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Is this confirmed?So Blues is moving their ‘04 “best players” to ECNL next year? What happens to Kales team if that happens?
Is this confirmed?So Blues is moving their ‘04 “best players” to ECNL next year? What happens to Kales team if that happens?
Yes. I would probably allow Beach in based upon their coaching staff. Legends and Carlsbad definitely not.
Not sure if this was posted or not.
https://www.socceramerica.com/publi...he-development-academy-fc-stars-director.html
The clubs are the developers. Please name one NWSL club that has a highly performing team.
You misunderstand the reason why Legends and Carlsbad weren't invited to join the ECNL. They had no track record of success in 2008/09 when the ECNL was formed. Every significant accolade that those clubs have earned was gained after the ECNL clubs stopped participating in USYS events.
What teams/Coaches defected to Beach? Their Top Coaches (Sal & Diego) and players any the younger age groups went to Galaxy which has lead to their more recent rise at the ‘o4,05 and 06 age groups. Despite Quigs moving over to boys (who arguably is and has been SBF/Galaxy’s best Coach).Beach was just another decent South Bay club until the PVSC/Exiles self-immolated and 16-20 teams and a bunch of coaches defected to Beach -- I recall around 5 years ago. Beach itself has been around for 10-11 years? Credit Mauricio and club management for the impressive growth. Beach has done an excellent job of consolidating/recruiting coaches (and fields) from South Bay Force (now LAG), Exiles and even Fram, and have emerged as a club much more qualified to be part of ECNL/DA only in the last 3-4 years. Who knows if they even applied to ECNL in that brief window before the GDA application went live, and I would not fault ECNL for caution, since a long track record as an organization they did not possess.
ECNL did not have a sound geographical approach for LA County, nor for San Diego. But arguing they were ignoring obvious additions shows a lack of understanding of the often brief history of some of the "neglected" clubs. No doubt politics played a role, but as MAP points out regarding pre-ECNL versus post-ECNL performance, and others claim, ECNL's creation and neglect of their markets likely facilitated the growth and success of these clubs.
I seriously doubt it. That comment was in response to the allegation that BLues was moving all their ‘04 - ‘01 best players to ECNL. I seriously doubt Draluck would allow his best players to go play for Kale and accept a lesser caliber team.Is this confirmed?
Wow! Slammers has two top 5 GDA teams. That's a huge blow.
One thing I told my daughter. If you can play a whole 80 or 90 minutes at a high level in the DA, college will be a breeze because you can actually get subbed and come back in there.
I was speaking more on a financial perspective. It's a lot easier to get talented players when the cost to join and travel is $0 or close to it. It's also easier to get good coaches when you can pay them better.
The clubs are always the developers which is why some smaller clubs are a great place for the kids to start and stay at until it's time to get more exposure and better competition.
Also - to get into ECNL you have to have a 100% yes vote and two clubs clearly never voted yes for Legends. You guess which two made out the most with them being out.
US Soccer has their guidelines to becoming a member club posted on their website. ECNL has an application which asks tons of questions about your club, but doesn't post guidelines. I just looked it up.
Legends is a trash club with a marketer not a soccer coach running it. They had no history prior to ECNL (and were mediocre at most age groups) and they benefited immensely from NOT GETTING accepted into ECNL. They along with Beach and Carlsbad were able to dominate what amounted to the 2nd circuit (USYS competition) and gained all of the accolades that you ULittle parents attribute to their successful program. Legends is simply a recruiting operation. How many of their players are succeeding in college right now? In the answer lies the truth about their program....
Which DA clubs charge $0? The NWSL clubs are mostly rebranded partnerships and most definitely aren't subsidized (the NWSL just lost two teams!).
The bottom line is this is girls soccer and not a profit center. The GDA is not nearly the success that many thought that it would be and losing many of the top clubs won't help.
Thanks. A couple others have mentioned that now and it seems to be the case. I'm troubled by that in two respects:They aren't leaving. The DA part of Slammers is LAFC Slammers. They keep themselves separated from the other part of the club. That's why no one is mentioning them in the articles.
With all due respect, if you think that simply playing 80-90 minutes in the DA will have your player ready for college you are in for a surprise. D1 college soccer, especially high D1, is a whole different ball game. My player played over 4000 minutes her first two seasons and it is a big adjustment. Hopefully you will see.
Good luck to you and your player.
Thanks. A couple others have mentioned that now and it seems to be the case. I'm troubled by that in two respects:
1) It takes the teeth out of any ultimatum ECNL might have made (or will make) to dual clubs. All any dual club would have to do is re-establish its DA team as a technically separate entity while still using the club's name and coaches.
2) It makes ECNL's inclusion of these de facto dual clubs on the "all in" list misleading and, frankly, silly.
One facet not being taken into consideration post ECNL formation is how many ULittles (u10 - u12) left Clubs like Legends and Beach to chase the ECNL club marketing machines?Legends is a trash club with a marketer not a soccer coach running it. They had no history prior to ECNL (and were mediocre at most age groups) and they benefited immensely from NOT GETTING accepted into ECNL. They along with Beach and Carlsbad were able to dominate what amounted to the 2nd circuit (USYS competition) and gained all of the accolades that you ULittle parents attribute to their successful program. Legends is simply a recruiting operation. How many of their players are succeeding in college right now? In the answer lies the truth about their program....
You can easily argue she's the biggest issue with YNT and DA. Go ask most doc's and college coaches their thoughts. Truth would come out quick.Did anyone see the clip from April Heinrichs talking about the DA and Spring Showcase? She outright said that 80% of all YNT players play in the DA. This is such BS. How many kids are they bypassing because they're not in DA. The audacity/ego of these folks is cray. Such a broken system.
Wait a sec, are you saying that Legends was more of a recruiting organization than a couple of the clubs (we all know who they are) that had ECNL???? That is very funny! It must've been even more crowded than I remember around those porta-potties at the Polo Fields. Thank you for the good laugh, MAP!Legends is a trash club with a marketer not a soccer coach running it. They had no history prior to ECNL (and were mediocre at most age groups) and they benefited immensely from NOT GETTING accepted into ECNL. They along with Beach and Carlsbad were able to dominate what amounted to the 2nd circuit (USYS competition) and gained all of the accolades that you ULittle parents attribute to their successful program. Legends is simply a recruiting operation. How many of their players are succeeding in college right now? In the answer lies the truth about their program....
I may have to respond to some of these inaccuracies. Being I am LAG (SBF) parent. And know Beach very well. But, a bit short on time now.Beach was just another decent South Bay club until the PVSC/Exiles self-immolated and 16-20 teams and a bunch of coaches defected to Beach -- I recall around 5 years ago. Beach itself has been around for 10-11 years? Credit Mauricio and club management for the impressive growth. Beach has done an excellent job of consolidating/recruiting coaches (and fields) from South Bay Force (now LAG), Exiles and even Fram, and have emerged as a club much more qualified to be part of ECNL/DA only in the last 3-4 years. Who knows if they even applied to ECNL in that brief window before the GDA application went live, and I would not fault ECNL for caution, since a long track record as an organization they did not possess.
ECNL did not have a sound geographical approach for LA County, nor for San Diego. But arguing they were ignoring obvious additions shows a lack of understanding of the often brief history of some of the "neglected" clubs. No doubt politics played a role, but as MAP points out regarding pre-ECNL versus post-ECNL performance, and others claim, ECNL's creation and neglect of their markets likely facilitated the growth and success of these clubs.