday 4: 4v5, 6v1, 2v3 Matchday 5: 5v6, 3v4, 1v2 The winner from each group (total four teams) will qualify to the finals (eight teams in total). If Thailand finish top of their group in the qualifiers, the second-placed team from the same group will also qualify to the final competition. The qualifiers will be played from August 27 to September 4, 2016. www.the-afc.com/u-16-womens-championship-2017/afc-u-16-championship-draw-concluded-in-kuala-lumpur
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