Did GDA High School Rules change?

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The Oregon TS thread says that Oregon GDA players can and have been allowed to leave their GDA team to play public high school soccer and then return to play on their GDA team. Is this true in other states as well? The main reason my dd didn’t do GDA was because she wanted to play high school soccer and we thought GDA didn’t allow hs soccer. Is USSF allowing some states to play public high school soccer?

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The Oregon TS thread says that Oregon GDA players can and have been allowed to leave their GDA team to play public high school soccer and then return to play on their GDA team. Is this true in other states as well? The main reason my dd didn’t do GDA was because she wanted to play high school soccer and we thought GDA didn’t allow hs soccer. Is USSF allowing some states to play public high school soccer?

That’s not fair. I know many gda players that would be very mad to hear this!

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They did not change the rules. Some clubs are looking the other way and letting some do both then hope they don't get busted for it (and really USSF is looking the other way with GDA as well. They're too busy trying to keep it alive).

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They did not change the rules. Some clubs are looking the other way and letting some do both then hope they don't get busted for it (and really USSF is looking the other way with GDA as well. They're too busy trying to keep it alive).

Doesn’t bode well for GDA if USSF can’t even enforce their own rules. Who is in charge here?

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Doesn’t bode well for GDA if USSF can’t even enforce their own rules. Who is in charge here?

Desperate times, desperate measures. Several articles have state the place is a mess, good people feeling like rats off a sinking ship.

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The Oregon TS thread says that Oregon GDA players can and have been allowed to leave their GDA team to play public high school soccer and then return to play on their GDA team. Is this true in other states as well? The main reason my dd didn’t do GDA was because she wanted to play high school soccer and we thought GDA didn’t allow hs soccer. Is USSF allowing some states to play public high school soccer?

Massachusetts TS thread as well and that is historically one of the stronger soccer states.

Good time to hit up your Florida GDA club for "special permission."

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they probably got the waiver from USSF. you can still do da and high school, if you get the waiver completed as per the guidelines, its in the da rulebook.

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they probably got the waiver from USSF. you can still do da and high school, if you get the waiver completed as per the guidelines, its in the da rulebook.

The waiver is only for private school that has money tied to athletics. US Soccer is not policing the players playing in public HS. Too many of them are doing it and coaches looking the other way.

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The waiver is only for private school that has money tied to athletics. US Soccer is not policing the players playing in public HS. Too many of them are doing it and coaches looking the other way.

Then every gda player who wants to play public school soccer should be able to demand to do so. If others in Oregon and Mass can break the rules, then everyone should be able to!

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Then every gda player who wants to play public school soccer should be able to demand to do so. If others in Oregon and Mass can break the rules, then everyone should be able to!

Reality is that in SF most players that care about HS Soccer have already moved out of the Da system so they can play kickball from Nov - Feb.

The ones that are still in the DA are over the HS experience and aren't interested.

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Reality is that in SF most players that care about HS Soccer have already moved out of the Da system so they can play kickball from Nov - Feb.

The ones that are still in the DA are over the HS experience and aren't interested.

H.S. is the soccer they'll remember when they are 30 years old - not GDA.

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H.S. is the soccer they'll remember when they are 30 years old - not GDA.

says you.

just cause YOU feel that way doesn't mean everyone should or does feel that way

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Then every gda player who wants to play public school soccer should be able to demand to do so. If others in Oregon and Mass can break the rules, then everyone should be able to!

The vast majority aren't. Also in the NE soccer is a fall high school sport. So some clubs (BDA clubs too) let the studs play high school then add them to the roster. That way they don't have to get a DA waiver (which is for private schools only) and it is within DA rules. You can add a player any time up until the April showcases.

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Reality is that in SF most players that care about HS Soccer have already moved out of the Da system so they can play kickball from Nov - Feb.

The ones that are still in the DA are over the HS experience and aren't interested.

Or not good enough to make the ECNL club where better girls that want play HS soccer make up the roster.

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they probably got the waiver from USSF. you can still do da and high school, if you get the waiver completed as per the guidelines, its in the da rulebook.

GDA first year said any kid could leave the DA to play HS and come back when their season ended, or if they quit etc. This was to be grandfathered in for first 3 seasons.

Then they reversed course the second season and went with the requirements already in place for the boys, must have a waiver from their school saying the money received is related to playing soccer at school. However, FHAA does not allow schools to do this and compete for HS championships. So pretty much no school would put this in writing.