We aren't practicing (officially) but am happy someone is and has a season to look forward to
Texas ECNL and Frontier Conference
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Bullshit!
Ouch!!! Ok, some?
I dont want to start up our old rants. I mean I really want to, but for the sake of peace Kicker, I will just say it's between "many' and "some."
Since you have no clue about the MANY (there are literally THOUSANDS of them) you can’t say anything but some to few! PERIOD!
In Socal, it was for sure between many and some. I was there, I should know. It's all good Kicker. I'm just trying to find a darn soccer game for my dd before she turns 18. Agree to disagree. The league is no more anyways so why argue. We all know what ECNL is all about, right?
How do you know it has not contributed unless there is consistent testing, sort of like what Trump does. It's great they are physically distancing at all times, on and off the field, but unless there is consistent, consistent testing someone who does not have symptoms can pass it on to someone else who is also asymptomatic but then gives it to someone who gets very sick. We all want youth sports to come back everywhere. Hopefully by early next year we will have an effective vaccine or two.
Well I don't know, all I can do is go by what the data and reporting shows. And it isn't the testing, but rather the contact tracing (I agree neither of which are as widespread as they need to be, BTW) that leads to the conclusion that soccer games and practices are fairly safe for the players involved.
There have been hundreds of thousands of soccer games and practices involving hundreds of thousands of players around the world these past few months (and thousands of each here in Texas) and there has yet to be a single report that anyone has seen of a confirmed player to player transmission on an outdoor field.
Meanwhile, there are hundreds of reports every day and warnings from officials about the data showing very specific and detailed virus transmission events at bars, weddings, churches, event spectating (including soccer), etc.
If an outdoor soccer soccer practice/scrimmage/game had a single incident of being the source of virus super spreading among players anywhere in the world, we would know about it.
Just because soccer "looks like a bad idea" to you or others during these crazy times, does not make it so. All available facts and the data suggest the on field activity is very, very low risk with regards to Covid transmission.
Some data from Texas high schools...
65,290 kids participated in strength and conditioning training and football practices this summer.
278 tested positive for Covid (274 contracted it at home, and four contracted it from other sick kids at the training and football practices).
4 kids needed hospitalization (zero deaths).
So out of more than 65,000 kids, there were a total of four Covid cases that were traced to player-to-player transmission at practice. That is 0.006%.
That seems pretty dang low risk and soccer seems similarly low risk. Tournaments and practices have been ongoing here for several months without a single reported case of player-to-player transmission on the field. ECNL schedules are released (limited overnight travel), and I think we are going to be playing games this fall.
65,290 kids participated in strength and conditioning training and football practices this summer.
278 tested positive for Covid (274 contracted it at home, and four contracted it from other sick kids at the training and football practices).
4 kids needed hospitalization (zero deaths).
So out of more than 65,000 kids, there were a total of four Covid cases that were traced to player-to-player transmission at practice. That is 0.006%.
That seems pretty dang low risk and soccer seems similarly low risk. Tournaments and practices have been ongoing here for several months without a single reported case of player-to-player transmission on the field. ECNL schedules are released (limited overnight travel), and I think we are going to be playing games this fall.
In Texas the week before last and this week. Teams are training, playing tournaments, and you can find the ECNL Texas Schedules if you dig hard enough. Looks like they are starting 8/29 and 9/5 for the season. DD is looking to catch on with a team that is a fit and play until things get back to “normal“ in CA. I gotta say the facilities at a couple of places here are legit—-Toyota Soccer Center, and Moneygram Park are really, really, good IMHO.
Moneygram is a nice facility. Both my girls did Super Copa there. Pitch plays well.
Genuinely curious about how you would go about making that happen? Do you have a home in TX as well? Would you just move your DD there for school and then get on with a team there?
Hey Dubs, Woobie is from Texas and seems to be able to work from anywhere. I have that in my life as well. I can live and work from anywhere and still put food on the table. I would probably have moved so my goat can play but my dd loves Cali too much and the waves and so does my son. In fact, my wife and I love it here as well. I've lived here my whole life and I'm not leaving unless_____________________________wins and it gets dangerous here. I want all of us to get along and respect each other and obey all the laws and rules.
Yes...EJ is right...am from Dallas and grew up there. Have lots of guys I grew up with and played with that are still very active in the soccer scene with their kids and/or coaching.
@Dubs PM me if you have any specific questions.
Reality for me is that Covid or not I was going to be in Dallas most of the fall for Family and Business obligations, so with Home School, no “real” soccer going in CA it created a unique opportunity. Just rolling with it.
@Dubs PM me if you have any specific questions.
Reality for me is that Covid or not I was going to be in Dallas most of the fall for Family and Business obligations, so with Home School, no “real” soccer going in CA it created a unique opportunity. Just rolling with it.
Desert Hound
DA
For those that don't know where to dig. Just click on the member directory. It pulls up a list of all the clubs. Click on the club. Towards the top you can pull up the club schedule. Or if you scroll down, click on the individual team by age group to pull it up.
Clicking around there are a number of regions that have their schedules up.
GeekKid
SILVER ELITE
Pretty much that simple I guess. North Texas is a hyper-growth area so schools are always enrolling new students on a daily basis. We moved from SoCal two years ago and went through the process. If your DD is playing ECNL then you would need to go through the transfer process once you find a club.
I see. Makes sense. I didn't realize you were already staying there. I have a friend (not a soccer person) looking for a spot to move his son so he can play football for his senior year. I thought it was an interesting idea but wasn't sure how someone would actually do this in practice. Sounds like you're well set up in case you want to make it happen for your DD. All the best.
Yes, many big time HS Sr are looking for a place to play ball. Everyone I know who is moving out of Cali as I speak have the type of job that allows them to work anywhere. Based on the latest from my LA contact ((my fly on the wall)), those in charge with decisions in our state are saying no sports going to go happen on their fields that that they control into next year and maybe 2022. This is the reality were all in. I literately was on the phone with a friend and his friend just sold his house and is off to Texas for football. I guess the dad is like Woobie and has some connections at one of those Friday night lights teams that needed a QB desperately. Their all city QB tore his ACL and this was going to be their year. So a match was made in heaven and QB can finish his Sr year off like a bang. He does want to play in Texas for college so this works for his son my friend said. Were losing great people everyday to Texas and CO and AZ and UT and NV.
Can't speak for other conferences, but ECNL Texas has been quite transparent about the schedule. We've known it for several weeks.
I have yet to see any direction yet on any restrictions for the games with regards to Covid-related guidelines, but I imagine those should be arriving soon.
First games are slated to begin in 10 days. Still zero reported player-to-player transmission from any of the training or tournaments over the past several months.
Looks like it's game on.
Agreed. And how can you make it equitable? You got teams playing games/tourneys already and out here in Cali we have no idea when we'll be able to even have an internal scrimmage! Just sucks donkey balls.