Girls Development Academy

DA Players/Parents - read the fine print in your paperwork this Springs tryouts!
DA is making a push for U21 and U23 DA teams - The kick back is NO COLLEGE BALL!!!!

DID YOU HEAR THAT NO COLLEGE BALL!!!! Pathetic!!
 
DA Players/Parents - read the fine print in your paperwork this Springs tryouts!
DA is making a push for U21 and U23 DA teams - The kick back is NO COLLEGE BALL!!!!

DID YOU HEAR THAT NO COLLEGE BALL!!!! Pathetic!!

Good. The rest of the world thinks playing soccer in College is silly.

College sports has only proven to be a true developmental platform and pathway for uniquely American sports.
 
And I’m sorry but the challenge in college simply isn’t the same. She is practicing with and against National team players from all over.

Who in the college game is even comparable to playing against Marta? Or playing against Marta and Alex Morgan in the same game? Please stop, College is great but MP is far more challenged where she is now. You really should look at the rosters a little more closely.
I know the rosters very well. Better than you do I’m sure. The NWSL right now is the 3rd best women’s league in the world, and getting worse. I’m not making a college vs NWSL argument. I’m
Making a branding, money, facility, infrastructure argument. But you go in ahead and keep banging your drum of playing against Morgan 2x a year makes you better BS. It doesn’t all it does is demonstrate that one makes 975,000$ a year and the other makes 75,000$ just from the fact that one is more marketable with a higher international profile.
 
Good. The rest of the world thinks playing soccer in College is silly.

College sports has only proven to be a true developmental platform and pathway for uniquely American sports.
Your talking about men. For women the top 10 programs in College are a legit platform for most Europeans, south and North American players. The U21 U23 DA talk is a money grab and nothing more. The cost benefit analysis of a college degree vs entry level pro salary is no where close for women players.
 
Your talking about men. For women the top 10 programs in College are a legit platform for most Europeans, south and North American players. The U21 U23 DA talk is a money grab and nothing more. The cost benefit analysis of a college degree vs entry level pro salary is no where close for women players.

Unless they are being pressured.
 
I really hope they figure this out quick. This should impact movement massively!
If you have a bubble player 03 and assume you will "just play on ECNL" you will get stripped.
Better to go to a different Da is you can get in that if this is fact accurate.
What a tough pill to swallow in a solid recruiting year geesh
First the age change, then DA single age bracket, then back to dual age, what else will US soccer throw at the 03 girls? What a mess next summer will be. None of the DA girls can try out anywhere until after playoffs which end June 28.
 
You contend that a college team would beat any NWSL team?

A dedicated professional environment will almost always be better than college. MP is far more challenged in her pro games than she ever would be in college. Sorry, but it is a fact.

Sure, the sentimentality says college but long term for soccer development she made the right choice.

A dedicated professional environment? You're not serious are you? That would maybe be true if the coaching was unequivocally better. Watching what I could stomach of the games this year - ie the semis and finals (unwatchable) I can clearly say that the professional coaching in the NWSL leaves a lot to be desired. I can guarantee you that every PAC12 school has better facilities than everyone maybe outside of Portland. And I will guarantee that the facilities at Oregon are better than that of the Thorns. Do you think the NWSL teams have a better travel budget than USC, Stanford, UCLA, on and on? You obviously haven't talked to many returning players that come back to their universities to train after their NWSL season and hear the bush stories of how it is in the great "women's professional league". Single A ball clubs get treated better than NWSL teams. The attendance is off the charts for all those NWSL games - yawn. There were more people at the SC - UCLA game than there were at the NWSL Championship Final. The only thing positive is the money that the NT players can make if they are on the roster. For the rest it is "for the love of the game" cause you can make more flipping burgers than the average NWSL player makes.
 
I only have a theory here. But I believe USSOCCER, did this at member clubs request in order to increase $ across multiple platforms and age groups at both olders and youngers.

Disagree here. Sorry. But it's my understanding, that member clubs wanted an '03 and '02 age pure DA situation. At least in SoCal and from what I heard from Surf, Slammers and Blues parents/coaches. So, not sure what the hell happened now.
 
Disagree here. Sorry. But it's my understanding, that member clubs wanted an '03 and '02 age pure DA situation. At least in SoCal and from what I heard from Surf, Slammers and Blues parents/coaches. So, not sure what the hell happened now.
Nope, don’t believe anything coaches tell you. Most have little to no power. Club directors and club boards along with sanctioning states leagues control what happens. member clubs want multiple revenue streams in order to maximize profits. That is accomplished by multiple teams playing in every league, increasing total player club numbers all paying club fees and all vying for the dangled carrot of USSOCCER.
 
I know the rosters very well. Better than you do I’m sure. The NWSL right now is the 3rd best women’s league in the world, and getting worse. I’m not making a college vs NWSL argument. I’m
Making a branding, money, facility, infrastructure argument. But you go in ahead and keep banging your drum of playing against Morgan 2x a year makes you better BS. It doesn’t all it does is demonstrate that one makes 975,000$ a year and the other makes 75,000$ just from the fact that one is more marketable with a higher international profile.

Winning a World Cup is what makes one marketable not a NCAA Championship.
 
Nope, don’t believe anything coaches tell you. Most have little to no power. Club directors and club boards along with sanctioning states leagues control what happens. member clubs want multiple revenue streams in order to maximize profits. That is accomplished by multiple teams playing in every league, increasing total player club numbers all paying club fees and all vying for the dangled carrot of USSOCCER.

In two instances, it was direct from the DOC to parents from two separate clubs. No one has any power at this point, except USSF. That's as obvious as it gets. I'm just trying to understand their decisions, because it's obvious Lies are told from the top down, that's the only truth out there.
 
A dedicated professional environment? You're not serious are you? That would maybe be true if the coaching was unequivocally better. Watching what I could stomach of the games this year - ie the semis and finals (unwatchable) I can clearly say that the professional coaching in the NWSL leaves a lot to be desired. I can guarantee you that every PAC12 school has better facilities than everyone maybe outside of Portland. And I will guarantee that the facilities at Oregon are better than that of the Thorns. Do you think the NWSL teams have a better travel budget than USC, Stanford, UCLA, on and on? You obviously haven't talked to many returning players that come back to their universities to train after their NWSL season and hear the bush stories of how it is in the great "women's professional league". Single A ball clubs get treated better than NWSL teams. The attendance is off the charts for all those NWSL games - yawn. There were more people at the SC - UCLA game than there were at the NWSL Championship Final. The only thing positive is the money that the NT players can make if they are on the roster. For the rest it is "for the love of the game" cause you can make more flipping burgers than the average NWSL player makes.

Yup, and the other college players parlay their college “branding” into a Youth club coaching gig.

The college game is a terrific experience but if a player has serious chops as MP does, then go pro. Frankly she disagrees with yo, as much as she was supportive and hung around when the rubber hit the road she chose development.

And if NWSL is the 3rd worst pro league in the world then College is a distant fourth. We will not stay on top in World Soccer pushing college as a path when Europe isn’t.
 
Your talking about men. For women the top 10 programs in College are a legit platform for most Europeans, south and North American players. The U21 U23 DA talk is a money grab and nothing more. The cost benefit analysis of a college degree vs entry level pro salary is no where close for women players.

Not for much longer. European clubs are just expanding their pro academy model to the women’s game.

And EVERYTHING is a money grab. We live in a Capitalist society. Bottled water is a money grab.
 
Winning a World Cup is what makes one marketable not a NCAA Championship.
Nope try again. Winning has nothing to do with being marketable. Being marketable is not success driven but rather relies on many other factors in order to monetize. If the act of winning a World Cup was the key than the members of the last two US Soccer teams would all be marketable, and would be financially stable. They are not. Players like Whitney Egen would still be playing and not back in school.
 
Not for much longer. European clubs are just expanding their pro academy model to the women’s game.

And EVERYTHING is a money grab. We live in a Capitalist society. Bottled water is a money grab.
Laughable. Some European clubs are just starting to invest some money into pro women’s teams. Not youth. Go talk to the 14 year old in Manchester England and ask her about how much investment there is in her Academy team. Go to Ajax and see how many young girls are training compared to boys sides. You believe to much of what you read.
 
Yup, and the other college players parlay their college “branding” into a Youth club coaching gig.

The college game is a terrific experience but if a player has serious chops as MP does, then go pro. Frankly she disagrees with yo, as much as she was supportive and hung around when the rubber hit the road she chose development.

And if NWSL is the 3rd worst pro league in the world then College is a distant fourth. We will not stay on top in World Soccer pushing college as a path when Europe isn’t.

Sorry but my kid will be parlaying her BA degree, Masters, school pedigree (read Alumni) and natty ring for a six figure income after she plays a few years in the pros "for the love of the game" and the experience.
 
Yup, and the other college players parlay their college “branding” into a Youth club coaching gig.

The college game is a terrific experience but if a player has serious chops as MP does, then go pro. Frankly she disagrees with yo, as much as she was supportive and hung around when the rubber hit the road she chose development.

And if NWSL is the 3rd worst pro league in the world then College is a distant fourth. We will not stay on top in World Soccer pushing college as a path when Europe isn’t.
The fact you used the words developement and chops is telling.
 
In two instances, it was direct from the DOC to parents from two separate clubs. No one has any power at this point, except USSF. That's as obvious as it gets. I'm just trying to understand their decisions, because it's obvious Lies are told from the top down, that's the only truth out there.
Ok then, keep having these inside DOC conversations. DOC are always honest they never ever are less than trustworthy, never will they ever say one thing than do the opposite.
 
The fact you used the words developement and chops is telling.

The fact that you think a pretty stadium means development.

Based on your criteria of what is important the Cowboys should always win the Super Bowl.

The thing is MP agrees with me and not you.

And just let it die because this is severely derailing this thread.
 
The fact that you think a pretty stadium means development.

Based on your criteria of what is important the Cowboys should always win the Super Bowl.

The thing is MP agrees with me and not you.

And just let it die because this is severely derailing this thread.
Ok superstar Soccer guy, anything you say. I will let the NWSL players I just left know that you have the insider info on what to do.
 
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