Not yet. From what I hear it may be a little while since MLS weren't prepared to give all details on a academy league on US Soccer abruptly terminated the DA. They need to get everything organized and then will release lists of clubs I'd imagine. That being said, I'm sure clubs have been invited.
Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA
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I slept in this morning guys
What did I miss? My thoughts ((vision)) based on what I can see today.Sometime in October 2020 at The Great Park with a cool breeze around 9am ((perfect time to play my dd says))
Final Results just came in from my vision
Field 12- OC Strikers 04' ECNL vs LA Breakers 04' ECNL Final score, Strikers wins 2-1 ((Sorry LA))
Field 13- Strikers 04' ECNR vs Beach FC ECNR (Former #1 GDA in Socal) Beach FC wins 13-0
That’s another point- have these leagues locked down fields? Will Silverlakes or Great Park be the “exclusive home” to ecnl, ecnl, gal, dpl, mls?I slept in this morning guys
Sometime in October 2020 at The Great Park with a cool breeze around 9am ((perfect time to play my dd says))
Final Results just came in from my vision
Field 12- OC Strikers 04' ECNL vs LA Breakers 04' ECNL Final score, Strikers wins 2-1 ((Sorry LA))
Field 13- Strikers 04' ECNR vs Beach FC ECNR (Former #1 GDA in Socal) Beach FC wins 13-0
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Classic prisoners' dilemma. If all clubs band together and leverage the strength of Socal talent, then the league might turn into something. But each of the four ECRL-only clubs are trying to be the first ones to leave for ECNL ASAP. If/when they do leave, they will take their A and B teams with them. What would this league look like without Legends and Beach?
13-0... in my opinion, there lies the mistake ECNL made pushing so many top DA teams down two notches. Maybe you meant to write 3-0?I slept in this morning guys
Sometime in October 2020 at The Great Park with a cool breeze around 9am ((perfect time to play my dd says))
Final Results just came in from my vision
Field 12- OC Strikers 04' ECNL vs LA Breakers 04' ECNL Final score, Strikers wins 2-1 ((Sorry LA))
Field 13- Strikers 04' ECNR vs Beach FC ECNR (Former #1 GDA in Socal) Beach FC wins 13-0
Actually, the way some of these dads feel, double the score to 23-0 bro. "Revenge of The Soccer Dad" will be in full force this fall.
I don’t think anyone has the cash to lock down so many fields that other clubs can’t play. Even if you tried, that just makes the anti-trust case harder to defend. You might be able to lock down the big venues, but those are less valuable than distributed small ones during corona.
Leagues don’t lock down fields. Clubs do. Remember too that DPL is gone. It’s been replacement by GAL. After seeing the list of ECRL clubs released yesterday who is left in SoCal to play in GAL? Albion, Carlsbad, LA Surf? Are they trying to salvage the league those 3 DOC’s created by renaming it and calling it national? They have no grip on reality and if parents buy into this sham it would truly be sad. GAL has nothing to offer. They have a graphics person that is great at prettying things up and making the league seem legit but I would ask 1. Who is going to play in the Southwest Conference? 2. What are we playing for? then after you get the answers to 1 and 2 question 3 would be You’re kidding me right?
Don’t fear the Dad, fear the DD’s....Dads don’t play the game. I’m my case, it isn’t me with the chip on their shoulder, it’s both my DD’s.
DPL didn’t disappear. Those exDA clubs that are now in ECRL had DPL teams that will continue to play in DPL or promote to GAL this coming season.
It’s really the 21/22 season that could break DPL/GAL.
ok, I thought you said something in the lines of, "Bring it, game on." Sorry, I took at more from you but I see your point. This is all about the girls. My dd wouldn;t like a grunge match like that and in fact would stay home and let others play those games. One of the reason she was so bored with the first year of GDA. She only had two competitive games in the GDA all year.
Who can play in GAL or some other competing structure? All the talent in clubs outside ECNL. ( ECRL doesn’t count, unless the DA clubs were stupid enough to promise to never play non-ECRL teams. )
There are a lot of talented players outside ECNL. The whole power play by the ECNL relies on the existence of a large non-ECNL talent pool whose parents are willing to pay extra to buy slots at clubs inside ECNL.
Put another way, if there wasn’t a lot of talent outside ECNL, this thread wouldn’t exist.
SCDSL Discovery League division had all of their league games at Silverlakes.
I’m willing to be that at least 2 of these venues silverlakes, so cal complex, polo fields,San Bernardino and great park are actively working to lock something down for the fall season.
I didn’t mean “lock down” as in “everyone else will be “locked out”. I mean lock down as in “all of our games will be played at x venue”.
Im sure the field costs, parking costs, videographer rights, concession stand commission and ez-up/bench contracts are all part of the discussion.
All of these discussions are interesting but may be irrelevant for the upcoming season. Colleges are considering extending digital/distance learning until 2021. If that happens, bye bye soccer this fall. Things could get even crazier if that happens.
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Good point for collegiate soccer, I think the biggest issues will be fans not players and I am hearing for all sports they are considering putting resources to a "pay per view" model for all college sports. No fans and you would have to pay $1 - $10 to watch a live streamed sporting event. It won't completely make up for what they are missing out on from ticket sales, merch, etc but it's at least something coming in where they can stay afloat. Obviously college football and basketball could just do advertising because they have a bigger fanbase.
As for club/ECNL/GAL/any other acronym that is created before fall.....tournaments are out, way too many people in a small area plus to get food whole social distancing could take 1-3 hours or more easily. I think league games only with a separation of one hour between each game and games will go from 8 am to 6 pm. Temperature checks before each player can begin warmup, parents on sideline will be asked to only send one parent and keep social distancing, they will have a separate field for warmups, things like that. It is a lot of effort but this is the new normal until a vaccine is out or we have OTC tests we can buy. I do not think any of these leagues can survive not having a fall season so unless they see the writing on the wall, they will make it happen.
I don't think college sports not happening will have the biggest outcome. It's about will our youth be in school come August. Since no school means nightmare for parents, they will do everything possible to make it happen. No college kids playing in college, doesn't prevent parents from working. It's a big difference. These colleges need college football to happen badly from a financial reason. If not, more programs will fold I predict. I'm not betting on that to occur though as of today unfortunately.
Man your bias runs deep.....if that was really the case, why did she go back and guest with Blues DA all last Spring?
That season Surf’ u14’s TIED:
-West Coast
-Galaxy SD
-RSC
-Eagles
-California Thorns
-Pats
- Beach (and lost the next game to Beach in SD)
-Legends
seems like there were at least 9 competitive games I found rather quickly.
Great question Kicker. I think I shared this a million times and everyone is really sick of hearing about my dd story. Did you forget?