What does the DA2 mean for ECNL?

zags77

zags77

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From a thread that Beach has announced their coaches for the DA. What does this do to ECNL? Which other 9 clubs will have DA2?

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/...EMENT.html?soid=1104906689478&aid=QpfcIg5BZzE

"What is the Development Academy 2 LEAGUE? (DA2)

US Soccer is supporting the creation of the DA2 league, and while we expect the competition for the DA spots to be fierce with many qualified candidates and therefore our club will also participate in the DA2 league as a founding member club.

The league will consist of up to "Nine" other "Developmental Academy Teams 2" from the Southwest Region.

The DA 2 teams will follow a similar schedule to that of the DA teams, often-times playing at the same venues, on the same days.

In order to maximize exposure for our DA 2 players, all announced DA2 coaches will be working hand-in-hand with the corresponding aged DA teams.

We believe the DA2 will help provide a direct link and pathway to the DA for our DA 2 players.

The DA2 players will also be able to continue to participate in high school soccer and will have Silverlakes and the Las Vegas Showcase built in to their annual schedule.

DA2 players also have the potential to be reassigned to the DA team on a part-time and full-time basis based upon performance and circumstance.

The DA2 platform will give Beach Futbol Club players every opportunity to continue to develop as high level performers on and off the field and the continued exposure that players of this level are typically looking for ."
 
It essentially looks like the final "FU" to ECNL. Kids who don't make the DA can now play on the DA2 team and stay within their current clubs. I would guess the current ECNL Clubs in So Cal are those clubs not in the DA2 based on the numbers printed above?
 
Daniel Miller said:
Well, let's see. There will be Galaxy Gold, Real Socal Blue, Slammers Maroon, Beach Black, Strikers Red, Legends Black, and CVSC Blue. The DA2 is just a fancy name for a league of "B" teams.
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Well wouldn't ECNL also now be a fancy name for the B teams of the DA clubs that have it? Blues green, Slammers pink, Real SoCal purple, Eagles mauve? What's the diff?
 
The press release reads "up to" 9 teams and for some reason 9 is "nine" in quotations. This implies that the league is not fully fleshed out yet...

From a next chess move standpoint GDA2 could be all 7 of the non-ECNL clubs such as Beach plus o,1 or 2 ECNL clubs...but I have no idea...
 
The DA II league is serious. It will include 9 of the 14 GDA teams in the Southwest Division. The only team for sure that will not be a part of the DA II league at its inception (but a part of the GDA SW Division) is SC Del Sol. The likely others with ECNL and GDA who will not participate in the DA II league are Surf, Slammers, Blues and Eagles-or-Real So Cal. This is pure conjecture on my part.

The DA II league will be separate from SCDSL, CSL, SDDA, Presidio, etc. One benefit of the DA II league is that high school soccer will be allowed for the DA II players (not allowed for the DA I players).
 
bababooey said:
The likely others with ECNL and GDA who will not participate in the DA II league are Surf, Slammers, Blues and Eagles-or-Real So Cal.
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I know it's all conjecture at this point, but in theory, ECNL will be the A team for Arsenal and Strikers; the B team for Surf, Slammers, Blues, & Eagles/Real So Cal; & the C team for WCFC & either Eagles or Real So Cal.
 
Justafan said:
I know it's all conjecture at this point, but in theory, ECNL will be the A team for Arsenal and Strikers; the B team for Surf, Slammers, Blues, & Eagles/Real So Cal; & the C team for WCFC & either Eagles or Real So Cal.
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Does this mean Strikers and Arsenal won't finish bottom now?
 
Means usclub soccer is trying to get another foothold into the SW youth soccer market and the clubs are selling more rainbow unicorns to parents.

Reffering to this proposed league as da2 is a misnomer and marketing gimmick for the most part. Has nothing to do with ussda other than some of clubs that may participate in both,. LA Galaxy with not be.

ECNL is a usclub soccer program also, right? so there really just trying to take more market share from cal south and usys orgs.

Now we have more dutilion to go with the pre ECNL and reserves of those teams some clubs are having tryouts for. When will it all end? Flight 3 is now going to be reffered to as the super duper elite flight or some other gimmicky name
 
DA2 = Not a national league/a local league (See CSL or SCDSL)
DA2 = Teams not allowed to continue on with ECNL because ECNL didn't feel program was strong enough to support two elite teams
and new DA Clubs with no ECNL.
ECNL = National League, still best competition in many regions of the country, best national league that allows High School play, etc.
 
I don't accept that there are "more" options; just repackaged ones. Look, the DA1 is no different than "Flight 1," which is no different than "Gold" in the pre-split CSL days.

The DA2 will likely be no different that "Flight 2" and "Silver Elite plus Silver."

In terms of creating more playing "options," I disagree. The pool of participants in these leagues gets smaller and smaller. Kids will play against the same other kids week after week.

There is no reason to believe the soccer will be "better" than it is in its current form. On the boys' side, academy teams are no better than CSL Gold and Premier teams were 8 years ago.
 
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