In SoCal what’s it going to be DA/DPL or ECNL?

JoeZ said:
I agree with what you shared though I am just now learning what DPL is all about and it’s level of competitiveness. I’m not sure DPL will be lesser than ECNL next year considering the clubs (ours included) that just announced moving girls ECNL program to DPL, alongside the DA program.

From my experience and what I am reading on this site from others, development seems to be lacking at all levels and clubs unless you have a strong serious coach and do weekly outside private trainings or be on a DA team. I have not seen or experienced any flow down of training standards from ECNL or Club to coaches.

Thanks again for all the feedback.
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Most clubs do not have a unified training program that flows down to the lower level and those that think they do, rarely enforce it. The reason for this is simple, there is no financial benefit to the club. Rather than have a redid structure

Don't get confused by league competitiveness and team competitiveness. There are a few really good DPL teams and many not-so-good DPL teams. The GDA and DPL are brand spanking new. The DPL is a fine concept, but SCDSL is answering the challenge with their "Discovery League" bracket and USYS has the National League, which may offer more competitive matches than the DPL.

You have to ask your self this: How many legitimate "college showcase" events (60+ college coaches with printed/pdf player bios for the coaches) will my daughter's DPL team attend? It will likely be a little less than a typical ECNL/GDA team and on par with most Flight 1 and Premier level teams. In addition, some of these DPL team will also participate in USYS' National League, along side the the F1 and Premier teams.

If the ECNL loses a foothold in SoCal then DPL may replace it, but it definitely not going to happen for many years.
 
JoeZ said:
I agree with what you shared though I am just now learning what DPL is all about and it’s level of competitiveness. I’m not sure DPL will be lesser than ECNL next year considering the clubs (ours included) that just announced moving girls ECNL program to DPL, alongside the DA program.

From my experience and what I am reading on this site from others, development seems to be lacking at all levels and clubs unless you have a strong serious coach and do weekly outside private trainings or be on a DA team. I have not seen or experienced any flow down of training standards from ECNL or Club to coaches.

Thanks again for all the feedback.
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Which club?
 
Info said:
No one is moving ECNL to DPL. Please stop spreading this. Any new DPL club like West Coast is losing ECNL. So they will just be DA.
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Your phrase “ any new DPL club like West Coast” has this been verified? If West Coasf does lose ECNL I assume Surf will also lose ECNL. But I just don’t see them joining in on this DPL wannabe league. I think it waters down the Surf brand and they don’t need more bells and whistles to attract players that hope
to break onto the DA team.
 
Monkey said:
Your phrase “ any new DPL club like West Coast” has this been verified? If West Coasf does lose ECNL I assume Surf will also lose ECNL. But I just don’t see them joining in on this DPL wannabe league. I think it waters down the Surf brand and they don’t need more bells and whistles to attract players that hope
to break onto the DA team.
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Now that SCDSL is adding the “Discovery” bracket, will DPL even be necessary?
 
I think there should be some clarifications.

I believe the 03s will have their own Pilot league within DA.

While it is also called DPL, this is not the same as the DA2. That allows kids to Play HS.

The DPL, in which the Pilot 03s will play in, will be the exact same academy schedule and rules and No HS is allowed.
 
Slammerdad said:
West Coast 03 (Cucuk) who gravitated to the Surf is moving from ECNL to DPL for 2018/2019. That is what I have been told
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It would not make sense or even feasible for a single team within a club that leaves ECNL to DPL to be more aligned with USSF and DA. Anyone mentioning one team to you would be giving you a small piece of the information. Don’t have all the facts so don’t want to name specific clubs however hearing it’s more than one club making the change.
 
JoeZ said:
It would not make sense or even feasible for a single team within a club that leaves ECNL to DPL to be more aligned with USSF and DA. Anyone mentioning one team to you would be giving you a small piece of the information. Don’t have all the facts so don’t want to name specific clubs however hearing it’s more than one club making the change.
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Sorry for typo: I meant to say: It would not make sense or even feasible for a single team within a club to leave ECNL to DPL to be more aligned with USSF and DA.
 
TW's '02 OC LA Galaxy team now appears both in Gotsoccer and YSR with DPL in its name. Is DPL opening up to non-DA clubs (or at least DA affiliate clubs)?
 
I have a hard time believing that the various egos that run Club soccer would ultimately leave ECNL for a league (DA2) that was created by the Carlsbad mafia.
 
zags77 said:
Blues, Surf SD and Surf OC jumping into DPL is telling though...........

http://dpleague.org/
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As I stated (someone disagreed with my post) that WC/Galaxy Cucuk is jumping to DPL from ECNL so it IS happening (along with Blues and possibly more). I make the point because it appears that those clubs value the idea of being a "DA light" as opposed to a completely different league in ECNL. I am not bashing ECNL and in fact thing it has some talent better than DA talent. What is more interesting is that many girls who played ECNL played high school last year. I wonder if their parents (or the players themselves) know that they will have to conform to the same no high school soccer rules as DA.
 
Josep said:
I think there should be some clarifications.

I believe the 03s will have their own Pilot league within DA.

While it is also called DPL, this is not the same as the DA2. That allows kids to Play HS.

The DPL, in which the Pilot 03s will play in, will be the exact same academy schedule and rules and No HS is allowed.
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What about coach licensing for this? Is an "A" License still required for DPL?
 
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