Based on what factors?
GU16 National Team
- Thread starter Dominic
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No. I think you'd select the players that are most equipped to deal with the next level. Talent is only a small part of that profile
My dd has played with or against all 6 socal players. I can personally say all of them deserve this because their great soccer players and have made personal sacrifices to be best they can be. DA/US Soccer are looking for those who will be committed and work their ass off. Let's be positive for their accomplishments. I will say if you want to be invited it's obvious you better play in the DA and we all know only a very few will get picked.
In Socal, yes. Earthquake players are studs too. I can't speak on the rest of the country. IMO, if Socal told DA to stick it then their is no league
Best is always subjective. They're representing the US. Get behind them.
Congrats Brah!!!!
Gotta love having a GOAT make it. Super stoked for you and so is my dd
2-2 v Netherlands
We won 5-3 in pK’s
We won 5-3 in pK’s
These player got invited to this camp because of their ability to standout from the rest and perform at a national team level. They are the best not because they are DA players, instead they have accomplished the criteria needed to be able to potentially compete at international stage.
Thank you!Gotta love having a GOAT make it. Super stoked for you and so is my dd
GeekKid
SILVER ELITE
Kicker, where do you get the updates on their games. The Solar girl on the roster if from my DDs team and would like to get updates to her.
Surf Zombie
GOLD
Don’t have a player in this age group and don’t know any of the girls on the list. I’m sure each and every one of them is incredibly talented.
That said, Slammers, PDA, Michigan Hawks, Eclipse Select, FC Stars, Crossfire and the other 70 plus ECNL clubs don’t have a single kid as deserving as the 20 who made it?
If the pissing contest has gotten to the point that all ECNL players are going to be excluded from YNT pools then they’ve reached a whole other level of pettiness. What a mess.
That said, Slammers, PDA, Michigan Hawks, Eclipse Select, FC Stars, Crossfire and the other 70 plus ECNL clubs don’t have a single kid as deserving as the 20 who made it?
If the pissing contest has gotten to the point that all ECNL players are going to be excluded from YNT pools then they’ve reached a whole other level of pettiness. What a mess.
Blank95661
SILVER
It's a great honor, but to call it a National Team is a stretch when you only select players from one league. This is more like a National All Star team from the DA that will represent the USA. No knock on the players and I'd be proud as hell if I was one of them, but lets just call it what it is. There are no DA teams in about 1/2 to 1/3 of the states, so should we assume there is no talent there? It's a tough job for US Soccer, but excluding ECNL players is more about winning the pissing match with the ECNL than it is about fielding the best National team, in my opinion.
vegasguy
GOLD
All I am saying is. Are the players invited only DA? There are no other players in any league nationwide competing at the level that it takes to play YNT?
I behind All Teams Stars and Stripes but I also think as a country we need to broaden our view of players or we will continue to stagnate.
I behind All Teams Stars and Stripes but I also think as a country we need to broaden our view of players or we will continue to stagnate.
MacDre
PREMIER
Based on my limited personal experience, I am 100% certain that US Soccer is considering kids that don’t play in the GDA. My player has never played club and will be called into camp in the near future. She also had the opportunity to play up 2-3 years for Deza at the Earthquakes but US Soccer is fine with her staying where she is. Please stop all the speculation and conjecture.
I have no opinion on this list. I'm sure all the girls are terrific. But if any of these kids are on your kid's team, you see these kids play a ton more than US soccer. So when you see a kid get a call up once or multiple times, but you see other kids on the team or club being passed up that are clearly better, it's easy to question US soccer. After watching kids play 30 plus games in 10 months, you don't have to be a scout, coach or talent expert. You just need a brain. It's not rocket science.
Spot on my friend. Unlike ECNL, US Soccer has fiduciary responsibility to field the best national teams. As the national governing body, Congress has essentially granted US Soccer (cough, cough, Nike) an unfettered monopoly over the sport in the US. But instead of complaining about US Soccer, we should be lobbying Congress to take away its designation.