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4DaLuvoftheGM said:
I see there isn't no real talk about DA season ending June 30th then a week later the start of Semifinals and Finals, location TBA. Please, please let it stay in Cali.... Who has that extra cash laying around to books flights less than a week out, let's say to New Jersey, if championships are held there. :(
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Agree, playoffs are to be in San Diego.
 
Playoffs, yes, but dunno where semis/finals will be. Am unfamiliar with boys side of DA; does the US soccer foot bill for players to travel for final 4?
 
They problem I see should playoff teams book hotels in advance for three weeks if Semis and Finals in San Diego?
32 teams are placed in 8 group of 4
3 group games played:
June 23rd, 25th & 27th - Pool play
June 29th - Quarterfinal (Group winners)
July 6-13th - Semi and Finals (Location TBA)
 
LadiesMan217 said:
Next year too. Multi-year deal. Oceanside CA
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Clearly over time...playoffs have to be held all around the country. There are lots of teams in TX or on the East Coast. Personally I prefer CA...but realistically the rest of the clubs will demand it gets spread around in terms of location.
 
Don't agree. We already go to Florida in the Fall and North Carolina in the Spring. Maybe those events will change sites but the San Diego contract is for the next 5 years.
 
This might be the first or only year where Pool Play, Quarters, Semi- & Finals might be at one location over two weeks.

Stubhub center has been used a bunch in the past either for Pool Play, Quarters, or Semi's. Sometimes there has been three different locations over three weeks. Last year we went to:
Wk1: Indiana, Grand Park for the Pool Play
Wk2: Various States for the Quarters (Home teams fields; Atlanta United, Toyota Soccer Center Tx, etc )
Wk3: Semi's / Finals: Stub Hub center.

All this didn't finish until Mid July last year for example.

All clubs are responsible for their own travel expenses; ussda does provide scholarship funds for travel on a individual basis based on economic needs at the start of the year but those go back to the club so unless your a fully funded club that covers travel or received a sponsorship accept to pay for travel. Even the scholarship funds may not be enough to cover the amt of trips needs.



 
Simisoccerfan said:
Don't agree. We already go to Florida in the Fall and North Carolina in the Spring. Maybe those events will change sites but the San Diego contract is for the next 5 years.
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And? ... So do the teams from the Northwest, Midwest, CO and TX. That agreement is for the Summer Showcase/early playoff rounds isn't it?

And I thought the announcement referred to the agreement as "multi year" -- Could be wrong but five years sounds like a stretch.
 
Chris Knight said:
And? ... So do the teams from the Northwest, Midwest, CO and TX. That agreement is for the Summer Showcase/early playoff rounds isn't it?

And I thought the announcement referred to the agreement as "multi year" -- Could be wrong but five years sounds like a stretch.
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It is for early round playoffs/ Showcase not the July Semi and Final.

The July venue is TBD. But US Soccer covers the cost of the final 4 teams to the TBD venue.
 
To my understanding the agreement says Playoffs. To me that means the whole thing. I don’t see anywhere that indicates that the end of the playoffs may be elsewhere.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
To my understanding the agreement says Playoffs. To me that means the whole thing. I don’t see anywhere that indicates that the end of the playoffs may be elsewhere.
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You know what they say when you assume:
https://m.box.com/shared_item/https://ussoccer.box.com/s/mzlyw0ld7v1c0wkbojo8o7m5bfy54c69

Go to U15 and U16/17 playoffs. Semi and Final location TBD.

They said they will announce this in March. But for sure it will not be Stub Hub like in years past for the boys.

So your understanding is not correct.
 
No need to be a *ick about it. You had access to information that I did not have and was not posted on the USSDA website (or I could not find it). You could have just said there is additional information not generally available and shared it. I know what part of assUme applies here.
 
Does anyone know when US Soccer will announce the new GDA clubs, if any? I had heard February but can't confirm.
 
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