Say bye-bye-bye to Girls and Boys DA

JuliVeee said:
My prediction is that the Pats, Beach and Legends teams that were DA and were "stuck" with moving to ECRL will now try to pivot and try to sell this as "Look, our teams play BOTH ECRL AND GAL!".

Anyone care to wager?
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Of course they will. And of course they should. It's true. And they should market it in the best possible light. That's what clubs do. That's what any business does.

And what parents and players should do is educate themselves and make the best decisions for themselves to find coaches and teammates and competition that will best fit their needs and goals. That's what any consumer does.
 
timmyh said:
Of course they will. And of course they should. It's true. And they should market it in the best possible light. That's what clubs do. That's what any business does.

And what parents and players should do is educate themselves and make the best decisions for themselves to find coaches and teammates and competition that will best fit their needs and goals. That's what any consumer does.
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I don't disagree with you at all. I just don't think parents know that those leagues will have little/no college recruitment activity and will be sold goods that aren't what they are "marketed" as...
 
JuliVeee said:
My prediction is that the Pats, Beach and Legends teams that were DA and were "stuck" with moving to ECRL will now try to pivot and try to sell this as "Look, our teams play BOTH ECRL AND GAL!". :rolleyes:
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JuliVeee said:
I don't disagree with you at all. I just don't think parents know that those leagues will have little/no college recruitment activity and will be sold goods that aren't what they are "marketed" as...
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Are you sure? College coaches usually go to watch games featuring good players, not players with a given patch. For example, in the last two games played by my daughter's team over the last weekend of Feb, against La Roca and Seattle Reign, there were well over 20 college coaches (USC, Yale, Duke, Oregon ...) watching those league games in El Camino. Two league games, not even a showcase. Playing against FC Dallas, as U-14, we had the honor of having the head coach and coaching staff of Florida State , at the time recent NCAA DI champs, watching the game for 80 minutes. Do you think that a showcase or regular league games with loaded teams from FC Dallas, Legends, Beach, Del Sol, Sockers ... will not attract college coaches? Why not?
 
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JuliVeee said:
My prediction is that the Pats, Beach and Legends teams that were DA and were "stuck" with moving to ECRL will now try to pivot and try to sell this as "Look, our teams play BOTH ECRL AND GAL!". :rolleyes:
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Is west coast (oc surf) the forgotten sibling in all of this? They were a DA/dpl club too. And now have GAL and DPL
 
Avanti said:
Are you sure? College coaches usually go to watch games featuring good players, not players with a given patch. For example, in the last two games played by my daughter's team over the last weekend of Feb, against La Roca and Seattle Reign, there were well over 20 college coaches (USC, Yale, Duke, Oregon ...) watching those league games in El Camino. Two league games, not even a showcase. Playing against FC Dallas, as U-14, we had the honor of having the head coach and coaching staff of Florida State , at the time recent NCAA DI champs, watching the game for 80 minutes. Do you think that a showcase or regular league games with loaded teams from FC Dallas, Legends, Beach, Del Sol, Sockers ... will not attract college coaches? Why not?
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To add to that, how many times were there college coaches watching the practices at ElCo?

Some clubs are doing their best to navigate the waters and provide opportunities for their players to get visibility. The Coach’s college contacts don’t change if/when the patch on the jersey does.
 
Avanti said:
Are you sure? College coaches usually go to watch games featuring good players, not players with a given patch. For example, in the last two games played by my daughter's team over the last weekend of Feb, against La Roca and Seattle Reign, there were well over 20 college coaches (USC, Yale, Duke, Oregon ...) watching those league games in El Camino. Two league games, not even a showcase. Playing against FC Dallas, as U-14, we had the honor of having the head coach and coaching staff of Florida State , at the time recent NCAA DI champs, watching the game for 80 minutes. Do you think that a showcase or regular league games with loaded teams from FC Dallas, Legends, Beach, Del Sol, Sockers ... will not attract college coaches? Why not?
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I thought the GDA was for the pros and top 2%?
 
youthsportsugh said:
Depends on what Club you were at and what they were telling you -- our club was/is pretty good about the focus being on the college recruitment and preparing the girls for that experience
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Yes and no. If your at the top, top club and your dd is top top 2%, they tell you about the pros and YNT. If your dd is in the 98%, then it's a college sell and promises of 25% starts. That's how stupid I was when she was___________________________________________________________________________________. No harm no foul and all is good today.
 
Goforgoal said:
And you know this definitively, for all 4 clubs at every age group? If so, what's your source? I'm not trying to be argumentative but I have a hard time buying blanket statements when there are so many variables.
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That's my thoughts too. Anything can change from today til July 31st. I've been through this rodeo before. I have people asking me to ask because their afraid to be outed. I'm already toast and all that.
 
Ellejustus said:
Yes and no. If your at the top, top club and your dd is top top 2%, they tell you about the pros and YNT. If your dd is in the 98%, then it's a college sell and promises of 25% starts. That's how stupid I was when she was___________________________________________________________________________________. No harm no foul and all is good today.
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I guess the next question, unfortunately, will be what happens to club soccer if there are no scholarships available for at least a few years after this pandemic? Can clubs continue to charge these rates if there are no scholarships at the end of the day?
 
LB Mom 78 said:
More likely the ECNL Clubs will not let the top ECNL players be used against teams like Beach, Legends, Pats, etc...The ECNL Clubs will not risk losses or competitive games against those teams. If they never play, then the ECNL can continue the myth of now being the best of the best.
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Wow... what are you mad about. Playing in ECRL or your club not being admitted into ECNL. Not saying anything bad but you seem negative. What is your perfect scenario and why did it not happen?
 
pokergod said:
I guess the next question, unfortunately, will be what happens to club soccer if there are no scholarships available for at least a few years after this pandemic? Can clubs continue to charge these rates if there are no scholarships at the end of the day?
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I have no idea. I want it to all work out for all everyone involved. I was hoping the Girls Academy League would be for the top 2% and the true pathway to the pros but it's about college, just like ECNL. Socal will have many teams to choose from. Does GAL have a price point to reserve a spot?Tournaments will be fun with GAL and ECNL teams battling it out for fun.
 
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