Girls Development Academy

I believe this is the same route Iceland took as well, invested tons of money and time into advanced coaching education and licensing
 
madcow said:
I asked my club about USSF subsidizing the DA. From what I was told, USSF is investing in advancing the coach's training. The coaches are expected to be on an A license track. And USSF will pay for that training to hopefully get everyone to an A.

I also asked about the 2 year age band and was told it was a financial decision. Basically USSF cant afford to fund that many coaches (see above), but will get to a 1 year age band soon.
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An A Licensed coach is not always a good coach.

A good coach is not always A licensed.

How many shitty licensed coaches do you know? I know a lot. US Soccer needs to pay for the fees of the players!!!!
 
madcow said:
I asked my club about USSF subsidizing the DA. From what I was told, USSF is investing in advancing the coach's training. The coaches are expected to be on an A license track. And USSF will pay for that training to hopefully get everyone to an A.

I also asked about the 2 year age band and was told it was a financial decision. Basically USSF cant afford to fund that many coaches (see above), but will get to a 1 year age band soon.
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cheaper2keeper said:
In case anyone missed this article from a month ago. This highlights the lack of coaches with advanced licenses and the high cost of getting those licenses.

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the91stminute/2016/07/the-high-cost-of-american-coaching/
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So USSF is paying the Girls DA coaches to get their A license. Does this mean the money USSF is giving goes right back to themselves, since US Soccer issues the A and B licenses. Brilliant!

Wouldn't it make more sense for US Soccer to offer free A and B coaching licenses to Girls DA coaches and use the money, I don't know to subsidize the players.
 
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NoGoal said:
So USSF is paying the Girls DA coaches to get their A license. Does this mean the money USSF is giving goes right back to themselves, since US Soccer issues the A and B licenses. Brilliant!

Wouldn't it make more sense for US Soccer to offer free A and B coaching licenses to Girls DA coaches and use the money, I don't know to subsidize the players.
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I have no idea whether US Soccer will pay for training coaches or not, but posting that there are no costs involved on this is slandering at its best, and is at odds with your self-proclaimed impartiality. I am guessing that instructors, facilities, hotel, travel etc. are provided by volunteers, after all isn't US Soccer just an extension of AYSO? Or the licensing is simply stamping a paper?
 
mbeach said:
I have no idea whether US Soccer will pay for training coaches or not, but posting that there are no costs involved on this is slandering at its best, and is at odds with your self-proclaimed impartiality. I am guessing that instructors, facilities, hotel, travel etc. are provided by volunteers, after all isn't US Soccer just an extension of AYSO? Or the licensing is simply stamping a paper?
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I suggest you re-read my post. It references the posts I was replying to. Pertaining to what Madcow was told at his DD's DA club.

Will you please keep up.

madcow said:
I asked my club about USSF subsidizing the DA. From what I was told, USSF is investing in advancing the coach's training. The coaches are expected to be on an A license track. And USSF will pay for that training to hopefully get everyone to an A.

I also asked about the 2 year age band and was told it was a financial decision. Basically USSF cant afford to fund that many coaches (see above), but will get to a 1 year age band soon.
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NoGoal said:
I suggest you re-read my post. It references the posts I was replying to. Pertaining to what Madcow was told at his DD's DA club.

Will you please keep up.
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No, you are the one who has to keep up. You wrote:

"Does this mean the money USSF is giving goes right back to themselves, since US Soccer issues the A and B licenses. Brilliant!"

which is slandering of USSF because you are suggesting that this would be a fake subsidy. It is not, USSF has to pay for trainers, facilities, travel, etc.
 
mbeach said:
No, you are the one who has to keep up. You wrote:

"Does this mean the money USSF is giving goes right back to themselves, since US Soccer issues the A and B licenses. Brilliant!"

which is slandering of USSF because you are suggesting that this would be a fake subsidy. It is not, USSF has to pay for trainers, facilities, travel, etc.
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Slander, lmao!

As you can see I posted "Does this mean". I didn't post "this means". Do you know the difference?
 
Pinning all our hopes on Coaches getting better because of a License is foolish. I have seen coaches that have gone from D Licensed Coaches to A Licensed Coaches. The bad coaches were still bad and the good coaches were still good. I have seen young Coaches get better over the years through experience and because they were willing to learn and change. But soccer coaches are a strange bunch. Once they find their style they pretty much stick to it. And some are better than others at teaching their style. But so many other factors go into coaching. And the classes don't teach a lot of the intangibles. Like, how well this person connects with his players. Then there are the mental aspects of this game. Some have the right personality and are better suited to coach girls. Some are better for boys. Some are just bad and will never get better. No license in the world will give some of these guys the personality needed to connect with his players. Maybe he can train but can he actually coach? In American Football there is no Licensing system. You sink or swim. They hold clinics where you can go and learn from the more experienced coaches. You try and take something from each of them. But at the end of the day, if you are a bad coach you will still be a bad coach. But football is different than Soccer. As there is no right way to score. But soccer has all these so called purists who will criticize you if you do not teach the right way. I have been coaching Youth Sports/HS Sports/Semi-Pro sports for over 22 years. It's my passion. Only in HS have I taken a pay check. Had I known what I know now I would have focused my efforts on coaching Soccer with the pay these guys get for something I gladly do for free.

Not everyone was meant to do this job. And no licensing system can fix that. Priorities here are all wrong. They should put the money into Marketing or Branding the Professional women's league. Getting the people out there. And not forcing bad coaches to get an A License. Obviously USSF does not have a good grasp on what the sport actually needs. They really care about what USSF needs and wants. And that's control. Don't buy the hype.

This is coming from someone with a daughter on a DA/ECNL Club and a daughter on a DA Club.
 
NoGoal said:
So, you are a federal judge now? ROFLMAO!

You should change your alias from mbeach to m(female dog).
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When you are left without arguments all you can do is carry on with insults.
I used to read your posts, until I realized that you are soccer illiterate. On top if this you are extremely naive. Prolific poster, lack of knowledge and naivete make for an explosive (like in filling a blog with trash) combination.
 
mbeach said:
When you are left without arguments all you can do is carry on with insults.
I used to read your posts, until I realized that you are soccer illiterate. On top if this you are extremely naive. Prolific poster, lack of knowledge and naivete make for an explosive (like in filling a blog with trash) combination.
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There is no argument!

In your opinion, you draw the conclusion that I was slandering US Soccer, which is just that your opinion. I know I did not post it, to slander. So why don't you get your lawyer and file a civil lawsuit.

Makes me wonder....why you're so bothered by my post, unless you have something at stake.

Let's pencil this out for shits and giggles, based on your argument on the license training cost expense. The Topdrawer article states it cost 7K to get an A and B soccer license. Lets say each DA club needs 3 coaches to get their advance licenses. In SoCal alone...that would be 21 coaches and the cost would total 147K which US Soccer will subsidize on behalf of the DA Girls clubs. I highly doubt it would cost 147K for US Soccer to fly out 2 coaches to conduct their A and B license course for the 21 DA coaches. I'm not a tax accountant, maybe someone on the forum can correct me. Can't US Soccer write off their trainer's salary, flight, hotel, car rental, pier diem and classroom cost. Seriously, what is there to subsidize? The course is conducted by US Soccer a non-profit organization, it's their own courses? If you know more about this process than I do, please educate me. Post your estimated costs proving, it is necessary for US Soccer to subsidize the 147K to license 21 DA girls coaches. For all I know, maybe that certificate is made out of real GOLD afterall.

BTW, are you (mbeach) also offended, if I suggest US Soccer should offer a one time free A and B license courses for Girls DA coaches. They should add a stipluation any Girls DA coaches who fail to pass the free one time A and B course are then required to retake the course on their own dime. As a parent who has a DD who plays club soccer. I firmly believe US Soccer should allocate the money to subsidize DA players club fees instead. I will bet not many parents would disagree with me that the money should be used to subsidze DA players and not subsidize a coaches A and B license.

http://www.ussoccer.com/coaching-education/licenses/a-youth-course

Now all of this is a MUTE point, if US Soccer is "NOT" actually subsidizing Girls DA coaches getting advance coaching licenses.
 
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Ah, when reading the Q and A section of the US Soccer license course. Isn't this ironic, US Soccer already subsidizes 50% for these courses in general, so why can't they offer Girls DA coaches free A and B license courses?
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I wonder if Real So Cal players will now be trying out for Eagles since they got accepted into the academy. I would assume that the Eagles coaches would prioritize their own players when picking the DA teams, right?
 
GDA just took a hit after the wnt team lost. Another loss and we can see GDA go bye-bye fast. Very clear the men get all the money despite producing results.
 
eastbaysoccer said:
GDA just took a hit after the wnt team lost. Another loss and we can see GDA go bye-bye fast. Very clear the men get all the money despite producing results.
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Why would it hurt GDA? The women playing out there would be seen as the product of the current (ECNL, ODP, Id'ing etcetc) system. Coaches will take a hit if they continue to lose of course. But for GDA, if anything, a loss like this could be used to bolster it up as a prescription for the future. In reality, it should once again remind coaches everywhere to make sure their players practice PKs (sheesh as if Messi wasn't enough!).
 
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