Not a single PDA player taken?
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How many were in the draft ?Originally posted by Guest View Post -
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How many were in the pool? Only 1/4 of all who enter got drafted.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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I the next couple of weeks players that werent drafted will get invites to the training camps for a chance to make the team.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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I'm not surprised, Kick and run PDA players rarely transition well to professional soccer.Comment
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Is that what you call success for a youth soccer club? How many players are drafted and going to play professionally? You are a true simpleton if that’s your criteria of success and failure as a parent. You actually believe that people measure the success of a club by how many of these student-athletes get drafted or have professional careers. You PDA haters will look for any excuse be negative. Good luck to your kid.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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lol, strike a nerve? I don’t think anyone would disagree that an entire draft with not a single PDA player drafted is odd for a club of PDA ‘s perceived pedigree and rank.Originally posted by Guest View Post
just take a look at the other ECNL clubs representation in the draftComment
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Soccer parents have been brainwashed. What is the best way to measure PDA or any other youth club?
1. Profits
2. Pro players
3. College players
4. Number of scholarships earned
5. Number of players who start and finish there
6. Number of alumni on the USWNT
7 etc
The only way is how it treats you and yours. If you are happy at your Club, you are winning. If not. Move or quit. The rest is noise stirred up by disgruntled people who feel the system has failed themComment
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I think the point of this was that top clubs, as PDA is supposed to be and has many people defending that it is, produce top talent that go to professional leagues as well as nationally ranked (D1, 2, 3) colleges. Usually, Gotham has bailed out PDA and drafted 1 of their players who attended Rutgers. Looks like no PDA players registered for the draft and only 1, Sam Kroeger, from Rutgers who played for World Class.Comment
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There are countless reasons why players don't register for the draft. The fact that almost none do from PDA isn't necessarily a reflection of the club. They are a top club in the region, not necessarily top in the country. That is in part because the region isn't a top region in the countryOriginally posted by Guest View PostComment
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Amen brother. For most players the # of NT players or other measures should have absolutely no bearing on their decision of where to play. It's all about fit. Is it a club where your player will be challenged and grow as a player? Will they play frequently enough to master things taught in training?Originally posted by Guest View Post
The so called best clubs aren't always going to be the best fit for any individual player.Comment
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It isn't? A side from southern California, Texas, Virginia, and Georgia what area has better clubs? You do know that at one point almost 1/3rd of the starting WNT were from the North East with half of them from NJ, right? As for just PDA, most of their teams are ranked top 10 nationally with top drawer and soccer wire so they aren't exactly just the best in the region.Originally posted by Guest View PostComment
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If you look at Rutgers graduates this year you had all of 3 that had a shot of getting drafted - Sam Kroeger (who registered but wasn't drafted), Sara Brocious, and Allison Lowrey.Comment
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No shade on any of the players you mention, but this is the flaw in the US system. we place such significance on the NT and historically relied on USSF to provide supplemental training and better competition. However, there is no accountability or consequences of that. If you were a regular at those camps, supposed to represent the best of the very best, went to a College that advertises itself as being a leader in Womens soccer, enter the draft and dont get selected. What does it say?Comment
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