So Crossfire puts their top teams in DA, their 2nd teams in boys ECNL, and then their "C" teams in RCL to play Vantucky boys and OYSA honks at summer tourneys. And the OYSA honks will still lose to them...
Could someone please explain what is meant by ADF's "unique business model"?
Not having anything resembling dedicated fields, changing their name, being more expensive than any other local club, paying extra to have that old guy yell at your kids, playing in a farmers league, having a head coach that’s using his cell on social media more than he’s coaching telling us how great ADF, I mean finesse is. Hating da because they didn’t get their application accepted
So Crossfire puts their top teams in DA, their 2nd teams in boys ECNL, and then their "C" teams in RCL to play Vantucky boys and OYSA honks at summer tourneys. And the OYSA honks will still lose to them...
Are Crossfire's top teams staying in DA? Or are they jumping ship entirely?
Crossfire is proud to announce that we are joining the ECNL with our boys program and will be participating in all age groups in the 2019-20 season.
The club remains committed to the Development Academy on the boys’ side, and that will remain the league where the club’s top boys’ teams will participate. The Crossfire boys’ team just below the DA teams will participate in the full ECNL schedule beginning this fall.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have the Boys ECNL coming to the Pacific Northwest,” explained Crossfire Director Bernie James. “We’ve long enjoyed our relationship with the ECNL on the girls’ side and we’re intimately familiar with the developmental benefits the league provides. This is going to be a perfect solution for our boys, melding seamlessly into our long-term player-development plans and providing Crossfire players with another elite avenue to achieve everything they hope to in soccer.”
Is this the same for the other WA clubs that joined ECNL? Because if not, then WA DA still looks too thin.
Is xfire playing both sides here? Aren't they also the only WA club out of those participating in the lower DA age groups who also have older da teams? The release could be technically true AND they could still not have DA at u14 and below next year.
Is this the same for the other WA clubs that joined ECNL? Because if not, then WA DA still looks too thin.
Is xfire playing both sides here? Aren't they also the only WA club out of those participating in the lower DA age groups who also have older da teams? The release could be technically true AND they could still not have DA at u14 and below next year.
Just spitballing here.
U14 (and younger) is the question.
At U15 and older, the only NW clubs have been Timbers, Sounders, Crossfire, and Whitecaps. Not surprising Crossfire is sticking around there.
Timbers and Crossfire have U14 (and U13) teams, Sounders and Whitecaps do not.
Assuming a few Oregon teams remain in DA, the possibilities are:
1) A smaller NW U14/U13 DA league--possibily including FC, OPFC, Crossfire, Timbers, UPDX, and maybe Capital or some other club.
2) Crossfire only offers U15 and above, and moves U14 to BECNL. Makes more sense to avoid travel.
And of course, the Timbers have the same decision to make.
But the Oregon DA league as it currently sits, at six teams, is the smallest in the country. Take out Westside and WashT, and it's four teams.
Could someone please explain what is meant by ADF's "unique business model"?
Essentially you pays more $$$ and lots of private training is thrown into the package.
Now whether or not this is a GOOD business model is an interesting question. The club has been successful; and did win a state cup (albeit partnering with La Amistad FC). Their "finezza" futsal program has also been doing well.
But OTOH, it's pay-to-play on steroids, much more expensive than your garden variety youth club, and that's not factoring in travel. They've always done OYSA, not any travel league, but they do regularly do Surf Cup and other pricey summer tournaments.
Essentially you pays more $$$ and lots of private training is thrown into the package.
Now whether or not this is a GOOD business model is an interesting question. The club has been successful; and did win a state cup (albeit partnering with La Amistad FC). Their "finezza" futsal program has also been doing well.
But OTOH, it's pay-to-play on steroids, much more expensive than your garden variety youth club, and that's not factoring in travel. They've always done OYSA, not any travel league, but they do regularly do Surf Cup and other pricey summer tournaments.
But ADF at least is doing something different...
The private training is in addition, not included with the club fee, and if you watch his Facebook videos it’s a joke . He also has these videos because he’s too busy recording trying to get others to come out than actually training.
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