Nor Cal GDA Teams - What's Next

wc_baller said:
You just don't get it. Every other team had to qualify under the current rules. There are teams in the champions league that have already in your word "waste" a season qualifying. They didn't whine, cry and ask for special treatment because they played in another League and had success. They didn't ask for special treatment. They just did it. Petition to NPL if you want the rules changed. That will piss off every single club in NorCal.
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LOL ok. Pretty sure I haven't asked for anything or done any whining. Nor am I worried about NorCal sorting this out properly if the DA clubs do end up playing NPL. We can agree to disagree. I know my own kids will just be grateful for the opportunity to play soccer again this season if health guidelines allow.
 
Ellejustus said:
Nothing special. It's Corona and it;s time to do a reboot on everything. Mulligan time. Forgiveness is another word comes to mine. You can do it baller.....
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LOL. Not sure what I'm expected to forgive. I have nothing against any club or team. My pet peeve is the sense of entitlement. All the teams in the league abided by the rules and didn't any special treatment. Irritating that folks want their kids team to get treated differently because they think they're special.
 
Soccerfan2 said:
LOL ok. Pretty sure I haven't asked for anything or done any whining. Nor am I worried about NorCal sorting this out properly if the DA clubs do end up playing NPL. We can agree to disagree. I know my own kids will just be grateful for the opportunity to play soccer again this season if health guidelines allow.
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Your last few posts have been whining about NPL's rules that have been around for years and wanting your kid's team to bypass the rules and skip steps that the other teams had to take. You crack me up, man.
 
wc_baller said:
Your last few posts have been whining about NPL's rules that have been around for years and wanting your kid's team to bypass the rules and skip steps that the other teams had to take. You crack me up, man.
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Don't be afraid...I'm sure your kid's spot and team will be ok. ;)
 
wc_baller said:
LOL. Not sure what I'm expected to forgive. I have nothing against any club or team. My pet peeve is the sense of entitlement. All the teams in the league abided by the rules and didn't any special treatment. Irritating that folks want their kids team to get treated differently because they think they're special.
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I hear you but when Earthquakes, Legends, The Top Hat, Solar, Dallas, Beach, Carlsbad ((Their damm good too)) beat teams 21-0, the girls who lost will quit soccer. How about some kind of ECNL Independent League?
 
dad4 said:
Not my kid. She isn't on Quakes, or any other GDA team.

But I am sick of the divisions. Bring them all in, try your best to put the top teams together, and play ball.
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All I know is that playing in the top group of NPL, a year up, and winning 2 of the 8 games this season by scores 11-0 and 10-1, adding a few more competitive games sounds like a win. I vaguely remember a "play-in tournament" held in the summer a few years back. I am not sure if that was for the top group in NorCal or NPL. I'm thinking at that age it was NorCal. Is that something NPL does?
 
kickingandscreaming said:
All I know is that playing in the top group of NPL, a year up, and winning 2 of the 8 games this season by scores 11-0 and 10-1, adding a few more competitive games sounds like a win. I vaguely remember a "play-in tournament" held in the summer a few years back. I am not sure if that was for the top group in NorCal or NPL. I'm thinking at that age it was NorCal. Is that something NPL does?
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Looks like there's a pathway available? Doesn't say Champions League though. Looks like it's for the bottom 4 places in NPL.

National Premier League | News | 2020-21 NorCal NPL Format and Qualification: Updated Procedure | NorCal Premier

norcalpremier.com norcalpremier.com
 
Soccerfan2 said:
Looks like there's a pathway available? Doesn't say Champions League though. Looks like it's for the bottom 4 places in NPL.

National Premier League | News | 2020-21 NorCal NPL Format and Qualification: Updated Procedure | NorCal Premier

norcalpremier.com norcalpremier.com
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Yeah, it's for bottom end NPL. Not champions league spots from what I know.

Should have just stayed at force and in ECNL a few years back. No issue right now then, right? :)

GDL is best for them but issue will be probably can't get enough Nor Cal teams to form a real league especially with travel being unlikely in the fall even if their is a season. If done right, GDL should be more then solid around the country. Showcases good whenever their allowed but regional league is the issue. Politics coming back to bite some of those Nor Cal coaches in the butt. I'm sure many won't feel sorry for them but only the players.
 
soccer4us said:
Yeah, it's for bottom end NPL. Not champions league spots from what I know.

Should have just stayed at force and in ECNL a few years back. No issue right now then, right? :)

GDL is best for them but issue will be probably can't get enough Nor Cal teams to form a real league especially with travel being unlikely in the fall even if their is a season. If done right, GDL should be more then solid around the country. Showcases good whenever their allowed but regional league is the issue. Politics coming back to bite some of those Nor Cal coaches in the butt. I'm sure many won't feel sorry for them but only the players.
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Ahh..assumptions. Both my kids have played at the same club since they started comp soccer. They have never left a coach, a team or a club. They have never needed to, and I hope they still don't need to.
I care about the players. The focus should be on them. The egos and politics disgust me. Let the best players play against each other.
 
Soccerfan2 said:
Ahh..assumptions. Both my kids have played at the same club since they started comp soccer. They have never left a coach, a team or a club. They have never needed to, and I hope they still don't need to.
I care about the players. The focus should be on them. The egos and politics disgust me. Let the best players play against each other.
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I meant they(quakes players/Deza), not you personally. Sorry I Didn't add a few more words to make that clear :)

Agreed. Politics seem to be getting worse by the year too. Scary.
 
I asked my DD and she said she'd love to play ex-GDA teams in Champions League. The competition would be great.

And she wisely pointed out that a few PSV teams joined Champions League after leaving the GDA. They didn't have to start in NPL and work their way up. Just sayin'
 
soccer4us said:
Yeah, it's for bottom end NPL. Not champions league spots from what I know.

Should have just stayed at force and in ECNL a few years back. No issue right now then, right? :)

GDL is best for them but issue will be probably can't get enough Nor Cal teams to form a real league especially with travel being unlikely in the fall even if their is a season. If done right, GDL should be more then solid around the country. Showcases good whenever their allowed but regional league is the issue. Politics coming back to bite some of those Nor Cal coaches in the butt. I'm sure many won't feel sorry for them but only the players.
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Why would I want them in GDL (GAL ?)

I want them in our leagues, so we all get better games.

It probably depends on whether you view league access as a reward system for good behavior, or an accounting device for creating interesting games. I pretty clearly see it purely as a way to set up good games.
 
dad4 said:
Why would I want them in GDL (GAL ?)

I want them in our leagues, so we all get better games.

It probably depends on whether you view league access as a reward system for good behavior, or an accounting device for creating interesting games. I pretty clearly see it purely as a way to set up good games.
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I'm sure for league play that makes sense but I imagine ex DA teams would prefer real showcases and not just NPL ones. That's the biggest reward. Enough big clubs in GDL the get college coaches from all over coming.
 
dean said:
I asked my DD and she said she'd love to play ex-GDA teams in Champions League. The competition would be great.

And she wisely pointed out that a few PSV teams joined Champions League after leaving the GDA. They didn't have to start in NPL and work their way up. Just sayin'
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Not familiar with how/when PSV teams qualified that year. Maybe they qualified via the summer qualifying event for the younger age groups or qualified for spring Champions League via their performance in the Fall, but I really don’t care.
Here’s the qualification criteria for 2020-2021: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1DascKA6kPKz1Zn7FSj0HDmQe9PEsSHIVgFSwO8rt4r0/mobilebasic
Hope it helps.
 
ok, what is GDL? all I can find is Club Deportivo Guadalajara, and that doesn‘t seem right. Do you mean GDA, GAL, or some third thing I don’t know about?
soccer4us said:
I'm sure for league play that makes sense but I imagine ex DA teams would prefer real showcases and not just NPL ones. That's the biggest reward. Enough big clubs in GDL the get college coaches from all over coming.
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@wc_baller Hey bro, I know I go round and round with my thoughts and ideas. I wasn;t saying you need to forgive, I was only saying ECNL can forgive. However, after more rumor and fact checking last night, I actually agree with you now. No jumping in front of the line or taking spots from others who followed the rules. I have to speak more today about "The List" of 2017 and how that List was used to trick dads and their "one trick ponies" to join "The GDA Traveling Circus." I tried to be a push over and allow a "one time waiver" like they did for all the private school kids so they can have it all. Well, that was short lived. I'm having these dreams that wake me up and it's so cool. The best, happiest dreams ever. I tried to help and my wife said my heart was in the right place. Game on today Baller. Happy Monday to all the clubs up North who followed the rules and actually played by them and did not cheat like others.
 
Good morning and happy 420. Since it’s 420 I got to thinking how everything in NorCal is superior to SoCal. Seriously, who wants to live in LA, San Diego, or Long Beach? I know we are all on lockdown so it’s acceptable that y’all NorCal folks are being all nice and chummy with our lesser brethren in Socal such as @kicker, @Ellejustus, and MAP. To the folks in Vegas and Texas...learn about it and hush up when grown folks are talking! As soon as we are freed I demand that ALL NorCal unite and heckle those only worthy of filling our water bottles.
I dedicate this NorCal 420 anthem to all you. Don’t give us no Bammer!

 
MacDre said:
Good morning and happy 420. Since it’s 420 I got to thinking how everything in NorCal is superior to SoCal. Seriously, who wants to live in LA, San Diego, or Long Beach? I know we are all on lockdown so it’s acceptable that y’all NorCal folks are being all nice and chummy with our lesser brethren in Socal such as @kicker, @Ellejustus, and MAP. To the folks in Vegas and Texas...learn about it and hush up when grown folks are talking! As soon as we are freed I demand that ALL NorCal unite and heckle those only worthy of filling our water bottles.
I dedicate this NorCal 420 anthem to all you. Don’t give us no Bammer!

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One thing Gavin got right was to make sure those 420 stores were essential. My friend just closed his restaurant for good because he was not essential. That sucks!!! Happy 420 Nocal. One of my best friends from HS dad left him 20 acres in the most fertile lands in Nocal. I'm just glad I have friends in high places.......snap!!!!!!
 
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