Boys DA rumors
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RedDevilDad
GOLD
No mention of the u13s (2007s).
League approved our team this season. We played '07 flight 1 as a '08 team, but we will play all tournaments with the '08
Going into it I thought it was odd that my son would be going from 3 refs to 1 ref. I perceived that as a step back. However, the single DA refs we've had this year have been substantially better (for the most part) than the 3 ref crews we had last year in SCDSL flight 1. They've done a surprisingly great job with offside calls. They certainly haven't been perfect with sidelines calls, but the benefit is that they err on the side of playing on. I would much rather have play continue on a ball that is an inch or two outside of the touchline than have the game stopped for a throw in.
As far as playing time goes, it hasn't been an issue for my son's team. If everyone's healthy and not on vacation we still only have two subs per team. We could actually us another sub or two.
How about the travel? and playing same team 3- 4 times and no tournaments... I know my son missed playing tournaments and I did too.
John Akii-Bua
BRONZE
My biggest annoyance with the DA so far is the ban on outside soccer. I'm down with no high school team, but at the younger ages it seems really counter productive to limit kids soccer. I know at least one club around here that won't even let kids play rec pickup futsal. That's total crap -- the ussf supposedly promotes futsal with their u12 showcase, then pressures kids to not actually play any futsal.
We had a unique situation last year in that we were in the only SD team in our SCDSL bracket, so we actually have had a lot less travel this year than last year. We played 4 tourneys before league started and are going to play in a January tournament with a DA bracket.
Some clubs I guess are pretty strict, others take a "don't ask, don't tell" approach when it comes to playing Mex league, indoor soccer and futsal. There is no specific prohibition on futsal in the USSDA rules. I would argue that "futsal is futsal" and "soccer is soccer". Sometimes asking for forgiveness is easier than asking for permission.
John Akii-Bua
BRONZE
Some clubs I guess are pretty strict, others take a "don't ask, don't tell" approach when it comes to playing Mex league, indoor soccer and futsal. There is no specific prohibition on futsal in the USSDA rules. I would argue that "futsal is futsal" and "soccer is soccer". Sometimes asking for forgiveness is easier than asking for permission.
Agreed. I just think they should make it perfectly clear that outside futsal is allowed and encouraged. the up and coming clubs that are applying for expansion feel they need to strictly follow the rules, and since the rules aren't clear, they err on the side of caution and expressly ban futsal. Result is less player development. Kids shouldn't feel their roster spot is in jeopardy just for playing pickup futsal.
jpeter
PREMIER
The reduction continues,. This years changes to fewer 20 odd games for u16+ is topic for conversation. I know Teddy at the Pats was concerned going into the Showcase that his olders only played 4 games first half. Tough one first FL showcase game in sunny, windy conditions but the east teams are doing pretty good so far...
futsal going from required and having showcases to not at all it's kind of disappointing
futsal going from required and having showcases to not at all it's kind of disappointing
jpeter
PREMIER
Same for U16/17 03/04' .... will be evaluating the response to interest form before making a decision we were told although some think it's likely to stay combined.
Can we "assume" that U13 will continue at least another year? Who knows...US Soccer is so bad about getting their message out (among many other things). This U-12 press release is barely intelligible, 90% rationalization, 10% substance. They can't even hire a USMNT coach. The first thing they need to do after they hire a coach is fire their PR department. Some of the public comments made by their director/officers about the DA and coach licensing have been absurd.
That would be a mistake. But they’ve been making that mistake for years. Why should we really expect anything different next year? Par for USSDA.
it was the opinion of our DA coach last year, who was privy to some of Double Pass's evaluation of US Soccer some years ago, that U12/U13 was almost too late to begin the type of rigorous strategic and skills based training that the academies offered. In order to properly prime the US pipeline for talent that could compete on an international level, DA type training needed to start even earlier.
@timbuck: true; however, having standards (such as minimum coaching licensing levels, strategy/ curriculum, etc) is much more difficult without the structure of a national organization.
what I would hope, is that USSDA publishes a curriculum for clubs for each of the younger age levels, and provides resources (or at least opportunities) for coaches to be sufficiently trained to execute the curricula.
additionally, without the DA, the waters get muddy again. Where do you go to get the top level training? in socal, is it: scdsl flight one, csl gold, ecnl, odp, etc, etc.
what I would hope, is that USSDA publishes a curriculum for clubs for each of the younger age levels, and provides resources (or at least opportunities) for coaches to be sufficiently trained to execute the curricula.
additionally, without the DA, the waters get muddy again. Where do you go to get the top level training? in socal, is it: scdsl flight one, csl gold, ecnl, odp, etc, etc.
Leagues don't train anybody. Club/team/coach does that.
Well, yes ... and no. In order for a coach's training/ instruction to have max impact, the player needs to be surrounded by other high quality players and teams. This is where the league comes in. From what I've experienced in CSL Gold, ECNL, and SCDSL, the variance in coach/player/ and team quality is pretty large. Personally, I think the environment of the DA will produce more higher quality players. Anyway, that's just my opinion. Take it for what it's worth.
Not without player (and parents) commitment to the program, and actual good coaches who can (and will) train to the program.
What DA has done as a league is to scare many good players away.
They killed that program this year, which is too bad. It was the best part of the season last year.
THIS 100%