Girls Development Academy
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silverstreak
SILVER ELITE
oh wow, what does that do to their DA 02/01?
meatsweats
SILVER ELITE
Where is this mandate that you heard about? Also, do you think DA teams will not want to win? And I have a younger at Blues and have watched Baker kids play. If they wanted to put together a DA 01/02 team, it would be amazing. From what I hear, there are other strong clubs doing the same for their olders. 02 and older are already being recruited, they don't want to shake things up and do NOT want to wonder into the unknown. It's dumb for USSF to implement something across the board for olders. If they wanted to kill ECNL, they should have went age pure and allowed HS play. Until then.....meh!
silverstreak
SILVER ELITE
sorry El Soccer Loco.........i know its probably an old topic, but I have not set aside the time to come here everyday and keep up on all 99 pages of conversation........to busy training my kids, but maybe you have an intelligent reply or possibly some insight?
Thats inaccurate info. Exactly how would that be enforced?
Sheriff Joe
DA
My daughter actually scored against them, once. Would that be something for her resume?
NoGoal
DA
Actually, if it was recent and you have it on video. You could send it as a link to a college coaches with her player resume.
Sheriff Joe
DA
I am just messing around with the resume thing, no video however.
It is a rule. But like you say how would you enforce. It's all subjective.
I think this is a question the DOC's of these clubs want to know too. Meaning it is going to be interesting on who (players) choose what league.
The crap show starts next week.
MakeAPlay
DA
I would love to see them try to tell me which team my kid is going to play on. If I am writing checks I am deciding where those checks are going.
Sheriff Joe
DA
Sometimes parents just do what they are told so not to make any waves in fear of retribution, I experienced it on my sons HS baseball team. $1200 a year for a public school to play baseball, the treasurer told me that only 1 of the starting players were paying. If your kid is a stud it is easier to play hardball with the coach, but for those on the bubble not quite that easy.
pooka
SILVER ELITE
Hell yes!
why would you say that? When have you ever seen them play without subs? They sub 5-6 players at a time every 15 minutes or so. Have watched them play many times over the years and have never seen them play without tons of subs so I don't know if they could win without that.
NoGoal
DA
Bingo, and I heard the Pepperdine coaches were at the Blues-Baker practice this evening evaluating players. Girls DA doesn't effect the Uolder players who are being recruited.
GoWest
GOLD
I would agree with you that it doesn't "effect Uolders who are being recruited." If you were good enough to catch U of XYZ on yesterdays ECNL team, no worries on tomorrow's GDA team. However, it does effect a players ability to continue to prep for the (D1 Power 5 and high-midmajors) college level in that the level of talent and competition around your player remains at the highest level possible. A parent can put their Unicorn on the "easiest" team in the "easiest" conference or they can keep challenging them on a team that plays with and against good to great competition.
NoGoal
DA
Seriously? You actually think those players will be taking a step backwards by not playing Girls DA? Laughable at best!
I'm sure the Baker players get more than enough competition among each other in their own practices. Why do you think the Pepperdine coaches were their evaluating players? I highly doubt they were saying to each other, but they aren't playing Girls DA. #enoughsaid
NoGoal
DA
BTW, put down the Girls DA kool-aid. You have had enough to drink already. #lmao