Girls Development Academy

NoGoal said:
I know top players from the San Gabriel Valley, cities like West Covina, Arcadia, Duarte are either traveling East to Legends (traffic), West to RSC (210 fwy) or South (57 fwy) to the OC. Ashley Sanchez comes to mind as she lives in the San Gabriel Valley and started at a local club, then Legends and finally at Blues. I also know of several others residing in the same vacinity and their DDs commute to Slammers, Albion OC, WCFC and Blues. It's not a bad commute, because once on the 57 fwy there is the carpool lane and traveling south (opposite traffic).
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This is all true but La Canada HS/LAPFC is 11 minutes from Arcadia, for example. Now there will be a local alternative. 2-3 years ago LAPFC had a very elite team coached by MM. I think they had 2 YNT pool players maybe more. LAPFC/GDA gives local kids there a much more convenient alternative to having to schlep east on the 210- brutal- then to the 57...the same cannot be said for the west LA players.
 
soccerobserver said:
This is all true but La Canada HS/LAPFC is 11 minutes from Arcadia, for example. Now there will be a local alternative. 2-3 years ago LAPFC had a very elite team coached by MM. I think they had 2 YNT pool players maybe more. LAPFC/GDA gives local kids there a much more convenient alternative to having to schlep east on the 210- brutal- then to the 57...the same cannot be said for the west LA players.
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The teams coached by Manny Martins were good but they were maybe top 11-15 in the age group. The tow YNT players were one and done and are both in college. I think one starts for Oregon but the other is a backup. If they still had Manny and Lou they would be a destination. As it stands the are going to have to hang their hats on having a fully funded academy team and a WPSL team.
 
MakeAPlay said:
The teams coached by Manny Martins were good but they were maybe top 11-15 in the age group. The tow YNT players were one and done and are both in college. I think one starts for Oregon but the other is a backup. If they still had Manny and Lou they would be a destination. As it stands the are going to have to hang their hats on having a fully funded academy team and a WPSL team.
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As I recall they ranked higher than that...were well looked at by all the top colleges...Another passed through MM and plays for Stanford...
 
soccerobserver said:
This is all true but La Canada HS/LAPFC is 11 minutes from Arcadia, for example. Now there will be a local alternative. 2-3 years ago LAPFC had a very elite team coached by MM. I think they had 2 YNT pool players maybe more. LAPFC/GDA gives local kids there a much more convenient alternative to having to schlep east on the 210- brutal- then to the 57...the same cannot be said for the west LA players.
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IDK about all that. LA Premier was originally LAFC then became Chelsea/LAFC and was a Boys DA club, before being stripped of the affiliation or something in those lines. LA Premier or LAFC was never an elite girls club or destination. A lot of the top players in the San Gabriel Valley and IE woul commute to the OC than play for LAFC or LA Premier girls team.
 
NoGoal said:
IDK about all that. LA Premier was originally LAFC then became Chelsea/LAFC and was a Boys DA club, before being stripped of the affiliation or something in those lines. LA Premier or LAFC was never an elite girls club or destination. A lot of the top players in the San Gabriel Valley and IE woul commute to the OC than play for LAFC or LA Premier girls team.
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correction, the beat players in the San Gabriel and IE would rather play for Arsenal FC when the Kooimans ran the club.
 
MakeAPlay said:
The teams coached by Manny Martins were good but they were maybe top 11-15 in the age group. The tow YNT players were one and done and are both in college. I think one starts for Oregon but the other is a backup. If they still had Manny and Lou they would be a destination. As it stands the are going to have to hang their hats on having a fully funded academy team and a WPSL team.
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I would also add, LA Premier having one strong team which graduated out last year. Doesn't make them an elite girls club. It will be interesting to see, since they are Girls DA and if they can compete with RSC and Legends for the elite players in their own backyard.
 
NoGoal said:
I would also add, LA Premier having one strong team which graduated out last year. Doesn't make them an elite girls club. It will be interesting to see, since they are Girls DA and if they can compete with RSC and Legends for the elite players in their area.
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Yes they have an opening and kids in the area might get a local opportunity if the club can get any traction. In the end I still think the top clubs and coaches will still be the top clubs and coaches no matter what league they are in...there are some new openings for clubs to compete now that GDA has expanded the included clubs... maybe GDA will relegate and promote clubs over time in a way that ECNL did not...heck GDA has already done that with the ECNL clubs they excluded...
 
soccerobserver said:
Yes they have an opening and kids in the area might get a local opportunity if the club can get any traction. In the end I still think the top clubs and coaches will still be the top clubs and coaches no matter what league they are in...there are some new openings for clubs to compete now that GDA has expanded the included clubs... maybe GDA will relegate and promote clubs over time in a way that ECNL did not...heck GDA has already done that with the ECNL clubs they excluded...
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Actually, ECNL did drop 2 clubs in the past 2 or so years for poor performances. A club in Virginia and a Las Vegas club.

I have read on this thread supposedly Girls DA is "ALL" about developement. What I find ironic, if Girls and Boys DA is about development....then why did the Boys DA dropped a couple clubs for poor performances? As long as they are developing players, who cares if the team wins or loses right? So there is no need to promote or relegate.
 
soccerobserver said:
As I recall they ranked higher than that...were well looked at by all the top colleges...Another passed through MM and plays for Stanford...
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She was a player for RSC and Strikers when she got committed to Stanford. LA Premier was her last destination. I know this player and her mother very well. Trust me they made the commute to Strikers to play for a better team with better players and she was not the best player on the team.
 
NoGoal said:
Actually, ECNL did drop 2 clubs in the past 2 or so years for poor performances. A club in Virginia and a Las Vegas club.

I have read on this thread supposedly Girls DA is "ALL" about developement. What I find ironic, if Girls and Boys DA is about development....then why did the Boys DA dropped a couple clubs for poor performances? As long as they are developing players, who cares if the team wins or loses right? So there is no need to promote or relegate.
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It's because the window dressing is development but the truth is control...
 
NoGoal said:
Actually, ECNL did drop 2 clubs in the past 2 or so years for poor performances. A club in Virginia and a Las Vegas club.

I have read on this thread supposedly Girls DA is "ALL" about developement. What I find ironic, if Girls and Boys DA is about development....then why did the Boys DA dropped a couple clubs for poor performances? As long as they are developing players, who cares if the team wins or loses right? So there is no need to promote or relegate.
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So, U.S. Soccer dropped a couple of teams for poor win/loss records? Show me or just name the team and I will tell you why they were dropped.
 
LadiesMan217 said:
So, U.S. Soccer dropped a couple of teams for poor win/loss records? Show me or just name the team and I will tell you why they were dropped.
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This post tells me a lot about what kind of person you are.....lazy! Why don't you post question on the boys thread.
 
espola said:
I was told the DA didn't grade "performance" strictly by win/loss record.
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And that brings up a bigger question. How is US soccer objectively evaluating performance? The players at the club didn't get any YNT invites, they don't connect 15 passes in a game, to much kick and run, not playing high pressure, to much possession, bunkering to much, players not being recruited by college coaches, what is it?
 
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