FC Bucks 2006 ECNL - Girls

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Except it’s not a lie, it’s probably just Hex people mad they can’t claim the commits

They played Ukies this year so technically not a lie, however Ukies had NOTHING to do with their recruitment

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Having been mixed up on the wrong end of BRDs, here is how it works and why is a bad practice:

1.0 1-2 players in the BRD are usually very good. Prob a defender and one goal scorer.
2.0 Usually happens around middle school just about the time ECNL teams are being formed.
3.0 The girls who don't deserve to be there learn to play with the better kids. They play higher competition and appear to be better than they are. It's easier to play with a player that can receive a pass than one that is still working on it. ECNL teams rarely train with RL teams which mean the mediocre get better training with ECNL and the good players on RL get slower.
4.0 In HS, college coaches come to "high level" games and recruit from those "high level" games. They take that if a kid is on the ECNL team that is doing well, they are used to the level of play (which by now - they are used to it). BRD kids probably don't produce much but the 1-2 good players from the BRD and the ECNL kids who were not cut as part of the deal are able to carry the load).
5.0 Club coach convinces these kids they are stars and they are D1 or bust. They never consider anything else.
6.0 Club coach calls college coaches on behalf of kid, maybe dangles the 1-2 good players, sets up meetings, etc. to try and boost their club's D1 commit list.
7.0 RL coaches rarely do because either A) they are dad coaches or very young coaches with no connections, or B) believe the kids couldn't hack it at D1 or D2 level which is why they are on RL in the first place. RL coaches steer these kids towards D3 or focus on academics and not play in college.

The entire system is rigged for these kids starting in early middle school. Colleges are missing the kids on the wrong side of a BRD, trapped players, the unconnected families, the kids who can't afford ECNL, and the late bloomers. This is why in spring, you'll see D2 teams beating D1 and why college coaches play about 15 kids and not the whole bench. If they were true ECNL players, they would play and the college could rely on a deep bench which means the heavy load of the college season is lighter and less injuries/burnout. Instead; the BRD kids who rode the coattails of those 1-2 kids often quit after the first year or two in college.

In the end, both the kid who participated in the BRD and the one who got cut because of it lose. The only winners are the clubs DOC who posts about D1 commits so more people join the club (and the DOC gets more money).

They BRD is another symptom of why colleges don't have the best players and athletes.

And now those BRD players who benefited are getting what they deserve - BENCH TIME

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And now those BRD players who benefited are getting what they deserve - BENCH TIME

hahahaha

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What is BRD?

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And now those BRD players who benefited are getting what they deserve - BENCH TIME

how are all the BRD players doing in college?

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how are all the BRD players doing in college?

You asked this question 17 times over the last year . Beat it !!

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You asked this question 17 times over the last year . Beat it !!

obviously you don't know when soccer plays - hard to ask 17 times over the past year when season started last month

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What is BRD?

BRD= Back Room Deals

There is a belief among parents that certain kids make the top roster when they don't deserve to be. In all likelihood this is a backroom deal and the kid makes the roster but doesn't play much.

Now that the Ukies are in the fray and still no one is developing kids and there is such a limited pool of top players... BRDs are on their way out. Enter overrostering with the intent to not play. this is the new game in town... but be careful ECNL directors good players will leave if this continues and with the competition for talent at a premium you can't afford to not develop talent anymore.

The club that will win... will invest in their athletes at all levels not just the top players anymore.

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BRD= Back Room Deals

There is a belief among parents that certain kids make the top roster when they don't deserve to be. In all likelihood this is a backroom deal and the kid makes the roster but doesn't play much.

Now that the Ukies are in the fray and still no one is developing kids and there is such a limited pool of top players... BRDs are on their way out. Enter overrostering with the intent to not play. this is the new game in town... but be careful ECNL directors good players will leave if this continues and with the competition for talent at a premium you can't afford to not develop talent anymore.

The club that will win... will invest in their athletes at all levels not just the top players anymore.

great explaination and no one from around here will do anything worth while

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BRD= Back Room Deals

There is a belief among parents that certain kids make the top roster when they don't deserve to be. In all likelihood this is a backroom deal and the kid makes the roster but doesn't play much.

Now that the Ukies are in the fray and still no one is developing kids and there is such a limited pool of top players... BRDs are on their way out. Enter overrostering with the intent to not play. this is the new game in town... but be careful ECNL directors good players will leave if this continues and with the competition for talent at a premium you can't afford to not develop talent anymore.

The club that will win... will invest in their athletes at all levels not just the top players anymore.

KARMA hitting big

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BRD= Back Room Deals

There is a belief among parents that certain kids make the top roster when they don't deserve to be. In all likelihood this is a backroom deal and the kid makes the roster but doesn't play much.

Now that the Ukies are in the fray and still no one is developing kids and there is such a limited pool of top players... BRDs are on their way out. Enter overrostering with the intent to not play. this is the new game in town... but be careful ECNL directors good players will leave if this continues and with the competition for talent at a premium you can't afford to not develop talent anymore.

The club that will win... will invest in their athletes at all levels not just the top players anymore.

Enter overrostering with the intent to not play. The Ukies did this with the BRD last year

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KARMA hitting big

How is Karma hitting big?

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Has BB worked his way into assistant at UMBC yet? His kid needs him on the sidelines in order to get some PT. KARMA!