Nor Cal GDA Teams - What's Next

Ellejustus said:
Put those two teams together and let coach Deza pick his top 16 from both teams 04 teams. Take the other 20 and let them be on the ECRL team. Push the old coach down to ecnr and most of his players. Pure competition too!! That would be probably the best team ever put together for U17.
Click to expand...

Why stop with just firing the MVLA coach, replacing him with the Quakes coach and then replacing half of one of the best teams in the country with half of one of the other best teams in the country? As long as we’re in fantasyland, why don’t we just hire Pep Guardiola to coach? While we’re at it, we can bring over the best from every club within 150 miles and have them all drop out of school so they can practice full time. Shoot, families will move from all over the world just to train in this new super program, so we probably only need a couple of the Quakes players, not half of them. They’ll be so good they can just go straight pro instead of college, and money will start raining down on women’s as momentum causes millions to start going to games and NBCSN buys the TV rights for a billion dollars. It’s going to be so great.

What are you doing dude?
 
EOTL said:
Why stop with just firing the MVLA coach, replacing him with the Quakes coach and then replacing half of one of the best teams in the country with half of one of the other best teams in the country? As long as we’re in fantasyland, why don’t we just hire Pep Guardiola to coach? While we’re at it, we can bring over the best from every club within 150 miles and have them all drop out of school so they can practice full time. Shoot, families will move from all over the world just to train in this new super program, so we probably only need a couple of the Quakes players, not half of them. They’ll be so good they can just go straight pro instead of college, and money will start raining down on women’s as momentum causes millions to start going to games and NBCSN buys the TV rights for a billion dollars. It’s going to be so great.

What are you doing dude?
Click to expand...
Coach, it was a test to see. I said sorry to the dad and I got my information.
 
Ellejustus said:
I never saw head to head and I only no about them because they were the Force to be wreaked with. My dd team beat them 2-0 and my dd old coach and him had these epic battles that were really about them as I look back. They both got paid and I got slammed for speaking up. I speak up on bad behavior and the next think I get from coach was, "I'm the way, the truth and life." "I know all D1 coaches and you have just put yourself in timeout for questioning my authority and all the connections I have. I was the wrong fuc*king person to pull that stunt on. So protect MLVA and the brand is my advice today.
Click to expand...

I’m sure they regret not having you around to run off their paying customers.
 
There were 16 teams in the NPL ‘03 Champions League this past season. Several of the teams are ECNL including MVLA ‘04 and Mustang ‘04.

They obviously want to be competitive and win every game but MVLA will use NPL as extra reps, position changes and extra playing time for those that don’t get as much in ECNL games.

Placer’s B NPL Team (2nd Team) was in NPL Champions League so they can place their DA team there next season if they want. Thorns ‘03 and ‘04 NPL teams were at the bottom of the NPL1 standings so they wouldn’t get the automatic promotion to CL. Sounds Lamo and Quakes would have to go through the process to qualify.

Choosing to join a new league (GAL?) would not make sense for NorCal clubs. ECNL and NPL are the only real options up here.

NPL Champions League ‘03
 
NorCal said:
There were 16 teams in the NPL ‘03 Champions League this past season. Several of the teams are ECNL including MVLA ‘04 and Mustang ‘04.

They obviously want to be competitive and win every game but MVLA will use NPL as extra reps, position changes and extra playing time for those that don’t get as much in ECNL games.

Placer’s B NPL Team (2nd Team) was in NPL Champions League so they can place their DA team there next season if they want. Thorns ‘03 and ‘04 NPL teams were at the bottom of the NPL1 standings so they wouldn’t get the automatic promotion to CL. Sounds Lamo and Quakes would have to go through the process to qualify.

Choosing to join a new league (GAL?) would not make sense for NorCal clubs. ECNL and NPL are the only real options up here.

NPL Champions League ‘03
Click to expand...
This is a fun exercise even if frivolous!
For the 05 it looks like they would all slot into NPL1 if no DA considerations (Thorns 3rd ranked DA, Placer 17th and Quakes 31st)
04 there are no Placer or Quakes NPL teams it looks like and the Thorns slot NPL1 ( Quakes 7th ranked DA, Thorns 28th, Placer 29th)
03 Placer slots NPL1, Thorns play into NPL1 and no Quakes (Thorns 35th DA, Quakes 46th, Placer 58th)

The DA ranks could be a little misleading especially for the Quakes depending on who was playing when against what opponent. Not really sure how LAMO was granted DA status and was able to hold it all 3 years, small club with only 1 age group doing well.

Can you have 2 teams in NPL at different levels if not granted ECNL status? I agree that ECNL and NPL are really the only ways to go in NorCal outside of some AAU style tournament league with SoCal.
 
youthsportsugh said:
50% is probably high, but good hyperbole and indication of how Deza recruits (home games in the fall in Manteca) -- the team that won the 2019 DA had at least 4 girls not in the Peninsula/San Jose/Gilroy area but rest I am not sure of.
Click to expand...
Obviously, I have too much time on my hands. I checked the roster for the semi-final game on the DA site. (They never posted the game report for the final but the roster was the same.) Quakes had 1 girl from Marin, 1 from Oakland and 1 from San Ramon. All the rest are from "Peninsula/San Jose/Gilroy area". That's not to say Deza doesn't recruit and that they don't have girls from as far as Fresno in the club. As I think about it, that team may have been the most "local" team in the Quakes club. Kind of amazing given that MVLA '04s also predominantly pull from the same area. I'm not sure what's harder to believe. That two teams in the same age group from the same area won National Championships a year apart or that they haven't played each other since August of 2017.
 
kickingandscreaming said:
Obviously, I have too much time on my hands. I checked the roster for the semi-final game on the DA site. (They never posted the game report for the final but the roster was the same.) Quakes had 1 girl from Marin, 1 from Oakland and 1 from San Ramon. All the rest are from "Peninsula/San Jose/Gilroy area". That's not to say Deza doesn't recruit and that they don't have girls from as far as Fresno in the club. As I think about it, that team may have been the most "local" team in the Quakes club. Kind of amazing given that MVLA '04s also predominantly pull from the same area. I'm not sure what's harder to believe. That two teams in the same age group from the same area won National Championships a year apart or that they haven't played each other since August of 2017.
Click to expand...
There are 3 million people in peninsula/south bay, and soccer is by far the main sport for young girls there, and the region has more than enough cash for fields and private lessons.

No surprise at all that a good year has two great teams. Just stupid politics that they don’t play each other.
 
Who is the best and most qualified club in the SF to SJ area in many ways. This is substantiated in the 2019-20 DA league Standings:

DA Standings
U15​
U16​
U17​
Thorns
1st​
2nd​
4th​
SJ Quakes
3rd​
1st​
5th​
Placer
2nd​
3rd​
7th​

Personally, they should let all Norcal DA Teams into ENCL but not sure if that will happen give LAMO in such a small club and there close to Mustangs and Rage. Socal teams are getting accepted left and right. What's the hold up for these Norcal Teams.
 
gotothebushes said:
Who is the best and most qualified club in the SF to SJ area in many ways. This is substantiated in the 2019-20 DA league Standings:

DA Standings
U15​
U16​
U17​
Thorns
1st​
2nd​
4th​
SJ Quakes
3rd​
1st​
5th​
Placer
2nd​
3rd​
7th​

Personally, they should let all Norcal DA Teams into ENCL but not sure if that will happen give LAMO in such a small club and there close to Mustangs and Rage. Socal teams are getting accepted left and right. What's the hold up for these Norcal Teams.
Click to expand...
The hold up is that MVLA, San Juan, and Mustangs don’t want the competition.

If those 3 teams get added, give credit to the existing clubs for doing the right thing for the kids. If not, then not.
 
dad4 said:
The hold up is that MVLA, San Juan, and Mustangs don’t want the competition.

If those 3 teams get added, give credit to the existing clubs for doing the right thing for the kids. If not, then not.
Click to expand...
For someone who said that your kids don't even play in GDA, you seem to be heavily invested in the topic. Cracks me up that you are so sure that you know that the inner workings of these clubs and that they are the hold up, and don't even have a pony in the race. Let us know the inside info you have. What's the scoop?
 
gotothebushes said:
Who is the best and most qualified club in the SF to SJ area in many ways. This is substantiated in the 2019-20 DA league Standings:

DA Standings
U15​
U16​
U17​
Thorns
1st​
2nd​
4th​
SJ Quakes
3rd​
1st​
5th​
Placer
2nd​
3rd​
7th​

Personally, they should let all Norcal DA Teams into ENCL but not sure if that will happen give LAMO in such a small club and there close to Mustangs and Rage. Socal teams are getting accepted left and right. What's the hold up for these Norcal Teams.
Click to expand...

Compelling standings and those do NOT lie....but don’t think that is accurate to say socal got accepted left and right.....only two big successful clubs got accepted in so cal ..... and two other big ones were not, they should get in next year but if they do there will be ‘no room in the inn’ for any other new clubs......so I am thinking NorCal may get a couple over the next year but not more......hopefully it is the deserving ones listed by the standings.....
 
Another thing to keep in mind, if you look at the current ECNL map it has 19!! teams in the Northwest conference. Yes, Nor Cal only has 7 but if that map is accurate for next year, adding more is a challenge. Of course I can't guarantee it but don't be shocked if none of those teams are let into ECNL this year. If beach and Legends aren't getting in from so cal, then any great club can suffer the same fate.

Clubs have a say or the powerful ones do but it's not the only reason typically. It's pretty known though ECNL clubs in a certain region have a say.
 
wc_baller said:
For someone who said that your kids don't even play in GDA, you seem to be heavily invested in the topic. Cracks me up that you are so sure that you know that the inner workings of these clubs and that they are the hold up, and don't even have a pony in the race. Let us know the inside info you have. What's the scoop?
Click to expand...

With GDA, mostly I don’t like the split. Didn’t like it when it was GDA’s fault. Don’t like it now that it is ECNL’s fault. Same for ccsl/cysa. I want my kid to be able to play good opponents and I don’t like to drive all over.

To be honest, I care more about the injury rate. Clubs watch dozens of kids get concussions or ACL tears, then pretend to be surprised every time it happens again.

Plenty they could do:
Mandatory PEP (or similar) during the practice, starting one year before puberty.
Make it league-wide: a coach may not want give up instructional time unless the opposing coach does also.
Start before puberty so the kids have time to learn the exercises and build up strength before the injury rate rises.
Ban headers until a later age, when the neck muscles have had a chance to develop.
Use a lighter ball, like basketball did.
For youngers, put in a 3 line rule to discourage having the CB smash the ball directly at the opposing team’s striker.
Change the referee guidelines and training to encourage refs to actually call fouls.
Relegate teams with high rates of yellow and red cards.
Shorten games at showcases so kids aren’t playing tired.

Heck, even just mandate reporting of all injuries that result in a doctor’s visit. Index by team, opposing team, time, kind of injury, situation, and referee. Find out how large the problem is, and give the stats guys something to work from.
 
I'm sure the DA Clubs are in discussion with ECNL. ECNL doesn't "need" to add another club in the NW, but, strategically, they should. If the Earthquakes moved to ECNL, ECNL would have a stranglehold on NorCal. I just don't see The Earthquakes as an organization continuing the girls program. So what club would and could bring in Deza, his staff and the players that ECNL would accept? Minus the fact that Force/Thorns would never bring Deza back in and ECNL would not accept Force/Thorns, it would really be the optimal choice. So with that off the table, what other club could/would work?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top