Discovery League

Watching the B01s Discovery, there have been a lot of lopsided games. Like 7-0, 6-1 type games. Somewhat surprising for an "elite" league. Maybe that's a source of some of the player and parent misbehavior. I haven't heard of a single scout attending a game. It is a shame they aren't providing videotaping as promised.
 
Not only are they not videoing taping the games they will not allow parents hire a professional to video tape the games. The following is an excerpt from an email I received from our team admin (The email came from SCDSL).

NO OUTSIDE VIDEO COMPANY IS ALLOWED AT SILVERLAKES OR RANCHO MISSION VIEJO RIDING PARK so DO NOT coordinate video services with anyone for either of those venues. They will NOT be allowed on-site. We do NOT have a recommended videogarapher company for these venues because they are not approved to be on the premises of either venue.

Parents can certainly video their own games but we are not allowed to have one contracted through the league.
 
TT the Bear said:
Watching the B01s Discovery, there have been a lot of lopsided games. Like 7-0, 6-1 type games. Somewhat surprising for an "elite" league. Maybe that's a source of some of the player and parent misbehavior. I haven't heard of a single scout attending a game. It is a shame they aren't providing videotaping as promised.
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There is normally at least one
timbuck said:
What about the recently announced "Scouting Zone" arrangement? Is that in place yet?
http://scdslsoccer.com/the-scouting-zone-discovery-division
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Subscription site like Captain U, Hudl, etc...get a free trail pay after or if you want the "Advanced features. Good to download a few Clips the dozen-or-so colleges that might end up following you never hear....anyway. Personal emails including clips to schools of interested can work well.
 
soccerfun said:
Not only are they not videoing taping the games they will not allow parents hire a professional to video tape the games. The following is an excerpt from an email I received from our team admin (The email came from SCDSL).

NO OUTSIDE VIDEO COMPANY IS ALLOWED AT SILVERLAKES OR RANCHO MISSION VIEJO RIDING PARK so DO NOT coordinate video services with anyone for either of those venues. They will NOT be allowed on-site. We do NOT have a recommended videogarapher company for these venues because they are not approved to be on the premises of either venue.

Parents can certainly video their own games but we are not allowed to have one contracted through the league.
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Wow, that’s almost like they’re actively hindering recruiting efforts. Quite the opposite of their supposed mission.
 
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Are they waiting for one of the BOD members to launch their own video company that will be the “exclusive partner” of Silverlakes?
 
timbuck said:
Are they waiting for one of the BOD members to launch their own video company that will be the “exclusive partner” of Silverlakes?
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Appreciate that Silverlakes is looking for all the money they can get.
Silverlakes and the Legends FC have a relationship because the Silverlakes manager is also the Legends FC director.
Legends FC is one of the founding members of SCDSL.

SCDSL has a pricey contract with Silverlakes for fields and needs to fill its fields, the Discovery league fulfills that need. There is nothing wrong with a League having a contract for fields, Presidio and CSL do it as well.

This is appears to be a play by Silverlakes and not SCDSL/Discovery league from what I can tell. That said, when the Discovery League was announced there was a bullet point that said the Discovery league would provide filming for a fee ... so maybe SCDSL has some skin in the game. In any case its crap. Boo on Silverlakes and SCDSL if this is either one's policy.

The video company simply provides a Certificate of Insurance naming the gaming league and the venue as additional insured if liability is a concern ... happens all the time and is easy.
 
MWN said:
Appreciate that Silverlakes is looking for all the money they can get.
Silverlakes and the Legends FC have a relationship because the Silverlakes manager is also the Legends FC director.
Legends FC is one of the founding members of SCDSL.

SCDSL has a pricey contract with Silverlakes for fields and needs to fill its fields, the Discovery league fulfills that need. There is nothing wrong with a League having a contract for fields, Presidio and CSL do it as well.

This is appears to be a play by Silverlakes and not SCDSL/Discovery league from what I can tell. That said, when the Discovery League was announced there was a bullet point that said the Discovery league would provide filming for a fee ... so maybe SCDSL has some skin in the game. In any case its crap. Boo on Silverlakes and SCDSL if this is either one's policy.

The video company simply provides a Certificate of Insurance naming the gaming league and the venue as additional insured if liability is a concern ... happens all the time and is easy.
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Oh, I appreciate Silverlakes is a profit-seeking enterprise. I appreciated it every time I pull into the parking lot pay line. Or pay $3.50 for a small bottle of water (which I need ASAP because it's 100+ degrees in Norco in September and my kid has already run through the large bottle he brought from home before the game even starts).

But SCDL is different. According to its own by-laws, SCDL is a charitable, non-profit organization that advocates for soccer players. They shouldn't be instituting policies that hurt players' chances of developing and being recruited. Filming does just that -- facilitate development and recruiting. And if it's Silverlakes' policy, then SCDL should be fulfilling their mission and fighting Silverlakes for their players' rights to film themselves, even (especially?) if it means hiring a professional videographer. If they cared "first and foremost" about "true player development" as they claim, they could use their market power to negotiate a low-cost film option on behalf of all the Discovery teams, but I've seen no evidence of that. Maybe it's in the works.
 
I hope you all realize it is the middle of the college season. No scouts are going to go to your games right now. Maybe DA or ECNL but not Discovery League.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
I hope you all realize it is the middle of the college season. No scouts are going to go to your games right now. Maybe DA or ECNL but not Discovery League.
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Unless they happen to be in town for a game -- oh, never mind, they won't have any weekends free until mid-November.
 
espola said:
Unless they happen to be in town for a game -- oh, never mind, they won't have any weekends free until mid-November.
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Washington State was at the 04 DA LAGSD vs Blues game last Sat. WSU played at UCLA the night before. I agree that it doesn’t happen often this time of year.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
I hope you all realize it is the middle of the college season. No scouts are going to go to your games right now. Maybe DA or ECNL but not Discovery League.
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Correct, I think all they promised was a showcase in the spring. Nobody in their right mind should expect college coaches now.
 
Justafan said:
And I actually don’t expect too many at that Spring showcase.
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Why have a Spring Showcase? Doesn't the season end in November, Teams should be in good form then as opposed to taking what 4-5 months off and then playing.

If there was a spring part of league that would make sense to have a Spring Showcase
 
jpeter said:
Why have a Spring Showcase? Doesn't the season end in November, Teams should be in good form then as opposed to taking what 4-5 months off and then playing.

If there was a spring part of league that would make sense to have a Spring Showcase
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I see your point, but logistics are probably the issue. League goes through November and high school soccer starts mid November and goes through early March.
 
Justafan said:
I see your point, but logistics are probably the issue. League goes through November and high school soccer starts mid November and goes through early March.
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Yeah true but just hold a showcase near the the end like week 8 or something if that's the reason. Silverlakes is already rented.

There are Thanksgiving showcases anyway and those will be attended by college types so why not have a dsl bracket or something during those? Playing the same teams you did during the season doesn't make a interesting showcase for the players.

By spring teams are doing other things:. CRL, Nat cup, NPL, etc so a new obscure showcase may well not be attended by certain teams or Scouts.
 
Justafan said:
I see your point, but logistics are probably the issue. League goes through November and high school soccer starts mid November and goes through early March.
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#1 At least with our team, there is not any free weekends all year other than a couple of weeks for our break.
#2 Why are you ducking me?
 
Introducing a "New" Kool-Aid flavor of the month: "Discovery"
You get to discover what flavor it is !!!
But it's still just high priced Kool-Aid in the end.
 
Messi>CR7 said:
Yeah, this is just silly. "Champions League" automatically implies best of the best (free marketing from UEFA), and we know Europe is best of the rest. "Discovery" is neither here nor there.
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Mijo, discovery what? C and D level teams are better in flight 1 and 2.
 
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