GoWest
GOLD
It sounds like you are leaving the door open which is smart IMO.
Boom!
Agree and i see your point if a team only plays "direct" without mixing it up but having the ability to stretch an opposing team on a whim carries benefits, no?
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Sheriff Joe
DA
GoWest
GOLD
The Man of Steal. Amen.Speed Kills.
Sheriff Joe
DA
I agreed with MAP, but try chasing Rodmans kid down the field.
DA v ECNL will always be an issue but if a coach is only focused on DA then he is eliminating a ton of opportunity to improve his team. Let's take Vegas or Jacksonville, FL or Fresno, CA. The player is amazing, regional ODP, ID2, maybe ECNL or maybe not, are you telling me that D1 coaches should not look at her or him because they are not playing DA? The DA cache is exclusive on region, and ECNL too but to a lesser extent. If parents of a very talented player living in Vegas are not able or willing to move to or travel every other day to CA or AZ to play DA are they not giving their child the chance to play D1? If you say yes then you are biased. I have a daughter and a son who have played teams from Central CA, Vegas and Minnesota who are better than some of the players I have seen in the GDA play. Boys maybe less but they are out there too. If a coach does not see a player of feels that a not DA player with a solid resume is not worthy of a look then they have blinders on just as much as many of us from SoCal. SoCal is a hotbed of soccer but there are plenty of others out there who are better.
MakeAPlay
DA
Having the ability to stretch a defense is a useful tool. However, a forward with no ability to combine with the other attacking players would see little to no PT at a school in contention to win it all at the D1 level. Don't get me wrong, I have seen teams put fast forwards with a donkey touch out there to try and wear a backline out, however, once you get to the Sweet 16/Final 8 there aren't too many of those players getting much PT. So it really comes down to what a player's goal is. If it is just to get into a good school then Malcolm X it ("by any means necessary") but if the goal is for a player to actually get in a game at a time that matters, then I suggest technical skills and soccer IQ is what should be on the menu.
Good luck to you and your player.
MakeAPlay
DA
MakeAPlay
DA
@LadiesMan217 Hey big daddy, thought your dd already got a juicy steak with the fixings at nice school in socal.
Why stressing? Too small a steak? Unless you are looking to trade up to what, like a filet mignon in schools soon?
All of the filet mignon schools are out of money due to early recruiting. A player like his who has gotten more YNT love recently gets frozen out because of it. She will get her chance to prove that they should have recruited her. Stanford and Cal play them every year and UCLA plays them every other year.
MakeAPlay
DA
Very true. ZD stop speaking the truth. Give us some fake news!! Here I will do it. The only way to get into a top college is to be on the best club team.
MakeAPlay
DA
It just depends upon the player. This isn't about a region. This about the individual player sir.
MakeAPlay
DA
MakeAPlay
DA
She is a special player that will be playing on the big stage against the best teams with/against some of the best players. The DNA is obviously there. For her it's just a matter of how hard she wants to push herself so that when she gets there will she be ready to shine on that stage. I'm hoping that she is putting in the work. The players that shine don't do so just based upon their physical tools.
GoWest
GOLD
I think I follow you in that you were originally commenting on a players "development" (or lack thereof) under a direct only style approach / coach. I mistook you for speaking about the actual direct style game strategy.
I agree with that perspective. I have seen players at younger ages that are lightening fast, be used by club coaches under direct style play to a fault. Unfortunately, it was more about the coach and the win versus developing said player. Tragic IMHO especially when parents are clueless that their player isn't being developed appropriately.
GoWest
GOLD
Ally Watt TX A&M is arguably one of the fastest forwards (if not the fastest) on the dribble and a pretty good example of a well trained player that can play with ease under any style of play be it direct, possession, high-pressing or counter. Solid soccer IQ. Word to the wise....avoid getting in a foot race with her.
Sheriff Joe
DA
My daughter has played her a few times, I don't remember much, but she was very fast and seemed like a nice, polite young lady.
Your kids has played a half season in the now weak ECNL SW conference. That's it. Eight games? Never played ECNL in the glory days and never played GDA. You also pretend its an option to play in GDA, but you live in Vegas. Stop the BS. Be happy with ECNL and move on. And yes, you are acting like a clown when you make stupid statements (and often untrue statements). If you don't want to be called a clown, don't act like a clown.
Just a few examples:
Not true. Club fees decreased for many.
Not true. 40 minute halves.
Not true. Spring showcase and then summer showcase.
Not true. Many GDA girls played high school soccer this winter.Maybe I'm wrong, but what's so good about D.A. ? 23 girls on a team split evenly; only three subs per game which means only 14 girls will get an opportunity to play in a game; participating girls can't do ECNL, ODP, or high school. Seems like a lot to give up for something that isn't proven. We all see how the the boys side has produced stellar players and results
Zerodenero
GOLD
News flash!!!
*don't proactively reach out to any coaches on/off the showcase list....make sure mommy or daddy does it for the player - college coaches absolutely LOVE the illustration of maturity.
*a player should never put as much effort in the classroom as she does on the field. Be that Baller w/out brains - College coaches LOVE that dilemma.
*have your kid take the 1st offer she recieves, especially the program that offers the most athletic scholie $$ ...there will not be any other opportunities, where the net-net is less than the big baller playa's receive (but the parents would never admit)
And for my personal favorite ....
*Eagles are born powerful and strong. They don't start their journey in an egg. They don't eventually , strengthen and grow. And they NEVER leave their nest.
Do not think about the future. Think Small. Think of the college recruitment like a simple extension of high school. The world is NOT round, and there are NO colleges outside the south west. who want socal players. Especially when mommy/daddy are right down the street, just an uber ride away
Truth
shales1002
GOLD
As my grandma would say, “leave a fool to his folly.”
Your post shows just how much you DON’T know about my DD. As I have stated time and time again, GDA is an option that we choose not to embark on at this point in time.
For the record , the boys didn’t have a spring showcase , and still don’t seem to have one. The only reference at that point was the boys da.
shales1002
GOLD
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Our mantra has always been in just that in French “bloquer le bruit (block out the noise).”
One really quick point. Throughout the country boys and girls are leaving DA because their DA club DOES NOT allow them to play high school. Some do and some don't. Just like some ECNL clubs do and some don't. US Soccer does not want DA players playing high school but leave it up to the club. The majority of the DA clubs who do not want their players playing DA are those who are fully funded like Galaxy, LAFC, Golden State and others. Those that allow kids to play high school do it as they are afraid to lose the player.
I hope the coaches go where the player they are wanting to see is playing and are ignoring the "name plate" as neither is the best and neither is the worst and this goes for both boys and girls. There are some no so good players playing on DA teams and not so good player playing in ECNL. There are very talented ECNL players and there are very talented DA players. There is someone better than none of us have seen playing in some league somewhere that would break our kids ankles that is reality.
I hope the coaches go where the player they are wanting to see is playing and are ignoring the "name plate" as neither is the best and neither is the worst and this goes for both boys and girls. There are some no so good players playing on DA teams and not so good player playing in ECNL. There are very talented ECNL players and there are very talented DA players. There is someone better than none of us have seen playing in some league somewhere that would break our kids ankles that is reality.
What data do you have to support your claim that boys and girls are leaving their clubs to play high school. I haven't seen it. Also the DA only allows girls to play high school for HS freshman through seniors this year. If you are 8th grader starting HS next year and you play DA you are not allowed to play HS.
Coaches don't care about the name plate, if you have talent they will find you.