I got into soccer again because I married a Latina whose papa was a ref and___________________________________________________________________________We played in a coed rec league. It got chippie because grandpa liked to play ref too when he should have been just playing. All the Latin cultures fighting it out in El Monte. It was so much fun. Kids everywhere playing.
Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA
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Doesn't look good for ECRL or GAL, or teams that are both of those that were DA and didn't make ECNL. Yikes!
My prediction is that the Pats, Beach and Legends teams that were DA and were "stuck" with moving to ECRL will now try to pivot and try to sell this as "Look, our teams play BOTH ECRL AND GAL!".
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Of course they will. And of course they should. It's true. And they should market it in the best possible light. That's what clubs do. That's what any business does.
And what parents and players should do is educate themselves and make the best decisions for themselves to find coaches and teammates and competition that will best fit their needs and goals. That's what any consumer does.
I don't disagree with you at all. I just don't think parents know that those leagues will have little/no college recruitment activity and will be sold goods that aren't what they are "marketed" as...
The former DA coaches who are now involved in both ECRL and GA all have track records of bringing college coaches out. I think they’ll continue to. Guess we’ll see.
*Summer 2 for 1 Soccer SpecialMy prediction is that the Pats, Beach and Legends teams that were DA and were "stuck" with moving to ECRL will now try to pivot and try to sell this as "Look, our teams play BOTH ECRL AND GAL!".
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Messi>CR7
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How did Legends, Beach or any non-ECNL players get recruited before there was GDA?
ODP?
Are you sure? College coaches usually go to watch games featuring good players, not players with a given patch. For example, in the last two games played by my daughter's team over the last weekend of Feb, against La Roca and Seattle Reign, there were well over 20 college coaches (USC, Yale, Duke, Oregon ...) watching those league games in El Camino. Two league games, not even a showcase. Playing against FC Dallas, as U-14, we had the honor of having the head coach and coaching staff of Florida State , at the time recent NCAA DI champs, watching the game for 80 minutes. Do you think that a showcase or regular league games with loaded teams from FC Dallas, Legends, Beach, Del Sol, Sockers ... will not attract college coaches? Why not?
Is west coast (oc surf) the forgotten sibling in all of this? They were a DA/dpl club too. And now have GAL and DPLMy prediction is that the Pats, Beach and Legends teams that were DA and were "stuck" with moving to ECRL will now try to pivot and try to sell this as "Look, our teams play BOTH ECRL AND GAL!".
To add to that, how many times were there college coaches watching the practices at ElCo?
Some clubs are doing their best to navigate the waters and provide opportunities for their players to get visibility. The Coach’s college contacts don’t change if/when the patch on the jersey does.
I thought the GDA was for the pros and top 2%?
youthsportsugh
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Depends on what Club you were at and what they were telling you -- our club was/is pretty good about the focus being on the college recruitment and preparing the girls for that experience
RJonesUSC
SILVER
And ECRL as well. It's interesting to see which teams get placed in which leagues.
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Yes and no. If your at the top, top club and your dd is top top 2%, they tell you about the pros and YNT. If your dd is in the 98%, then it's a college sell and promises of 25% starts. That's how stupid I was when she was___________________________________________________________________________________. No harm no foul and all is good today.
soccerfan123
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The top teams are all going into the Regional league.
RJonesUSC
SILVER
Yep. That's what I understand as well.
And you know this definitively, for all 4 clubs at every age group? If so, what's your source? I'm not trying to be argumentative but I have a hard time buying blanket statements when there are so many variables.
That's my thoughts too. Anything can change from today til July 31st. I've been through this rodeo before. I have people asking me to ask because their afraid to be outed. I'm already toast and all that.