Girls Development Academy


Surf cup sports you mean! Listen I am all for it. Connerly and company do a great job, a great product and I know it can cost but it's the best every time. I am happy for their success and for the location! I know they get a lot of grief but I was ecstatic to see this and happy for their success
 
Agree . Bright parents will not gravitate to superstar teams unless their DD is a top five player. Parents haven't figured this one out yet which I believe will hurt recruitment. I anticipate massive movement once players on certain DA teams realize 15 minutes a game while the coach showcases his favorite six isn't going to get you noticed
Striker17 you have come into the light! #bravo
 
'Highest level team with best coach' -vs- best team since we tend rate teams based on record. Sometimes the lesser team has the better development. I would hope people are paying club fees for development and not winning games or prestige (although I know that is usually not the case).
Another has come into the light!
 
Good start for Pats.

4-0 isn't crushing another team, but GDA 04: SD Surf - 11 vs Burlingame - 1 is crushing and then stepping on them again just to make sure nothing is left.

From lurking in the 04 forum, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that Surf team that won 11-1 is the B team as the DA team is in Kansas or Texas or wherever playing in the USYS National Finals.
 
From lurking in the 04 forum, and correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that Surf team that won 11-1 is the B team as the DA team is in Kansas or Texas or wherever playing in the USYS National Finals.

From also lurking on the 04 forum, I saw that Burlingame team is a flight 2/3 level team. I would expect a much different result tomorrow if it is in fact surf B playing against solar.
 
It's development. Winning doesn't matter.

Losing 11-0 isn't development. Nor is 8-0, or 11-1.

Development comes from an environment that is the correct level for the girls to be competitive in and still execute what they are working on on their practice field. NOT an 11-0 slaughter that only puts down their confidence, and prohibits the girls on the losing side to try much of anything and were probably spending more time focusing on not having to take the ball out of the net again rather than their skills on the field.

How is a 11-0 game meaningful or develop anybody who was on that field, winning side or losing?
 
Well the good news is this is only Surf Cup. I am looking forward to seeing how Surf gracefully navigates winning their Natty tomorrow at u14 to a team they slaughtered 8-0 on Monday. Will we see 30 passes before a goal? Will we see a mercy rule? Once they get to 3-0 will they have to play with lefts only?
So maybe instead of lamenting about DA we should question a National championship where every team other than our stars doesn't belong there.
Ahh the questions ..
 
Losing 11-0 isn't development. Nor is 8-0, or 11-1.

Development comes from an environment that is the correct level for the girls to be competitive in and still execute what they are working on on their practice field. NOT an 11-0 slaughter that only puts down their confidence, and prohibits the girls on the losing side to try much of anything and were probably spending more time focusing on not having to take the ball out of the net again rather than their skills on the field.

How is a 11-0 game meaningful or develop anybody who was on that field, winning side or losing?

Did you see the game?
 
Somebody has to pull Burlingame's DA card already, they are getting blown out all over the place. They've been outscored 30-1 in 3 games in the 04, 03, & 01/02 DA games. Damn!

I would be curious as to what happened. I know in one game a lot of youngers were playing up and there was the typical hit to forward action. I don't care much for scores- anything more than 3-0 is usually a really horrible game anyway
 
Reading the Nocalforum it looks like the best teams in Northern Cal are staying with ECNL. If and when ECNL folds, might this change the quality of the norcal DA teams? Also who are the Thorns? Did they take over a club or are they brand new?
 
Reading the Nocalforum it looks like the best teams in Northern Cal are staying with ECNL. If and when ECNL folds, might this change the quality of the norcal DA teams? Also who are the Thorns? Did they take over a club or are they brand new?

The NorCal teams at 04 are awesome. MVLA is incredible! Deza took everyone to Earthquakes so they are going to be great. If you like soccer the videos of Surf vs MVLA last year are great to watch or have your daughter watch! Highly suggest
@davin and @kickingandscreaming are the best to answer. The Thorns are non stop marketing geniuses on social media and Brandi Chastain is coaching them. Brand new affiliated with MLS.
 
The NorCal teams at 04 are awesome. MVLA is incredible! Deza took everyone to Earthquakes so they are going to be great. If you like soccer the videos of Surf vs MVLA last year are great to watch or have your daughter watch! Highly suggest
@davin and @kickingandscreaming are the best to answer. The Thorns are non stop marketing geniuses on social media and Brandi Chastain is coaching them. Brand new affiliated with MLS.
I was actually expecting all of the Earthquake teams to put up double digits. My niece has a friend on one of the older teams and drives a distance for the Quakes and I know boys in SF that have been driving to SJ for DA teams. MVLA stayed ECNL? I was just wondering what clubs did Thorns players come from?
 
Really? The soccer god himself Deza is at Earthquakes I thought? Surely they went with him?
Ok and since I am in it whose the other Barca genius they have up there ?
NorCal no joke!
 
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