Post subject: My XTSC experience, anyone recommend a better league?
I am not taking sides XTSC vs, Other Skilled Leagues in GTA but I would like to share my experience with XTSC and the serious lack of good quality skilled soccer leagues in and around GTA (more specifically Yonge/Finch area for me).
I had a corporate team (intermediate level) with XTSC league 2 years ago - here are my dislikes:
- Unskilled players
- Female players thinking it is okay to charge into other players with their body weight in order to knock you off your balance - like a body check tackle
- No defined outdoor soccer rules - should be as close to FIFA regulation stuff as possible for us European players
- Confusion around indoor vs soccer rules - it is a completely different level of play and style of game (people chasing the ball and "everyone" trying to score vs. a true team effort of making plays, setting up crosses, midfield taking ball forward to side wing, forward and strikers).
- Terrible soccer field - conditions were almost as bad as bootcamp mud fields, uneven, no lines, very poor - asking for ankle injuries, mud slides and knee sprains!
- Bad refereeing didn't know the rules of the game
- Length of game and sub rule for outdoor is different - hard to get good momentum, with revolving subs, lack of game play for individual skilled players
- Not playing a tight position game and enable team chemistry, etc.
That said, anybody know of any GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS for spring/summer league game?? Please let me know
