The Untold Truth of PDA

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And what club do you suggest?

Any club reputable in NJ that puts the youth players first. There are many good clubs in NJ that have excellent coaches and development youth programs. Whatever it takes to stay as far away from PDA’s cult fraudsters.

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Exactly. They are all the same. The people on this forum are nuts if they think the grass is greener.

Yes. It is scary to leave a cult. In the long run it is worth it.

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Any club reputable in NJ that puts the youth players first. There are many good clubs in NJ that have excellent coaches and development youth programs. Whatever it takes to stay as far away from PDA’s cult fraudsters.

Can you name 3?

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Can you name 3?

If you are from NJ then you would not ask this silly question.

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If you are from NJ then you would not ask this silly question.

it looks like you can't name 3

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it looks like you can't name 3

It is not rocket science in NJ. TS is not the forum to name good clubs.

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It is not rocket science in NJ. TS is not the forum to name good clubs.

NLSA is a good club.

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Yes. It is scary to leave a cult. In the long run it is worth it.

Cannot agree more. We left the cult when our daughter was In 10th grade and it was extremely hard but the best thing we could have done. She is Heading to Duke this this fall on a partial scholarship. We are so proud of who she has has become as a person, player but more proud of overcoming change and adversity. What she developed was grit, adaptability and acceptance. It’s terribly hard while in it but trust us the grass IS greener on the other side.

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Cannot agree more. We left the cult when our daughter was In 10th grade and it was extremely hard but the best thing we could have done. She is Heading to Duke this this fall on a partial scholarship. We are so proud of who she has has become as a person, player but more proud of overcoming change and adversity. What she developed was grit, adaptability and acceptance. It’s terribly hard while in it but trust us the grass IS greener on the other side.

Which club she ended up playing?

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Which club she ended up playing?

Not important. She’s lucky she got out just in time for college.

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Which club she ended up playing?

Definitely will not say on this board. But not ECNL nor GA. PS - she is VERY smart and that was a big part.

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Definitely will not say on this board. But not ECNL nor GA. PS - she is VERY smart and that was a big part.

I was asking because we also left. Our club isn’t GA or ECNL. Just thought to learn from others but I see your points.

Many PDA players are training endlessly, six or seven days a week, in and out of the club. I don’t know when and how they find time to make up their school work. That part always puzzles me as our district is very competitive academically.

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Sure

Can you name 3?

Yes, yes I can.

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I was asking because we also left. Our club isn’t GA or ECNL. Just thought to learn from others but I see your points.

Many PDA players are training endlessly, six or seven days a week, in and out of the club. I don’t know when and how they find time to make up their school work. That part always puzzles me as our district is very competitive academically.

Yes. We focus on Education first and sports second. Many of the others do the opposite. It really all depends on your family and goals. For us, playing in college was second to finding the perfect school academically - we were lucky to get both.

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I was asking because we also left. Our club isn’t GA or ECNL. Just thought to learn from others but I see your points.

Many PDA players are training endlessly, six or seven days a week, in and out of the club. I don’t know when and how they find time to make up their school work. That part always puzzles me as our district is very competitive academically.

League is not important. As long as the kid is happy and enjoys playing soccer. Playing soccer is more important then seating on a blue bench. Playing 5 minutes a game out of state against another ecnl low level team is not soccer.