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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostEasy solution if you have a player good enough for selection....play DA. Stars players shouldn’t be chosen or the GDA loses its hand. Players and families make choices and that’s a good thing
Suit yourself but if you have the one player in mass on track to go pro, don't choose a league for a patch. Do what you need to do for that player to imptove.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPlay DA with who? The one NT level player has to train with and against other strong talent to progress. Playing with and against weak players will not help
Suit yourself but if you have the one player in mass on track to go pro, don't choose a league for a patch. Do what you need to do for that player to imptove.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCrazy how that one player got good enough playing against such weak competition, a true miracle. Nobody’s is choosing a league for a patch, they are choosing it based on what fits their players needs. Hs or no Hs, NT pool no invite, sub rule or no sub rule... pick your beef but the competition is largely the same
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCrazy how that one player got good enough playing against such weak competition, a true miracle. Nobody’s is choosing a league for a patch, they are choosing it based on what fits their players needs. Hs or no Hs, NT pool no invite, sub rule or no sub rule... pick your beef but the competition is largely the same
Overall stronger players near me are mostly in different league then gda. A few studs in gda but not enough enough to call the club or teams strong or competitive.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCrazy how that one player got good enough playing against such weak competition, a true miracle. Nobody’s is choosing a league for a patch, they are choosing it based on what fits their players needs. Hs or no Hs, NT pool no invite, sub rule or no sub rule... pick your beef but the competition is largely the same
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLeague does my kid no good if the local option in that league is poor quality. Near me gda is avoided and with good reason. If it is quality near you, good for you.
Overall stronger players near me are mostly in different league then gda. A few studs in gda but not enough enough to call the club or teams strong or competitive.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLeague does my kid no good if the local option in that league is poor quality. Near me gda is avoided and with good reason. If it is quality near you, good for you.
Overall stronger players near me are mostly in different league then gda. A few studs in gda but not enough enough to call the club or teams strong or competitive.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostJust imagine how good the kid might have become if the club she played for actually cared about developing her soccer game as opposed to using her to lure the next wave of wannabes into it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat’s fine, avoid it if you want and its the right thing for your player, nobody will care. But avoiding the DA should eliminate any player for NT pool consideration. If the DA want to corral the best talent they need to adhere to the premise that only players on DA teams can get invited. This will truly funnel the best players in the same area.
The first team players all come from domestic and international pro teams and some college players. The gda has nothing to do with the first team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat’s fine, avoid it if you want and its the right thing for your player, nobody will care. But avoiding the DA should eliminate any player for NT pool consideration. If the DA want to corral the best talent they need to adhere to the premise that only players on DA teams can get invited. This will truly funnel the best players in the same area.
The question is if that is a sustainable business model. The % of players/families with realistic NT aspirations is by definition small. The larger market opportunity sits with college dreams. I suspect GDA was banking on a halo effect where families would pay to be associated with the NT caliber players. Is that happening?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostECNL parent here. Agree that GDA should stick to their guns on this one since that is currently their only positive brand differentiator.
The question is if that is a sustainable business model. The % of players/families with realistic NT aspirations is by definition small. The larger market opportunity sits with college dreams. I suspect GDA was banking on a halo effect where families would pay to be associated with the NT caliber players. Is that happening?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostECNL parent here. Agree that GDA should stick to their guns on this one since that is currently their only positive brand differentiator.
The question is if that is a sustainable business model. The % of players/families with realistic NT aspirations is by definition small. The larger market opportunity sits with college dreams. I suspect GDA was banking on a halo effect where families would pay to be associated with the NT caliber players. Is that happening?
Im not advocating for any league, to me they are both bad BECAUSE they are not based on talent.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMaybe, too hard to tell this early. Agreed they are playing to a small percent of players that are actually NT material. What they are tryin to win is recruiting families who THINK they have a NT player. If NT pools are 100% from the DA then we will see if this srategy wins, I’m skeptical .
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