Oakwood girls program is dead in the water
-
-
Yes, much easier for college scouting. Another big change in favor of ECNL will be YNT scouting for girls. There will be one main platform to focus on. No more NTCs of mostly DA teams, no more jabs by US Soccer that note the number of DA players that made the youth national teams.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
OW is done. They are going down like SCP. They deserve it.Comment
-
Absolutely not .. There has been no confirmation of that.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
the same kids will be getting looks-because they are betterOriginally posted by Unregistered View Post
doesn't matter what league it isComment
-
Not exactly. The whole scouting and YNT evaluation system broke down with GDA.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Pre-GDA:
1) Training Centers were held on almost a monthly basis
2) A solid mix of clubs and leagues representing
3) Scouting networks were larger, top men and women of coaches across the country
4) One head US Staff Scout evaluator per market
Post-GDA:
1) Training Centers held twice a year. One fall, One Spring
3) To supplement the lack of training centers above US Soccer scouts would view GDA games but hardly ever view ECNL games.
2) The mix of participants in Training Centers shifted heavily to GDA players. For example, a recent Training Center in the NE had 7 players out of total of 15 from one NE GDA club at one event. The rest were mostly GDA players as well. A couple ECNL players. That was unheard of in the past. A clear bias by US Soccer and there were rumors that GDA clubs were using this as bait to attract players to their league.
3) Scouting networks moved to primarily to women only
4) One head US Staff scout for the whole east coast. Impossible for one person to do this effectively.Comment
-
OW letter sent to parents sounds like “we don’t know what league we will be playing in, but we will let you know when we m know”Comment
-
agree. Also letter commits to continuing the current 10 month training modelOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
lol - do you think girls will now want to give up HS for "we don't know what league we're playing in"?Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
haha, probably. people hate admitting they were wrong.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
depends. if there's no ability to trial at a new club then theyre mostly stuck whetre they are for at least a season. also the girls letter definitely did NOT say 10 month program.Comment
-
10 month training window means no competitive soccer for those players during the fall season.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
No tryouts are necessary. Everyone knows who the studs are. If they want to move, they’ll get on to another team with just a phone callOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
-
Why are so many people enamored with HS soccer? The vast majority of HS teams just play kick ball. They are full of town travel team talent with lousy coaching. Rampant favoritism, lousy fields, petty kids not passing the ball to a select teammates. Sounds awesome...Comment
-
Or you can play at OW and pass sideways and backwards just so you can can dream of playing on the national team, just to not qualifyOriginally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
Comment