W O W - you are all fired up over this. First year results!! Holy cow Batman!
Pewpew, you keep me laughing and crying at the same time. Thank you for the laughs! Unless it’s sponsored or free, it’s a business and about money regardless of DA,DPL or ECNL down to the lower levels flight 1,2,3 et al. Your bit about limiting exposure is absolutely hilarious! Thank you again!
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The fragmentation was my big gripe. This year I noticed how much it has helped my DD's development to play the toughest competition she can. The dilution of DA and ECNL hurt SCDSL and CSL enough, but the separation of another 8 or 9 clubs was really needless and I think did a disservice to DPL players as well.
I just want to clarify because I think you are mistaken and don’t want your position in this debate to be invalid based on inaccuracies. Beach did not have an ‘05 DPL Team last year (‘17-‘18 season). Mainly because there were no ‘05 DPL teams in any SoCal Clubs last season. Maybe I misunderstood and you were referring at the current CRL (‘18-‘19 season) website. On that list there is a Beach SB team and a Beach DPL team listed, not a “Beach SB DPL team”. The ‘05 Beach DPL Team is a newly formed team for the ‘17-‘18 DPL season made up of players from their SB and LB players that are not playing DA. So your conclusion that “they sucked” is false narrative.
My resentment of DPL is the false advertising , the fragmentation of another league and the arrogance that DPL parents spew about their league being better than CSL and SCDCL. A team is a team. Put your kid on the team that is at the right level, has a good coach and the players and parents get along
I have found Beach to be a strong reputable club. There must be some misunderstanding or interpretation.
The DA rules define players into two categories full-time "FT" and development players "DP." FT players must start at least 25% of the season and DP players cannot play more than 6 games. DP players must play with the club. DA teams can pull DP players to fill roster spots from any club team ... a flight 3 player is legal, as well as, flight 2, flight 1, DPL, etc. By allowing DA clubs to pull any player from the club up to the DA as a "development player" its benefits the level of competition and the players themselves.
Kicker I did notice that some 05 teams named their top team that would become the DA DPL. Just like some teams started to use the EGSL name the year before the team was eligible for ECNL. I don’t think it was to con anyone thou but rather because the teams participated in a Showcase maybe? After all why would they want to convince the top team that they are second best.
Not the case. Look at that teams listing in SCDSL, I know the team, the families and I GUARNATEE that LY there was no combo team or tournament team in place for CRL. If there had, it would NOT be called DPL or Per-DPL, it would have been Pre-Academy as all the other Academy/DPL Clubs have done.
Justafan, I really enjoy seeing these replies and how people like you and Fact react.
Fact, thank you for your opinions
MWN, not saying one cannot pull players up to guest from the lower levels but who does that? I’ve only been in this club thing 9 years and I have never seen a coach guest a player that they didn’t think would benefit the team. They pull the best players they can get. Like I said take a couple top 03s to play on 02 or top 04 to play 03... If there is a strong developing flight 1 player yes of course bring them up to see how they do, but that’s rare. Maybe it happens more I just haven’t seen it myself. I can only share what I have seen.
