What parents of ECNL and DA players don't know...

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If DA is superior can you tell me why girls that do not make TBU FSPL teams can walk straight into DA at Brandon?

While that has nothing to with the post your responding to, holding DA accountable for WFF is a bit of a stretch. Especially since your statement casts a pretty broad net.

You may as well say all the Florida ECNL teams that did not advance in Seattle suck. We know that is not true but since we're throwing out obtuse claims....

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If DA is superior can you tell me why girls that do not make TBU FSPL teams can walk straight into DA at Brandon?

To help future similar posters I am creating a template for you:

There are girls I know (friends of my daughters) who did not make the "B" team at [Insert Team / Club / League Name] but they are now starters on the "A" team at [Insert Team / Club / League Name]. I know this is a fact because they are friends of my daughters and she told me.

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If DA is superior can you tell me why girls that do not make TBU FSPL teams can walk straight into DA at Brandon?

fake news- but keep trying

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Clearly things did not work out for you or your player. Statements like your cast a broad net trying to encompass an entity as whole based on the experience they have had. This whole forum is full of individuals chest thumping their teams and clubs because of wins while bashing teams and clubs that lose as evidence that there is no development.

As another poster said, ECNL and DA are more of platform for showcasing players but as whole, those leagues also develop better than most others by the sheer fact that majority of talented players migrate their if distance and yes, finances allow it.

Sure, there are great coaches with low or no licenses out there that can teach but the chances of finding Mr. Myagi for wax on, wax off lessons is not going to happen. Good licensed coaches want to be paid and those leagues and clubs will pay them.

Yeah, but you've pretty much damned the DA program with faint praise. You write that the majority of the talented players migrate to DA or ECNL if distance and finances allow it. Most often they don't. There are only a handful of DA programs in South Florida, and they are all concentrated in the same areas. Like all things US Soccer, no foresite has gone into awarding DA programs. Rather than build up clubs, the people who run DA seem to be handing out patches based upon the size of the club and who the DOC knows, and not based upon geography. Consequently you have DA teams like BU, which are a total wreck. Until it is made available to everyone at all income levels, DA will never fulfill its mandate of developing this Country's top talent.

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Yeah, but you've pretty much damned the DA program with faint praise. You write that the majority of the talented players migrate to DA or ECNL if distance and finances allow it. Most often they don't. There are only a handful of DA programs in South Florida, and they are all concentrated in the same areas. Like all things US Soccer, no foresite has gone into awarding DA programs. Rather than build up clubs, the people who run DA seem to be handing out patches based upon the size of the club and who the DOC knows, and not based upon geography. Consequently you have DA teams like BU, which are a total wreck. Until it is made available to everyone at all income levels, DA will never fulfill its mandate of developing this Country's top talent.

You are partially right where size is concerned as is the same with ECNL. The thing is, smaller clubs just can't get pools of players to field the teams necessary. That is why every and I mean every club in Florida has 1 team that does well at its level.

That being said, the ecnl and da rosters as whole, have better talent across the board. Mr. Myagi may have a team hidden somewhere in dade county doing wonderful things, but nobody will every hear of them unless the hit the showcase circuit which then puts them in the financial bracket you already said they can't handle.

Florida's shape and geography prevents a centralized club system that is needed. Still, the original premise hold true. The majority of boys top talent is and will be in DA across the country.

Girls DA and ECNL have some more battles ahead for sure but the idea of small clubs with great players that put out Cinderella teams regularly is just not going happen. As of now and probably for the foreseeable future, boys DA will be the best path to the pros.

The decision on girls is still out, no doubts about that.

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Yeah, but you've pretty much damned the DA program with faint praise. You write that the majority of the talented players migrate to DA or ECNL if distance and finances allow it. Most often they don't. There are only a handful of DA programs in South Florida, and they are all concentrated in the same areas. Like all things US Soccer, no foresite has gone into awarding DA programs. Rather than build up clubs, the people who run DA seem to be handing out patches based upon the size of the club and who the DOC knows, and not based upon geography. Consequently you have DA teams like BU, which are a total wreck. Until it is made available to everyone at all income levels, DA will never fulfill its mandate of developing this Country's top talent.

Agree. The old U.S. Soccer Training camps were identifying and reaching more talent from all clubs but it wasn't developing it because they did not have the resources to train very often. That concept expanded would have been great, and then had regional DA teams that trained and played each other.

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Yeah, but you've pretty much damned the DA program with faint praise. You write that the majority of the talented players migrate to DA or ECNL if distance and finances allow it. Most often they don't. There are only a handful of DA programs in South Florida, and they are all concentrated in the same areas. Like all things US Soccer, no foresite has gone into awarding DA programs. Rather than build up clubs, the people who run DA seem to be handing out patches based upon the size of the club and who the DOC knows, and not based upon geography. Consequently you have DA teams like BU, which are a total wreck. Until it is made available to everyone at all income levels, DA will never fulfill its mandate of developing this Country's top talent.

Boca da a total wreck? Really? Compared to what?

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Boca da a total wreck? Really? Compared to what?

Based off all the mean comments from parents who didn’t make da or made da and didn’t get playing time? Haha

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Boca da a total wreck? Really? Compared to what?

Dude, It is a total wreck. Have you seen their game results posted over the past few years. I'm really surprised USSF hasnt pulled the plug on Boca United. And yes they are that bad. No doubt geographically Weston runs the show then Kendall. For those Boys who really want to play academy usually start at Weston, and when not selected then try their fate at Kendall and when that doesnt materialize they end up at Boca and somehow make the team. Realizing that the players do have the talent to play however the quality of the talent is lacking and so that same less talented player ends up at Boca United. Then when you see the scores posted you gasp. the reality is that the third tam will never ever receive the quality players needed and as a result end up being the beating stick of the entire Regional geographic area of teams at the DA level. Its sad but true.

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Based off all the mean comments from parents who didn’t make da or made da and didn’t get playing time? Haha

Mean, cold, hurtful and utterly true.

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Dude, It is a total wreck. Have you seen their game results posted over the past few years. I'm really surprised USSF hasnt pulled the plug on Boca United. And yes they are that bad. No doubt geographically Weston runs the show then Kendall. For those Boys who really want to play academy usually start at Weston, and when not selected then try their fate at Kendall and when that doesnt materialize they end up at Boca and somehow make the team. Realizing that the players do have the talent to play however the quality of the talent is lacking and so that same less talented player ends up at Boca United. Then when you see the scores posted you gasp. the reality is that the third tam will never ever receive the quality players needed and as a result end up being the beating stick of the entire Regional geographic area of teams at the DA level. Its sad but true.

Weston? They are just lucky the recently arrived South Americans all want to live in south Broward, those kids already came with talent , it’s not like Weston developed them - jokes on you if You think your non South American talented kid is going to get anywhere (pro - nt- div 1 school) by the team winning cuz of a couple of superstars on the team

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Weston? They are just lucky the recently arrived South Americans all want to live in south Broward, those kids already came with talent , it’s not like Weston developed them - jokes on you if You think your non South American talented kid is going to get anywhere (pro - nt- div 1 school) by the team winning cuz of a couple of superstars on the team

Dude, relax a bit. I'm not blowing up Weston or Kendall. I am merely stating why Boca United has a poor showing..... And regardless of Weston and their South American bias still they have the talent. It used to be that Kendall had all the South American talent as that area was and still is predominantly Spanish speaking. Now some ten years later the migration has come to Broward county as Miami cant hold them all. Guess what, Spanish is prevalent in Broward County now so to say Weston DA doesnt develop but waits for the migration of talent from outside the Country is false. The culture to play in Weston is afforded to Weston as the demographics have shifted and those players ten years ago having played the sport as a culture somehow rise above the less talented kids and in so doing would make it appear that it's all Spanish.....Also the demographics have surely shifted making Spanish people the majority and it will get worse. Boca United will see an influx of Spanish/ South Americans in the near future. Its just the way it is.

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Dude, relax a bit. I'm not blowing up Weston or Kendall. I am merely stating why Boca United has a poor showing..... And regardless of Weston and their South American bias still they have the talent. It used to be that Kendall had all the South American talent as that area was and still is predominantly Spanish speaking. Now some ten years later the migration has come to Broward county as Miami cant hold them all. Guess what, Spanish is prevalent in Broward County now so to say Weston DA doesnt develop but waits for the migration of talent from outside the Country is false. The culture to play in Weston is afforded to Weston as the demographics have shifted and those players ten years ago having played the sport as a culture somehow rise above the less talented kids and in so doing would make it appear that it's all Spanish.....Also the demographics have surely shifted making Spanish people the majority and it will get worse. Boca United will see an influx of Spanish/ South Americans in the near future. Its just the way it is.

This will end when Miami MLS sets up their DA. It won’t be the pay-to-play garbage there is now. Truly the best players selected, not just the ones that are good but can pay. Most Weston parents will be upset when their kid doesn’t make the team.

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This will end when Miami MLS sets up their DA. It won’t be the pay-to-play garbage there is now. Truly the best players selected, not just the ones that are good but can pay. Most Weston parents will be upset when their kid doesn’t make the team.

Lets just hope this is true for the sake of youth soccer in Florida and not out of spite because your kid got slighted at another club. Florida needs one club that will do it right and produce not just one but several teams that can compete an a nati

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This will end when Miami MLS sets up their DA. It won’t be the pay-to-play garbage there is now. Truly the best players selected, not just the ones that are good but can pay. Most Weston parents will be upset when their kid doesn’t make the team.

Lets just hope this is true for the sake of youth soccer in Florida and not out of spite because your kid got slighted at another club. Florida needs one club that will do it right and produce not just one but several teams that can compete an a national level.