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    #31
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    If anything, all you anti-GDA folks should be upset about all of their games being at WWOS, when some of the top ECNL brackets are playing 2 games at Austin Tindell.
    It will be whoever sends more teams , US Club Soccer or US Soccer. Or Disney will take back control and have DA teams play ECNL teams.

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      #32
      Everyone plays together on Thanksgiving on the same fields. Ecnl, GDA, NL the melting pot of soccer.

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        #33
        Why didn’t Disney come out and say it was having a top GDA division and for all GDA teams to come register? Why did only 4 GDA teams register? Why did our GDA club not register our teams? Isn’t GDA not supposed to do any outside events or tournaments other than those sanctioned by USSFDA?

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          #34
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          Why didn’t Disney come out and say it was having a top GDA division and for all GDA teams to come register? Why did only 4 GDA teams register? Why did our GDA club not register our teams? Isn’t GDA not supposed to do any outside events or tournaments other than those sanctioned by USSFDA?
          GDA teams are allowed to play non-us soccer events if approved by us Soccer. Disney is one of those. I have a feeling these events require a GDA specific bracket, though. Weston, being a GDA club, was probably approved to send a team to compete, probably with some GDA players on it.

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            #35
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Why didn’t Disney come out and say it was having a top GDA division and for all GDA teams to come register? Why did only 4 GDA teams register? Why did our GDA club not register our teams? Isn’t GDA not supposed to do any outside events or tournaments other than those sanctioned by USSFDA?
            Ok my kid is a 2002 and plays GDA. What non GDA club would you suggest and what league do they play in? Why would I choose a non GDA club over a GDA? I’m interested to hear.

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              #36
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              GDA teams are allowed to play non-us soccer events if approved by us Soccer. Disney is one of those. I have a feeling these events require a GDA specific bracket, though. Weston, being a GDA club, was probably approved to send a team to compete, probably with some GDA players on it.
              Why weren’t we told that the Disney Showcase is a US Soccer approved event. The teams attending are named DA and thus contain only DA players. Suppose if US Soccer sends a few teams to Disney then it stays on good terms with Disney in case Lakewood Ranch or IMG Fields don’t suffice.

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                #37
                The players in the Girls’ Development Academy clubs will play exclusively within the Academy program and will not play in any outside competition, such as ODP or high school.” or Disney, Phoenix, Las Vegas, CASL, PDA, Jefferson Cup, .. Wait GDA teams are playing on Thanksgiving at Disney.

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                  #38
                  Maybe Disney waived the registration fees to recruit a few teams for its showcases bracket and to lure college coaches to stay around the main WWOS site where they will be playing.

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                    #39
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Why weren’t we told that the Disney Showcase is a US Soccer approved event. The teams attending are named DA and thus contain only DA players. Suppose if US Soccer sends a few teams to Disney then it stays on good terms with Disney in case Lakewood Ranch or IMG Fields don’t suffice.
                    DA can play in “outside tournaments” the caveat is the tournament must have a bracket that coincides with DA tournament guidelines.

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                      #40
                      Since there is not a lot of quality depth in girl's soccer it is not surprising that the level of play between GDA and non-GDA would be noticeable. By building GDA teams you are leaving the rest of the teams in an area significantly depleted. In South Florida there are probably 4 or 5 times as many boys playing travel than girls yet there are a similar number of DA teams (although the boys start at U12 and girls don't start until U14).

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                        #41
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        DA can play in “outside tournaments” the caveat is the tournament must have a bracket that coincides with DA tournament guidelines.
                        speed of play won't happen unless GDA teams are playing boys in scrimmages. if they focus on a fast speed of play possession game by scrimmaging regularly with boys (if this is a DA mandate) then they will have faster speed of play than teams that don't do this. otherwise, after half a season, can't think of any reason why a DA team would have such amazing speed of play compared to others. you won't get it playing up.

                        My daughter's ECNL team last year lost regularly to much younger top boys teams because of the speed of play and the willingness to pass. girls always seem to play the same game, long ball out of the back, or maybe a pass out of the back then it goes out wide and never comes back in. always the winger trying to take it all the way down the side and then if she can, bam off a big cross that no one can head in. rinse repeat. never getting the passes off quick enough and moving to provide lots of possession options. it's hard to watch girls play compared to boys, and I'm not biased, all I have is girls.

                        boys teams stretch the field but continue to pass it around until they've lost you. I don't know why girls play such a different game. The best girl's teams play a great possession game that holds up under pressure, and they also pressure very well. I saw a California team play this way at Disney once, maybe from arsenal? they were amazing. a mix of small and large players, and they just made it look so easy.

                        anybody seeing really good play being developed in Florida DA teams? seriously? I know its not happening at flames, (no offense flames I've just watched) but how about anywhere else? Orlando? Jacksonville?

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          The players in the Girls’ Development Academy clubs will play exclusively within the Academy program and will not play in any outside competition, such as ODP or high school.” or Disney, Phoenix, Las Vegas, CASL, PDA, Jefferson Cup, .. Wait GDA teams are playing on Thanksgiving at Disney.
                          DA PLAYERS can’t play in ODP or HS. DA teams can play in approved outside events like Jeff Cup CASL etc. The tournaments must have a DA bracket, scheduled one game a day and builds in a day of Ray for each DA team. DA will not approve any outside events that fail to meet those requirements.

                          You people really need read up before you post stupid things.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            DA PLAYERS can’t play in ODP or HS. DA teams can play in approved outside events like Jeff Cup CASL etc. The tournaments must have a DA bracket, scheduled one game a day and builds in a day of Ray for each DA team. DA will not approve any outside events that fail to meet those requirements.

                            You people really need read up before you post stupid things.
                            So a tournament would have to be four days to get in three DA games.
                            play, play, rest, play
                            play, rest, play, play
                            GDA teams could start the night before the tournament will begin for the other teams or stay one day longer than the regular teams.

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                              #44
                              The GDA players have showcases like the Florida Showcase on Dec 9 and why would they spend all that money to enter into the Disney Showcase at Thanksgiving? The GDA teams could tempt the top D1 colleges to send a scout to Disney.

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                                #45
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                The GDA players have showcases like the Florida Showcase on Dec 9 and why would they spend all that money to enter into the Disney Showcase at Thanksgiving? The GDA teams could tempt the top D1 colleges to send a scout to Disney.
                                The DA Clubs are sending teams with the name alone. The top teams in these clubs are playing the FL showcase in Lakewood ranches (Sarasota) not the Disney Showcase. So for those teams wanting to see their kids compete against the best talent, it wont happen. The only way to see the top GDA teams is to watch on the sidelines. The GDA schedules are already out.

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