BS is BS

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Don't forget all those outstanding girls college placements BS has racked up lol

Looking at standings program has become an absolute joke

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Looking at standings program has become an absolute joke

As has been stated here several times over and over: BS girls do not have a path to the top level within the club - they start in CCSL and lead to EDP, which is Level 4 league now. Therefor, any girls with D1 soccer ambitions end up at clubs higher in the pyramid that offer GDA, ECNL, or even NPL league visibility.

BS players will end up at some good academic D1 and D3 schools, but this is primarily due to the fact they are solid students coming from some very good Fairfield County public schools. Many won't even play college soccer......

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As has been stated here several times over and over: BS girls do not have a path to the top level within the club - they start in CCSL and lead to EDP, which is Level 4 league now. Therefor, any girls with D1 soccer ambitions end up at clubs higher in the pyramid that offer GDA, ECNL, or even NPL league visibility.

BS players will end up at some good academic D1 and D3 schools, but this is primarily due to the fact they are solid students coming from some very good Fairfield County public schools. Many won't even play college soccer......

Seems they all may be better off soccer-wise and financially to simply stay in their respective town travel programs...but then again, for this customer base money is no object.

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Too many of these posts are BS

This is getting so terribly old on here. Are ECNL and DA better pathways to play college soccer for girls than EDP? Of course. Are there girls on the 2 older Beachside teams that will play in college? Yes. Will many of these be DIII? Probably, but I also know that some of these girls are actively being recruited to play, and not all at the DIII level. The bottom line is that not all quality players to play ECNL or DA -- and not all kids are playing soccer because they want to play DI. In fact, there are a lot of kids out there in any sport who purposefully decide AGAINST pursuing DI. For most, a DI experience amounts to a whole lot of time on a bench, unless they are top recruits. College sports, especially for girls, is about playing and academics more than anything. Whoever loses sight of that is a fool. If the BS program can get kids recruited to DII or DIII programs, and the girls are happy then what is the real problem? Too many losers here who spend their days/nights trashing other programs and kids to make themselves feel better. Would you same people also trash the ECNL/DA kid who ends up playing DIII or DII? If a family pays for ECNL for years and the kid goes to play DIII who is the one who really wasted their money? My opinion is that you should be paying and your kid playing for the love of the sport and the time together on trips and at games. Those are the memories that will last. Not many will really care in 10 years if you played DI or DII when you are graduated and working. But hey, that's just me.

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A previous poster suggested NPL league visibility for recruiting. There is no NPL league visibility. My kid played NPL and EDP. The quality of play is equal very equal. The visibility comes not from league play, but from tournament acceptances and brackets. That goes for both NPL and EDP. EDP actually breaks teams up into Divisions, unlike NPL which just enters all teams from an organization regardless of quality. Honestly, several of the teams are simply bad in NPL, whereas in EDP 1st division, they are not. More consistent quality there. Truth.

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Beachside girls is good program

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This is getting so terribly old on here. Are ECNL and DA better pathways to play college soccer for girls than EDP? Of course. Are there girls on the 2 older Beachside teams that will play in college? Yes. Will many of these be DIII? Probably, but I also know that some of these girls are actively being recruited to play, and not all at the DIII level. The bottom line is that not all quality players to play ECNL or DA -- and not all kids are playing soccer because they want to play DI. In fact, there are a lot of kids out there in any sport who purposefully decide AGAINST pursuing DI. For most, a DI experience amounts to a whole lot of time on a bench, unless they are top recruits. College sports, especially for girls, is about playing and academics more than anything. Whoever loses sight of that is a fool. If the BS program can get kids recruited to DII or DIII programs, and the girls are happy then what is the real problem? Too many losers here who spend their days/nights trashing other programs and kids to make themselves feel better. Would you same people also trash the ECNL/DA kid who ends up playing DIII or DII? If a family pays for ECNL for years and the kid goes to play DIII who is the one who really wasted their money? My opinion is that you should be paying and your kid playing for the love of the sport and the time together on trips and at games. Those are the memories that will last. Not many will really care in 10 years if you played DI or DII when you are graduated and working. But hey, that's just me.

Beachside is not any cheaper than ECNL or Full year DAP programs. So that part of argument makes no sense. The point being made is Beachside has always put there girls team lower level of priority. Choice between driving to Bethany or Northern Monroe I know it’s a simple choice. One has it as a priority and the other it’s an after thought.

I don’t want my daughters memories to be filled memories that boys come first. As Beachside insider you know for years girls teams have gotten the short end of the stick with coaches and fields. I am sure that will all change once you get your money for the Mickey Soccer Park.

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This is getting so terribly old on here. Are ECNL and DA better pathways to play college soccer for girls than EDP? Of course. Are there girls on the 2 older Beachside teams that will play in college? Yes. Will many of these be DIII? Probably, but I also know that some of these girls are actively being recruited to play, and not all at the DIII level. The bottom line is that not all quality players to play ECNL or DA -- and not all kids are playing soccer because they want to play DI. In fact, there are a lot of kids out there in any sport who purposefully decide AGAINST pursuing DI. For most, a DI experience amounts to a whole lot of time on a bench, unless they are top recruits. College sports, especially for girls, is about playing and academics more than anything. Whoever loses sight of that is a fool. If the BS program can get kids recruited to DII or DIII programs, and the girls are happy then what is the real problem? Too many losers here who spend their days/nights trashing other programs and kids to make themselves feel better. Would you same people also trash the ECNL/DA kid who ends up playing DIII or DII? If a family pays for ECNL for years and the kid goes to play DIII who is the one who really wasted their money? My opinion is that you should be paying and your kid playing for the love of the sport and the time together on trips and at games. Those are the memories that will last. Not many will really care in 10 years if you played DI or DII when you are graduated and working. But hey, that's just me.

You obviously are in the know, can you please provide list of schools which the two older teams players will be playing soccer? This is great news.

Thanks in advance.

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This is getting so terribly old on here. Are ECNL and DA better pathways to play college soccer for girls than EDP? Of course. Are there girls on the 2 older Beachside teams that will play in college? Yes. Will many of these be DIII? Probably, but I also know that some of these girls are actively being recruited to play, and not all at the DIII level. The bottom line is that not all quality players to play ECNL or DA -- and not all kids are playing soccer because they want to play DI. In fact, there are a lot of kids out there in any sport who purposefully decide AGAINST pursuing DI. For most, a DI experience amounts to a whole lot of time on a bench, unless they are top recruits. College sports, especially for girls, is about playing and academics more than anything. Whoever loses sight of that is a fool. If the BS program can get kids recruited to DII or DIII programs, and the girls are happy then what is the real problem? Too many losers here who spend their days/nights trashing other programs and kids to make themselves feel better. Would you same people also trash the ECNL/DA kid who ends up playing DIII or DII? If a family pays for ECNL for years and the kid goes to play DIII who is the one who really wasted their money? My opinion is that you should be paying and your kid playing for the love of the sport and the time together on trips and at games. Those are the memories that will last. Not many will really care in 10 years if you played DI or DII when you are graduated and working. But hey, that's just me.

Seems like a lot of money to pay for girls who don't want to play in college.....why not stay in travel soccer? Running down to new jersey to play second division soccer? Who is the fool here?

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You obviously are in the know, can you please provide list of schools which the two older teams players will be playing soccer? This is great news.

Thanks in advance.

Like the title this is mostly BS. A few will get recruited, all based on their own efforts not the club's and you won't be very impressed wit the list.

As for the next post - if families are happy spending that kind of money and time driving all over the tristate area that's fine. Not everything has to be about playing in college; some kids just want to play. But it's one of the reasons BS struggles to put together good teams at the older ages - those who have college ambitions will migrate to clubs that can help them get there. All it takes is losing a few players on a midtable team to weaken it beyond repair.

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So there's no list?

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Like the title this is mostly BS. A few will get recruited, all based on their own efforts not the club's and you won't be very impressed wit the list.

As for the next post - if families are happy spending that kind of money and time driving all over the tristate area that's fine. Not everything has to be about playing in college; some kids just want to play. But it's one of the reasons BS struggles to put together good teams at the older ages - those who have college ambitions will migrate to clubs that can help them get there. All it takes is losing a few players on a midtable team to weaken it beyond repair.

If that is the case, BS should just field teams in CCSL and CJSA. All the travel is clearly not necessary.

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So there's no list?

If there was BS would blast it. They're desperate to revive the girls program. But if there's only a few it might look worse then having no list at all- because then you question "what about the others?"

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You know who knows best what is best for the BS club and the players who choose to play there?


The coaches, kids and parents who are members of that club.


It's their choice. If they are happy, they stay. If not, they leave.


Deal with it.

This conversation is pointless and like a Trump presidency, seems to go on and on and deteriorate as it continues.

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Please God, make it stop!