Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA

[whatithink]

Just stay home with your kid. We will be playing. Simple.

(smh) Games (or even practices) are organized by orgs, which provide insurance etc - without that, there are no games because there are no facilities. If social distancing rules from local, state or national govt are in place, no org will get insurance and by extension facilities and so no games etc. So you can play away on some private facility, but not in a club team nor in an organized league.

 

[timmyh]

Well here is what has to happen now. These rumors are ALL over the country. Soccerwire had an opinion piece, the various forums are talking about it, and clubs are emailing their players/parents trying to reassure them.

So since bad news is flowing out there, US Soccer has to respond now. So if they are continuing on, it is easy to put out a release saying the rumors are completely false. Right?

If there wasn't at least a grain of truth to the rumors, there would be plenty of people from the Federation willing to loudly go on record and set it straight. That would have happened immediately and been included in the Soccerwire piece. It didn't happen. Given the wildfire that's raging nationwide with the rumor, I have to imagine there would have been a release from US Soccer on Friday (certainly by first thing this morning) debunking the rumors. That hasn't happened.

So either US Soccer is completely and entirely incompetent and irresponsible in letting this sit out there, or there is truth to the speculation.

 

[Eagle33]

If there wasn't at least a grain of truth to the rumors, there would be plenty of people from the Federation willing to loudly go on record and set it straight. That would have happened immediately and been included in the Soccerwire piece. It didn't happen. Given the wildfire that's raging nationwide with the rumor, I have to imagine there would have been a release from US Soccer on Friday (certainly by first thing this morning) debunking the rumors. That hasn't happened.

So either US Soccer is completely and entirely incompetent and irresponsible in letting this sit out there, or there is truth to the speculation.

I learnt if there is a smoke, it must be a fire. It's coming......

 

[Copa9]

I like that. June 13th or July 13th or July 4th??? It's time to just go play and take our chances. If i sit in my house I won;t get killed but whats the point on being on this planet? Trump will tell us to go work and it will be rolled out slowly. Mask life, get used to it. Gavin might want parts of Cali to stay home longer. Cal South will want the kids out playing. Let the kids go play under safe conditions. There not at that much risk folks.

Always remember, viruses mutate, EVERY YEAR! That is why the vaccine is redone every year. As a virus mutates it can infect different populations differently. We have to be extremely careful to protect our youth! If the second wave hits in the fall, which experts are saying can happen, we don't know who it might affect. This particular virus has so many unknowns. A large biotech company is close to having an antiviral available after phase one trials, they are waiting for FDA approval to mass release it. It might be prudent to wait until it is widely available before our kids start playing with teams again.

 

[azsnowrider]

If there wasn't at least a grain of truth to the rumors, there would be plenty of people from the Federation willing to loudly go on record and set it straight. That would have happened immediately and been included in the Soccerwire piece. It didn't happen. Given the wildfire that's raging nationwide with the rumor, I have to imagine there would have been a release from US Soccer on Friday (certainly by first thing this morning) debunking the rumors. That hasn't happened.

So either US Soccer is completely and entirely incompetent and irresponsible in letting this sit out there, or there is truth to the speculation.

Actually soccerwire did go on record with a Fed source.

A Federation source has told SoccerWire that the current 2019-2020 DA season is “likely” to be canceled soon due to the repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis, though no announcements are imminent over Easter weekend. The DA’s long-term fate? That appears to be up in the air at the moment.

 

[dreamz]

His post was after Glen Crooks’ tweet.
Does anyone have any source of information that is directly from US Soccer and did not originally come from this tweet?
The tweet refers to rumblings - that means the tweeter does not have first hand information. Coaches were talking a couple days before the tweet, so where did that talk come from?
Where’s the first hand information?

My post had nothing to do with Glenn's post. I didn't even know about that until someone else posted it. I know people who know people in low places.

 

[Copa9]

I spoke to some high ups but not at the highest of ups and they said they heard nothing about this GDA league crashing & burning. This Glenn guy started some rumor and we just don't have any clue yet on those meetings. Time to get all this out fast, not the old slow drip game these wise guys played on us 3 years ago. Always waited until the very last minute to lets us know about the future. I would appreciate some openness here.

Crashing and burning does not describe the league or the players, more like the management team at the very top level. I realize there are a lot of bitter parents and players out there, but let's be real. We have played both in ECNL and DA. The DA league has been great for dd in terms of level of play, safety of play, college coach exposure and fun.

 

[dad4]

Let’s be honest with Data: in California someone has a better chance of passing away driving to the soccer fields. Or crossing the street.

Except that my decision to cross the street does not change the risk for a car accident 20 miles away.

It is different with infectious disease. My decision to go to a party *does* increase the probability of someone else getting sick 20 miles away and 2 weeks later.

Open it all up today, and you won't notice any increase in deaths tonight.

But, if you open it all up, one to three months from now, LA will look like Italy or New York City. (This is why the IMHE projections have the bar at the top saying they assume social distancing policies are kept through May.)

 

[timmyh]

Actually soccerwire did go on record with a Fed source.

A Federation source has told SoccerWire that the current 2019-2020 DA season is “likely” to be canceled soon due to the repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis, though no announcements are imminent over Easter weekend. The DA’s long-term fate? That appears to be up in the air at the moment.

Fair enough. I missed that. So the official stance from US Soccer as of last Friday on whether or not the DA/GDA will exist next year is that "it's up in the air." Interesting, and most definitely not a denial.

 

[Soccerfan2]

If you know anyone with the USSF, they will tell you, or neither deny or confirm it

I do know someone with USSF and that person told our DOC last Thursday that it is just a rumor. I still have yet to hear one single person report who at USSF said anything different. If someone knows something real, please say it.
So who do you know and what did they say??

 

[Soccerfan2]

If there wasn't at least a grain of truth to the rumors, there would be plenty of people from the Federation willing to loudly go on record and set it straight. That would have happened immediately and been included in the Soccerwire piece. It didn't happen. Given the wildfire that's raging nationwide with the rumor, I have to imagine there would have been a release from US Soccer on Friday (certainly by first thing this morning) debunking the rumors. That hasn't happened.

So either US Soccer is completely and entirely incompetent and irresponsible in letting this sit out there, or there is truth to the speculation.

I do agree with not understanding why USSF wouldn’t put it down immediately because the rumor itself is going to do damage even if it’s not true.

 

[Copa9]

Guess what else goes away if GDA goes away??? DPL! YES!

What else goes away?? A lot of ECNL current players being replaced by DA players and some DPL players.

 

[chiefs]

Based on what?

California Car Accident Death Statistics. More than 32,000 people die every year in car accidents.
Pedestrians made up 22 percent of all California vehicle-related fatalities during that period–in the nation as a whole that was 14.2 percent. All of it is too high.Jun 19, 2019

 

[chiefs]

(smh) Games (or even practices) are organized by orgs, which provide insurance etc - without that, there are no games because there are no facilities. If social distancing rules from local, state or national govt are in place, no org will get insurance and by extension facilities and so no games etc. So you can play away on some private facility, but not in a club team nor in an organized league.

That makes sense, but if you don't open soon, there will be no organizations around to provide revenue to the insurance company, or facilities. It will all fold up.

 

[dad4]

What else goes away?? A lot of ECNL current players being replaced by DA players and some DPL players.

Unless they expand the league and go 2 tier.

Of course, that risks the possibility that a club's top team in a bad year has to play in tier 2. (Horrors!)

 

[The Outlaw *BANNED*]

Based on what?

Based on the fact that only 1.3% of people getting Covid-19 are dying and the large portion of deaths are elderly and/or otherwise infirm.

 

[myself]

Boys don’t deal with travel like girls teams do so ECNL on the boys side struggles because of the travel.

Can you explain please?

 

[Surf Zombie]

Do you think these people know what is going on?

ECNL Officers
President: Christian Lavers
Vice President: Doug Bracken (Ohio Elite)
Secretary & Treasurer: Jason Dewhurst (FC Stars of MA)

 

[Soccerfan2]

Do you think these people know what is going on?

ECNL Officers
President: Christian Lavers
Vice President: Doug Bracken (Ohio Elite)
Secretary & Treasurer: Jason Dewhurst (FC Stars of MA)

I think they all stand to benefit a whole lot from the rumor!
Did any of those people say that USSF has already decided to fold DA and if so, who at USSF did they get that information from?
Just trying to do a little critical thinking here.

 

[Eagle33]

This is the Girls DA thread so if you were speaking about Boys DA please make sure to specify that. Boys and girls are totally different in how this will be handled and how the leagues will look. Imagine that. Boys and girls being different.
Some boys DA May take the ECNL route to get their girls back in to ECNL and visa versa. Boys don’t deal with travel like girls teams do so ECNL on the boys side struggles because of the travel. Anything they can do to control travel will help on the boys side. Boys and girls want different things and the leagues need to adapt to those differences. That was one of the issues with DA, they tried to model the girls after the boys and it didn’t work. Both sides will look completely different after all of this. As it should. It should be what’s best for each gender. Not an exact replica one of the other.

I must of missed the title of this thread