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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYikes. Westchester to Suffolk County 4 days a week? That is a huge undertaking especially for a team that is not DA or ECNL badged.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHere's an idea, if you don't think it's worth it.....THEN DON"T DO IT! Obviously there are people who DO think it's worth it. And being DA/ECNL is a non factor if people believe they will get the best training. There are a few programs with those badges that I would drive a long distance for and others I wouldn't cross the street for. Bottom line, to each his own. If they get tired of the commute and feel it's not worth it, they'll stop doing it. Pretty simple.
Oh it has no bearing on me at all because there's no way I could manage to get a kid to LI after school. But this is a forum for talking about programs so i think its perfectly valid to engage in conversation about why someone else feels it is worth driving that much to have their kid participate in a program that isn't a free MLS academy. Maybe they say oh they have coach so & so and theyre the best ever. Or maybe they say the kid loves barcelona so much they just want to be part of it for a year. Maybe they think all of the more local options are terrible. If we didn't yap about stupid stuff like that there'd not be that much to talk about. I mean this entire forum is basically adults talking about youth soccer programs.
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Yes, training is important and the previous poster is accurate in that GDA and ECNL training varies greatly, with some programs being decent and others downright poor. But enduring such a commute has a toll on the child -- they will have less time for homework, after school activities, and hanging out with their friends. That is why the age is somewhat relevant -- it could be a recipe for burnout, and it they are too young, they may end up not wanting to continue at all.
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