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Sounds like you are advocating for a change in the mindset, where the clubs operate independently but with a central oversight and training plan to follow.

I agree.

Wouldn’t this be the best thing for everyone. Everyone except US Soccer who gets a kickback from every single player in the US playing in a sanctioned league

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Wouldn’t this be the best thing for everyone. Everyone except US Soccer who gets a kickback from every single player in the US playing in a sanctioned league

It's best for US Soccer, too. It's why they implemented it.

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It's best for US Soccer, too. It's why they implemented it.

You sure got a strong dose of the GDA kool aid. Wait for the announcements that come out next week. Don’t you know that ECNL hasn’t released their member clubs for a reason. OMG this is going to be glorious

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You sure got a strong dose of the GDA kool aid. Wait for the announcements that come out next week. Don’t you know that ECNL hasn’t released their member clubs for a reason. OMG this is going to be glorious

I never said I was a GDA-fan. That's the problem with the ECNL crowd...they got such wood they aren't even listening.

I only commented that a suggestion one made earlier is one implemented. The reality is our USWNT is falling apart due to their lack of progress in their development over the last 10 years. If nobody wants to buy in, they can't make them. Doesn't directly affect me, I'm not (nor a parent of) a NT player and won't be.

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Nah, I just take it for what's it's worth. No different then someone saying "my cell is ALWAYS dropping calls" or "my service NEVER works" and "those cars are ALL pieces of crap". You take it, you chuckle at it, and move along.

You see, the OP didn't say anything about how to do it...just that what they (with their own admitted unknowledgeable eyes) say isn't working.

For the same reason why I'm standing at the mechanic telling them they should be using a Snap-On wrench instead of the Craftsmen he's holding....

Again, no one said what to do to fix the problem or what tools to use so your analogy makes no sense. I am no mechanic but if I brought my car in to fix a leaking water-pump and when I picked it up it still leaked, well I would say something. I referenced food before so same thing, I am no chef but if I go to a steak house and order a rare steak and get well done I am going to say something. I don't need to be an expert to see if something works or not but agree to make it work you need to be knowledgeable.

I hope you live up to your expectations for soccer fans in the rest of your daily activities and never comment on anything if you are not a so-called "expert".

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Again, no one said what to do to fix the problem or what tools to use so your analogy makes no sense. I am no mechanic but if I brought my car in to fix a leaking water-pump and when I picked it up it still leaked, well I would say something. I referenced food before so same thing, I am no chef but if I go to a steak house and order a rare steak and get well done I am going to say something. I don't need to be an expert to see if something works or not but agree to make it work you need to be knowledgeable.

I hope you live up to your expectations for soccer fans in the rest of your daily activities and never comment on anything if you are not a so-called "expert".

More aptly, if you say your steak is not cooked right and when someone asked how would you like it cooked, you reply "I don't know, I just know it's not right".

I tell my employees they can vent all they want. But, if you want change, be the leader. Advocate for something, otherwise it's just a vent. And it will be reacted to accordingly (i.e. far in the wind).

I get it...it's good to get something off your chest once in a while. But it's also met with a chuckle when the person getting it off his chest admittedly knows nothing about the game.

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LOL nobody aspires to play in NWSL, nobody pushes it and nobody thinks about it. Basically, one can't afford to play in NWSL

You can afford it as long as you also work at Starbucks - they provide health insurance for part time workers and have flexible schedules ;) . Works well for NWSL players

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There are differences, quite different actually.

No there really aren't and GDA has had a terrible start. Some top players are getting better training in ECNl that at some of the GDA clubs. USSF chose volume over quality and that was a huge mistake.

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No there really aren't and GDA has had a terrible start. Some top players are getting better training in ECNl that at some of the GDA clubs. USSF chose volume over quality and that was a huge mistake.

Not talking about the start or even the quality of the teams, or even the quality of the training. That is subjective .

I am referring to the methodology and mission. 100% not saying GDA is a success, only that they have made an attempt to standardize their methods in an effort to get a consistent style (as was the original point made that I responded to) that can be repeatable and reportable throughout all the clubs who adhere to it.

The idea has merit. I just don't see it ever coming to fruition.

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US soccer’s mission is to find the best players in each age group. They do not care about the other players that make up the team. If your daughter wants to play in the NWSL then GDA is the way to go. If your kid wants to use soccer as an avenue to get into college, then ECNL or NL are your choices. It’s so simple it’s scary. Find a club your kid is happy with and enjoy geez

Therein lies the problem - they created a league that is far too big for the few dozen players per age group that ever have a shot at NT or going pro some day. Everyone else is practice cones for the few top players USSF cares about. Who wants to play in a league where you're a cone and you have to give up HS soccer to be a cone?

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Therein lies the problem - they created a league that is far too big for the few dozen players per age group that ever have a shot at NT or going pro some day. Everyone else is practice cones for the few top players USSF cares about. Who wants to play in a league where you're a cone and you have to give up HS soccer to be a cone?

Why can't the cones also be good? Why does HS have to be some factor?

What is it with some of you and HS? You lose your absolute marbles with it. Dang, it's this constant fretting over HS soccer as some meaningful journey that just loses the entire plot. Does the yearbook picture really mean that much?

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You sure got a strong dose of the GDA kool aid. Wait for the announcements that come out next week. Don’t you know that ECNL hasn’t released their member clubs for a reason. OMG this is going to be glorious

Elite Clubs = Everyone Come

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Not talking about the start or even the quality of the teams, or even the quality of the training. That is subjective .

I am referring to the methodology and mission. 100% not saying GDA is a success, only that they have made an attempt to standardize their methods in an effort to get a consistent style (as was the original point made that I responded to) that can be repeatable and reportable throughout all the clubs who adhere to it.

The idea has merit. I just don't see it ever coming to fruition.

Certainly a change is needed to stay ahead of the rest of the world. But if you can't take an idea and execute effectively against it, well, you'll get the mess GDA is in now. Also, adherence to a method can be restrictive and stifles creativity. Some BDA players are afraid of their own shadows. If after ten years there had been tremendous progress on the men's side then I'd have more faith in the women's side working. There was so much low hanging fruit in the men's game, yet now we're not even keeping pace with smaller countries that have more limited resources. I think we need to stop trying to be like the rest of the world and figure out how to work with what we have.

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Elite Clubs = Everyone Come

GDA keeps adding clubs too numbnuts.

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Why can't the cones also be good? Why does HS have to be some factor?

What is it with some of you and HS? You lose your absolute marbles with it. Dang, it's this constant fretting over HS soccer as some meaningful journey that just loses the entire plot. Does the yearbook picture really mean that much?

Doesn't matter what the adults think, it's what players want. USSF underestimated the draw of HS, and seemed to think they could just squash ECNL like a bug. ECNL was well entrenched and offered something many players want, high school soccer. They thought it would be an easy roll out like BDA. But the boys side and environment was totally different ten years ago than the girls side now.