GDA showcase in Florida

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I suppose it was only a matter of time before the DA haters and HS whiners would find their way on to this thread. Just understand that you can't compete where you don't compare.

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Was talking to a D1 coach last night that was at the Showcase the last few days. She said it was very interesting that across all age groups the quality of the GDA teams were at 2 extremes - either very high end and really impressive or dismally poor. She said many of the college coaches were commenting on it and found it puzzling. She said that it was almost awkward that 5-8 minutes into a game a bunch of coaches would stand up, fold their chair and scurry to another field because the play was so lopsided. She said it was especially odd because theoretically the format of the showcase was to try to group teams of like abilities (similar records, level of competition, etc.).

Not sure what to make of it.........

Looking at the final scores across age groups and there does appear to be something to this. How could some games be so lopsided when the stated goal was to match teams of similar records and abilities?

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Looking at the final scores across age groups and there does appear to be something to this. How could some games be so lopsided when the stated goal was to match teams of similar records and abilities?

There is a lot more 1-1, 2-2, 2-1 scores but is it surprising that there are so many 7-1, 8-0, 9-0 scores at this level.

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Looking at the final scores across age groups and there does appear to be something to this. How could some games be so lopsided when the stated goal was to match teams of similar records and abilities?

In fairness to organizers they're trying to match teams based on a fairly short record period in a brand new league. It takes time to figure out who the powerhouse clubs are and what regions have tougher competition than others (which would impact a team's record). But I think it also represents the general state of GDA so far - some clubs and teams had no trouble getting good talent while others really struggled. Those struggling teams got a handful of top players but after that there's no depth. Put a team like that against a squad that has quality players #1-14 and you'll get lopsided results.