Surf is in trouble
Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA
- Thread starter dreamz
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I don’t really care whether you call it loyalty, retaliation, or monopolistic business practices. It is all the same.
Either it s a merit based system, or it is a smoke filled room. So far, both ECNL and DA have opted for smoke filled room every time they get a chance.
I was thinking that maybe this is one of the reasons that West Coast took back their old name.
Either ECNL doesn’t like surf. Or they weren’t going to allow 2 clubs with the same name within 35 miles of each other. (But I guess Slammers/LAFC slammers throws out this argument.).
Sombitch
SILVER ELITE
How so?
If they don’t get accepted back into ecnl. They went all in with DA so Surf Cup Sports could get the DA tournaments at polo fields.
If they do not get accepted back to ecnl, what will they do
futboldad1
PREMIER
Surf will be one of the few that get in.....but most DA clubs are in trouble as they haven't made a strong case to be included .....
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.
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
GOLD
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
BRONZE
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
SILVER ELITE
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.