Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA

RedCard said:
With all this guessing on who’s going to ECNL, read this...looks like this new LASC (Some of the Old LA Surf DA/SoCal Academy) is going ECNL sooner than later..


To The Families of Strikers FC ECNL & Los Angeles Soccer Club,

We hope all of you are safe and healthy as you read this. The past few weeks have been incredibly challenging for our families and communities, stressing all aspects of our home, work and school lives. Activities we took for granted in February now seem like distant memories. Whatever your family’s individual situation, we hope that you are well, and being kind to yourself as you manage through this once-in-a-generation event.

While it is impossible to know for certain how long this period will last, when we’ll be able to resume “normal” life, and what that life will look like in the weeks and months ahead, we wanted you to know that we have not stopped looking for ways to improve our organizations, the opportunities for our players and the community at large. The last month has, in fact, been a rare opportunity to focus on how we can make our clubs and our community stronger when we come out of this tremendous period of uncertainty.

It is along these lines that we are proud to announce a working partnership between Los Angeles Soccer Club and Strikers FC ECNL to expand Girls ECNL’s footprint into the San Gabriel Valley. The partnership brings together two incredible organizations each focused on player development and leadership on and off the field, fostering a sense of club citizenship and ownership by our players and families, and creating strong ties to the communities we play in. Both Strikers and LASC will continue to operate under their own identity while working together to bring some of Southern California’s strongest coaching talent under the same roof, creating a bridge between two talented player pools in Los Angeles and Orange County.

As we move through this period of uncertainty, we want all of you to know we will have an even stronger program waiting for the players when they return to the fields. Additional details will follow in the weeks ahead, but for now, continue to be safe, focus on family and know that our community will rebuild stronger than ever before.

Sincerely,

Rob Fisher, Strikers FC ECNL
Matt Bradbury, Los Angeles Soccer Club
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Wow, so this just happened!? Who wins here on this partnership? Seems like an expansion for Strikers FC but dont know how players will benefit.
 
Long time. Hope everyone is well. Solar Dallas 04 dad here. Just my DD’s perspective but she is excited about the possibility of playing HS soccer next year and playing ECNL. Guess we will see
How this unfolds on Wednesday.

When USSF President was announced I immediately googled her and discovered she was at a NC club that promoted a pyramid that held ECNL as their highest format and noticed the club had a relationship with NC Coursge which struck me odd. Next thing you know nC courage is all in on ecnl. Man I can’t say I saw that part coming but as soon as I saw what club she came from I said to our director that I would be willing to bet she is going to take DA down or get it out from under USSF.

excited to see if I’m right.

but at the end of the day my daughter is just as excited about playing ecnl and HS as she was about DA the past several years. Heck at this point like all our kids she is just itching to play!
 
whatithink said:
I assume you mean clubs in GDA who don't get ECNL suing, but what would they be suing for? What would be the basis of "massive lawsuits"? They maybe hired some people and may need to let them go. They may have bought some equipment but hey ho. Their coaches may have had to get higher grade badges, but so what - they are now more qualified. Genuinely, I don't see what the basis would be and certainly don't see any "massive" settlements. Its not like they were all free (were any?) and even if some were subsidized, that money came from non GDA parents in the club or tournaments or sponsors.

You couldn't make up the NCFC stuff in that article and if you did, nobody would believe you.
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It takes years to build up a reputation while it takes minutes to destroy it. Business litigation takes many forms, including contract disputes, misrepresentation, PR issues, breach, false advertising, etc. All these have the potential to bring about unwanted consequences. You honestly think a piece of paper/agreement will stop severe legal action. It didn’t stop the WNT destroying the league :eek:
 
chiefs said:
It takes years to build up a reputation while it takes minutes to destroy it. Business litigation takes many forms, including contract disputes, misrepresentation, PR issues, breach, false advertising, etc. All these have the potential to bring about unwanted consequences. You honestly think a piece of paper/agreement will stop severe legal action. It didn’t stop the WNT destroying the league :eek:
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Ha ha. What is the particular legal basis upon which you foresee litigation and what facts support it? What contractual provision was breached? What exactly did USSF falsely advertise, where did they falsely advertise and who was the USSF rep who falsely advertised? What was the misrepresentation? Who relied on it to their detriment and how so? Please share your wealth of knowledge to support the impending massive litigation that takes many forms and the smell of which is going to fly out the window.

What league did the WNT destroy again? Are you saying that the WNT seeking equal (actually more) pay that they deserve ruined the Development Academy? How dare the little ladies ask to be treated fairly. They just need to shut up and get back into the kitchen where they belong.
 
EOTL said:
Ha ha. What is the particular legal basis upon which you foresee litigation and what facts support it? What contractual provision was breached? What exactly did USSF falsely advertise, where did they falsely advertise and who was the USSF rep who falsely advertised? What was the misrepresentation? Who relied on it to their detriment and how so? Please share your wealth of knowledge to support the impending massive litigation that takes many forms and the smell of which is going to fly out the window.

What league did the WNT destroy again? Are you saying that the WNT seeking equal (actually more) pay that they deserve ruined the Development Academy? How dare the little ladies ask to be treated fairly. They just need to shut up and get back into the kitchen where they belong.
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So emotional. Why?
 
EOTL said:
Ha ha. What is the particular legal basis upon which you foresee litigation and what facts support it? What contractual provision was breached? What exactly did USSF falsely advertise, where did they falsely advertise and who was the USSF rep who falsely advertised? What was the misrepresentation? Who relied on it to their detriment and how so? Please share your wealth of knowledge to support the impending massive litigation that takes many forms and the smell of which is going to fly out the window.

What league did the WNT destroy again? Are you saying that the WNT seeking equal (actually more) pay that they deserve ruined the Development Academy? How dare the little ladies ask to be treated fairly. They just need to shut up and get back into the kitchen where they belong.
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Damn it, @EOTL! I was right there with ya on this post until you throw in the “ more than they deserve” comment. Who are you to say what they deserve? As far as I’m concerned, they deserve AT LEAST what they’re asking for.
 
chiefs said:
So emotional. Why?
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EOTL seems to like to make people angry, and play stupid when presented with arguments.

He's also doing a pretty good job of changing my opinion on ECNL. I used to like it.

EOTL has made it pretty clear that this is a power struggle between clubs, and that the kids/parents don't matter one bit. Good to find that out now, I guess. Better than spending 20K to give my dd a chance to blow her ACL.
 
dad4 said:
EOTL has made it pretty clear that this is a power struggle between clubs, and that the kids/parents don't matter one bit. Good to find that out now, I guess. Better than spending 20K to give my dd a chance to blow her ACL.
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He’s right. But anyone who thought otherwise is kinda foolish. CLUB soccer is a business, period! Kids/families matter, only to the extent of the limit on their credit/debit cards. They need US fools and our money to maintain a viable business. Notice I said “Us”? My name is Kicknit22, I’m a soccer-holic. I’ve been CLUB free for 6mo now and happy as hell.
 
Soccer43 said:
What does that even mean that they have a "working partnership" ? It says nothing really and if I were a parent I would be irritated by this.
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When I read stuff like that, it tells me competition for my kids spot just got a lot tougher. When 2 clubs (or more) do a deal like that, part of the deal is a club wants a fair amount of their kids to make the top team. Politics. Not saying bad players are coming in. But normally if 2 kids are equal and one is from outside of the club, the club will pick the in club player. Now due to the "merger" you get 2 kids of equal ability, the kid currently on the team may now lose out to a kid from the new merged club due to politics.
 
Has anyone with a DA player been contacted by ECNL coaches yet?
You know the ecnl coaches all have a their liars ready to start calling as soon as this is announced. Won’t be a need for any ecnl tryouts. Coaches already know who they want from the DA teams.
Will they just fatten their rosters? Will they cut players? Will players be told “don’t worry we have a plan for everyone”. And then some get moved to Regional League or SCDSL teams?
Do we even “need” regional league anymore?
 
dad4 said:
EOTL seems to like to make people angry, and play stupid when presented with arguments.

He's also doing a pretty good job of changing my opinion on ECNL. I used to like it.

EOTL has made it pretty clear that this is a power struggle between clubs, and that the kids/parents don't matter one bit. Good to find that out now, I guess. Better than spending 20K to give my dd a chance to blow her ACL.
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Huh? I’ve never said anything about a power struggle or not caring about the kids. I’ve been pretty clear at all times that ECNL has always been a superior platform and it was only a matter of time until it played out. That’s not a power struggle. It’s a fact. We all know ECNL is cheaper, which is better for the kids. ECNL provides flexibility, including giving kids the choice to play HS if they choose and not forcing them to train four days a week, which is good for kids. ECNL provides more flexible substitution rules and is safer, which is also good for kids. ECNL doesn’t make you miss 10 days of school, including the week before winter finals, which is good for kids. ECNL doesn’t make you pay hundreds to fly to Denver to watch the snow fall, also good for kids.

I have obviously said GDA sucks and explained why. And then I did it over and over again for some of the more dense folk in your little mafia. Then I rubbed it in your faces for about a year after GDA entered the death spiral. And now I’m just gloating.

I will say it’s nice to see ya’ll getting past the first stage of grief (denial) and moving on stage two (anger). But if you’re going to be angry, be angry with yourselves for getting duped by USSF, not the guy who tried to warn you.

FYI, you might not want to get snarky with your ACL commentary because, if you’ve been at this site long enough, you should know how that can go sideways pretty fast.
 
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