It's quiet at TBU after they got bypassed for Girls DA

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TBU will bethe club that wins out. Watch the girls who enjoy playing high school soccer and other high school sports go to a place they can play competitive soccer, get great showcase events and end up at great colleges.

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TBU will bethe club that wins out. Watch the girls who enjoy playing high school soccer and other high school sports go to a place they can play competitive soccer, get great showcase events and end up at great colleges.

Are you forgetting that WFF also has all of that with ECNL? They've got the best of both worlds. It's nice for WFF to have options for players who want different things.

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TBU will bethe club that wins out. Watch the girls who enjoy playing high school soccer and other high school sports go to a place they can play competitive soccer, get great showcase events and end up at great colleges.

That is a decision each girl will have to make.

Because the pattern of youth soccer history is pretty clear. What is declared the top league will get the top players. The trophy kid mentality will always win out

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You are wrong! TBU did apply for GDA and found out last week that they weren't in. They aren't happy to be left out again. If you think otherwise then you are clearly out of the loop. It's funny that your angle of getting passed over is to act like you didnt apply. lol

TBU did not apply trust me. They remained loyal to ECNL and stayed true to their word when asked if they would try to get girls DA. Do you really think TBU having the lead people in the US training centers in DSB & DF at their club they could not get in? Keep drinking the WFF crystal light. They did not apply and remained focused on taking care of 2016 continuing to push players on to the next level.

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Are you forgetting that WFF also has all of that with ECNL? They've got the best of both worlds. It's nice for WFF to have options for players who want different things.

I say this as a parent of a kid on a WFF ECNL team; it is an assumption that they will be able to keep ECNL and GDA, that will be up to ECNL. Also the girls DA will be looking for the best players from wherever and I would not expect home team discount. The option to play GDA for a WFF player would be the same for a girl from any other club.

Now if TBU had received the GDA this might be a different story and cronyism, nepotism would be in full play.

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TBU did not apply trust me. They remained loyal to ECNL and stayed true to their word when asked if they would try to get girls DA. Do you really think TBU having the lead people in the US training centers in DSB & DF at their club they could not get in? Keep drinking the WFF crystal light. They did not apply and remained focused on taking care of 2016 continuing to push players on to the next level.

So TBU"stayed" loyal to ECNL, they haven't even played an ECNL game yet.
So then you are saying they were just dishonest to the parents when they told them the club applied for the GDA?

They was not the lead people of the US training centers, DSB was one of several that helped to oversee the sessions in the Tampa area and sometimes the statewide sessions. They are not leading the US Training center program; their name was not the one on the bottom of the emails, there were many people in USSF above them. That is not a knock against DSB but you are over stating her role. Also the GDA will probably mean the end to the USSF Training center sessions after this year.

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So TBU"stayed" loyal to ECNL, they haven't even played an ECNL game yet.
So then you are saying they were just dishonest to the parents when they told them the club applied for the GDA?

They was not the lead people of the US training centers, DSB was one of several that helped to oversee the sessions in the Tampa area and sometimes the statewide sessions. They are not leading the US Training center program; their name was not the one on the bottom of the emails, there were many people in USSF above them. That is not a knock against DSB but you are over stating her role. Also the GDA will probably mean the end to the USSF Training center sessions after this year.

We were at all the ECNL/NPL tryouts (for our daughter's age) at TBU. Whoever keeps saying this either was not there or is flat our lying: "So then you are saying they were just dishonest to the parents when they told them the club applied for the GDA?" AB clearly stated that TBU is committed to girls playing High School soccer now and in the future (which is not allowed in DA) and even mentioned that this is one of the reasons TBU did not plan to apply to DA any time soon.

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We were at all the ECNL/NPL tryouts (for our daughter's age) at TBU. Whoever keeps saying this either was not there or is flat our lying: "So then you are saying they were just dishonest to the parents when they told them the club applied for the GDA?" AB clearly stated that TBU is committed to girls playing High School soccer now and in the future (which is not allowed in DA) and even mentioned that this is one of the reasons TBU did not plan to apply to DA any time soon.

Support this 100% and is exactly what was said to everyone. The club has been very upfront from the beginning. All this comes down to is a bunch a bitter parents or board members from WFF.

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I'm not sure where everyone is getting their information. HS Soccer will NOT be cut out for current HS Girls additionally coaches will be given"time" to get A and B licenses. How much time...GDA has not said. Get your facts straight before posting on TS. Do a bit of research and you will see. The GDA landscape will not be complete until the 2021's start the rotation.

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I'm not sure where everyone is getting their information. HS Soccer will NOT be cut out for current HS Girls additionally coaches will be given"time" to get A and B licenses. How much time...GDA has not said. Get your facts straight before posting on TS. Do a bit of research and you will see. The GDA landscape will not be complete until the 2021's start the rotation.

Where is your information coming from?

http://www.ussoccerda.com/girls-academy-faqs
Are the rules & regulations exactly the same as the boys DA?

The Academy program has been developed over time to create the ideal everyday environment for player development. The Academy has continually grown and adapted over the 9 years of existence and will use key learnings and best practices for the girls program. The vast majority of the current Academy rules and regulations will be the same. The Girls' Development Academy staff will create or modify any rules or regulations as deemed necessary.

According to Section III.D.5:
Academy Players currently registered with an Academy Club have committed to forgo participating in both the Academy and high school soccer. Players who participate in high school soccer are ineligible to participate in Academy practice and competition during that same season

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We were at all the ECNL/NPL tryouts (for our daughter's age) at TBU. Whoever keeps saying this either was not there or is flat our lying: "So then you are saying they were just dishonest to the parents when they told them the club applied for the GDA?" AB clearly stated that TBU is committed to girls playing High School soccer now and in the future (which is not allowed in DA) and even mentioned that this is one of the reasons TBU did not plan to apply to DA any time soon.

How do you know what will be allowed in the GDA?
The FAQ does not say they will or will not only that some things will be same as the boys some will not.

Are the rules & regulations exactly the same as the boys DA?

The Academy program has been developed over time to create the ideal everyday environment for player development. The Academy has continually grown and adapted over the 9 years of existence and will use key learnings and best practices for the girls program. The vast majority of the current Academy rules and regulations will be the same. The Girls' Development Academy staff will create or modify any rules or regulations as deemed necessary.


How do you know that a club can or can not have an ECNL team and DA team?

If it turns out a club can not have both DA and ECNL at the same time then the ECNL will lose the majority of their current clubs. If they can keep both than TBU would of had the option for girls committed to playing HS soccer and those that it is not priority (assuming it is not allowed in the DA for girls). So under those circumstances it does not make any logical sense that TBU would not have applied for the DA.

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Where is your information coming from?

http://www.ussoccerda.com/girls-academy-faqs
Are the rules & regulations exactly the same as the boys DA?

Academy staff will create or modify any rules or regulations as deemed necessary.

That line right there makes it not definitive one way or the other.

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How do you know what will be allowed in the GDA?
The FAQ does not say they will or will not only that some things will be same as the boys some will not.

Are the rules & regulations exactly the same as the boys DA?

The Academy program has been developed over time to create the ideal everyday environment for player development. The Academy has continually grown and adapted over the 9 years of existence and will use key learnings and best practices for the girls program. The vast majority of the current Academy rules and regulations will be the same. The Girls' Development Academy staff will create or modify any rules or regulations as deemed necessary.


How do you know that a club can or can not have an ECNL team and DA team?

If it turns out a club can not have both DA and ECNL at the same time then the ECNL will lose the majority of their current clubs. If they can keep both than TBU would of had the option for girls committed to playing HS soccer and those that it is not priority (assuming it is not allowed in the DA for girls). So under those circumstances it does not make any logical sense that TBU would not have applied for the DA.

Seriously, everyone needs to SHUT UP - The girls DA isn't even available until next yr??? If the coaches truly pick on talent - who knows what girls from different clubs will make the team? There could be a number of girls from TBU and other clubs that end up representing WFF DA?? My god, a ton changes in a yr??? Just stop!! Enjoy your upcoming yr with your child??? Look at the last two yrs with the allegiance with US soccer and ECNL? Early on ALL of those girls made it- now not many- things change VERY fast- but the one thing that remains constant - great talent rises to the top!!

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TBU did not apply trust me. They remained loyal to ECNL and stayed true to their word when asked if they would try to get girls DA. Do you really think TBU having the lead people in the US training centers in DSB & DF at their club they could not get in? Keep drinking the WFF crystal light. They did not apply and remained focused on taking care of 2016 continuing to push players on to the next level.

Ask AB, ES, JC or anyone in the know. As part of getting ECNL TBU would have to pay $50k as a buyout of they got DA. This was the condition for the new ECNL teams that are starting for 2016-17. They did apply and DSB, etc. were pissed that they didn't get it even with said connections to US Soccer. For some reason the bigger leagues have an ax to grind with TBU. Why else would they make them wait seven years for ECNL and blow them off for GDA.

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That line right there makes it not definitive one way or the other.

It certainly does. Fact is most coaches will push no HS from the start. You don't want to be the team that is playing partial strength because the club let them play HS but the others don't. It will be very tough to do HS plus DA 4/week and a weekend game with travel. Some sates don't even allow club and HS soccer at the same time so those players will have to do DA, again giving them an advantage over a team that allows it and is missing players or the players are just exhausted.