Girls Development Academy

This thread is so much fun. Thank you to all that contribute.

I have found that coming back to this thread roughly every three days is better than daily. I like when there are a lot of posts to read.

Keep up the good work!


I agree this thread is funny!
 
Another stellar United States Development Academy clubs match-up today:
Legends G99 2- CUP Gold 0

At this level and point in the season, it's about the result. Legends bounced back in a must win with character and class. The excellent development of players has the team competing for a national championship as the defending national champs.

You see this is the true national championship, the others are merely league championships.

Pull it out gently people, it's obvious Legends has it in you.
 
Exactly NG. I was just trying to rattle Cali's cage. I don't really care that much my player is in college making moves. I just like to mess with Cali.
Unfortunately, mission not accomplished...I don't have a cage, and your opinion is worth less than the cost of admission to the SoCal Soccer Forum, despite your protestations that "I am connected". So, as I pop the top on another Shiner Black, not Bock, and fight off the enveloping humidity cloud, I laugh in your general direction and rejoice in the beautiful north Texas sunset.
 
Another stellar United States Development Academy clubs match-up today:
Legends G99 2- CUP Gold 0

At this level and point in the season, it's about the result. Legends bounced back in a must win with character and class. The excellent development of players has the team competing for a national championship as the defending national champs.

You see this is the true national championship, the others are merely league championships.

Pull it out gently people, it's obvious Legends has it in you.

Sounds more like a sales pitch to the parents at the club.
 
Last edited:
  • I was just asking what MAP meant by development machine just a little clarification is all. No crumbs being dropped nothing to hide. I didn't know it was now protocol to divulge who your daughter plays for or who you are with. Just like I asked the Arsenal parent to name any reason I may have missed other than ECNL to play there. Pretty simple and straight forward.
I'm NOT trying to pick on you. Only pointing out you are leaving a trail without even knowing it.

There is a lot of talent on that legends team.

A few more posts like that along with these below.

the u 15 gk for Legends isn't even the starter. Legends has a ton of talent but your wasting your time arguing the point in here.

I have played at both also the only plus AFC has is ECNL. If you disagree please list anything I have missed...
You confirmed (replied post) your DD played for both Legends and Arsenal FC. Your quote "the only plus AFC has is ECNL". Can be comprehended as a slight towards Arsenal and points to she plays for Legends.
 
Last edited:
I'm NOT trying to pick on you. Only pointing out you are leaving a trail without even knowing it.



A few more posts like that along with these below.




You confirmed (replied post) your DD played for both Legends and Arsenal FC. Your quote "the only plus AFC has is ECNL". Can be comprehended as a slight towards Arsenal and points to she plays for Legends.
I have thick skin and I didn't think you were picking on me I was just letting you know I wasn't worried about who was trying to connect the dots as to where my daughter played. I didn't realize anyone cared where she played. Regardless of where we are at I call them as I see them. No axes to grind with anyone.
 
Another stellar United States Development Academy clubs match-up today:
Legends G99 2- CUP Gold 0

At this level and point in the season, it's about the result. Legends bounced back in a must win with character and class. The excellent development of players has the team competing for a national championship as the defending national champs.

You see this is the true national championship, the others are merely league championships.

Pull it out gently people, it's obvious Legends has it in you.

Pull it out? I can't feel it Legends are you sure it's in?

Very funny post. Glad that you can have a sense of humor because this is just a forum and for entertainment and occasionally a little bit of information. Actually after watching that game clearly most Legends parents must have a great sense of humor. You better hope that holding mid doesn't bolt for ECNL this year. It's going to be one hell of a year considering the DA starting the following year and her not being a part of it. If you are more than a coach I would be offering her a free senior year since ECNL U18 teams don't get on a plane for good games.
 
Last edited:
Unfortunately, mission not accomplished...I don't have a cage, and your opinion is worth less than the cost of admission to the SoCal Soccer Forum, despite your protestations that "I am connected". So, as I pop the top on another Shiner Black, not Bock, and fight off the enveloping humidity cloud, I laugh in your general direction and rejoice in the beautiful north Texas sunset.

Hey Cali I like that you can still laugh. How one takes a loss by a team, no an organization that one is so invested in is good indication of their character and you seem to have a lot of character and care a lot for your daughter. It's great to see Hodges stick to "possession" soccer with the team's back against the wall. I don't ever remember posting that I was connected. What I did say is that I know people. It happens when you've done this club soccer thing with your little girl for 10 years. What also happens is you gain perspective. Hopefully you gain some in this world as I imagine you must have in your real life.

I have to really laugh at the visual you gave me of you sweating your behind off in sticky 'ol Texas. Not really sure what Shiner Black is but you really should try something from Ballast Point or Stone or any of the other 100+ breweries down in our neighbor to the south.

Good luck to your daughter and her team tomorrow. Kickball or not I hope you win it for Cal South.
 
Last edited:
Pull it out? I can't feel it Legends are you sure it's in?

Very funny post. Glad that you can have a sense of humor because this is just a forum and for entertainment and occasionally a little bit of information. Actually after watching that game clearly most Legends parents must have a great sense of humor. You better hope that holding mid doesn't bolt for ECNL this year. It's going to be one hell of a year considering the DA starting the following year and her not being a part of it. If you are more than a coach I would be offering her a free senior year since ECNL U18 teams don't get on a plane for good games.


She don't need to. It's called "Discovery Player".
 
She don't need to. It's called "Discovery Player".

True. I am well aware of the rule. But why not play with your peers getting ready for the upcoming college season. I am pretty sure if this player is going to Arizona that her family is going to want her to be ready to play. It's all about the competition and getting your player ready to step onto the college field as a senior in case this is your first go around. Either way she is a good player.
 
Another stellar United States Development Academy clubs match-up today:
Legends G99 2- CUP Gold 0

At this level and point in the season, it's about the result. Legends bounced back in a must win with character and class. The excellent development of players has the team competing for a national championship as the defending national champs.

You see this is the true national championship, the others are merely league championships.

Pull it out gently people, it's obvious Legends has it in you.
Sooo, Are the Pink Panthers another Stellar United States Development Academy team? I heard the Blue Dragons may get accepted. Maybe you will play them later?
 
Sooo, Are the Pink Panthers another Stellar United States Development Academy team? I heard the Blue Dragons may get accepted. Maybe you will play them later?

The club is FCKC which is the youth side of the NWSL side. I was worried and kept checking about Development Academy status but rest easy as all is good. Legends is and will continue to be a Development Academy Club. One of 53 in the entire country. Guess what? Legends could stand on fifth avenue and shoot people and they would still be a United States Soccer Development Academy Club. Gotta admit that's quite an impressive feat for a little non ecnl club. Does the league plan on keeping the first letter of their monicker? Because you know it may be a matter of time before people start to complain that they're paying for Elite but the elite has gone away..........
 
Sooo, Are the Pink Panthers another Stellar United States Development Academy team? I heard the Blue Dragons may get accepted. Maybe you will play them later?
You know what is really funny...you guys still call Strikers part of the Elite Clubs National League. But I guess you're hung up on names (valid or not), and not on performance or achievement. Those Pink Kitties would crush many ECNL sides. Me-f-ing-ow!
 
You know what is really funny...you guys still call Strikers part of the Elite Clubs National League. But I guess you're hung up on names (valid or not), and not on performance or achievement. Those Pink Kitties would crush many ECNL sides. Me-f-ing-ow!

Cali the Real are not so real, the west coast may be eroding, the strikers are not striking, and the arsenal maybe don't quite have the arsenal...the Elite are still Elite though, I'm sure of that. What I'm also sure of is that the Elite is going to the DA, which leaves the CNL. The CNL will still have showcases without coaches. They will still be competitive without the best players. They will still be the CNL.
 
All that I am saying is this. The game that I watched that they played in today was different than how Caliklines described the team as playing. Also, the player on the Legends 99 team that I noticed as a standout was the holding mid. She is an African American girl and she is a very good player that seemed to break up attack after attack and initiate the counterattacking efforts of the Legends team.

Regarding DA, if this is the flagship team that they hang their "development" mantra on, then to me it seems that they either have an inside deal with God to send them great athletes or the parents have great genetics and passion for pushing their kids to be the best that they can be. You decide which is the more plausible scenario.

Now if Hodges was Andres Deza I would be much more likely to believe that it was about development although even his DeAnza Force '98 team recruited a starter on the U17 YNT for ECNL nationals.
sounds to me that you may have an issue with JH? Unlike like most my opinions are based on what I see not if I or my daughter has been slighted by a team or coach. Fortunately for us it hasn't happened to us yet. I don't follow every u 14 or 15 teams roster like some of u in here and I can guarantee I am not looking for bread crumbs to see where someone's DD plays. But I don't see much development happening at any of the clubs in So Cal development starts way before u 14 so like I said previously who is developing these kids? The only coaches who could probably claim credit for their present teams success is the Fabulous Baker Brothers as they have had their group since u11.
 
Back
Top