With the DAs demise wonder if academies will do the smart thing and continue not allowing their players not to play HS ball. The product is extremely bad and it may actually ruin some players. I know all the DAs heavily criticized HS soccer (saying it’s trash, bad for development, injures players etc). Will they now suddenly change their tune or maintain the old message? Any thoughts/ideas??
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I always been negative about it too as per your reasons listed. I'm more understanding about it now but for me, what has to change is the staff. If we want to bring high school soccer back, Athletic Directors need to hire qualified coaches and pay accordingly. Not have these gym teachers. You would then see better quality programs. -
This is incredibly wishful thinking. A youth coach can make 3x-4x what a high school coach makes from August-November. You’ll never get the best coaches taking high school jobs. The bottom line will be now every family has a choice. If you don’t like it nobody will blame you for not playing. If you want to play, a club can no longer tell you that you can’t. Don’t expect much learning outside of a handful of schools in the whole state.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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What about the players don't want to play high school? There's no league for them to play in the Fall unless those former northeast DA clubs are having one that prohibits high school?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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if high schools paid $10k like football coaches get, more soccer coaches would do it.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Unless those non ECNL clubs can scramble together a league with similar rules you’re SOL. Probably will come down to training at home for 3 months in your back yard, or just playing high school. Lots of players still play in college even though they didn’t play in the DA and played high school. Hard to believe right?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Moot point. There won't be HS sports next year.Comment
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If you’re right then there won’t be travel sports in the Fall either....Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I don't think there will be. Even if the covid limitations are lifted, school sports will still be cancelled due to budgetary restrictions. The tax base that supports it all is being destroyed by this shutdown.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Taxes are usually baked into mortgage payments and is still paid even if the payer hasn't simply so the bank doesn't lose it to a tax sale. So school sports are safe. Plus don't forget the people who work in schools that were laid off and the lack of a need to hire subs for the last few months. Schools will have extra money on the books, most will hide it though.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Let's keep being pessimistic! That's the way to survive this crisis!Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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The DA really screwed so many here by pushing no HS and now a lot of those players will not be as welcomed going back and rejoining or joining for the first time. And I bet the former DAs will also all of the sudden change their tune from HS soccer is awful and bad for development to every kid should play and enjoy it! It’s all about what suits their business model not what suits the kids or the truth. If no HS is really best these DAs should really stick to that. They don’t realize what the impact of their deceit has on each kid. Really disappointing.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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What HS coach would turn away a talent that played in DA? Have you seen most of these teams? Wouldn't be surprised if more school choice moves happened so teammates could play HS together as well.Comment
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Some might not but some definitely do. I know plenty examples where HS players were impacted negatively. And by the way how is that fair to the kids that played 2-3 years to earn a spot and here comes Ms DA to take their spot because their league blew up. Just think about how you would feel if that was your kid and what it could do to the chemistry of a HS team.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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I agree it would be refreshing to see all the former DA clubs stand by their no HS rule if they really believed in it as HS soccer is pretty bad and causes lots of injuries.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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