Girls DPL?

[Kicker4Life]

Probably won’t get the same level of attention with the best players playing on the 02/03 team.

Coaches recruit players not teams so if the DPL teams are playing in the same big DA showcase, those players become more accessible to those Coaches. So in theory it would benefit a player to play in an environment that draws more Coaches. IMHO they rank:

ECNL/DA
DPL/USYSL
SCDSL
CSL

 

[Josep]

Ecnl at this age group is awful. You have two strong teams and one mediocre team.

AR’s Strikers/Blues squad and Slammers Ecnl.

Arsenal is still good but considering how much they lost to legends DA.

The rest is very weak. Why do people still rate ecnl especially at 03 level?

 

[Overtime]

If the pilot teams get the same level of attention as the other DA teams they will likely get more attention from coaches in those two events then other teams (excluding ECNL) get in an entire year of other events. I have also seen college coaches attending DA league games. Never saw that elsewhere.

That is the question...will they get the same attention or will they be the guests in the far corner? Just remember these teams are not US Soccer sanctioned and not part of the DA. DPL Pilot is asking girls to give up CRL, National Cup, High School, outside showcases/tournaments and to play in a league with no standings or playoffs. In return they are guests at 2 DA showcases. Each family will have to decide if the trade offs are worth it.

 

[SOCCERMINION]

Ecnl at this age group is awful. You have two strong teams and one mediocre team.

AR’s Strikers/Blues squad and Slammers Ecnl.

Arsenal is still good but considering how much they lost to legends DA.

The rest is very weak. Why do people still rate ecnl especially at 03 level?

Both leagues have dilution: you have a few good teams then a drop of from there. Look at Goal Differentials (GD) to give you a better idea of who are the Stronger teams in both leagues. both leagues are awful, you shouldn't have huge disparity top to bottom.

 

[Desert Hound]

Here is the latest DPL news out of AZ. See link.
https://www.serenosoccer.com/page/show/4136199-development-players-leagues

 

[Pitch pop]

Ecnl at this age group is awful. You have two strong teams and one mediocre team.

AR’s Strikers/Blues squad and Slammers Ecnl.

Arsenal is still good but considering how much they lost to legends DA.

The rest is very weak. Why do people still rate ecnl especially at 03 level?

The dilution at the ‘03 group and SoCal is the big problem. The talent pool is spread too thin. Period. The problem isn’t isolated to any one league (ECNL/DA). Watching that the Blues/Galaxy game, I wouldn’t say that what the DA has to offer over ECNL is any better at this point. Definately not worth all the concessions in my opinion. Considering that those are two of the better teams in terms of standings was shocking. The gap between the good and bad teams in both leagues is way too large. My prediction is that neither socal league (ECNL/DA) will do well in their respective playoffs later this summer.

 

[LadiesMan217]

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I think his point was rating ECNL -vs- DA (SoCal) teams - not team standings within the league.

 

[Justafan]

I think his point was rating ECNL -vs- DA (SoCal) teams - not team standings within the league.

I took it as a statement regarding dilution within each league, not ecnl v da.

 

[Overtime]

Here is the latest DPL news out of AZ. See link.
https://www.serenosoccer.com/page/show/4136199-development-players-leagues

The DPL pilot counters the stated philosophy of the DPL as described in the opening paragraph.
You can’t have it both ways and pitch both as the same philosophy.
Do parents really buy the better pathway to the DA over the traditional DPL? It is a way to keep the 2003s hanging around...looks and acts like DA but it is not DA.

 

[chiefs]

Ecnl at this age group is awful. You have two strong teams and one mediocre team.

AR’s Strikers/Blues squad and Slammers Ecnl.

Arsenal is still good but considering how much they lost to legends DA.

The rest is very weak. Why do people still rate ecnl especially at 03 level?

The truth does hurt, but that's how alot of people assessed ECNL at this age group.

 

[SocalPapa]

My prediction is that neither socal league (ECNL/DA) will do well in their respective playoffs later this summer.

I expect the better teams from So Cal to do well, as always. On another thread I posted the RPI for each of the U15 GDA teams. 5 of the top 11 teams were from So Cal. And the Strikers 03 ECNL team is a legit national title contender.

 

[Hdyldemapples]

I’m sorry if this has already been answered.
Is the DA 03 Pilot the same as 03 DPL just a new name, but now they will have practices 4 days a week and no more high school soccer? Or is the 2003 DA Pilot separate from the DPL?

 

[cerebro de fútbol]

I’m sorry if this has already been answered.
Is the DA 03 Pilot the same as 03 DPL just a new name, but now they will have practices 4 days a week and no more high school soccer? Or is the 2003 DA Pilot separate from the DPL?

I believe the actual DA 03 Pilot is only in the Frontier Division. The DPL 03 Pilot is meant to mirror that program in the Southwest Division. Perhaps that's why the announcement says that the DPL 03 Pilot Teams will play as "guest teams" in two DA showcases "to compete against U-16 DA Pilot Program teams from the Frontier Division." No need to be a guest team if DPL was actually DA.

 

[Mackerel Sam]

I’m sorry if this has already been answered.
Is the DA 03 Pilot the same as 03 DPL just a new name, but now they will have practices 4 days a week and no more high school soccer? Or is the 2003 DA Pilot separate from the DPL?

The official communciation feels fuzzy on this and the communication from our club has been lacking on this specific issue (and all other issues, truth be told). However, based on tenuous wisps of information gathered here and there, I personally believe that the DPL 03 pilot is an additional team to the existing DPL 03 team. The existing team will continue with the previous rules (HS soccer included) and the new pilot 03 team will play under the DA rules.

 

[timmyh]

Texas jumps on the DPL bandwagon...
https://www.lonestar-sc.com/news/po...national-league-frontier-conference-for-girls

I assume these will be the club's that Socal DPL teams will play in showcases.

 

[Real Deal]

The official communciation feels fuzzy on this and the communication from our club has been lacking on this specific issue (and all other issues, truth be told). However, based on tenuous wisps of information gathered here and there, I personally believe that the DPL 03 pilot is an additional team to the existing DPL 03 team. The existing team will continue with the previous rules (HS soccer included) and the new pilot 03 team will play under the DA rules.

But is anyone clear on whether this 03 DPL Pilot group will play in the DA league? Or are they just playing in the DPL with a couple of DA showcases.

 

[Hdyldemapples]

But is anyone clear on whether this 03 DPL Pilot group will play in the DA league? Or are they just playing in the DPL with a couple of DA showcases.

ECNL is sounding better and better. This is ridiculous.

To USSDA:
Just name it 03 DA (not “DA 03 Pilot” or “DPL 03 Pilot” or “DPL 03 with same structure as DA, but not the 03 DPL that practices 2 days a week and can play high school soccer” and now “FDL in Frontier”) and be done with it already!!

 

[Mackerel Sam]

But is anyone clear on whether this 03 DPL Pilot group will play in the DA league? Or are they just playing in the DPL with a couple of DA showcases.

Well - I'm not sure what that really means. Whether you call it part of the DA or not, who would they play besides each other?

 

[Real Deal]

Well - I'm not sure what that really means. Whether you call it part of the DA or not, who would they play besides each other?

Well of course, when you play in a league, you play with the other teams in the league. For example: The 04 GDA in SoCal plays each other in the Southwest Region USSDA LEAGUE. Will the 03 Pilot group play each other in the Southwest Region USSDA LEAGUE, or in the CALSOUTH run DPL LEAGUE? That's my question

 

[Hired Gun]

Well of course, when you play in a league, you play with the other teams in the league. For example: The 04 GDA in SoCal plays each other in the Southwest Region USSDA LEAGUE. Will the 03 Pilot group play each other in the Southwest Region USSDA LEAGUE, or in the CALSOUTH run DPL LEAGUE? That's my question

03 Pilot is test group in the Southwest and Frontier Region. Basically USSDA is looking to test a single age 03 division similar to the 04 single age division. They are a bit different than DPL - can't play high school and only plays other Pilot teams. In Showcases they probably will play the Frontier Division. There is still a 02-03 division next year as well. The better 03's will play the 02-03 division the other 90 percent will play 03 pilot. The remaining DPL. Good chance the following year they remove the Pilot term and have 05, 04, 03, 01-02 together....

 

[Lambchop]

That is the question...will they get the same attention or will they be the guests in the far corner? Just remember these teams are not US Soccer sanctioned and not part of the DA. DPL Pilot is asking girls to give up CRL, National Cup, High School, outside showcases/tournaments and to play in a league with no standings or playoffs. In return they are guests at 2 DA showcases. Each family will have to decide if the trade offs are worth it.

The 03 DA Pilot program is only in the Frontier and Southwest and it is US sanctioned. Do not confuse it with the DPL program.