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    #16
    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Nothing to do with Prime at all. Don’t think so high of your club. JS is implementing what the rest of the civilized clubs around the country do. This is exactly what Florida soccer has needed for years.
    100% agree. Exactly the type of thing everyone on here has been clamoring for for years. Consolidate the top talent and work together with common goals. Not every club against each other to the detriment of all.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      There seems to be a lot of speculation about the Weston alliance, GDA and funding on here recently. I wanted to share the limited information that has already been provided to Weston parents. I do expect an official announcement soon, but below is the current plan that has been provided.

      Alliance Members:
      Weston
      West Pines
      Sunrise
      Pinecrest Premier
      Palm Beach Gardens
      Plantation-PSG
      1-2 more clubs TBD

      At U8-U12, these clubs will play each other in their own league. They can do outside tournaments if they wish, but league play will be internal. This allows clubs to save time on meaningless travel, and will keep the league registration fees internal - basically, they will pay themselves to run their own league. Controls the cost, and can use that money as the alliance determines.

      Funding - each club contributes some funds to be managed within the alliance. The league money mentioned above will go to this. They will also do fundraising/sponsorships together, and they will host a new tournament in the fall to raise additional funds. Part of this money will be used to partially fund the GDA; not fully fund, just partial to alleviate some of the costs.

      Coaching - JS at Weston, and the other DOCs will implement coaching instruction to raise the level of all coaches in the alliance. They will try to coach a similar style of play with high standards across the board.

      GDA - they have not yet provided full details on how this will impact the GDA. It appears that most of the higher level players will play GDA at Weston full time, and then they will pull Part time players from the other clubs as needed. Other clubs will continue to have higher level teams play in appropriate leagues; NPL, FSPL, Region 3, or whatever. This will allow some girls to play high school should they chosoe and get some GDA games.
      After all the 2nd team players and clubs fund the GDA at Weston the top players will still go and play ECNL.

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        #18
        For real. We were at a club like that when our kid first started. The first and only year we were there they put all the new kids on the "B" team and charged an arm and a leg. Then our money sent the "A" team to tournaments while the "B" team couldn't get a coach for practice. Such a bad way to run a club.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          For real. We were at a club like that when our kid first started. The first and only year we were there they put all the new kids on the "B" team and charged an arm and a leg. Then our money sent the "A" team to tournaments while the "B" team couldn't get a coach for practice. Such a bad way to run a club.
          Just cause you were at a club that did a sh1tty job for you doesn’t mean that’s how this will work.

          Sounds like the individual clubs will continue to have autonomy and have their “A” teams, no different than now. Players that want to play for their clubs and want / need that level...not a lot will change.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Will this alliance be getting ecnl too like the Georgia teams?
            No need.. all the GDA has to do is move to a “ modified high school model”... allow girls to play a maximum of 2 High games per week and require attendance at 2 GDA practices per week... except the week of the December GDA Showcase.. no HS Soccer allowed that week.
            This common sense modification by GDAs would put ECNL out of business!

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              There seems to be a lot of speculation about the Weston alliance, GDA and funding on here recently. I wanted to share the limited information that has already been provided to Weston parents. I do expect an official announcement soon, but below is the current plan that has been provided.

              Alliance Members:
              Weston
              West Pines
              Sunrise
              Pinecrest Premier
              Palm Beach Gardens
              Plantation-PSG
              1-2 more clubs TBD

              At U8-U12, these clubs will play each other in their own league. They can do outside tournaments if they wish, but league play will be internal. This allows clubs to save time on meaningless travel, and will keep the league registration fees internal - basically, they will pay themselves to run their own league. Controls the cost, and can use that money as the alliance determines.

              Funding - each club contributes some funds to be managed within the alliance. The league money mentioned above will go to this. They will also do fundraising/sponsorships together, and they will host a new tournament in the fall to raise additional funds. Part of this money will be used to partially fund the GDA; not fully fund, just partial to alleviate some of the costs.

              Coaching - JS at Weston, and the other DOCs will implement coaching instruction to raise the level of all coaches in the alliance. They will try to coach a similar style of play with high standards across the board.

              GDA - they have not yet provided full details on how this will impact the GDA. It appears that most of the higher level players will play GDA at Weston full time, and then they will pull Part time players from the other clubs as needed. Other clubs will continue to have higher level teams play in appropriate leagues; NPL, FSPL, Region 3, or whatever. This will allow some girls to play high school should they chosoe and get some GDA games.
              We play at Sunrise and they have told us that we will not be participating in this alliance.

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                No need.. all the GDA has to do is move to a “ modified high school model”... allow girls to play a maximum of 2 High games per week and require attendance at 2 GDA practices per week... except the week of the December GDA Showcase.. no HS Soccer allowed that week.
                This common sense modification by GDAs would put ECNL out of business!
                So you’re talking about 2 games each week, plus HS training and on top just to meet regulations 2 GDA sessions which could really only be recovery sessions from the HS games. Your proposal will blow multiple ACLs aside from getting two different coaching perspectives because HS and clubs don’t work together in beenfit of player development. There is no motoring of minutes, etc. BAD Idea! GDA will be successful in a few years, once Colleges start recruiting from GDA league play and not HS (happened with the boys already). It’s a matter of time.

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                  #23
                  Kids need as many touches as possible , games and more games , look at the European youth leagues , those kids play all the time -

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    So you’re talking about 2 games each week, plus HS training and on top just to meet regulations 2 GDA sessions which could really only be recovery sessions from the HS games. Your proposal will blow multiple ACLs aside from getting two different coaching perspectives because HS and clubs don’t work together in beenfit of player development. There is no motoring of minutes, etc. BAD Idea! GDA will be successful in a few years, once Colleges start recruiting from GDA league play and not HS (happened with the boys already). It’s a matter of time.
                    Ummm, if GDA is so awesome why isn't it a pipeline for players already?

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Kids need as many touches as possible , games and more games , look at the European youth leagues , those kids play all the time -
                      Oh my... Have you seen the state of high school soccer? It's not an academy system.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        We play at Sunrise and they have told us that we will not be participating in this alliance.
                        Not true. They will pay weston their $10k.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          No need.. all the GDA has to do is move to a “ modified high school model”... allow girls to play a maximum of 2 High games per week and require attendance at 2 GDA practices per week... except the week of the December GDA Showcase.. no HS Soccer allowed that week.
                          This common sense modification by GDAs would put ECNL out of business!
                          ECNL in southeast has better competition and exposure. The Florida DA clubs are a joke

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            There seems to be a lot of speculation about the Weston alliance, GDA and funding on here recently. I wanted to share the limited information that has already been provided to Weston parents. I do expect an official announcement soon, but below is the current plan that has been provided.

                            Alliance Members:
                            Weston
                            West Pines
                            Sunrise
                            Pinecrest Premier
                            Palm Beach Gardens
                            Plantation-PSG
                            1-2 more clubs TBD

                            At U8-U12, these clubs will play each other in their own league. They can do outside tournaments if they wish, but league play will be internal. This allows clubs to save time on meaningless travel, and will keep the league registration fees internal - basically, they will pay themselves to run their own league. Controls the cost, and can use that money as the alliance determines.

                            Funding - each club contributes some funds to be managed within the alliance. The league money mentioned above will go to this. They will also do fundraising/sponsorships together, and they will host a new tournament in the fall to raise additional funds. Part of this money will be used to partially fund the GDA; not fully fund, just partial to alleviate some of the costs.

                            Coaching - JS at Weston, and the other DOCs will implement coaching instruction to raise the level of all coaches in the alliance. They will try to coach a similar style of play with high standards across the board.

                            GDA - they have not yet provided full details on how this will impact the GDA. It appears that most of the higher level players will play GDA at Weston full time, and then they will pull Part time players from the other clubs as needed. Other clubs will continue to have higher level teams play in appropriate leagues; NPL, FSPL, Region 3, or whatever. This will allow some girls to play high school should they chosoe and get some GDA games.
                            This is hilarious and this model won't work. Great job alliance. Parents will never buy in to this. So few spots available for GDA and no one is excited to play NPL and travel all over for a sh!!t show including FL State Cup! LMAO

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              ECNL in southeast has better competition and exposure. The Florida DA clubs are a joke
                              For now....give it time

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                This is hilarious and this model won't work. Great job alliance. Parents will never buy in to this. So few spots available for GDA and no one is excited to play NPL and travel all over for a sh!!t show including FL State Cup! LMAO
                                Really?

                                Those clubs all currently have teams doing it. The vast majority of players in Florida do exactly that, so obviously you are very wrong.

                                The only thing that definitely won't work is to continue to follow the same broken model that SF currently has...no alliances, no cooperation, no truly competitive teams.

                                Think big. Why can't SF evolve into a regional with nationally competitive teams? It can, with vision and organization.

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