Surf Cup - Best of the Best ECNL vs DA

[MakeAPlay]

I so agree. It's hard asking most, not all, 8th graders to pick the school over soccer. How did this girl get on the team? She didn't commit in 8th or 9th right? That's a super cool Rudy story

She was a YNT player that committed as a sophomore in high school same as most players on the roster (other than the foreign players who typically commit as juniors). I can only think of one current player on the roster that committed to UCLA prior to the start of their sophomore year and she was an all-American last season.

 

[Ellejustus]

She was a YNT player that committed as a sophomore in high school same as most players on the roster (other than the foreign players who typically commit as juniors). I can only think of one current player on the roster that committed to UCLA prior to the start of their sophomore year and she was an all-American last season.

What happen? Did she get hurt? How many of the 37 are YNT team players. How do "scout" players get recruited?

 

[MakeAPlay]

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[Ellejustus]

Map, thanks for chatting too. I've had the flu and I'm bored and obviously venting on a Saturday. You see, I was asked not to post on here at her other clubs. I'm free now and ready to let some things off my chest. I've respected the Golden Age parents. CSL baby!!!

 

[MakeAPlay]

What happen? Did she get hurt? How many of the 37 are YNT team players. How do "scout" players get recruited?

No she didn’t get hurt. UCLA is the Hunger Games. There are 30 of 36 players on the roster that have UNT of Full WNT experience on the roster. Players become scout players by not being in the first 16-18. Scout players at UCLA are starters elsewhere. Being player #30 on their roster doesn’t mean that you aren’t a good player. There are just a lot of great gladiators in Rome.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Map, thanks for chatting too. I've had the flu and I'm bored and obviously venting on a Saturday. You see, I was asked not to post on here at her other clubs. I'm free now and ready to let some things off my chest. I've respected the Golden Age parents. CSL baby!!!

I’m just sitting around watching soccer.

 

[Ellejustus]

No she didn’t get hurt. UCLA is the Hunger Games. There are 30 of 36 players on the roster that have UNT of Full WNT experience on the roster. Players become scout players by not being in the first 16-18. Scout players at UCLA are starters elsewhere. Being player #30 on their roster doesn’t mean that you aren’t a good player. There are just a lot of great gladiators in Rome.

Wow!!! Are there any of the 19-30 YNT types from previous Bruin Teams playing pro or making the actual WNT that you know of? So if you want to go to UCLA like my dd coach said at Surf, then you meed to make the first U14 YNT list or the U16 (04' is even) at the very least? So not only do kids that don't play DA in SoCal miss out on YNT opportunity, UCLA probably won't recruit you because they don't know about you? My dd has an old teammate who went to UCLA ID Camp who made YNT and she walked out thinking scout team by the offer. I'm shocked how so many YNT kids ride the pine at UCLA. Just wow!!!!

 

[MakeAPlay]

What happen? Did she get hurt? How many of the 37 are YNT team players. How do "scout" players get recruited?

No she didn’t get hurt. UCLA is the Hunger Games. There are 30 of 36 players on the roster that have UNT of Full WNT experience on the roster. Players become scout players by not being in the first 16-18. Scout players at UCLA are starters elsewhere.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Wow!!! Are there any of the 19-30 YNT types from previous Bruin Teams playing pro or making the actual WNT that you know of? So if you want to go to UCLA like my dd coach said at Surf, then you meed to make the first U14 YNT list or the U16 (04' is even) at the very least? So not only do kids that don't play DA in SoCal miss out on YNT opportunity, UCLA probably won't recruit you because they don't know about you? My dd has an old teammate who went to UCLA ID Camp who made YNT and she walked out thinking scout team by the offer. I'm shocked how so many YNT kids ride the pine at UCLA. Just wow!!!!

It’s the Hunger Games. Stanford has a higher percentage of YNT players than anyone. My daughter made her first YNT after she had committed to UCLA so don’t think that they are just picking resumes. She was the second committed player of her recruiting class and was the lowest rated domestic recruit yet has started the most games and played the most minutes of anyone in her class. It takes a great deal of confidence to go to Pali Alto or Westwood to play soccer.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Map, thanks for chatting too. I've had the flu and I'm bored and obviously venting on a Saturday. You see, I was asked not to post on here at her other clubs. I'm free now and ready to let some things off my chest. I've respected the Golden Age parents. CSL baby!!!

No worries. The USA vs Ireland game is one sided and the last NWSL game just started. My daughter and her brother are just playing video games so I have time for a chat.

 

[Ellejustus]

No worries. The USA vs Ireland game is one sided and the last NWSL game just started. My daughter and her brother are just playing video games so I have time for a chat.

Regarding the YNT list, I was referring to the 04s (2022) and the rush to commit before the rule changed. I heard UCLA usually waited but this last year went quicker?

 

[Ellejustus]

No she didn’t get hurt. UCLA is the Hunger Games. There are 30 of 36 players on the roster that have UNT of Full WNT experience on the roster. Players become scout players by not being in the first 16-18. Scout players at UCLA are starters elsewhere.

In your experience, do you think its odd that US Soccer picked 12- 05s out of 48 spots in the 04's first year of eligibility for u14? Is that normal in past selections for that many "youngers" getting the early call up? Making that list gets you a meeting with the DM at a big time University. Freaking UCLA and Stanford is ROME to many as is some other gr8t schools. This was right when DA was starting and the new rules were coming. Just curious on your thoughts.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Regarding the YNT list, I was referring to the 04s (2022) and the rush to commit before the rule changed. I heard UCLA usually waited but this last year went quicker?

I’m sure that they were reacting to the landscape in which they found themselves.

 

[MakeAPlay]

In your experience, do you think its odd that US Soccer picked 12- 05s out of 48 spots in the 04's first year of eligibility for u14? Is that normal in past selections for that many "youngers" getting the early call up? Making that list gets you a meeting with the DM at a big time University. Freaking UCLA and Stanford is ROME to many as is some other gr8t schools. This was right when DA was starting and the new rules were coming. Just curious on your thoughts.

I’m not sure what US Soccer was thinking but the U14 is usually a mix of different birth years.

 

[Ellejustus]

"Slated to start play in September 2019,the DPL Schedule will allow players to continue playing high school soccer
while developing their technical and tactical skills through club soccer."

Wow, wow, wow and wow!!!!! let me seriously talk to my dd to see if she would like to reconsider her decision to play ECNL this upcoming season. This could be a game changer. Let me see, have dd play DPL first half and then join the DA Team (if she can make it since she's been playing that horrible brand of soccer in HS) after HS Soccer. At DPL she can practice juggling and dribbling while all the other players play in the big leagues. Listen all you fools at DA, yes you. Allow HS Soccer!!!!!!! End of story. This is so stupid. I think I might make this my mission in life. #letthemplayHS.......#letthemplayboth.......I have some advice for everyone: DA can be DA, ECNL can be DPL. DPL can be a local league, CRL and that's that. No need for this BS anymore.

 

[Ellejustus]

"The Developmental Player League (DPL)was initially created through collaboration between the Southwest Division
Girls DA clubs."
Let me interpret this. Surf created the DPL with some help from Legends and Beach so they can keep as many customers at their clubs and not go to ECNL. Many girls have dreams of playing at the highest level in youth soccer. This is a pure trap. I can hear the coaches saying with their English accent, "you know Mrs Jones, your little Sally has some tremendous abilities. With some great coaching from me I think I can have little Sally up with the DA team next season. Don't go play ECNL. This also allows for your little one to also play HS. We try and offer a little bit of everything here."

"The focus was to expand the player pool for the DA and align with some of the core US Soccer
Initiatives." Find a clever way to knock ECNL out with a side punch. All you need to do is #allowHSsoccer and it's all over.

"Through the success of the program the DPL has expanded into key markets for the 2019/20 Season"
What's up with "key markets?" How are they measuring success? If your not lying, your not trying. Liar, liar pants on fire.....

 

[SD_Soccer]

"The Developmental Player League (DPL)was initially created through collaboration between the Southwest Division
Girls DA clubs."
Let me interpret this. Surf created the DPL with some help from Legends and Beach so they can keep as many customers at their clubs and not go to ECNL. Many girls have dreams of playing at the highest level in youth soccer. This is a pure trap. I can hear the coaches saying with their English accent, "you know Mrs Jones, your little Sally has some tremendous abilities. With some great coaching from me I think I can have little Sally up with the DA team next season. Don't go play ECNL. This also allows for your little one to also play HS. We try and offer a little bit of everything here."

Don’t know who created DPL, but it was not Surf. Surf in the 1st year of DA/DPL had DA and ECNL and didn’t have any teams in DPL. Surf went to DPL last year when they lost ECNL for their second teams.

 

[Soccer43]

In your experience, do you think its odd that US Soccer picked 12- 05s out of 48 spots in the 04's first year of eligibility for u14? Is that normal in past selections for that many "youngers" getting the early call up? Making that list gets you a meeting with the DM at a big time University. Freaking UCLA and Stanford is ROME to many as is some other gr8t schools. This was right when DA was starting and the new rules were coming. Just curious on your thoughts.

There are so many opportunities for good programs at the college level, both in terms of academics, coaching, and competitiveness. I would encourage you to expand your horizons and keep an open mind and not worry so much about DA and YNT. As MAP has stated before, the YNT doesn't frequently lead to anything other than some fun experiences during high school. What matters is where you end up not what call ups you got when you were 14 yo.

 

[Ellejustus]

Maybe it was all three, maybe Legends and Beach made a call to Surf. Surf offered my kid ECNL 04' as an alternative so she could play HS Soccer. Imagine if we took them up on it. I don't see ECNL there now do you? My kid was a very important piece to that team and she was forced out because she didn't attend private school. I'm sure they could have used her this year. My dd misses playing with her old friends all the time. My dd took a stand for what SHE believed in. She's a leader. She was the first one to bolt to Surf from Blues. A few teammates followed and low and behold, 11th National Championship. Her coach at the time parlayed a nice deal to Indiana Fire and my kid for all she did was kicked out because of an unfair rule that allows Private School kids a waiver. Some of us can't afford that. This had a direct impact on her.

 

[MyDaughtersAKeeper]

Perhaps some insight?

 

[MakeAPlay]

Maybe it was all three, maybe Legends and Beach made a call to Surf. Surf offered my kid ECNL 04' as an alternative so she could play HS Soccer. Imagine if we took them up on it. I don't see ECNL there now do you? My kid was a very important piece to that team and she was forced out because she didn't attend private school. I'm sure they could have used her this year. My dd misses playing with her old friends all the time. My dd took a stand for what SHE believed in. She's a leader. She was the first one to bolt to Surf from Blues. A few teammates followed and low and behold, 11th National Championship. Her coach at the time parlayed a nice deal to Indiana Fire and my kid for all she did was kicked out because of an unfair rule that allows Private School kids a waiver. Some of us can't afford that. This had a direct impact on her.

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