Select AP to DA...?

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Being a stud has its benefits bro.

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Wait what?? There is a player on my daughters team who is on full scholarship. All they had to pay for was the uniform/training kit. Her travel to Fla showcase was fully covered by the club (excluding food). I will say for certain that they are not requiring her to complete any type of "assignments".

I bet one of her assignments is to 1.) dribble until your blessed little heart is content, and 2.) get a shot every time you touch the ball (no matter where you are on the field).

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Some of you guys are brutal with the sss hate. Geesh! Yes, sss is a club...a business. Other clubs are businesses too, in the business to make money. No crime there. We choose to hire them for their services & are VERY pleased with the product that we have & still do receive. Otherwise we would move on. Probably no different at any other club. Our daughter knows girls from other clubs, girls that have come from other clubs, & girls that have gone to other clubs. Our experience is that there is NO hate being spun from sss to any girls that have gone. Most of these girls are still buds & stay in contact. Even giving "likes" on social media. Me thinks some of you guys are just negative war mongers! Sss staff has been awesome. If our girl chooses, they can supply more soccer than she could ever want. We're not going anywhere. Just sayin

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Not on scholarship, but I got the impression (2nd hand) the approval process was a little invasive. Lots of questions on financial situation, household budget, etc. that some may not be willing to open up. I understand the need to get this info to see if they are truly deserving, but some may not.

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Being a stud has its benefits bro.

I guess if she was one....
My point was more about the lofty goals/expectations of USSF that aren't being followed through on or enforced like 4 practices per week, no hs soccer. that kind of thing.

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I bet one of her assignments is to 1.) dribble until your blessed little heart is content, and 2.) get a shot every time you touch the ball (no matter where you are on the field).

This sounds accurate.

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http://www.ussoccerda.com/scholarship-program

"More than 580 Academy athletes participated in the Academy Scholarship Program in 2017-18. In addition to fulfilling their regular club duties, scholarship recipients completed five comprehensive Assignments over the course of the 10-month Academy season to further the idea of rewarding through responsibility. The scholarship program is designed to offset travel costs for players demonstrating financial need. Recipients are awarded funds to help offset the cost for transportstion to/form Academy regualr season games, travel to Academy Showcase events, hotel accomodations, and food expenses when traveling to Academy games/events."



Side note, we are currently tracking the costs in DA compared to NPL. NPL costs included futsal, camps, tournaments, tuition and uniform. DA costs are showcases, tuition, uniform, and longer game travel. Less showcases than tournaments, travel to those is about equal.

I expect the delta to be the overnights for the league play. Should equate to ECNL play, possibly less since there are less restrictions on outside the team play, so camps/futsal would still be on the table.

580 across all BDA and GDA clubs and teams. I'll do the math for you

133 BDA U13+U14 clubs = 133*2 teams*18 players per team = 4,788
BDA 1 team only = 9 clubs * 1 team *20 players = 180
BDA 2 teams only = 6 * 2 teams * 20 players = 240
BDA All U15+ = 77 * 3 * 20 = 4,620
Total Boys = 9,828

GDA clubs with 2 teams = 2 clubs * 2 teams * 20 players = 80
GDA clubs with 3 teams = 5 clubs * 3 teams * 20 players = 300 players
GDA clubs with 4 teams = 58 clubs * 4 teams * 20 players = 4,640
Total Girls = 5,020

Total DA players (not including current U12s) = 14,848
% receiving travel assistance = 3.9%

As for comparing costs between ECNL vs DA vs NPL it gets trickier because some clubs include everything, some charge extra for certain things, some do fundraising to lower fees (most do not). From here all DA events require flights. ECNL has 1-2 many teams can drive to and they have more events so teams can pick which ones they want to go to.
Overall it's an approximate $1,500 difference at the most. To the average middle to upper income family that isn't going to sway that many. They're much more likely to go with the club/league that works best for them.

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Not on scholarship, but I got the impression (2nd hand) the approval process was a little invasive. Lots of questions on financial situation, household budget, etc. that some may not be willing to open up. I understand the need to get this info to see if they are truly deserving, but some may not.

I don't know about SS but I had to do it at another club while out of work. It was invasive and I totally understand why some people might not want to do it. Yet, I'd rather the club do it's due diligence and hand out legit need based scholarships than do it just for studs they really want. All of our club fees help subsidize a few scholarships; they just tack on a few $ to our fees. Would you rather that go to help a family in financial need or a stud?

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As for comparing costs between ECNL vs DA vs NPL it gets trickier because some clubs include everything, some charge extra for certain things, some do fundraising to lower fees (most do not). From here all DA events require flights. ECNL has 1-2 many teams can drive to and they have more events so teams can pick which ones they want to go to.
Overall it's an approximate $1,500 difference at the most. To the average middle to upper income family that isn't going to sway that many. They're much more likely to go with the club/league that works best for them.

I can only compare apples-to-apples in my own environment. Previous to DA, there were a lot of 'extras' we did which we do not. Those cost money, whether it be futsal tuition or travel which added $2k one year, or summer camps, extra trainings, etc.

Not disagreeing with your assessment, just pointing out I can't compare NEFC DA to Stars ECNL, for example only, because it's not a direction comparison. (For that matter, I should've not even mentioned ECNL because I don't have direct comparison from my family to consider).

It will depend on how many road games and events we attend vs. send along with the club. I could get the price down, but then I don't watch my D play which is the entire point of all this....

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It’s amazing how you never heard anything bad about the coach or coaches before .Now she’s to be burned at the stake.

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Does joining DA mean that LL has to stop coaching ODP and loading it up with her players?

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Does joining DA mean that LL has to stop coaching ODP and loading it up with her players?

She could coach but DA players cannot participate in ODP

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Just a question who is going to coach the GDA teams?
Their coaching staff drops off real quick.
Also I know parents like LL coaching the ulittles but how can she coach them if she's coaching the GDA.
Not sure why select is joining GDA they have a good thing going now why mess with it.
Seems like scorps will benefit a little with this.

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Not on scholarship, but I got the impression (2nd hand) the approval process was a little invasive. Lots of questions on financial situation, household budget, etc. that some may not be willing to open up. I understand the need to get this info to see if they are truly deserving, but some may not.

Well, how else would financial need be determined, without asking questions about financial situations, household budgets , etc. Are they supposed to take ones word for it? Wait until they have to apply for college financial aid.

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Well, how else would financial need be determined, without asking questions about financial situations, household budgets , etc. Are they supposed to take ones word for it? Wait until they have to apply for college financial aid.

That's easy, its based on skill and value to the team and how many extra W's a player can get them to help them attract new paying customers (think of it as an investment).