Oakwood

[Unregistered]

Agreed. And just watch those top ECNL players suddenly show up on the NTs of their parents/grandparents countries. USSF won't be happy until some californian kid scores against the USWNT while playing for Spain or something.

In theory if the desire is NT status, the player will eventually play for GDA. Maybe not this year or next but if NT status is your goal GDA will be the winning consideration when joining a club.

[Unregistered]

In theory if the desire is NT status, the player will eventually play for GDA. Maybe not this year or next but if NT status is your goal GDA will be the winning consideration when joining a club.

Because you have to, not necessarily because you want to. Some GDA clubs are frankly crap. Good ECNL club > bad GDA.

[Unregistered]

Thanks for breaking this down. Seems telling.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Are players moving because of the quality of the their GDA clubs, or because they feel the pressure to join in order to be considered. Also consider that GDA out west, where most came from, is a different animal than it is here.

[Unregistered]

They have to justify their existence. Remember, they identified ECNLs limitations and felt they could do it better via the GDA. Given this backdrop, there is no way they will ever pick a majority of ECNL players to fill WYNT rosters. Never.

Exactly, it's a way to admit defeat so it won't ever happen. The only reason a few non GDA players are still in is because GDA is only two years old and their feigning fairness. This year will probably be the last.

[Unregistered]

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Are players moving because of the quality of the their GDA clubs, or because they feel the pressure to join in order to be considered. Also consider that GDA out west, where most came from, is a different animal than it is here.

You can say that about the ECNL as well....some leave their club to join CFC and the ECNL platform for the college exposure. That does not mean CFC is a good program....

[Unregistered]

Exactly, it's a way to admit defeat so it won't ever happen. The only reason a few non GDA players are still in is because GDA is only two years old and their feigning fairness. This year will probably be the last.

Also worth pointing out that LAFC Slammers and Michigan Hawks were in GDA last year, so those players were probably identified when they were part of GDA.....leaving MVLA as the one ECNL club with no historical tie to GDA.

[Unregistered]

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Are players moving because of the quality of the their GDA clubs, or because they feel the pressure to join in order to be considered. Also consider that GDA out west, where most came from, is a different animal than it is here.

IMO If GDA can survive over the next couple of years it could overcome the legacy of ECNL. The ECNL talent pool has taken a hit this past year. Look at the quality of some of last years teams. Younger players will go to where the better players are identified and eventually those teams will be the better. Just like the players that went for ECNL a few years ago.

This rising group of middle school soccer players won’t have FOMO because they never had HS soccer. They will want to stick with their club teams.

[Unregistered]

Also worth pointing out that LAFC Slammers and Michigan Hawks were in GDA last year, so those players were probably identified when they were part of GDA.....leaving MVLA as the one ECNL club with no historical tie to GDA.

Also the two SSS players from Mass were identified years ago but that club is newly DA this year.

[Unregistered]

IMO If GDA can survive over the next couple of years it could overcome the legacy of ECNL. The ECNL talent pool has taken a hit this past year. Look at the quality of some of last years teams. Younger players will go to where the better players are identified and eventually those teams will be the better. Just like the players that went for ECNL a few years ago.

This rising group of middle school soccer players won’t have FOMO because they never had HS soccer. They will want to stick with their club teams.

You don't know girls very well. Just because they haven't played it yet doesn't mean they don't want to play it. If you have a solid ECNL club in your area that gives you good college exposure vs a middling to poor GDA club with restrictions? Will vary by location of course, and how decent your HS team is. ECNL was and remains well entrenched in some regions. GDA underestimated that.

[Unregistered]

Also the two SSS players from Mass were identified years ago but that club is newly DA this year.

Another NPL club with nowhere to go. Except for those two players they don't have much else to write home about. Still better than the Alby fiasco this past year. Shocking that a bottom feeder ECNL club would do poorly in GDA as well!

[Unregistered]

What is the point of the GDA if they are not going to pick the vast majority of the players from that pool?

What is the point of a national team if they are not going to choose the best players regardless of whether their parents send checks to the federation? Their BS killed the cashflow 2 years ago on the men's side when they didnt even qualify for the WC ..... when they ruin the women's wide, where will the money come in from then? Increased dues from MLS clubs .... nope, this year will be their last affiliated with USSF? Increased dues on DA and GDA players? Nope, this year will likely be the last year they can pull the charade that the DA is the best league (will certainly not be when MLS clubs pull out ... not worth the money or skipping HS). GDA already on very rocky ground. Foot, meet bullet!

[Unregistered]

What is the point of a national team if they are not going to choose the best players regardless of whether their parents send checks to the federation? Their BS killed the cashflow 2 years ago on the men's side when they didnt even qualify for the WC ..... when they ruin the women's wide, where will the money come in from then? Increased dues from MLS clubs .... nope, this year will be their last affiliated with USSF? Increased dues on DA and GDA players? Nope, this year will likely be the last year they can pull the charade that the DA is the best league (will certainly not be when MLS clubs pull out ... not worth the money or skipping HS). GDA already on very rocky ground. Foot, meet bullet!

Yes just head to oakwood. Next stop national team. What are you waiting for?

[Unregistered]

What is the point of a national team if they are not going to choose the best players regardless of whether their parents send checks to the federation? Their BS killed the cashflow 2 years ago on the men's side when they didnt even qualify for the WC ..... when they ruin the women's wide, where will the money come in from then? Increased dues from MLS clubs .... nope, this year will be their last affiliated with USSF? Increased dues on DA and GDA players? Nope, this year will likely be the last year they can pull the charade that the DA is the best league (will certainly not be when MLS clubs pull out ... not worth the money or skipping HS). GDA already on very rocky ground. Foot, meet bullet!

DA took the bargaining chip they had to level out the playing ground that was already tainted. You don’t think ECNL would have done that had they the opportunity? ECNL has always been and always will be about the $$. What do you call ECNL white, ECNL blue, ECNL Regional? It’s brand identification and selling to the masses.

[Unregistered]

Read the post he responded to. A little trigger happy with your OW defense. Are you feeling you made a bad investment?

I don’t think anyone has ever left a club because of TS. You feeling bad about your emotional investment about OW on TS???

[Unregistered]

Another NPL club with nowhere to go. Except for those two players they don't have much else to write home about. Still better than the Alby fiasco this past year. Shocking that a bottom feeder ECNL club would do poorly in GDA as well!

SSS will struggle, but those players will represent the NT and will also represent a DA club.