Girls DA

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Huh? How does it cost less for a very high level roster?

If the cost were subsidized, then there would be greater demand and it would sway (qualified/talented) players from other clubs and other leagues. The more players that are interested, the more selective they can be.

Ty for saving me the time to explain it. My D is at NYCFC. I hear parents all the time saying - oh i hope they subsidize. I think sure, but if they did , why do you think you would still have a spot?

if you want to look at where NYCFC GDA currently stands internally at NYCFC - look at social media coverage. Its non existent for the girls relative to the boys. NYCFC have not focused on GDA at all. Its all "in name only". They need to really get more involved in it if the goal is to leverage the power of the NYCFC brand.

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We are in agreement. Funded teams get a lot of interest and a lot of the best talent seeking to join. So for the players selected, the costs to their families go down and the talent level of the team goes up. That is a win win. that is what the boys get.

Yes, but NYCFC has no real incentive to do it. They don't have a women's pro path and very few GDA clubs are doing it now, so they don't have to compete on price (it sounds like their costs are slightly lower anyway, but not necessarily enough to be a factor in decisions).

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Yes, but NYCFC has no real incentive to do it. They don't have a women's pro path and very few GDA clubs are doing it now, so they don't have to compete on price (it sounds like their costs are slightly lower anyway, but not necessarily enough to be a factor in decisions).

True. There is no funded soccer for girls.

there only incentive to do it would be for public relations reasons and a great story for marketing purposes.

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The other great thing about funded teams is that, in theory, they should be club and coach controlled and not parent controlled since the parents are not financing everything.

It's great for those who benefit, but the $$ has to come from somewhere to pay for the facilities, trainers, etc. In this particular case, I don't see NYCFC just footing the bill.

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Yes, but NYCFC has no real incentive to do it. They don't have a women's pro path and very few GDA clubs are doing it now, so they don't have to compete on price (it sounds like their costs are slightly lower anyway, but not necessarily enough to be a factor in decisions).

The incentive is there. the negative publicity for them as a GLOBAL leader in the game is not worth the money it would cost to do it right. Imagine the positives from helping develop kids an sending them off to some of the great Colleges ? Or turnig out teams with some of the best female payers in the NE? its a no brainer for them. No other reason to put thier name on it

you cannot compare a multi BILLION dollar enterprise to the PDAs and Stars and FURYs of the world .

Its obvious they are not fully involved yet - its still WCFC GDA. They should go all in, or get out imo.

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To NYCFC and the Redbulls. Your competition for fans is with each other. if one of you steps up for the girls and runs a funded Academy, you will have an advantage in attracting fans.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Football_Group

the money is peanuts to them. No reason to be in it unless its done right.

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To NYCFC and the Redbulls. Your competition for fans is with each other. if one of you steps up for the girls and runs a funded Academy, you will have an advantage in attracting fans.

It's not going to happen right now, especially with GDA still figuring out how to be a competitive league. Be thankful you have a good GDA as an option. Others in the area are stuck with subpar choices across many factors.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Football_Group

the money is peanuts to them. No reason to be in it unless its done right.

It's still money that could be used for men's programs which have a ROI. They already get the goodwill from offering the GDA itself to girls.

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It's not going to happen right now, especially with GDA still figuring out how to be a competitive league. Be thankful you have a good GDA as an option. Others in the area are stuck with subpar choices across many factors.

lol. Where I am, I have no good gda or anything to be "thankful" for. But if you do, that is great.

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It's still money that could be used for men's programs which have a ROI. They already get the goodwill from offering the GDA itself to girls.

Agree. Only chance it would ever happen is if one MLS organization uses it to gain advantage over the other one.

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It's still money that could be used for men's programs which have a ROI. They already get the goodwill from offering the GDA itself to girls.

I dont think they got any goodwill.

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I dont think they got any goodwill.

I wish it were funded but I do think they get credit for running a gda. Redbulls do not do that.

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Ty for saving me the time to explain it. My D is at NYCFC. I hear parents all the time saying - oh i hope they subsidize. I think sure, but if they did , why do you think you would still have a spot?

if you want to look at where NYCFC GDA currently stands internally at NYCFC - look at social media coverage. Its non existent for the girls relative to the boys. NYCFC have not focused on GDA at all. Its all "in name only". They need to really get more involved in it if the goal is to leverage the power of the NYCFC brand.

They have produced some really cool high quality videos of training sessions along with one that introduced the new training facility across the street (I know it is for the men's team only at this point). Girls got a mural on the wall in the hallway as well. Nice touch.

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I wish it were funded but I do think they get credit for running a gda. Redbulls do not do that.

Red Bulls ramping up their RDS program for girls - I think full blown girls teams are not far behind. Stay tuned.