U.S. Soccer names 22 clubs to Girls Development Academy for total of 74

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Very very weak list of clubs. Some only have 3 or 4 teams total. Some don't have any premier level teams at all. US Soccer is really struggling to get this GDA thing off the ground. And now some of the top ECNL clubs that were "accepted" 2 months ago are looking at the latest list and deciding to head back to ECNL.

Funny, top clubs from So Cal and Nor Cal and of the four in Nor Texas, all four are the top clubs. Wow, big fail on your part.

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I'm so thankful this ECNL debacle is finally over. It's like a giant sliver that has been pulled from the proverbial butt. Ahh....

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I'm so thankful this ECNL debacle is finally over. It's like a giant sliver that has been pulled from the proverbial butt. Ahh....

ECNL was not even good while it lasted. Not sad to see it go. A breath of fresh air.

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ECNL was not even good while it lasted. Not sad to see it go. A breath of fresh air.

ECNL was good until they started adding anyone.

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ECNL was good until they started adding anyone.

And GDA is starting out with low level clubs already added. Same deal, different name.

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I was on the webinar this morning. your statement above is not true. All teams prior to the last batch announced have committed their top players for the 2017 year.

Sure they have. You do realize that ultimately it's up to the players to decide where they'll play not the clubs? If a player feels undue pressure to play GDA and doesn't want to, they can walk. GDA will not get all the players it wants. They didn't even get all the clubs it wanted.

At the club level there's already been one defection for ECNL and I wouldn't be surprised to see others. This latest list of additions is very weak and I'm sure several clubs are 2nd guessing their decisions and assessing their options.

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And GDA is starting out with low level clubs already added. Same deal, different name.

Except GDA has even lower level clubs - like Thorns Academy. It's the biggest joke in the soccer world these days.

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Interesting

It's very interesting that the response to the final list of GDA clubs is to attack ECNL. It feels like the sentiment is "I know you are but what am I?" GDA knows this list of clubs is..disappointing to say the least. So their response is "oh yeah? Well you're just as bad."

If GDA folks felt good about their list of clubs they would be focusing on that. Not on ECNL.

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It's very interesting that the response to the final list of GDA clubs is to attack ECNL. It feels like the sentiment is "I know you are but what am I?" GDA knows this list of clubs is..disappointing to say the least. So their response is "oh yeah? Well you're just as bad."

If GDA folks felt good about their list of clubs they would be focusing on that. Not on ECNL.

It sounds like GDA supporters have been watching too many political "speeches" lately.
Lie like Hillary until confronted with facts then backlash like Trump.

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I was on the webinar this morning. your statement above is not true. All teams prior to the last batch announced have committed their top players for the 2017 year.

Team don't commit players.
Teams will try to push players in that direction, but not all the sheep will follow.

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Team don't commit players.
Teams will try to push players in that direction, but not all the sheep will follow.

You are correct, only the 'club' can commit to US Soccer they're sending their best/elite players to the GDA age group teams in 2017-18, as expected due to placement and selection into the United States Development Academy.

If a girl at at GDA club is one of the best players in her club the DOC or coach will convince her this is the path to go. Just like that same club coach did when the ECNL was considered that regions best option for competition.

The difference going forward with the GDA is the higher emphasis on player development & coaching education vs the getting as many games as possible in model as the ECNL. The ECNL is still devoid of any coaching standards (license) or club acceptance criteria, outside the ability of parent to pay for travel.

See the Oregon Clubs who have played in the ECNL as examples of just migrating the rec/classic/hs level coach along with the players from the oysa/opl to the ECNL nothing changed, they just joined another league and all the sheep followed and payed through the nose to travel.

There was not any vetting process to join this league other than the guarantee of financial disposable income of parents to subsidize this league experiment. It was a local club decision here in Oregon that never had a membership parent referendum prior to joining.
'Taxation without representation' , as the OPl leftovers love to sling the word TAX at the OYSA for it's services. For levity sake.

Ship of fools.

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The difference going forward with the GDA is the higher emphasis on player development & coaching education vs the getting as many games as possible in model as the ECNL. The ECNL is still devoid of any coaching standards (license) or club acceptance criteria, outside the ability of parent to pay for travel.

See the Oregon Clubs who have played in the ECNL as examples of just migrating the rec/classic/hs level coach along with the players from the oysa/opl to the ECNL nothing changed, they just joined another league and all the sheep followed and payed through the nose to travel.

There was not any vetting process to join this league other than the guarantee of financial disposable income of parents to subsidize this league experiment. It was a local club decision here in Oregon that never had a membership parent referendum prior to joining.
'Taxation without representation' , as the OPl leftovers love to sling the word TAX at the OYSA for it's services. For levity sake.

Ship of fools.

Why do you post garbage like this? Such utter falsity. I am sorry some of your best players left for ECNL, but making stuff isn't going to help your club.

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You are correct, only the 'club' can commit to US Soccer they're sending their best/elite players to the GDA age group teams in 2017-18, as expected due to placement and selection into the United States Development Academy.

If a girl at at GDA club is one of the best players in her club the DOC or coach will convince her this is the path to go. Just like that same club coach did when the ECNL was considered that regions best option for competition.

The difference going forward with the GDA is the higher emphasis on player development & coaching education vs the getting as many games as possible in model as the ECNL. The ECNL is still devoid of any coaching standards (license) or club acceptance criteria, outside the ability of parent to pay for travel.

See the Oregon Clubs who have played in the ECNL as examples of just migrating the rec/classic/hs level coach along with the players from the oysa/opl to the ECNL nothing changed, they just joined another league and all the sheep followed and payed through the nose to travel.

There was not any vetting process to join this league other than the guarantee of financial disposable income of parents to subsidize this league experiment. It was a local club decision here in Oregon that never had a membership parent referendum prior to joining.
'Taxation without representation' , as the OPl leftovers love to sling the word TAX at the OYSA for it's services. For levity sake.

Ship of fools.

Keep up the lies about the GDA vs ECNL. There is absolutely NO difference in the number of games played - in fact the GDA schedule will be longer than the ECNL schedule.

ECNL and GDA have the same level of coaches and the same levels of coaching education in place. In fact, the ECNL's has been in place a lot longer and has been proven to be very effective.

Have you ever looked at the application forms for the ECNL and GDA? It is MUCH more difficult for a club to meet the criteria in the ECNL application. MUCH more. Don't believe me, just read the applications.

As for your "vetting process", the ECNL actually has one in place. Clearly, the GDA does not as evidenced by the inclusion of clubs such as Thorns Academy, PSV (3 teams total), Burlingame (no premier teams at all), etc. etc.

The GDA was set up to fail from the beginning and US Soccer is doing a fine job of implementing that massive failure.

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Keep up the lies about the GDA vs ECNL. There is absolutely NO difference in the number of games played - in fact the GDA schedule will be longer than the ECNL schedule.

ECNL and GDA have the same level of coaches and the same levels of coaching education in place. In fact, the ECNL's has been in place a lot longer and has been proven to be very effective.

Have you ever looked at the application forms for the ECNL and GDA? It is MUCH more difficult for a club to meet the criteria in the ECNL application. MUCH more. Don't believe me, just read the applications.

As for your "vetting process", the ECNL actually has one in place. Clearly, the GDA does not as evidenced by the inclusion of clubs such as Thorns Academy, PSV (3 teams total), Burlingame (no premier teams at all), etc. etc.

The GDA was set up to fail from the beginning and US Soccer is doing a fine job of implementing that massive failure.

Please post the coaching credentials standards for a club that plays in the ECNL

Were the Oregon clubs Who moved from the OPL to the EC NL granted waivers from the so-called mythical 'ECNL coaching standard' really doubt there is one that exists based on the level of coaching here At FC Portland and crossfire United.

US soccer has detailed the coaching qualifications and credentials needed for GDA for everyone to view and is very transparent is this a new directive from the EC NL after US soccer raise the bar?

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Please post the coaching credentials standards for a club that plays in the ECNL

Were the Oregon clubs Who moved from the OPL to the EC NL granted waivers from the so-called mythical 'ECNL coaching standard' really doubt there is one that exists based on the level of coaching here At FC Portland and crossfire United.

US soccer has detailed the coaching qualifications and credentials needed for GDA for everyone to view and is very transparent is this a new directive from the EC NL after US soccer raise the bar?

Good luck finding qualified coaches in OR!
This state is an absolute joke when it comes to soccer development. From the Timbers through to the 'Pink Blossoms' the whole system stinks of BS! And the crazy thing is, you have parents who are paying $2000+ for the privilege. Figure that out?