Says the dummy who voted for an old senile babbling idiot.
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Says the dummy who voted for an old senile babbling idiot.
BTW, here you go...
$6 a gallon? At least 1 gas station in LA hits the mark
The average price of gas in Los Angeles County has risen to $4.848 a gallon, but one station near the Beverly Center has topped out at over $6.
I'm sorry to hear that. Is their a Costco around your home to save a few bucks? I drove by my Costco and the gas line was insane, worse then the 91 frwy. This is killing my pals plumbing company up in LA. His gas costs are through the roof. He has to charge more to send plumbers to the house and because gas is doubled and soon triple. Mr. & Mrs. Consumer get's all mad because he charges $125 just to say hi. Supplies are gone and on back order. Inflation is hiding in plain sight. My old college pal is in Texas now because he coudn;t run his business without losing money. Mom & pop small biz is toast in LA. Most were scrapping by but had their freedom. No ass boss yelling at them. The last two years was fatal to most and the original small business owner is no more. Big box is here to stay. Amazon and McDonalds is paying $15 an hour.
Is there much value to be on a bottom of the table ECNL team? I understand by default there will be plenty of coaches at an ECNL showcase. But from my own experience it's pretty hard for any girl to stand out when your team is constantly getting pummeled for 90 minutes.
GK can stand out. I know a kid that got a full ride offer after her team lost 8-0. Blues Bakes killed her team but she made amazing saves. When you have Turner, Jackson and Rodman at the top, they are going to score.
Remember, this is SoCal ECNL we're talking about. A 6th or 7th place team is likely far better than a 3rd or 4th in the midwest (and i'd say anywhere else but for TX)--college coaches know this. SoCal players are in high demand across the country. Except for teams that are losing almost all their games and getting shelled, you will get many coaches (50+) coming to watch showcase games in prime recruiting age (junior year HS), especially if there are a player or three on that team that can really ball.
Coaches are there to watch players not teams.
The reality is after U13, the sport becomes about the individual and that's why I am not a big fan. Yes, ECNL is a great business and they do what they do great, helping kids get into college and I applaud them for that. Parents pay a lot of money to get their kid seen and showcased in front of the colleges. However, it's not fun to watch. It's like Ice Skating as individual but with other skaters doing their own tricks. You have to preform your own tricks and if you can do some great stuff on a bad team, you too will get noticed. Winning means nothing unfortunately and the individual showcase matches is what it's all about in todays soccer market. I personally would prefer big time competitive matches and zero showcases. I hate the showcases as a fan.
You have no idea bro. I saw it with my own eyes. We went from U13 National Champs to the GDA 8th grade league that had no playoffs and no one keeping score. Everyone had to START 25% of the games. It was sold as developmental league but I knew better. Pay to play became, "Pay to start 25% of all games guaranteed or your money back."
It's true bro. My dd started every game during her natty run and the 5 years prior. She always started and finished the game because the coach wanted to win. She lead Far West Regionals in scoring and got the first goal in the finals early in the match. Set the tone and gave the team confidence to win it all bro. The next year, the GDA had the girls running with stupid accountability monitors that would tell you how many miles you ran that game. It was pure garbage and just a way to yell at kids like my kid. She was bored and not interested in games with no meaning and no score. It sucked!!! I will admit that my dd has to have something on the line and showcasing her tricks is not one of them. Giving away her starting spot 25% of the time to rich kids sucked and still makes me fell ill but that's what happen to the great game man. I snapped at a few parents because competition changed in soccer and I was wrong. It was a business and I thought it was about something else. It was how much $$$$ a family had.
Triple pay for a spot? We left the league. She did guess play the following year and i will say the competition got better because of playoffs. I think the 25% rule was done to make those customers happy and with a guarantee of starting 25%. I shake my head when I write this. I can maybe see where everyone is guaranteed play time for paying, but starting 25% is insane and not real life.
