DPL = EGSL
If you take a closer look, while DPL didn't do poorly, it is a stretch to say the scores show the leagues to be "evenly matched."
Ignoring 99/00, which includes composite teams and other anomalies (and correcting the Slammers/Legends U15 score), DPL has only a single win against an ECNL team so far. Legends, the top DPL U17 team with a +25 goal differential beat San Juan, a weaker ECNL team from Northern California. Notably, when that same Legends team played a decent ECNL team from SoCal (Slammers), they lost 3-0.
That’s where your head goes?Almost made me wonder if the DPL teams were bringing in DA players for Saturday and Sunday even though I'm sure they aren't supposed to do that.
That’s where your head goes?
And let’s not forget that Holiday that was the day before Friday! I personally know 3 kids who travelled 7+ hours on Friday to make it to their games and several that missed Friday but were there Sat and Sun (again due to travel).With everyday of soccer the same teams can have good games and bad games. It doesn't always have to be something nefarious
Factor in that is is a College Showcase so Coaches get the rosters of the games they want to watch and there is no Trophy, so what is there to gain? It is simply not worth the risk.
My daughter played in Surf College Cup this weekend and saw similar anomalies (including from her own team). In her team's case the coach gave various bench players more playing time than typical in one game or another because it was a showcase tournament. If the same thing was happening in Silverlakes, that might explain the difference (and also make my earlier attempt to analyze the results somewhat pointless).Almost made me wonder if the DPL teams were bringing in DA players for Saturday and Sunday even though I'm sure they aren't supposed to do that.
"development over winning". Blah Blah Blah. Winning is developing too . You need to learn and know how to win. You cannot win all the time without being talented nobody is that lucky. So what if the other team is bigger and kicks the ball around if you have talent and desire then you win those balls. They will suck later and you will win the bigger prize. If you are losing because of that than it should motivate you to win more or else its just an excuse. When you get tired of losing then you will grow. Just like Ho' Solo cried about losing to Sweden because they played they way they did stop crying and get better.
Nobody answered this earlier, and I saw this as well. The DPL 'standings' show a ton of new teams just added, most from out of state, but notably Slammers HB EGSL, and Slammers ECNL, as well as WCFC ECNL. I know that Slammers HB team was in SCDSL Champions div this season, not sure if the two "ECNL" teams were the ECNL 2 (EGSL) teams or the regular ECNL teams. All of these new clubs look like clubs in the DA and ECNL. Maybe DPL is opening up the league to ECNL clubs too? Anyone connected to those teams care to confirm if this is for real? If so, DPL just got slightly more interesting.IS THE DPL EXPANDING??? Inquiring minds want to know..
The DPL website is showing new teams added in each age group or is this for tournaments? See the attached screen shot.
Ah, thanks. Interesting...These were teams from SilverLakes. No idea why they were added in. I assumed maybe they use the same software platform or something.