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Maybe for the clubs with both DA and ECNL.We shall all have to wait until National ECNL finals are over, for olders July 8 and youngers June 27. We shall see. Rosters won't be final until August.
Huh?It's really hard keeping an alpha off that school team bus heading to that rival school.
In summary, you appear to be asking us not to judge the non-ECNL DA clubs' performance yet, because they are going to get a lot of ECNL players joining them in July.
Between commitments to prior teams, ODP training, school and family conflicts (prom, graduations, etc.), vacations, and injuries, my experience is that the roster issues faced by each team in June (and throughout the summer) tend to average out, and the performance of these teams is a pretty good indication of what their seasons will look like, with few exceptions.
Also, DA tryouts (even for olders) began almost 2 months before this showcase, non-ECNL DA clubs have been actively recruiting ECNL players since the DA list was released, and ECNL players are free to tryout with other ECNL clubs May 1st, so I respecfully disagree that rosters are far from finalized. If a team is in need of an impact player at this point, or trying to fill a gap in their starting 11, the coach has not done his/her job, and/or the team needs to adjust its expectations.[/QUOTE
I was talking about all/any of the teams that might be playing in showcases or tournaments in June. Current ECNL rosters will change as players move from an ECNL team to another DA club that may be a better fit or closer. Just because you are on an ECNL team at an ECNL/DA club does not mean that is the club you would be at if you have other choices. There are players coming from other teams that are not freed up yet to be fully committed to practices and games because they are still in their ECNL season and going to play in the championships. They may have already decided to make a change but that change may not happen till Surf Cup. You cannot look at teams playing in the Legends Showcase and make a decision about whether their DA team will be strong or not. Also, some ECNL players have not told their clubs yet about leaving because of concerns about problems from the club.
Wow! Seriously? There are clubs waiting until Aug.1 to form their teams?No lots of changes still. People not adding until Aug 1, vacation (and I mean big time vacation because a lot of people aren't playing this summer because they know we have to go to four days a week), etc.
I agree the tournaments are not a good indicator.
Another very prevalent issue we saw was that with all of this mixing our coaches are just getting to know people and where they play.
It's a wild summer
Wow! Seriously? There are clubs waiting until Aug.1 to form their teams?
It's not "forming" it's adding. It's a process. Again the days of a Jan tryout and the team is the team is gone. People can be added or dropped until the start of a DA season.
Okay, I get that. But to say that the teams you see now aren't gong to be the same Aug. 1, is a big stretch. Besides, who cares how these teams do out of the gate, anyway? None of this matters. What matters is, how did your DD Showcase herself? In the long run, this is what matters at these events. Am I wrong?It's not "forming" it's adding. It's a process. Again the days of a Jan tryout and the team is the team is gone. People can be added or dropped until the start of a DA season.
No and I never contended otherwise.
The very premise that people actually care about team scores and "how they do at tournaments" which is what all of you were talking about is not appropriate.
The focus should always be your player and how she develops.
Coaches recruit players not teams. People don't get that.
Granted, W's & L's shouldn't matter and it should all be about the player, especially when your on a platform with maximum exposure to college recruiters and YNT's. However, scores and standings ALWAYS matter in SoCal. It's our nature, we can't help it. We're like that scorpion hitching a ride on the frog.
Granted, W's & L's shouldn't matter and it should all be about the player, especially when your on a platform with maximum exposure to college recruiters and YNT's. However, scores and standings ALWAYS matter in SoCal. It's our nature, we can't help it. We're like that scorpion hitching a ride on the frog.
We all want that- its human nature. That being said a W Doesn't mean that they are playing or performing well. If a W is tied to your happiness while watching youth sports then a serious self reflection needs to occur.
I am a winner and a competitor. I just get tired of seeing the same thing over and over again in this sport. My children all play Three sports- and no I don't see this ANYWHERE else and the closest I have seen to this delusion are the dance/cheer/gymnastics parents.