Girls Development Academy

My kid has never complained about practicing four nights a week. But she has always worked in extra stuff beyond normal practices or practiced an age up on the off nights.

This is a good indicator. The 04s can make a decision if this is right for them going into HS.
 
futboldad1 said:
Other than the top two teams, these rankings (for 05 at least) are so far off from reality it's funny. It's as bad as gotsoccer.com

youthsoccerrankings.us is the only rankings site of value.
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So true. Same thing with the 04's. There is a team which was newly added as a top 10 team to that list which got dominated 6-1 last month by a team that should be ranked. Not sure what metrics they use for their rankings, but doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to how they make these lists. At least we know how gotsoccer does their rankings. LOL.
 
soccer dude said:
I spoke to parents at Legends, Pats, and West Coast. Yes mostly 04s and some 03s. Oh, I forgot to mention that 75% of the parents I spoke to say the 4 back-to-back practices (usually Mon-Thurs) is brutal on the girls and many are injured due to overwork and not enough recovery. I have yet to speak to one parent that agrees or approves with the 4 practices. Most say 3 is max. My girl guested with west coast a few times due to 5 injured players. Fortunately, they are all back now. Being an ECNL parent with 2 practices I can say not one of our girls has ever been injured from overuse but I think 2 practices is too few and would prefer 3. If we could only meet in the middle somewhere...
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What was the sample set? 75% could mean you talked to 4 parents. We had a team meeting and parents had no issue with the 4 practices during general discussion other than the the people who drove from LA. The only parents I have heard complaining should take their kid and go anyways because their kid doesn't belong in DA. My DD loves it and during ECNL last year joined the boys side at least once a week. I do worry a little for 04 girls undergoing major hip growth - that can be an issue if the girl practices at high intensity.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
HS teams practice 5 days a week when not playing games. When they start playing games they usually play two games a week with practices on the other three days along with possible games on Saturdays prior the start of league. If they complain about practice 4 days and usually just one game a week then HS has more than this. Also away games usually take all afternoon/evening since the quite often have to be present for the other levels of play.
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Not sure what HS you play for but ours isn't like that and we make CIF Div 1 every year. Our HS only does 2 or 3 practices a week when the season starts but can play games twice a week. Plus, HS is a joke with training and nothing compared to club. Plus, the HS season is short lived and so players can recover after the short 4 month season. Are you really comparing HS training to academy training? Not sure what you mean by "all afternoon". We have away games but they usually are less than 20 miles away and start at 6'ish.
 
LadiesMan217 said:
What was the sample set? 75% could mean you talked to 4 parents. We had a team meeting and parents had no issue with the 4 practices during general discussion other than the the people who drove from LA. The only parents I have heard complaining should take their kid and go anyways because their kid doesn't belong in DA. My DD loves it and during ECNL last year joined the boys side at least once a week. I do worry a little for 04 girls undergoing major hip growth - that can be an issue if the girl practices at high intensity.
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First and foremost, most parents will never complain. I have been on several teams where I was the only one who spoke up on an issue only to be approached later by parents saying they agree. Most parents are too weak to speak the truth and would rather just wait and see. Again, not speaking for all but for most. I think for the right elite athlete and right training (with recovery methods), 4 days could work. I just hear that the recovery isn't there for some of these clubs, especially at the younger ages where it's more important (like 04's, 03's). I do agree, however, that at the 02 and above ages, 4 days is more realistic as they need to man up for college and have usually stopped growing.
 
soccer dude said:
Not sure what HS you play for but ours isn't like that and we make CIF Div 1 every year. Our HS only does 2 or 3 practices a week when the season starts but can play games twice a week. Plus, HS is a joke with training and nothing compared to club. Plus, the HS season is short lived and so players can recover after the short 4 month season. Are you really comparing HS training to academy training? Not sure what you mean by "all afternoon". We have away games but they usually are less than 20 miles away and start at 6'ish.
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You just said everything that Simi said. So your “20 miles”away games that start at 6ish don’t take all afternoon? What time does the bus leave the school and what time does it get back? I would call that “all afternoon.”
 
soccer dude said:
First and foremost, most parents will never complain. I have been on several teams where I was the only one who spoke up on an issue only to be approached later by parents saying they agree. Most parents are too weak to speak the truth and would rather just wait and see. Again, not speaking for all but for most. I think for the right elite athlete and right training (with recovery methods), 4 days could work. I just hear that the recovery isn't there for some of these clubs, especially at the younger ages where it's more important (like 04's, 03's). I do agree, however, that at the 02 and above ages, 4 days is more realistic as they need to man up for college and have usually stopped growing.
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They don't train 4 days a week in college during the season. It's more like 2 training days plus film and walk through of specific game stuff. Then games Thursday/Sunday or Friday/Sunday. On my kids team the players that play 30 minutes or more don't even do regular conditioning. It's hard for the players that play heavy minutes to recover trust me on this and the condensed schedule is brutal on those players.
 
CuriousOne said:
This game is more reflective of how soccer should be played (by both teams) even at a younger age (2004 GDA). Kudos to the coaches for teaching these girls to play the right way.

First Half:
Second Half:
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OMG. I know that yelling dad filming. Coach Beach Dad, 2nd in Command, giving orders on the sideline. :)
Nah, it's all good. Your player is very good and your filming is excellent.
 
SocalPapa said:
Is that a http://soloshot.com camera one of the other parents is using to film the game? Are they happy with the quality/results?
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I have known two people that had them and both had issues.

1. Even when working correctly, they track the player and not the ball. Be sure to zoom back to get at least 1/3 of the field so you don't see your player running around, then the ball comes into the frame, the player kicks the ball and the ball goes out of the frame.
2. One dad had problems with it putting his player all the way to one side of the frame.
3. The battery is not easily replaceable. If you run out of charge, the entire camera needs to be plugged into a charger.
 
outside! said:
I have known two people that had them and both had issues.

1. Even when working correctly, they track the player and not the ball. Be sure to zoom back to get at least 1/3 of the field so you don't see your player running around, then the ball comes into the frame, the player kicks the ball and the ball goes out of the frame.
2. One dad had problems with it putting his player all the way to one side of the frame.
3. The battery is not easily replaceable. If you run out of charge, the entire camera needs to be plugged into a charger.
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Thanks @outside!. Where would the player put the sensor?
 
It should not be outside the uniform per FIFA laws. The arm band is illegal. Must be under the uniform.
 
That makes sense @MWN. A quick search and I found that the National Federation of State High School Associations has ruled solo shot tags illegal in all cases. Probably illegal under the FIFA rules too and not worth the hassle.

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Bio sensors are worn on vests under the uniform on the back of the neck/spine, the electronics sit in padded pockets in a vest. For the soloshot to be "legal" it needs to simply follow the model of bio tracking devices. The problem (not insurmountable), from what I see is the solo shot transmitter is a bit bulky and could be painful to a player falling on it if on the spine.
 
MWN said:
Bio sensors are worn on vests under the uniform on the back of the neck/spine, the electronics sit in padded pockets in a vest. For the soloshot to be "legal" it needs to simply follow the model of bio tracking devices. The problem (not insurmountable), from what I see is the solo shot transmitter is a bit bulky and could be painful to a player falling on it if on the spine.
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Perhaps build it into the hard, unyielding, but mandatory, shinpads.
 
Haven't seen, or even know what Bio Sensors are but my younger son would occasionally wear a DA GPS and it looked more like a bra than anything else. Why wouldn't that work for the Solo Shot GPS? Is it different technology? I like the idea of the Solo Shot so that nobody has to rotate filming duties.
 
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