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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLOL. You sure aint recruiting top national level players if you are looking for dual sport athletes (and spending your time posting on TS)
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostDon't be foolish enough to think that what the ECNL is offering is really anything special. We aren't talking about bottom tier D1 program bound players here, the only what ifs might be the marginal national level player that aren't really the focus of the program anyways. The real true top level recruits are a whole different animal. They are being told in many different ways as soon as they commit that they need to step up their intensity if they want to have an impact with that team down the road. All delivered with a smile, but there is no bs in the message. These young players are going to be competing with mature women who have been working countless hours in the weight room and on the soccer field under direct supervision for playing time so the sooner they make that jump up to match their intensity the better their chances of doing that are.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNot every program is looking for top national players. GDA may be the spot to find those players (and probably will be) but there's lots of programs out there that need players
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou're assuming DA becomes what you describe. It might not. Also in some areas doing GDA is impossible - they left out big swaths of the country and in some areas the clubs aren't the greatest. Eg in CT it's Oakwood and that's it within a 2-3 hour drive in any direction. Do you do OW or stick with CFC/ECNL?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe reason why US Soccer started GDAP is to develop world class soccer talents not to send more players to the Patriot League. What this program is looking for are legit prospects (meaning destined to see the field and impact) for a top 50 level college program.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostPeople write the same about DAP, and it just isn't true. We are not developing world class men, so no way GDAP will either. And with so many DAP or GDAP teams, not every one can possibly play top 50 level D1. Some might even play D3....
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIf your kid is the next Jenna Bike you do GDAP. Bet you her parents would tell you that as well.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostLOL. You sure aint recruiting top national level players if you are looking for dual sport athletes (and spending your time posting on TS)
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAnd CT has how many of those players each year? I happen to agree. But USSF felt the need to create a massive new league for the JBs and all the rest, rather than just focusing on the JBs. This isn't going to improve anything - just ask then men
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCheck the bios of top level players and you might be surprised. Many played second sports at a high level, ran track, etc. Specializing in soccer earlier and earlier isn't guaranteed to create better players.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWell if the entire state of CT can't develop a grand total 60 high level players spread out over 6 years (10 per graduation year) then why in the world is everyone so anxious to throw so much money at the clubs? What in the name of god is the ECNL going to do, perform magic?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFirst i looked up was Dowd at BC. Basketball and track
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostUssf doesn't care about 60 players in CT only the 1-2 like JB The need the other 58 to pay for the system
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