Women's CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying

Kicker4Life said:
You’ll also need 6 x’s the staff to manage and operate. Under this scenerio each region will need to run regional camps to narrow down the player pool and prepare for the National event. So what happens after the National event? When does the final Team get selected, train together in regards to whatever Event Cycle they are in (CONCACAF qualifiers, ect)?

Does this scenario play out every year regardless of the Event Cycle or only in the age groups that aren’t in a Cycle at that point?

Not hating, just spitballing as you may be on to something.
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Good questions. In general, I am guided by the idea that DA tried to do too much on its own. The National Team should focus on the very top-tier players and athletes. Don't compete with ECNL, GA, etc. Form close associations and use influence to guide training.

Here's my idea of the cycle with 6 geographic regions. Create 2 divisions - the "East" and the "West" with 3 regions in each - split with a predominantly North/South running border that, ideally doesn't split a state. Each age group would play 5 games in a year - one against each region. ** I like the East-West geographic set up as it helps limit the number of time zones crossed for games within the division. **

Within your division the two game will be played sometime between late Dec - Apr. These games will be "one-offs" - a single game between two regions in the division played on a Sunday afternoon with the teams arriving on a Friday. ** I like this set-up because you can get a training and game in a long weekend with little school being missed, or the game could be at the end of a normal training camp week. **

In mid-early July have a big event with all 6 regions. In this event, teams play the 3 teams from the "other" division. I like 3 days in between games, but that will take about 11 days (3 game days, 6 "between" days and 2 days prior to the first game for the arrival day and a day of prep.) If they use 2 days between games, that makes it 9 days.

"You’ll also need 6 x’s the staff to manage and operate."
Create a Youth National Team Coaching Certification that would train ECNL, GA, etc. coaches to run training sessions. Have a regional rep on the National Team Payroll, but have the certified coaches participate in training sessions, meetings, etc. Maybe you have a certain number of positions available, and coaches apply for the opportunity to go through the program. Pay them a stipend if selected to participate in Regional Team coaching, but no need to make them full-time employees with benefits, etc.

"Does this scenario play out every year regardless of the Event Cycle or only in the age groups that aren’t in a Cycle at that point?"
Don't have the National Championship for the age group in the years that have CONCACAF (oldest age group in the CONCACAF participating teams). Maybe a modified competition could take place - 2 East teams and 2 West excluding the CONCACAF participants.

"Under this scenario each region will need to run regional camps to narrow down the player pool and prepare for the National event. When does the final Team get selected, train together in regards to whatever Event Cycle they are in (CONCACAF qualifiers, etc)?"
Use the Training Center idea. Have one or two in October to determine players selected. Use 4 to 5 day training camp between Christmas and New Year for teams to train together. At the end of the camp, have two teams play their division game. If TC's aren't sufficient to select the team, use 4-5 day camp to do so and don't play the game at the end of camp.

I'd always try to associate any of the regional games with other Women's soccer events - especially USWNT games - but also NWSL, etc.
 
espola said:
As I remember it, the DA's method was to recruit the best players to place on teams that played in a closed system. Is that how ECNL works?

That's a genuine question. I had some exposure to the early days of DA (my sons were the objects of local DA recruiters), when it was rising with the prediction of producing world-class players so we could win the World Cup in 2022 or so. My only exposure to ECNL is what people post here.
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ECNL initially poached prior to DA. DA was a combination of poaching, players with in aclub with DA and those from the outside.
 
espola said:
You are using the word "development" as if it were an established program different from the typical local pay-to-play club method of lines, laps, and lectures. Am I mistaken?
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Some clubs actually developed players. But then there are those you are referring to. I will quote Crazy Larry from a conversation with a friend while he was poaching 30 miles from his home base at a club that developed players (Prior to DA). BTW I was sitting there while the converastion took place. It went kinda like this...
CL--Hi, whose that girl?
Parent-Who are you?
CL--I am a coach looking to recruit for players.
Parent--What are you recrutining for?
CL--ECNL.
Parent-Wait what club are you from?
CL-Blues.
Parent--What? Why are you driving to the South Bay?
CL--This club has great players.
 
My brief time with Crazy Larry and I was not eavesdropping on someone else's convo. This was directly from the horses mouth to me.

CL: Hey Crush, I heard you had a fall out with one of the liars that coach youth soccer and you said, "no mas."
Crush: Ya man, I can't take the BS, the lies, pay to play, pay & stay and pay for privates to guarantee play time and all the division in this sport. Why on earth would you & your partner allow that clown over here? The guy has nothing good to say about you, your partner or the two bros who scream at girls all day.
CL: Well, I was not________________________________________________________________________________!
Crush: I'm done Crazy Larry. The GDA won't allow for kids to play public high school soccer and my daughter wants to do both. So we will just play HS Soccer. Can't a scout recruit HS only players?
CL: I got good news. I went to a meeting and it looks like the GDA will allow for HS Soccer next season
Crush: Are you sure
CL: Yes. Look Crush. I love your dd. She can ball and it's not good to not play year around. She will fall behind. I sure could use some extra fire power. We need to win 8 in a row to make the playoffs.
Crush: I'm not interested but I will talk with my dd
CL: OK. Have her call me if she has some Q
Crush: Will do
Crush tells dd.
Crush calls crazy Larry: DD is not interested in taking play time away from the other players and cause disruptions mid season so it's a no
CL: I will have her come off the bench and not play forward. I don't want to piss off parents either. She can learn some new positions and I promise she can play HS Soccer
Crush/DD: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CL: See you at practice
After going 9-1 and making the last spot to qualify for playoffs, the rumor was 100% no HS Soccer and GDA for public school kids
Crush: Lares, WTF, you said she could do both next season
CL: I'm sorry man, they lied to us.
Crush: Were out coach. Spoke to my child and it;s a big fat no. We already took play minutes away from others, their not happy and since were a 100% no for next season, no reason to chase a natty knowing were not coming back. Good luck in the playoffs
CL: OK, sorry about all this. I don't agree with what the GDA is doing but my hands are tied.

The end. I then decided to come on socal soccer forum to ask the experts why this happened. MAPS was the only one who told the truth. I got assigned a fact checker and asshat trolls who actually made fun of me and my dd. 5 years latter and the GDA is no more and all we got is a big fat mess. Hopefully coach Matt from England can fix the youth sport. England is all about Pro, not college. I'm interested to see how he deals with the college play in America.
 
Tough loss today for our U20 women vs Mexico 2-1 today in the finals. I did not watch this game, just saw some high lights. We look liked we dominated but soccer can be cruel.
 
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