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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostGreat...a fresh new topic to beat to death, again.
Thanks to whomever shared this article. I, for one, am glad to see that our local issue is truly nationwide and hope some resolution comes of it in the best interest of girl's soccer.
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This is simple. My daughter plays DA and plays HS. She just took the HS months off her DA team. What I have seen is more injuries with DA. Ecnl was way better. More showcases. Less team training days and you can enjoy HS sports. DA competition is top notch but so was ECNL last season. I do like that DA films every game so your college coaches can tune in and watch and they do! I also like that the training/coaching is better. At least for my daughters team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostUntrue, it is a fresh post at the end of the unsuccessful inaugural year of GDA and it address most of the questions many of us had going in. The unknowns, the opinions, the predictions now have some fact and it is great to see this article questioning the direction of US Soccer. I wish it had gone one step further because it doesn't point out that in its pursuit of less than 30 national team players other high quality players are falling by the wayside due to the format.
Thanks to whomever shared this article. I, for one, am glad to see that our local issue is truly nationwide and hope some resolution comes of it in the best interest of girl's soccer.
if you don't like the rules as they are laid out for gda then play encl or travel soccer. simple really.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postdo you not have your own free will to chose to do what you want? nobody is making anyone not play HS soccer
if you don't like the rules as they are laid out for gda then play encl or travel soccer. simple really.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThis is simple. My daughter plays DA and plays HS. She just took the HS months off her DA team. What I have seen is more injuries with DA. Ecnl was way better. More showcases. Less team training days and you can enjoy HS sports. DA competition is top notch but so was ECNL last season. I do like that DA films every game so your college coaches can tune in and watch and they do! I also like that the training/coaching is better. At least for my daughters team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostSoon enough most.kids won't be allowed to play HS. That's when the rubber hits the road.
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high school isn't the only itsue with GDA. GDA is about finding the top girls for the national team and that's not about developing all the top girls. The picture is much bigger than just if your daughter can play HS soccer. All the rules like subbing, playtime, practices, limited showcases all need to be evaluated. Keep DA but with ECNL format and rules
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Posthigh school isn't the only itsue with GDA. GDA is about finding the top girls for the national team and that's not about developing all the top girls. The picture is much bigger than just if your daughter can play HS soccer. All the rules like subbing, playtime, practices, limited showcases all need to be evaluated. Keep DA but with ECNL format and rules
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostImprove ECNl and leave DA for the country's top 5%. That's what is needed. Why force thousands of boys and girls into a system that doesn't care about them, nor do they care about going pro or ever making the NT. Prep them for college, let them play HS sports. Let the MLS clubs and USSF focus on the top talent scouting ECNL and elsewhere.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostImprove ECNl and leave DA for the country's top 5%. That's what is needed. Why force thousands of boys and girls into a system that doesn't care about them, nor do they care about going pro or ever making the NT. Prep them for college, let them play HS sports. Let the MLS clubs and USSF focus on the top talent scouting ECNL and elsewhere.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThe top 5% isn't concentrated in one location to make sense and you don't need to cater to just them. The cream always rises to the top, but if you "separate" talent you only dilute it for everyone. Also, kids develop at different rates so separation is not the answer.
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Still sounds like a bunch of HS coaches whining because they lost players. The paragraph I took not of is the CHSSA head stating that in the end, HS may end up better because of the parity created between 5a and 4a and the same few schools won't be dominating any longer.
Play DA, don't play DA. Your kids choice. If ECNL works better for you, stay there. It will remain a viable league for the foreseeable future.
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