DA Boys and Girls closing up shop for good

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If it happens, they should just accept all the DA teams intact into ECNL. That would be best for everybody involved.

No, that would be best only for the GDA teams. No ECNL clubs wants any of the East Coast GDA teams to join. The competition in GDA is terrible

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Not sure about all, but a vast majority, yes. Make the league play more regionalized, with cross-over games as necessary.

But, ECNL has no incentive to do that. They've positioned themselves well and have marketed a product that the masses believe in full. No other reason to believe one needs to drive 4 hours for a season game unless it's through marketing. If ECNL made it more regionalized, their entire marketing schtick is gone.

It has more to do with Boys side breaking up. They wouldn’t keep both.

https://343coaching.com/podcast/socc...pment-academy/

It’s done.

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No, that would be best only for the GDA teams. No ECNL clubs wants any of the East Coast GDA teams to join. The competition in GDA is terrible

ECNL has very bad teams as well. The top 5 East teams (now 4 with NC courage just switched) can beat every ECNL team on East but PDA. I would welcome some better teams. Sick of crushing people 10-0. Waste.

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ECNL has very bad teams as well. The top 5 East teams (now 4 with NC courage just switched) can beat every ECNL team on East but PDA. I would welcome some better teams. Sick of crushing people 10-0. Waste.

People forget their crap teams in all leagues.

Reality is, like any competition, you are going to have great teams, good teams, mid-level teams, struggling teams, and crap teams. That's life.

Doesn't mean the lower-tiered teams shouldn't be there; but if there is a pattern of non-performance they should be switched out. Not sure how you do that, however, unless you have cooperation from lower leagues because some clubs have good teams at some age groups, and not-so good at others. Creates an impact on a club trying to manage their top teams across multiple platforms (I don't have an answer on best to solve that, other than to say "suck it up")

In an ideal situation, every game you play is with 1-2 goals (win or loss). From a development perspective, that's what you strive to.

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People forget their crap teams in all leagues.

Reality is, like any competition, you are going to have great teams, good teams, mid-level teams, struggling teams, and crap teams. That's life.

Doesn't mean the lower-tiered teams shouldn't be there; but if there is a pattern of non-performance they should be switched out. Not sure how you do that, however, unless you have cooperation from lower leagues because some clubs have good teams at some age groups, and not-so good at others. Creates an impact on a club trying to manage their top teams across multiple platforms (I don't have an answer on best to solve that, other than to say "suck it up")

In an ideal situation, every game you play is with 1-2 goals (win or loss). From a development perspective, that's what you strive to.

Problem is they strive for that second. Cash grab first.

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Finished

https://343coaching.com/podcast/socc...pment-academy/

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Problem is they strive for that second. Cash grab first.

This is true. Selfishly, I wish it were different. I wish the major leagues that the biggest clubs played in looked at it from a truly developmental perspective. I think the game would be better for it.

Realistically, if I were one of the Gang of Three, I'd be doing everything in my power to shoot down any other league and create the aura of exclusitivity that these leagues thrive on. It lines my pockets. More power to them. I don't have to like what it's doing for me, my kid, the game here in the States, but nobody is holding a gun to my head.

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Thanks shaun. Tell us how you really feel . Btw your new Dynamite clips on YouTube. Look like a bad ad for Danny A-game. His moves. Just more robotic and slower

There are many people who feel that STA are irrelevant. Zero history. Zero player development background. What have they ever done as a club to deserve the DA status in the first place? The rumor was that all their better players were looking elsewhere before this DA thing kicked off.

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Agree. It would likely result in reduced travel which is what everyone wants. Better for all the kids involved on these teams too.

If it happens, they should just accept all the DA teams intact into ECNL. That would be best for everybody involved.

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ECNL won. It’s up to them how magnanimous in victory they choose to be.

DA went to war with ECNL and lost.

Let the DA parents rot...players will suffer for this.

To the victors go the spoils.

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ECNL won. It’s up to them how magnanimous in victory they choose to be.

DA went to war with ECNL and lost.

Let the DA parents rot...players will suffer for this.

To the victors go the spoils.

America, 2020

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America, 2020

Right? Youth soccer People are nuts

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ECNL won. It’s up to them how magnanimous in victory they choose to be.

DA went to war with ECNL and lost.

Let the DA parents rot...players will suffer for this.

To the victors go the spoils.

MOre like, "to the victors go the invoices."

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ECNL won. It’s up to them how magnanimous in victory they choose to be.

DA went to war with ECNL and lost.

Let the DA parents rot...players will suffer for this.

To the victors go the spoils.

You must hold the survivors of Hiroshima in high regard as well...

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Funny part is that anyone believes ECNL as a league and clubs come out of the current pandemic unscathed. YOu're all just as f'ed as the DA clubs and you dont even know it yet.