Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA

Soccer43 said:
so no more development? three years of a development academy and now evolved to just an academy and all done developing I guess.
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If you read what many of those clubs DOC"s are posting on twitter, it's all about development! Those special words of elite and development shall never leave DOC"s vocal...ever.
 
foreveryoung said:
Or, on the flip side, you have a similarly skilled group of girls. Of course you might have a few that standout but in general there is no huge differential in skill over the course of a season. More importantly, all the girls are intrinsically motivated, and highly committed to development and don't need outside motivation to train hard and compete to get better, as they shouldn't be on a top team if they don't have that anyway. The coach and club commit to developing this group of girls and don't look for outside talent unless there is voluntary turnover.

Of course if someone's commitment level falters or they don't keep up with development and the skill gap widens, then of course discussing other options for the next year is appropriate.

Talent identification is highly subjective and often wrong, exaggeratedly so under 18 years. And, explain to me this need to create powerhouse teams of all star players at U13?
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Couldn’t agree more! What one High Level Coach loves in your player there are 2 that do not see the same!! I’ve been around Girls Club soccer for over 15 years! It was and will be the most frustrating part of the hunt. Excluding the unicorns the next 10%-20%-30% of the talent is up for debate and will be for the foreseeable future!
 
Surf Zombie said:
I like all the kids on the team and their parents, and I certainly feel for any kid at this age who didn’t get an early offer and is facing the prospect of losing her spot to a stronger player. Especially during this pandemic. At the same time just because a particular player was on the team this year shouldn’t guarantee anything for the next season when you are talking about an ECNL level team. If the new players are substantially better then so be it. If the players are close the tie should go to the existing player. It’s not my club and I don’t pick the teams, but that’s just my view of it.

I’ve tried to reinforce with my daughter that every day is a tryout and that it will ultimately be her work ethic which will determine whether she starts, how many minutes she gets and if she is offered a spot next year.
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Okay so that would be a yes, you are okay with how your coach and club are handling the team formation.
 
GDA tried to force us "all in" with one philosophy of soccer and basically, gave no one a choice except for the ones who wanted it and benefited from it. We can all see today who's who. We need to let each club and coach of a team decide how they will form their teams, not some League. That's stupid and one of the reasons were talking about this bs, besides forcing top public school kids with an either or situation. 15 and 16 and 17 year old girls are quiting too. Some girls are burned out and a coach has the obligation ((if college soccer is the goal)) to tell the goat their not trying and were here to win too and winning in soccer is trying. I told my dd a few times last year that you should always give 100% because if you don;t, someone else will and let me to you, little hot shot, that won;t fly in college and I won;t pay $3,000. She understands that very well now. I think this next go around the girls playing will be there for winning and also getting help from their coach and club through this college process. If their was ever a time parents needed some guidance, its now. Not like now, right now, but in the future. I will trust the process and be patient through these tough times.
 
@Ellejustus aka Soccer Helper


So from what I’m reading ECNL is going to be the path for girls soccer, what about this MLS league I’m hearing about. Is this for boys only? What about the La Galaxy girls team? Where are they going? Been practicing social distancing way too long from this forum and I have many questions now. Is my DD in the right club now? What’s the prized league we should be aiming for etc. Using a few of my free posts that I have left on this account. I need to clarify a few things so we know that we are on the right path.
 
soccer4us said:
If you read what many of those clubs DOC"s are posting on twitter, it's all about development! Those special words of elite and development shall never leave DOC"s vocal...ever.
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Unless they are recruiting your kid and the win/loss record is better for the DOC's team.
 
Luis Andres said:
@Ellejustus aka Soccer Helper


So from what I’m reading ECNL is going to be the path for girls soccer, what about this MLS league I’m hearing about. Is this for boys only? What about the La Galaxy girls team? Where are they going? Been practicing social distancing way too long from this forum and I have many questions now. Is my DD in the right club now? What’s the prized league we should be aiming for etc. Using a few of my free posts that I have left on this account. I need to clarify a few things so we know that we are on the right path.
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Mr Luis is peaking his head out I see. Interesting free passes you got there. How many? It's only fair to let folks outside for a peak to see what the aftermath of the virus caused. Prisoners are being let out early to finish their time at home like the rest of us are already doing. Options and options and options for all. Be patient Luis. I have a few other "pills" you can check out if you PM me.........lol!!!! Stay safe Lou and good luck to your little goat #2.
 
Albion announced hiring Jen Lalor as their Girls Academy pathway and technical director yesterday, so it seems clear that they will be part of the new GA League, although that's not surprising. Now that the league has begun announcing its conference members, it will be interesting to see how the SW Conference shapes up. I'm mostly curious about which clubs that joined the ECRL will also place teams in the GA League.

Edit - Heh just as I submitted this post the SW Conference was announced.
 
@Luis Andres only so all others don't get all huffy and puffy for talking to Luis. I don;t PM too many folks here for obvious reasons. He's been on lock down too. I will say I'm impressed sweet Lou with how well behave you have been. Watch this video and especially towards the end. I feel like life and soccer has been one big, big foot chase. What do you think Luis only? This is not for anyone else, only my pal Lew :)

 
Goforgoal said:
Albion announced hiring Jen Lalor as their Girls Academy pathway and technical director yesterday, so it seems clear that they will be part of the new GA League, although that's not surprising. Now that the league has begun announcing its conference members, it will be interesting to see how the SW Conference shapes up. I'm mostly curious about which clubs that joined the ECRL will also place teams in the GA League.
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Go get em GALs!!!! I like this way better. Both leagues can have a champ and then play for all the marbles. Take the showcases and make them Bowl games. This is super cool.
 
Goforgoal said:
Albion announced hiring Jen Lalor as their Girls Academy pathway and technical director yesterday, so it seems clear that they will be part of the new GA League, although that's not surprising. Now that the league has begun announcing its conference members, it will be interesting to see how the SW Conference shapes up. I'm mostly curious about which clubs that joined the ECRL will also place teams in the GA League.

Edit - Heh just as I submitted this post the SW Conference was announced.
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Timing is everything lol

I'm curious what the non so cal team in this division do if we all can' fly in the fall for games. Could be a nightmare for them in terms of getting to games/playing enough. For so cal teams this is the next best option it seems after ECNL for now. Where those 4 so cal ECRL clubs play their first teams I think is the most interesting aspect of this.
 
soccer4us said:
Timing is everything lol

I'm curious what the non so cal team in this division do if we all can' fly in the fall for games. Could be a nightmare for them in terms of getting to games/playing enough. For so cal teams this is the next best option it seems after ECNL for now. Where those 4 so cal ECRL clubs play their first teams I think is the most interesting aspect of this.
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My guess is keep an oversize team that does both leagues, but not everyone plays every game. You don’t need your top players for the weaker ECRL games, but you don’t want to embarass yourself by doing poorly there either.
 
dad4 said:
My guess is keep an oversize team that does both leagues, but not everyone plays every game. You don’t need your top players for the weaker ECRL games, but you don’t want to embarass yourself by doing poorly there either.
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Yeah. If they do that, I imagine 2nd teams would be upset but they may not care. I'm guessing most of those clubs 2nd teams are solid and need a decent league to play in. I'm not as familiar with the local league levels these days to know if that's solid or not. I guess if this league has a 2nd division they can go there
 
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