Let Them Play CA
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You should be happy that some parents actually pay, because otherwise you wouldn’t get to freeload.
Remember in 2016 when most of the top socal clubs said that all GDA clubs need to be fully funded everyone? It's no lie and we should all stop and reflect back. I was told by TB, JH, MS, WC, BH and HH that all GDA clubs had to be fully funded within a year or two. Plus, all coaches had to be "B" level talent and trained at the highest level of coaching soccer. It was sold as a free for all who make the top GDA squad. This was all supposed to be free. It never happened and I'm still scratching my head why it didnt work out.
Must have only said it to you because I never heard that.....
I have all the emails and videos bro. I guess Beach was the only not offering free rides. I'm not making this up. LA Galaxy and Pats ring a bell? LAFC? The only club not free in GDA Socal was Blues and Beach. They stood true to their ways and always charged a fee for coach to help player become better citizen.
Showing your ignorance (or your I canning ability to over exaggerate, I can’t tell) again, LAFC was not Fully Funded, only partial. Galaxy and Pat’s were the ONLY 2 in the SW. So Eagles, Real SoCal, Blues, Surf, Beach Legends, Del Sol, Albion, Galaxy San Diego, OC Surf, Utah Royals....should I continue? ALL, not funded.
There many be a sprinkling of other Clubs around the country that were Fully Funded, but they are by far the exception.
You're full of it. What does talking about your sports history or your kids have to do with self esteem? Is that what you think its about? The more I learn about you, the more I really feel sorry for you. Your thinking is all out of whack! This is a site to talk about sports, specifically soccer, informing readers on past playing experience would add to your credibility. Knowing that you have kids, and they actually play soccer, would help the reader understand where you are coming from and perhaps you add some of your experiences to help someone out. That is what this board was originally intended for and it is kind of sad it has lost that and you do nothing to try and preserve it. The only credibility you have is you like to name call, twist facts, manipulate others words, and just try to cause chaos. Is your confidence so low that you are afraid to admit who you really are?
Looking back at all your post, you have never brought up a topic, but you are always the one to try and start conflict. That is fine, if you genuinely disagree, but what info have you EVER brought to this board. Listen, you can disagree ALL you want, I don't even care, but try and bring something positive to the group ONE time, just once, but my guess is that you have never played sports or have kids, so you have nothing valuable to add to the board. So all you do is look for topics that you can disagree with and try and get people bothered. Sad life dude! That is why people are tired of you, not because of your takes, but because you bring nothing good to the group, ever, Too much of the same thing is never good, don't be afraid to mix it up!
That's not nice to say that but I understand your kind very well. It was preached in 2016 that ALL clubs need to be fully funded, just like the boys. That is a fact. The fact is, it was BS and one big BS lie and you know it.
WC told everyone ((when they were GDA before they got two for one to go all in ECNL when everyone was bailing and drink kool aid at GDA)) they are fully finded by Mia and Magic and all that glamour. That is 100% true. How many players are getting free today at these clubs? What my investagation actually told me it was the top goats getting free and then the super rich parents paying so they can play with the goats and look good and brag,
Surf was fully funded, trust me.......
Eagels bailed after first year because they couldnt do the fully funded game.
MacDre
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For the record, I like EOTL and I agree with much of what he has to say. He makes my life easier because “but for” EOTL I’d be labeled the angry black man of the forum. Lot’s of ass backwards weirdos emboldened by the anonymity of the forum here.
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Girls Development Academy promises to be less expensive for players than ECNL
- by Mike Woitalla @MikeWoitalla, Feb 23, 2016
The U.S. Soccer Federation made it official on Tuesday:
It will launch the Girls Development Academy (GDA) in fall of 2017 -- a nationwide league with 60 to 80 clubs fielding teams at the U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19 age groups.
Having launched a boys DA in 2007, the USSF will thus be in control of the highest level of youth soccer for both genders.
Since 2009, the U.S. Club-sanctioned ECNL laid claim to running elite soccer for American girls. The ECNL has 79 clubs nationwide that field teams at five age groups, from U-14 to U-18.
One great achievement of the boys DA, thanks in large part to fully funded MLS academies, is that it vastly increased the number of elite boys players participating at no cost or reduced cost.
So will the GDA be less expensive for players than the ECNL?
“It’s our plan that the cost will be reduced to play in the league,” said U.S. Soccer Technical Director April Heinrichs. “In general, U.S. Soccer is going to pick up a lot of the expenses in terms of running the league, so the cost will be less for the players.”
Ryan Mooney, U.S. Soccer’s Director of Sport Development, said that in premier leagues such as the ECNL and the Development Academy that require vast amounts of travel, per-player costs can range significantly from one club to the next.
“We want to make sure that we’re mindful of the cost impact that is reaching the end-user, both the player and their parents,” said Mooney. “Whether that’s through the cost we cover from an event perspective, whether it’s a reduction in registration fees, whether it’s scholarship program funding, etc. Those are all things we’ll look to contribute to the program to try to help minimize costs.
“At the same time I think it’s fair to say that there will still be a pay-to-play component, certainly from the onset, and we’ll see how that changes over time. It was no different eight years ago with the launch of the boys Academy and how that cost now has changed between then and now.”
Heinrichs said that the Federation has been discussing a Girls Development Academy for years and that a recent influx of financial commitment makes the timing right.
“For me it was quite simple,” she said. “When we looked at all these new resources post-World Cup win [in 2015] that want to invest in, be a part of and integrate with our youth national team program on the girls side – this was an easy decision. An exciting decision for us as well.
“Five years ago, we had two full-time employees in the girls youth national team program. Now we’re looking to hire potentially 10 to 15 new people to be involved and committed on a full-time, daily basis to improve the women’s game. And then there’s going to be a large budget to run the [GDA] ... and the full force of U.S. Soccer’s leadership and the ability to run a national league -- we’re already running the NWSL and the Boys Development Academy.”
A key difference between the GDA and the ECNL is that while the ECNL is age pure and requires clubs to field five teams, GDA teams will field three combined age group teams. ((when I was in talk with all the socal clubs, I was told only three teams and all three have to be fully funded))
“The use of combined age groups will require clubs to form teams with a balanced roster of players from two distinct birth years,” reads the U.S. Soccer statement.
Heinrichs calls it a way “to get players playing up more naturally.”
“If I had a list of player development initiatives that help players grow, one of the top, top, top things on that list is playing up,” she said.
((This quote rubs me wrong Kicker. Surf told my dd and me that no one is allowed to play up unless the scouts say so. That was the biggest lie I fell for and I'm still pissed off)).
In the age-pure setup, clubs may resist moving players up because it decreases their changes of winning trophies. In the DA setup, for example, a team’s star player one year will be among the younger players every two years. Fewer teams can also mean fewer roster-fillers -- players who might not be suited for the elite level but are needed to round out the squad.
Moreover, by having to field only three teams, Heinrichs believes the GDA will be more inclusive to smaller clubs. ((Three teams. ya right))
“Let’s say there’s a super club out there and they’ve got 60 girls teams under their umbrella,” she said. “It’s quite easy for them to put a team out there in every age group. But with a smaller club that’s doing it well -- and this is where I think our model is pretty attractive -- all they have to do is put out three really good age groups.
“I have seen non-ECNL doing things really, really well but they’re not a super club. They don’t have a business model that’s so huge that they’re all about making money. But they’re doing it well from the leadership standpoint. They don’t have so many teams, but their focus would be on getting the three age groups right.
“Having birth-year every other year with the Girls Development Academy makes it more elite and more inclusive of clubs that aren’t a super club.”
The other big difference compared to the ECNL or U.S. Youth Soccer leagues is that the GDA will ban players from participating in high school ball. That, Heinrichs said, will only affect “1 percent” of the players in girls youth soccer. And she expects players with college and national team ambitions to be OK with skipping high school ball. ((She was wrong on this and so was GDA. This also destroyed your league because more than 1% wanted to play HS Soccer April))
That it doesn't ban kids from high school ball will no doubt be a selling point from the ECNL when it starts competing for players with the GDA, which begins taking applications this May for the fall 2017 launch.
The applications will be evaluated by U.S. Soccer technical staff on:
• Leadership of the club and quality of the coaching staff;
• Desire to embrace and promote the core values of the program;
• U.S. Soccer license levels of coaching staff;
• Infrastructure of the club and the resources currently being invested in development (facilities, scholarships, staff to player ratio, etc.);
• History of player production for youth national teams, the senior women’s national teams, and professional leagues;
• Market and depth of the player pool, geographic location and travel implications, and proximity to other elite clubs.
I love you Dre.
For the record, I didn’t say I don’t like him, I don’t even mind some of his takes...what I said is people get tired of hearing him rant the same stuff over and over again. He doesn’t bring anything to the forum, he just wants to disagree and argue...I’m looking to see if he can ever post something on his own that can help the group, not always just the negative!!!
MacDre
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Bromance!! I love you too Crush.
For the record, you seem very reasonable to me in general even without comparing you EOTL. You provide valuable opinions from a perspective most of us don't have. Whether I agree with you, or not, is largely irrelevant.
MacDre
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I think he’s usually replying to fairly offensive post. Liberals are generally passive. It refreshing to see a liberal stand up for what he believes.
The President of Cal South, Bob Turner, was one of the organizers of the "What About Us" youth sports rally in San Diego in October.
I get tired of people ranting about the same stuff too. I wonder why some people here don’t care that others repeatedly post the same tired nonsense, even blatantly bigoted crap, yet they only get mad when I respond? Is it because they support the bigotry or offensive commentary when it aligns with their views? Is it because they’re too chicken to stand up to them? Either way, I don’t care. So long as people make offensive comments, so long as they refuse to accept the legitimacy of views other than their own even if they disagree with the, I’m perfectly happy to play their game right back atcha. Most of the folks here want to behave like children, so I indulge them. I know magats aren’t accustomed to a libtard playing their game, but how many times do I need to tell people that playing nice with the trumpanzees doesn’t work because it is always one-sided.
If you want me to behave differently, you might want to ask your friends to do so also. Grace actually did that not too long ago and, go figure, I’ve laid off her ever since (more or less), other than when she has a go at me.
You do understand the definition of ignorance is a lack of knowledge, right?
WC was never fully Funded, period. Ask LAFC parents about the sticker shock when they left GDA! I’m not here to argue, only to point out that GDA was NEVER fully funded for every Club. May have been an initial desire from US Soccer when it was conceived, but it was never a requirement.
Funny, I know several families within Surf who paid fees during the DA years. I’m sure some got “scholarships” (which I’m sure you know about), but not 100% of the DA roster for sure.