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    No matter what, it makes sense for clubs to pick one league or the other. Concentrate your resources and promote that league as your club's best. Trying to field both just makes things muddy -- there aren't enough compelling reasons why one is better than the other when they exist at the same club.

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      Originally posted by Unregistered
      I believe they have gotten those ultimatums and on the SoCal forum Surf is choosing DA.
      CA is forming its own league.

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        Originally posted by Unregistered
        CA is forming its own league.
        I think clubs and families have to decide what is best for them. If DA works they should go DA. If ECNL works they should do that. No one should panic and try to guess where things are going.

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          Originally posted by Unregistered
          I believe they have gotten those ultimatums and on the SoCal forum Surf is choosing DA.
          You believe based on nothing.

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Total "let's poke the bear" news release.

            Weren't all those clubs already in ECNL?
            You're missing the big point (and them being kind) ..... those clubs are now ALL IN (they previously were not because they also did GDA). By saying ALL IN, they are omitting even mentioning GDA by name and saying that for GDA, these clubs are now ALL OUT.

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              You believe based on nothing.
              Well you're mostly right. Just what has been said in the SoCal forums.

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                No takers ?
                What are you asking? Are you asking what became of the birth year 2000 prospects, camp invitees, top players, or their entire class? The info is all out there for whatever your specific question - except for injury related stuff. The college commitment lists, all this and all that nominations, etc.

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  YEs but it's tryout season. ECNL will want to capitalize on the uncertainty of GDA.
                  There is no uncertainty in GDA. Or in ECNL. Stars B team and Scorps define ECNL as a joke.

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    There is no uncertainty in GDA. Or in ECNL. Stars B team and Scorps define ECNL as a joke.
                    Time for you to lay off the pipe, brother. GDAP is in a free fall.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      There is no uncertainty in GDA. Or in ECNL. Stars B team and Scorps define ECNL as a joke.
                      Scorps are not funny, they are tragic. Stars spooning with Fred, lucky them.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Scorps are not funny, they are tragic. Stars spooning with Fred, lucky them.
                        More like Scorps spooning with GPS, desperate for a sugar daddy to pull them out of financial free-fall...

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                          From Soccer America interview:

                          JD: Yes, but more so in our area, the private school issue. We have a lot of private school players within our system and they have to play high school sports. And we as a club from Day 1 decided that we were not going to [ask for] waivers. And the reason for that is because I don’t think you can look one kid in the eye and say, “Listen, because you’re a private school kid we’re going to give you a waiver and you can play high school,” and look another kid in the eye and say, “Guess what, because you don’t go to private school, we’re going to make you give up high school soccer.”

                          [Editor’s note: According to the DA regulations: “Players who receive consideration or financial aid to attend a private high school based on their participation with the soccer team are eligible” for waivers to allow them “to remain on their clubs Academy roster during the high school soccer season.”]

                          For us, we made that decision from Day 1. We stood by it. But the reality is that prohibited a lot of our top players from playing in the DA. And that would have continued. Other clubs have done waivers.

                          Funny because JB specifically allowed players to play on Natick (because he was the coach) and then once the high school season ended, added them to his DA team. Was this just an informal waiver then?

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            What are you asking? Are you asking what became of the birth year 2000 prospects, camp invitees, top players, or their entire class? The info is all out there for whatever your specific question - except for injury related stuff. The college commitment lists, all this and all that nominations, etc.
                            im asking why. if such a a great dev platform , so few of those kids are now consistent NT camp attendees ? At one point all these kids were at the top of their class nationally no ?

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              im asking why. if such a a great dev platform , so few of those kids are now consistent NT camp attendees ? At one point all these kids were at the top of their class nationally no ?
                              Probably because the gda showcases have highlighted to big difference between the girls on the west coast and the girls on the east coast. Or...the national staff is now taking the “real” best players as opposed to the ones pushed through by the clubs.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                Probably because the gda showcases have highlighted to big difference between the girls on the west coast and the girls on the east coast. Or...the national staff is now taking the “real” best players as opposed to the ones pushed through by the clubs.
                                You don't think GDA clubs will push their kids too? Clearly you haven't much experience with BDA. The only way to get rid of club politics and favoritism is to take clubs out of the system completely.

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