Confirmation: NYCFC out

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But NE teams play crossover games with them. Alby, Empire and even Seacoast aren't any better.

And? It's just a league. if it becomes perceived as weak, maybe it will help consolidate talent elsewhere. That would not be a bad thing

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But NE teams play crossover games with them. Alby, Empire and even Seacoast aren't any better.

they're awful. Just in the U17s those three clubs are not only at the bottom but have a combined record of 5-30-4 and have -105 GD

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And? It's just a league. if it becomes perceived as weak, maybe it will help consolidate talent elsewhere. That would not be a bad thing

The perception train left the station a long time ago.

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Then they accept Aztecs and we will have the old NPL. Wait, even weaker because LISC is worst than some MA town teams.

Aztec never catches a break.

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Bottom line: NEFC is screwed .

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Bottom line: NEFC is screwed .

Seacoast as well.

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Seacoast as well.

The whole region really. When the only two clubs worth playing are NEFC and Fury, who wants to drive all over for lousy games against Empire or Albertson?

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The whole region really. When the only two clubs worth playing are NEFC and Fury, who wants to drive all over for lousy games against Empire or Albertson?

Hahaha, you will be heading to va, pa, nj, and md now

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The amusing thing about this thread is when the GDA was announced much of the criticism was that it was too big with too many overlapping clubs which would water down the quality of the player pool, now that things are shaping up and clubs selecting themselves out that is being presented as some sort of failure. I think the reality is having one club in states like ME, MA, and CT is good thing for the players that choose that development path.

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You are forgetting the other major problem of it requiring too much expensive travel just like the competitor it criticized. This was never addressed, solved, or taken seriously and now it will get worse

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The amusing thing about this thread is when the GDA was announced much of the criticism was that it was too big with too many overlapping clubs which would water down the quality of the player pool, now that things are shaping up and clubs selecting themselves out that is being presented as some sort of failure. I think the reality is having one club in states like ME, MA, and CT is good thing for the players that choose that development path.

Yes, the MD or VA team will love the scenic drive to ME to kick the crap out of some crappy team that doesn't deserve to be in NEP premiership.

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I don’t have a dog in this fight, but if I were on local GDA team, I’d be happier to take away one trip to NY in exchange for a trip to Thayer to play SSS. Similar competition in a much closer location.

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You are forgetting the other major problem of it requiring too much expensive travel just like the competitor it criticized. This was never addressed, solved, or taken seriously and now it will get worse

GDA is not perfect. None of the leagues are. The families who joined GDA should have always focused on the training, not the competitions.The GDA has always been about doing what it takes to become the best possible player. The GDA offers more training with a higher quality training pool than the competitors. That's the true value of what they are getting into, not the frequent flyer miles to far flung games. The posters here who want to make the discussions about the competitions unquestionably have their own agenda. Likely they are either pro ECNL or pro small local club and fear losing their top end players to GDA which is why you have the constant drum beat against it. The fact is if you have a true GDA quality player there is always going to be some level of expense. You cannot escape the costs and giving your player what they need in order to fully develop on the cheap really isn't the answer either.

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GDA is not perfect. None of the leagues are. The families who joined GDA should have always focused on the training, not the competitions.The GDA has always been about doing what it takes to become the best possible player. The GDA offers more training with a higher quality training pool than the competitors. That's the true value of what they are getting into, not the frequent flyer miles to far flung games. The posters here who want to make the discussions about the competitions unquestionably have their own agenda. Likely they are either pro ECNL or pro small local club and fear losing their top end players to GDA which is why you have the constant drum beat against it. The fact is if you have a true GDA quality player there is always going to be some level of expense. You cannot escape the costs and giving your player what they need in order to fully develop on the cheap really isn't the answer either.

Listen, you go GDA (or ECNL) and you buy the whole package, otherwise everyone would just be training players. The travel is the biggest reason for the cost, especially when you factor in 2 or 3 showcases which required flights, extended hotel stays and vehicle rentals. Perhaps someone can start a club that only trains 5x per week and no games ... no showcases .... no travel ..... no exposure ..... because, for all of the money, what it all really comes down to is, how many COLLEGE coaches is my kid going to play in front of (and will they be ready)?? No coaches are coming to the super-special practices to see your kid.

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GDA is not perfect. None of the leagues are. The families who joined GDA should have always focused on the training, not the competitions.The GDA has always been about doing what it takes to become the best possible player. The GDA offers more training with a higher quality training pool than the competitors. That's the true value of what they are getting into, not the frequent flyer miles to far flung games. The posters here who want to make the discussions about the competitions unquestionably have their own agenda. Likely they are either pro ECNL or pro small local club and fear losing their top end players to GDA which is why you have the constant drum beat against it. The fact is if you have a true GDA quality player there is always going to be some level of expense. You cannot escape the costs and giving your player what they need in order to fully develop on the cheap really isn't the answer either.

Yes, but the overall talent is down from last year even in the older age groups. Ynt players in gda last year as it was loaded with ynt players (all of the cup final two teams - unc freshmen and fsu freshmen -were gda last year as an example). Not the case this.year. many are doing ecnl this year (spirit/md, pda out entirely, the few stars players, and so on).