Does your SB, SD, and OC count include DPL teams?
LA Galaxy to remove alliance program
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LAG DA teams do not train there. There is no LAGOC DA. But LAGOC does train there. I believe uniform costs were half that amount.
Confused on what you mean here. Are you referring to DH or OC GP?
OC GP is not used by LAG or LAGSB teams unless they have a scheduled game there over a weekend. Again, LAGOC uses that facility.
Justus
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Great, thanks for the clarification. I'm assuming out at Norco it's the Legends players only, the horses and no one else? If I go out there and check things out I won't see smaller, non DA clubs leasing some grass so their baby goats can graze the land will I? What about Del Mar? Is that Surf goats only or do they have lot's of other goats playing their every weekend?
jpeter
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Galaxy /AEG cares more about their brand & image now vs the very little bit they get from youth soccer affliations.
Sure they grow fans that way but the movement by the MLS clubs to get out of or not even be in the youth club soccer business in the first place beyond DA is becoming the norm. You will notice LAFC, Atlanta United, Miami, etc might have partner clubs but not affiliates. They give these partners support, coaching occasionally, events in exchange for selling group tickets to the games, some interaction with the players, ball kids, some badging on the website but the youth don't wear the MLS jeserys and use more community based names such as Concorde Fire, Georgia United, etc.
Just counted SCDSL. Didn’t look at any other leagues.
Justus
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Looks good to dumb dads who know nothing about soccer except on ESPN. When my goat was 6, it was Arsenal that hooked me. Now, its Quakes, Galaxy and so on.
I think Steel United breaking away created a problem for LA Galaxy. It made them realize that they have no control over the affiliates and in the end that will be why they walk away from all the affiliate clubs.
Justus
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Or, they know a lot more than we do and are getting out as quickly as possible...….DA is starting to lose a little credibility IMO and a few Latinos not named Landon that I know. I would have loved to be a fly in that household back in the day. "Son, the coaches in Redlands see that you score all the goals and need a challenge. We have arranged for you to transfer over to the leagues over in San Bernardino and Colton and play with the Latinos. I want you to know also you will be the only Gringo there and you need to learn "pass the ball" in Spanish, pasar el balón. If you can hang, they will welcome you because they want to win too in the game and in life. They only ask after your turn 37 and make all the $$$$ to remember to make sure someone other than you can represent the Latinos on the 59 member Youth Task Force. "
Have we started speculation on what the various LA Galaxy groups will become? The OC group is the largest. And probably the most competitive of the non-DA/ECNL clubs across their respective leagues (I'm sure some will argue).
Do they become some version of Surf, Slammers, or Pats? Or is this the opportunity that Blues has been looking for to get into the Boys market?
Or does some old name pop back up and get re-used? (Blades, West Coast, Eclipse, etc).
Or will there be a new name popping up that we haven't seen around here?
I think this group used to be Irvine Slammers. Did they burn a bridge with Slammers and is there no chance they become some sort of Slammer?
Are parents already reaching out for tryouts for next year? Are coaches looking to move?
Do they become some version of Surf, Slammers, or Pats? Or is this the opportunity that Blues has been looking for to get into the Boys market?
Or does some old name pop back up and get re-used? (Blades, West Coast, Eclipse, etc).
Or will there be a new name popping up that we haven't seen around here?
I think this group used to be Irvine Slammers. Did they burn a bridge with Slammers and is there no chance they become some sort of Slammer?
Are parents already reaching out for tryouts for next year? Are coaches looking to move?
Woodcock is going to do whatever makes most money and keeps all of the Irvine parks his
Eagle33
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Has been - past sentence
Lambchop
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"Past tense" not "past sentence"
Multi Sport
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$$$ grab
jpeter
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New name, the old one won't sell.
Hey lookie... we now have a better affliation... we have joined forces becoming Internazionale OC in 2020 as the first US academy for the world famous Euporean club.
jpeter
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Only a question of how much?
I've seen the prices places like Niky's gets for name brand team wear and let's just say there is a nice $ markup going on with some clubs & online sites mentioned.
sorry GP
Sombitch
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From the Spot
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This seems like a great opportunity for Strikers, Legends, or Arsenal. On the girls side it would open a "pathway" to DA or ECNL which LAG OC don't currently have (despite their claim to LAG DA) and would give the affiliated clubs a solid base of teams in OC.