Who are the company owners who started all this? The DMs as some call them? They took off?
Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA
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I agree beach has some really good coaches. But Beach, at the top, used the DA designation as a sword, not a shield. They really, in my opinion, acted terribly toward many people I know. As Iron Mike says, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face. They just got rocked with a hook to the chin. Will be interesting to see if they fix their problems and weather this storm. I personally think the next shoe to drop for beach will be the break up of the long beach and south bay clubs.
My read is no different from any other year. The best players will be found and succeed at the next level. Even an average soccer mom can watch a game for 15 minutes and tell you who the best players on both teams are.
The ones that keep training on and off the field, that learn about nutrition and proper rest, that keep their bodies strong to avoid injury, and that keep improving their skills and keep their speed will be on top and get offers to colleges. Even good players on flight 1 teams get offers for smaller
private schools in d2/d3 if they work for it.
For picking a team you should ask your kid every year what they care about, give them options, and let them decide. I go with coach first, team second, and club like 7th. If a coach believes in your kid they will thrive. If they don't then they will be miserable even if the team is winning.
Ellejustus you actually have some valid points and opinions but they get lost in all the madness you put out there.
I see things A bit differently. Although there may be a bigger divide between SB and LB, the SB as a whole does not want to drive to OC Great Park. So Beach stands to capitalize on a unification of the SB. If they can pull that off, well it is going to be a tough ECRL season at many of the age groups.
Thanks mama bear.
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Do you know if they are entering their DA team in the league or the DPL team?
Best of luck to your DD, she's the real deal. Toughest forward my DD has defended over the last few years. My daughter said the toughest part of defending her was her ability to move off the ball, as a CB not being able to know where she was forced her into having to follow her, not allowing to help out her other defenders as much.
Most forwards were one trick ponies and would go 1 vs 1 but the IQ on Kickers daughter is insane. Regardless of platform, that's why she's on "The List", not for the other reasons certain posters have accused of.
Looking forward to watching her continue to grow. Stay safe!
I can’t argue with your experience, but I see Beach using this as an opportunity to unify not divide.
Thank you!
If the opportunity is there, they will play...I can’t speak for anyone but my DD who is cool with playing HS, but strictly from an social standpoint. We will see what the HS does in terms of a commitment to the Girls program.
No CIF Championship to bring to the school? What things would you like to see the girls program do besides get a better coach?
I don't even think we know they are going into that league and not ECNL2 yet. Or regional league whatever it's called.
I honestly think that the high school soccer season in So Cal will be the next time that our kids play in a game.
Seriously, does no one else think it is dumb to call the league GAL?
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I agree..GAL?? and foolish parents will pay top dollar to play in this league.
The good old days when you would play state cup. Then go on to play far west regionals and the national cup. National cup meant something. ECNL, ERNL, DPL and now Gal for the “elite”.
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What is your source? West Coast has boys ECNL. Why wouldn’t West Coast play in the ECNL Regional League?
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Maybe just - Academy League, A.L. Or could be A.L. South, A.L North, A.L South West
Tech, is this how your doing "Tech Specs" for 2020? Did you get that "One Trick Pony" from RB? Since I'm the only dad who talks about "The List", the pony can only be my dd. The reason I ask Tech, after my goat left her Blues Pin and played possession for 6 months with her new team, RB came over to talk it up with her coach PD after we won Surf Cup. He said, "Wow, #7 is not a one trick pony anymore." I kid you not so I bet 100% you got that tagline from him or maybe a slow parent who hated it when my dd scored goals when she was 11. I was standing right there and he had no idea I was #7s daddy. I actually hated that and I still do. Its what slow people say when their not fast.
This looks correct as far as those 3 clubs.
Today's lesson will be about "The U14 YNT List of 2017." For anyone who is new on here and have no idea what "The List" is, I will be sharing how "The List" and "The Training Centers" were used to try and get "one trick ponies" from one club ((mostly non ECNL Clubs players)) over to their clubs because this new league had the list and you needed to be at a club that is proudly a part of the new Girls Development Academy. Only in this league can you punch your ticket to Hollywood they said, right @pokergod? I feel that is the big rub from clubs who got players stolen back in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons. GDA bragged and pumped their fists in the air and said, "we are the way, the truth and the life" for the new kind of development soccer. That was 100% true. The List of 2017 is really the only list my dd tried out for. All the other lists she had no interest in. She chose HS in early 2018 and walked away from any list opportunities. The marketing part for the club is what makes the list so valuable, besides the value to the parents and child for future D1 deal. For example, let's say the Sharks had a stud forward that they developed since the goat was 5. Surf recruits the forward and says, "You need to be here because of this and this and that." The forward leaves Shark Pin and makes YNT the next year. How does the Sharks feel? I know EOTL says it's both the Sharks and the stupid parents fault for taking the freebie from surf. Now, the forward is plastered on all online platforms to show all the other parents and friends on FB that they ((The club and GDA)) developed this goat, when in all honesty it was the goat who put in all the training with the help of a coach and a club. For example, the GDA said this about SM,
Sophia Smith Becomes First Girls' Academy Alum Drafted Into NWSL.
She will also be the answer to a new trivia question. Who was the only player to be the first & last player drafted in the NWSL from the GDA? Back to the shark analogy. The Sharks lost their stud player and now others from the area will want to be on the list too. Clubs from the GDA pitched this to the top players. Question, can the Sharks take her image and say, "Were so proud of so and so for making U14 National team. It was because of us she made it though. Without our club, no way she makes the list." No they won;t do that, right? Tech, the list was only used to get one trick ponies ((goats)) from one club with no GDA and to a club with the badge of honor. U14 was not even a team like they preached to me and dd. The List Kickers dd made is not the list I was talking about so were all clear. I have made comments about that list, but nothing about his kid not deserving at all. In fact, I pm kicker and publicly said congrats. Plus, she earned it on the field and with hard work. I just want the facts to be known for all the viewers. My dd was not trying to make any list after the Sept 2017 list or the nexts one after that or if their will ever be ones like before. My dd is not chasing ECNL National Championship, only wants to play against all the top players and teams and see what lady luck in soccer can bring. If theirs one sport where miracles can happen it's girls soccer. She is 100% chasing a CIF HS Soccer championship. The school has zero and it would be cool to get one for her. I will share later about my findings of how this list benefited the GDA clubs with huge growth the last two years, all the while the smaller club is losing customers left and right. In fact, the club that paid for the goat is also trying to buy the little clubs. If you can;t beat them, buy them
So I have changed my mine again. All the GDA teams going to ECRL will just have to kick everyone's ass like you did in half the GDA games the last two years. Do that for one more year and then the next year when my dd doesn;t play it can get all sorted out. What a mess all this is.
P.S. Tech. I told my dd about someone on the forum saying she's one trick pony like what RB said. She got a good laugh out of it and so did I and I mean that. No hard feelings at all. Lastly, it's cool your dd got in all those defensive battles with Kickers dd the past few years. Cool memories for the kiddos
Sophia Smith Becomes First Girls' Academy Alum Drafted Into NWSL.
She will also be the answer to a new trivia question. Who was the only player to be the first & last player drafted in the NWSL from the GDA? Back to the shark analogy. The Sharks lost their stud player and now others from the area will want to be on the list too. Clubs from the GDA pitched this to the top players. Question, can the Sharks take her image and say, "Were so proud of so and so for making U14 National team. It was because of us she made it though. Without our club, no way she makes the list." No they won;t do that, right? Tech, the list was only used to get one trick ponies ((goats)) from one club with no GDA and to a club with the badge of honor. U14 was not even a team like they preached to me and dd. The List Kickers dd made is not the list I was talking about so were all clear. I have made comments about that list, but nothing about his kid not deserving at all. In fact, I pm kicker and publicly said congrats. Plus, she earned it on the field and with hard work. I just want the facts to be known for all the viewers. My dd was not trying to make any list after the Sept 2017 list or the nexts one after that or if their will ever be ones like before. My dd is not chasing ECNL National Championship, only wants to play against all the top players and teams and see what lady luck in soccer can bring. If theirs one sport where miracles can happen it's girls soccer. She is 100% chasing a CIF HS Soccer championship. The school has zero and it would be cool to get one for her. I will share later about my findings of how this list benefited the GDA clubs with huge growth the last two years, all the while the smaller club is losing customers left and right. In fact, the club that paid for the goat is also trying to buy the little clubs. If you can;t beat them, buy them
So I have changed my mine again. All the GDA teams going to ECRL will just have to kick everyone's ass like you did in half the GDA games the last two years. Do that for one more year and then the next year when my dd doesn;t play it can get all sorted out. What a mess all this is.
P.S. Tech. I told my dd about someone on the forum saying she's one trick pony like what RB said. She got a good laugh out of it and so did I and I mean that. No hard feelings at all. Lastly, it's cool your dd got in all those defensive battles with Kickers dd the past few years. Cool memories for the kiddos
Oh happy days