CRL Academy

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MyDaughtersAKeeper said:
Don't quote me, but, last year DPL was supposed to be a home and away game against each team; it did not work out that way. Difficulty with scheduling all of the games (I do not know why but that was the situation). Last year there was no path to any kind of championship. This year DPL is essentially a fall league with 1 game against each team (home or away however the schedule works out). DPL CRL will play regular CRL for a chance to advance in whatever CRL qualifies you for (path to a championship). Do not know why DPL CRL is separate.
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They could have competed in National Cup (some DPL teams did) for a shot at Far West regionals and the National Championships. And/Or they could have participated in the play-in as all the other teams did to qualify for CRL. Some DPL teams may have displaced other weaker non-DPL teams that qualified and created one overall stronger CRL bracket at each age group. Instead it’s just more watered down than ever.:rolleyes:
 
Cal South is celver getting people to pay top dollar for flight 2 by calling it "academy"

Are the girls more sensitive to names? the need for these special 2nd level closed leagues with these catch phase names like "development, Academy and the like. Boys not so much as there doesn't seem to be a need for that.
 
Being a Legends 02 DPL parent I don't understand this CRL crap they're throwing at us. 1/2 of the teams in our CRL bracket are weaker than the non-DPL teams and don't deserve to be in CRL. I'd rather have 1 large CRL division where everyone plays everyone and then a playoff with seeding. Now we have to sacrifice good competition to play weak teams. Come on CRL admins. Worse is that we have to travel far distances now to play weak teams. Doesn't make any sense. I can only imagine this is a plot to keep the lower ranked DPL teams happy by saying "we're in the CRL academy division so don't leave this team". The good news is that there's no AZ or UT teams so at least we won't have to make that fun drive.
 
So I was under the impression that teams weren’t allowed to have guest players play with the team...is that not the case? I thought I read that somewhere but I could be wrong.
 
Messi>CR7 said:
Why couldn't all DPL team compete in National Cup?
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And if for whatever reason they couldn’t compete in National cup for a shot at Far West Regionals, why couldn’t they all compete in the play-in for CRL? It would be nice to have a league with one stronger bracket rather than two watered down brackets.
 
SoccerSway said:
How else do you suspect the big clubs (ie. rhymes w/Spammers) get away with it?
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Don’t know the daily workings of that club or their teams. But the rule has been more beneficial to teams who have a real need for players. Our team last year pulled players because of injuries.
 
timbuck said:
I thought that was National Cup?

Are we nearing a point where we'll see DA, ECNL and maybe 1 other league. And everyone else goes back and plays rec soccer for $200 a year?
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except I hear rec soccer is closer to $1200-$1500 a year now :eek:
 
SoccerSway said:
How else do you suspect the big clubs (ie. rhymes w/Spammers) get away with it?
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Someone seems salty lol

It's a rule, so no club is "getting away with it". Not only that, what club doesn't want their full/best "A" team playing? Sometimes people get injured or go on vacation, so nearly every club benefits from the rule especially since the majority of clubs now have more than one same age group team or probably can pull up. This provides a great opportunity for other players to showcase, and if anything is better for the opposing team given team "A" is likely at a disadvantage.
 
Or some clubs form 2 teams with 16 players on 1 team and 12 on another. They try to fill the 12 player team with a few more bodies, but they can’t. So instead of telling the parents, “sorry we won’t have enough for 2 teams, here’s a refund.” They play some girls on both teams. And usually the better players are the ones playing on both teams.
 
timbuck said:
Or some clubs form 2 teams with 16 players on 1 team and 12 on another. They try to fill the 12 player team with a few more bodies, but they can’t. So instead of telling the parents, “sorry we won’t have enough for 2 teams, here’s a refund.” They play some girls on both teams. And usually the better players are the ones playing on both teams.
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Excellent point, and valid and impactful especially for "B" or lower teams receiving "A" players in tournaments for example, but not so much for the "A" teams in CRL.

Every club has their best players and their best team. You pull up the best you can from "B" or lower when needed and cannot guest, but there is a reason, usually beyond pure financials, the pulled up player is not on the higher team. Having an extra sub(s) is beneficial, but doubtful the impact is as detrimental to the opposition compared to when it goes the other way.

Even if we found some altruistic club that kept 1 full team instead of 2 thin teams, they'd keep the 12 best players and take 4 of the best players of the disbanded team to field 16 best players. Net outcome of competitiveness is the same.
 
lafalafa said:
Cal South is celver getting people to pay top dollar for flight 2 by calling it "academy"

Are the girls more sensitive to names? the need for these special 2nd level closed leagues with these catch phase names like "development, Academy and the like. Boys not so much as there doesn't seem to be a need for that.
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I agree with your point regarding Cal South’s mislabeling. I disagree with any suggestion that the girls are “more sensitive.” Cal South and the clubs have simply figured out that the parents in the girls soccer market are willing to pay more for this garbage.
 
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