FC Bucks 2006 ECNL - Girls

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DA coaches on the boys side are still coaching with out "REQUIRED" certifications, most of GDA is from NPL only a year or two ago. Yes, parent coaches abound in their world too. Practices are supposed to be 4x per week, but most only do 3x (same as most other premier clubs). Feedback and evals vary by team (not even club) and most are not worth the paper they are written on .... coaches write them in the respect that they coach .... the same way most coach ... not to say they are out to get kids, but we have all seen that the top 3 or 4 kids can do boneheaded things repeatedly with no success and it warrants a "good try", a "Next time", or an "unlucky", but all of the other kids do the same thing once and get a "Needs to be better", "what other options did you have?", or "Timmy, you can not do that". In what vein do you think the evals are written for each player? It's soccer. Don't get enamored with the patch or the organization that backs them. Find a club with a strong reputation for development, close to home, a host of good coaches (as yours will change every so often), with reasonable prices and roster sizes, and jump in and stop worrying.

Just because they were NPL or NL clubs doesnt mean they werent always on par or better than the ECNL clubs. It just means they were excluded from the ECNL.

FC Virginia is the top club in VA
South Shore is just as good as Stars
Oakwood on par with the CT ECNL teams
Pipeline/SAC way better club than Maryland U and Bethesda
PA Classics, SJEB Rush were always deserving.

Sure there are some questionable clubs in the DA but the same can be said about the ECNL.

The 4 nights of practice arent actually all team training. Half of 1 practice is speed and agility and the other half is technical work with a staff trainer. Another night is half team training with the other half some sort of class room session like film review, tactical training, sports nutrition, college seminar. All of the DA is set up this way and iis why PDA and Stars bailed. They didnt want to pay for it.

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Not true, our local club teams (DA and GDA) mostly go once a week from Dec-Early March) have many kids on each field (about 20-30 minutes conditioning off field of the 90) and occasionally get in a extra practice here and there (maybe every other week) when the league schedule on weekends is light). Indoor space is tight in our neck of the woods and lots of teams/clubs willing to pay to get it.

You cant put FC Bucks model out there as fact. Especially, when the OP basically laid out how PF does it. The only thing not mentioned was the DA teams take off after the Fla showcase and dont start back up until mid Jan.

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Just because they were NPL or NL clubs doesnt mean they werent always on par or better than the ECNL clubs. It just means they were excluded from the ECNL.

FC Virginia is the top club in VA
South Shore is just as good as Stars
Oakwood on par with the CT ECNL teams
Pipeline/SAC way better club than Maryland U and Bethesda
PA Classics, SJEB Rush were always deserving.

Sure there are some questionable clubs in the DA but the same can be said about the ECNL.

The 4 nights of practice arent actually all team training. Half of 1 practice is speed and agility and the other half is technical work with a staff trainer. Another night is half team training with the other half some sort of class room session like film review, tactical training, sports nutrition, college seminar. All of the DA is set up this way and iis why PDA and Stars bailed. They didnt want to pay for it.

Pretty close

My kids DA team takes off for 2 weeks after Fla then does 3 nights futsal and 1 night speed, strength and agility during Jan and Feb.

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Just because they were NPL or NL clubs doesnt mean they werent always on par or better than the ECNL clubs. It just means they were excluded from the ECNL.

FC Virginia is the top club in VA
South Shore is just as good as Stars
Oakwood on par with the CT ECNL teams
Pipeline/SAC way better club than Maryland U and Bethesda
PA Classics, SJEB Rush were always deserving.

Sure there are some questionable clubs in the DA but the same can be said about the ECNL.

The 4 nights of practice arent actually all team training. Half of 1 practice is speed and agility and the other half is technical work with a staff trainer. Another night is half team training with the other half some sort of class room session like film review, tactical training, sports nutrition, college seminar. All of the DA is set up this way and iis why PDA and Stars bailed. They didnt want to pay for it.

My original point was that every league has warts. Just because USSF is behind something and has "requirements" certainly does not prove they are better than ECNL, NPL, or some regular premier clubs. There is overlap and lots of it between all of these. The top clubs/teams of each can be very good, but the middle is decent and their are plenty of low-hanging fruits for each (as a whole, NE GDA is absolutely terrible .... REALLY BAD). To say DA is better all of the time (or ECNL is or NPL is) is ridiculous and, if you are from the NE, then you have a better chance of throwing a dart at a list of non GDA teams and picking a better one than joining one in the NE GDA. Stop chasing the badge and pick a place that does things right. If your kid can shred anyone, they can get noticed. If they cant but play in a high profile league, you are correct in assuming that a girl can probably get a little money from D1 or D2 .... for a year .... once they are exposed, they will lose their money or, more likely, be forced to quit. Don't waste a lot of money following marketing ploys .. pick a good club with good trainers, close to home, that is neither expensive nor carries bloated rosters.

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$3300

Sure they cancel practice in snow storms but at least they are still practicing 2-3 nights indoors on turf during the winter months.

Who is? I know kids at PF. They don't practice indoors during the winter. Maybe a one off here or there but not overall. Kids I know at PDA were practicing at a gym on hardwood floors. Get your facts straight first.

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I thought yelling into a bag on TS would solve all this?? I guess not huh? Lollolol

Hey, that's my line. :)

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My original point was that every league has warts. Just because USSF is behind something and has "requirements" certainly does not prove they are better than ECNL, NPL, or some regular premier clubs. There is overlap and lots of it between all of these. The top clubs/teams of each can be very good, but the middle is decent and their are plenty of low-hanging fruits for each (as a whole, NE GDA is absolutely terrible .... REALLY BAD). To say DA is better all of the time (or ECNL is or NPL is) is ridiculous and, if you are from the NE, then you have a better chance of throwing a dart at a list of non GDA teams and picking a better one than joining one in the NE GDA. Stop chasing the badge and pick a place that does things right. If your kid can shred anyone, they can get noticed. If they cant but play in a high profile league, you are correct in assuming that a girl can probably get a little money from D1 or D2 .... for a year .... once they are exposed, they will lose their money or, more likely, be forced to quit. Don't waste a lot of money following marketing ploys .. pick a good club with good trainers, close to home, that is neither expensive nor carries bloated rosters.

The quality of play in the Atlantic GDA is just as good as the NE ECNL. Don't let the ECNL propaganda machine fool you.

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The quality of play in the Atlantic GDA is just as good as the NE ECNL. Don't let the ECNL propaganda machine fool you.

Yes, in one or two years, all of the NPL teams magically sprouted wings. Look no further than any NY team right now in GDA .... abysmal.

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Yes, in one or two years, all of the NPL teams magically sprouted wings. Look no further than any NY team right now in GDA .... abysmal.

And the ECNL PA teams lost theirs look no further than FC Bucks and FC Delco... beyond abysmal

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And the ECNL PA teams lost theirs look no further than FC Bucks and FC Delco... beyond abysmal

Touché!

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Yes, in one or two years, all of the NPL teams magically sprouted wings. Look no further than any NY team right now in GDA .... abysmal.

Since August '18 this mighty ECNL team's record vs the wingless NPL teams now playing in the DA is
0 W - 1 T - 3 L .But please don't let the facts get in the way of a good story .

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The quality of play in the Atlantic GDA is just as good as the NE ECNL. Don't let the ECNL propaganda machine fool you.

I agree, the GDA and ECNL in the Atlantic/Northeast divisions, are very similar. Not much of a difference. The better clubs have always been the better clubs and will always match up well.

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Since August '18 this mighty ECNL team's record vs the wingless NPL teams now playing in the DA is
0 W - 1 T - 3 L .But please don't let the facts get in the way of a good story .

World Class, East Meadow and SUSA are a combined
2W- 2T-10L vs their wingless NPL teams now playing DA counterparts.

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World Class, East Meadow and SUSA are a combined
2W- 2T-10L vs their wingless NPL teams now playing DA counterparts.

The PDA's and MF vs the wingless NPL teams

5w - 3t - 6l

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The PDA's and MF vs the wingless NPL teams

5w - 3t - 6l

CFC and FSA

4w - 2t - 4l vs the wingless NPL teams