CFA? (girls side)

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HarryHotspuds

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Hey everyone,

We’re moving to South OC next month and looking for a new club for my daughter. She’s currently on a top 2016 team at a large club in the southeast. In my research I came across CFA which is enticing since we will be south county. Only issue is, I’ve never heard of them before.

Anyone have any insight? From what I can see that field pretty solid flight 2/3 teams in the younger ages, but there isn’t much going on at the older ages?

We aren’t against trekking up to Irvine for one of the bigger clubs, but staying south county at least at first sounds pretty nice. Ive also been looking at West Coast but it seems like the girls side has been struggling a bit?
 
HarryHotspuds said:
Hey everyone,

We’re moving to South OC next month and looking for a new club for my daughter. She’s currently on a top 2016 team at a large club in the southeast. In my research I came across CFA which is enticing since we will be south county. Only issue is, I’ve never heard of them before.

Anyone have any insight? From what I can see that field pretty solid flight 2/3 teams in the younger ages, but there isn’t much going on at the older ages?

We aren’t against trekking up to Irvine for one of the bigger clubs, but staying south county at least at first sounds pretty nice. Ive also been looking at West Coast but it seems like the girls side has been struggling a bit?
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If you're are looking for the highest level of play for your DD, go to a club with ECNL or GA pipeline. It's not impossible but it is much harder, to get on those teams later.
 
Objective said:
If you're are looking for the highest level of play for your DD, go to a club with ECNL or GA pipeline. It's not impossible but it is much harder, to get on those teams later.
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CFA has GA Aspire now (think GA 2nd tier) if they do well in the league there's a very good chance they'll be promoted to GA in the future.

I'd recommend the best coach, with a club that practices and plays as close to your house as possible. This might not sound like that big of a deal at first. But after 6 months of 1hour each way commutes just to play on a super team you'll understand why.
 
This is 100% right......I'd recommend the best coach, with a club that practices and plays as close to your house as possible.

A league does not make a club, dont be fooled. #givennotearned
 
Carlsbad7 said:
CFA has GA Aspire now (think GA 2nd tier) if they do well in the league there's a very good chance they'll be promoted to GA in the future.

I'd recommend the best coach, with a club that practices and plays as close to your house as possible. This might not sound like that big of a deal at first. But after 6 months of 1hour each way commutes just to play on a super team you'll understand why.
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I think this is important and sage advice... but, to Objective's point, there's a short window of going from what makes sense to where you need to be, at the right time, if she wants to play in college. Formulate that plan now or, at the very least, make sure you're in a position to make that move when the opportunity strikes.
 
Objective said:
If you're are looking for the highest level of play for your DD, go to a club with ECNL or GA pipeline. It's not impossible but it is much harder, to get on those teams later.
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That hasn't been my experience. I've seen many examples of worthy players being grabbed by ECNL/GA clubs from smaller clubs as late as U12 routinely and then sparingly after that. If she can ball, they will take her. My thoughts on whether the drive is worth it would be: do the longer drive only if there is an appreciable difference in the coaching and/or "vibe" of the teams. For 2016s, you have a ways to go before worrying about getting the correct patch on her shoulder. Find a coach that believes in her and from whom you can see some real coaching - not just recruiting of the best players and doing boot ball to win games. But get other opinions, maybe my experience is an outlier. ?
 
HarryHotspuds said:
Hey everyone,

We’re moving to South OC next month and looking for a new club for my daughter. She’s currently on a top 2016 team at a large club in the southeast. In my research I came across CFA which is enticing since we will be south county. Only issue is, I’ve never heard of them before.

Anyone have any insight? From what I can see that field pretty solid flight 2/3 teams in the younger ages, but there isn’t much going on at the older ages?

We aren’t against trekking up to Irvine for one of the bigger clubs, but staying south county at least at first sounds pretty nice. Ive also been looking at West Coast but it seems like the girls side has been struggling a bit?
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They are a growing club and have been around for awhile.

The cost is a 1/3 of the big clubs, the coaching is just as good (development focus), fields are average at best, but they are local.
I have had a good experience with the club. My DD can play 7-8 tournaments a year/socal spring league/fall league and state cup for almost nothing. If your kid balls hard then you can move to a bigger club the year ECNL starts. I have found that coaches like the new girls that THEY recruit from the smaller clubs.
 
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