Girls Development Academy

SoccerisFun said:
Not to hijack the thread, but ask anybody involved with the Boys DA "now", not 7-8 years ago, and they will tell you that Surf's Boys DA is no longer run of the mill. They are competing with all the top teams in the Boys DA. Surf girls, well, they're Surf girls. They will always be one of the best.
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"Competing with" sometimes means last place.

http://www.ussoccerda.com/sam/standings/league/standings.php?leagueId=MTAwNw==
 
Simisoccerfan said:
PDA is not a dual club but I bet they get a lot of money from ECNL for the New Jersey event.
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Someone else corrected me on this point earlier. Sky Blue - PDA is actually a dual GDA/ECNL club. Apparently there are 3 clubs who have different names for their GDA and ECNL teams: NYCFC is World Class, Fury NY is Albertson Fury, and Sky Blue - PDA is PDA. I haven't confirmed independently.
 
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MakeAPlay said:
Surf and Blues are not leaving ECNL and Slammers is leaving GDA. Those are the 3 most successful clubs in SoCal bar none. This debate is not a new one. If the old forum still existed you could simply pull up these same arguments from 6 years ago and they go on and on ad nauseum.

Like I said long ago this GDA idea was another half baked US Soccer initiative.
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Did I miss the news on Slammers leaving girls DA? Is this true?
 
MakeAPlay said:
Surf and Blues are not leaving ECNL and Slammers is leaving GDA. Those are the 3 most successful clubs in SoCal bar none. This debate is not a new one. If the old forum still existed you could simply pull up these same arguments from 6 years ago and they go on and on ad nauseum.

Like I said long ago this GDA idea was another half baked US Soccer initiative.
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I did not imply that Blues were leaving ECNL. In fact I was speculating that they would leave DA if they were forced to choose. The opposite for Surf due to their DA ties on the boys side and the DA Oceanside deal. Note that Surf is not listed on the All In list yet.
 
MakeAPlay said:
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.
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Thanks. And currently, do you feel that all the SoCal clubs on that list are more worthy than a Legends, Beach, LAGSD?
 
Right now ECNL is making a move but so far they are failing to serve the 11 Million plus people that live in LA and Ventura Counties. That's a population greater than 45 states. Yes there are a few crazy parents that will make that drive to the OC and a few special kids that have deals where they don't need to practice with the team. But that is a glaring omission that I wish ECNL would correct. It would be nice to have ECNL as an option.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
Right now ECNL is making a move but so far they are failing to serve the 11 Million plus people that live in LA and Ventura Counties. That's a population greater than 45 states. Yes there are a few crazy parents that will make that drive to the OC and a few special kids that have deals where they don't need to practice with the team. But that is a glaring omission that I wish ECNL would correct. It would be nice to have ECNL as an option.
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Agreed.
 
Simisoccerfan said:
I did not imply that Blues were leaving ECNL. In fact I was speculating that they would leave DA if they were forced to choose. The opposite for Surf due to their DA ties on the boys side and the DA Oceanside deal. Note that Surf is not listed on the All In list yet.
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Surf is more than large enough to compete in both. They go where the wind blows but always in the first wave...
 
G03_SD said:
I know a family in Michigan who drives 4 hours RT so their kid can practice with an ECNL team twice a week. Not 4 hours in traffic, 4 hours due to distance. We in CA are spoiled. We want everything in our backyard.
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Michigan to Socal = Apples to oranges and not even close in any way, other than the fact we are talking about soccer.
 
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