What case are you speaking of? Someone alluded the 03 talented girls who are committed have a more than a good chance staying put with current team/coach and it won’t matter what league the club gets situated. 04 girls will have to make a decision if ECNL is worth considering.
Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA
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Here’s my .02....
As far as ECNL is concerned, Surf caused a lot of this turbulence the last few years. Once they left, other ECNL teams followed. From everything I’ve heard over the last few years, Surf will NEVER be allowed back into ECNL under any form or fashion.
I think 16 teams would be the natural point in Southern CA.
Legends
Beach
Albion
Either West Coast or LA Surf under old name (So Cal Academy).
Blues sat on the fence too long and could have had 2 teams a month ago but will not get another one now.
all speculation and 0% fact based so don’t take any of this personally. Many DA girls will be trying out at new teams.
When Surf tried to get their B teams back in Presidio, the clubs voted them down so they had to wait a year. They remembered when Surf had claimed on their way out a couple of years before that Presidio competition wasn't good enough for them.
RedCard
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Legends and Beach are obvious choices. But SoCal Academy is long gone. LA Surf is actually LA Premier. No SoCal Academy ties left at LA Surf as they split and are becoming LA Soccer Club...
It is not 14 events over 3 years. It is 14 events over 1 year. And did you read the list? There were only 4 domestic events and the rest (10 others) were international events.
There were many other events and trips before this past year that I didn’t list here. The DA was a waste of time and money and a big power grab that failed and created a lot of chaos. They should be investing more in the actual YNT process and expand it to more meaningful development with a broader range of players
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Ha. That coach is doing the best thing he could possibly do for those kids. He’s making sure they understand it will be a competitive tryout this time around and giving a head’s up that they must be prepared. And if they’re at the bottom of the roster, he’s giving them as much time as possible to start considering other options. If he didn’t do this, you’d be screaming bloody murder in two months when he “hung them out to dry” and didn’t give them time to try out somewhere else.
People here complain about coaches being misleading and deceptive, right up until they complain that they are being honest and transparent.
surf&donuts
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Does ECNL have the same rules as DA as far as not be allowed to play 3 days in a row at a tournament?
Surf, Legends, Beach, LA Surf get it.
RSC, West Coast, Pats, Albion, Carlsbad (whatever they are called) do not.
You all forget Maverick has strong ties to ECNL. Rob Haskell is on board of both Surf Cup Sports and Maverick.
I am pretty sure 2021 ECNL playoffs are back in Oceanside next year. Prior to all this.
RSC, West Coast, Pats, Albion, Carlsbad (whatever they are called) do not.
You all forget Maverick has strong ties to ECNL. Rob Haskell is on board of both Surf Cup Sports and Maverick.
I am pretty sure 2021 ECNL playoffs are back in Oceanside next year. Prior to all this.
I agree with Surf, Legends and Beach but why would LA Surf get into ECNL? They did not perform well in the DA overall and they have had nothing but turmoil this past year
Sombitch
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No - they do not have those restrictions
That coach is salivating over the players he might get. He is not being honest and transparent. He is hoping
some players leave so he doesn’t have to be honest. I get it, coaches want the best players.
And when some players go tryout somewhere else the coach will act like they did some horrible deed. How dare they
tryout for another club.
It’s never about the best interest of the players, we all know that.
Maverick and Surf Cup Sports inter-changeable
I don't have any particular insight into Girls ECNL or the criteria they might use for admission, but it could be relevant that Beach, Legends, and LA Surf all have Boys ECNL already.
futboldad1
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Very little connection between boys and girls ecnl programs, golden state have boys ecnl too.....if someone other than the obvious three get it it will be Real.....la surf getting girls ecnl is about as likely as Sherman oaks extreme.....
futboldad1
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If big SD surf really has burned bridges, It could just be Beach (great teams) and Legends (Good teams and silverlakes) that are admitted.....
You are just making s**t up now because you can’t admit you’re wrong. Soccer clubs are not out to get you. Youth soccer isn’t a conspiracy. If your kid isn’t good enough to make a team, she doesn’t belong there and should be grateful the coach gave her as much notice as possible. Even if there’s a chance she might not make the team, she also deserves to know that as soon as possible.
You don’t see any of the good in coaches because you are predisposed to believing only negative and inaccurate tropes like how they’re all only out to recruit, only want your money and never have the kids’ best interests in mind. The reality is none of that is true, and the best coaches tell kids the truth even when it is something they don’t want to hear. I feel very sorry for you. It must be hard to live life with your attitude.
Your crystal ball looks pretty clear From where I’m sitting.
I could see some movement within ECNL moving some of the weaker ECNL clubs (LA Breakers, DMCV, Rebels) to either a ECNL 2 or ECNLRL. With Surf, Blues, Legends and Beach moving to ECNL (not confirmed but it’s pretty close to being finalized) there is no way DMCV, Breakers or Rebels can compete. LV Albion in Vegas is on the losing side of this deal along with Albion, City SC, Pats and most likely West Coast. Especially since West Coast dropped Boys ECNL. I don’t see them getting back in to ECNL. The unknown is RSC. They should get back in to ECNL but if SD Surf worked a deal for LA Surf to get a spot and Eagles are already in ECNL, that may not leave an opportunity for RSC.
I think by 4/15 this will all be clearer.
Surf, Legends, Beach, Blues and LA Surf, AZ clubs are my guess for getting in to ECNL.
Albion, Carlsbad, Pats, West Coast, LV Albion on the outside looking in.
RSC could go either way
DMCV, Rebels, LA Breakers either on the way out or dropped to weaker level.
Clubs on the outs could try and salvage some sort of DPL but it wouldn’t work.
I would also guess surf, Legends, Beach and Blues come back in with 2 ECNL teams (1 in top division and the B team in the second division)
They also bring better B team players than DMCV, Rebels, Breakers so I could see those clubs getting 2 teams each.
LA Surf, AZ clubs, RSC would come back with probably 1 team.
I guess we will see how it all plays out.
So exactly how sure are we this is actually happening? Seems like a rumor that everyone is taking off with. What are the chances that US Soccer announces DA is done.. for the 2020 season this week and then updates the schedule for next year. Not seeing a lot of actual facts flying about.
futboldad1
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Your last sentence is right on....but the rest of your projection I think is waaaaay off.....why would ECNL make so many changes when they have a winning formula that fought off the da challenge.......I think they add 2-3 deserving clubs only.......If a surf gets in it’ll only be sd, they don’t have the pull or inclination to push for the affiliate surfs..........but I can agree with you that we will have to see how it plays out over the next week or two.....get the popcorn