DA vs ECNL vs everything else

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[Post New]04/12/2018 08:13
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bipolar thoughts again.

If DA was free it would be good. But its not so it's trash.

Prior to DA everyone on that level payed ECNL prices for a lesser product.

Ecnl parents who switched to DA are not surprised by the sticker cost.

If Harvard is too expensive then send your child to NOVA community college. A degree is a degree. Right?

College is a useless money crab as well..is it not?

I can make 100 arguments either way. It's pointless.



Ikr? Harvard, gda.... same....creme de la creme. Why can't folks see that?


I actually question that theory based on DA tryouts I saw recently. Top DA teams need to have playoffs against top ECNL teams as well as top other teams. Then and only then will we really know the creme de la creme. Otherwise it is just loud mouths repeating the same junk over and over again hoping someone will listen.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:18
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bipolar thoughts again.

If DA was free it would be good. But its not so it's trash.

Prior to DA everyone on that level payed ECNL prices for a lesser product.

Ecnl parents who switched to DA are not surprised by the sticker cost.

If Harvard is too expensive then send your child to NOVA community college. A degree is a degree. Right?

College is a useless money crab as well..is it not?

I can make 100 arguments either way. It's pointless.



Ikr? Harvard, gda.... same....creme de la creme. Why can't folks see that?


I actually question that theory based on DA tryouts I saw recently. Top DA teams need to have playoffs against top ECNL teams as well as top other teams. Then and only then will we really know the creme de la creme. Otherwise it is just loud mouths repeating the same junk over and over again hoping someone will listen.


Creme de la creme post was pure sarcasm. It is ridiculous to compare choosing a kid soccer team to choosing a college.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:19
Anonymous
Harvard analogy makes sense as long as we agree that ECNL is Stanford and that there are stud students at state schools (non-DA/ECNL) that are better than either the Harvard or Stanford kid. The above has been my experience as a professional and as a soccer parent. Sure, if you can go to Harvard or Stanford, then do it. If you can't, UVA will get you to the same place if you are a stud.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:22
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bipolar thoughts again.

If DA was free it would be good. But its not so it's trash.

Prior to DA everyone on that level payed ECNL prices for a lesser product.

Ecnl parents who switched to DA are not surprised by the sticker cost.

If Harvard is too expensive then send your child to NOVA community college. A degree is a degree. Right?

College is a useless money crab as well..is it not?

I can make 100 arguments either way. It's pointless.




Ikr? Harvard, gda.... same....creme de la creme. Why can't folks see that?



According to you, soccer is soccer. So college is college. So why send your daughter to Harvard when you can send her to James River Community College and get a degree for much lesser cost. According to you, all "paper degrees" hold equal value and will make you competitive for the same job. According to you, anyone who pays more for a "paper degree" that can be obtained elsewhere are idiots.

[Post New]04/12/2018 08:24
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Harvard analogy makes sense as long as we agree that ECNL is Stanford and that there are stud students at state schools (non-DA/ECNL) that are better than either the Harvard or Stanford kid. The above has been my experience as a professional and as a soccer parent. Sure, if you can go to Harvard or Stanford, then do it. If you can't, UVA will get you to the same place if you are a stud.


I guess. But one of these life choices is a decision of great consequence and one is not. There seems to be some confusion about which is which. Yikes!
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:27
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bipolar thoughts again.

If DA was free it would be good. But its not so it's trash.

Prior to DA everyone on that level payed ECNL prices for a lesser product.

Ecnl parents who switched to DA are not surprised by the sticker cost.

If Harvard is too expensive then send your child to NOVA community college. A degree is a degree. Right?

College is a useless money crab as well..is it not?

I can make 100 arguments either way. It's pointless.



Ikr? Harvard, gda.... same....creme de la creme. Why can't folks see that?


I actually question that theory based on DA tryouts I saw recently. Top DA teams need to have playoffs against top ECNL teams as well as top other teams. Then and only then will we really know the creme de la creme. Otherwise it is just loud mouths repeating the same junk over and over again hoping someone will listen.


Creme de la creme post was pure sarcasm. It is ridiculous to compare choosing a kid soccer team to choosing a college.


No, it actually isn't. Its all an investment. It requires a higher level of real world understanding.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:29
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bipolar thoughts again.

If DA was free it would be good. But its not so it's trash.

Prior to DA everyone on that level payed ECNL prices for a lesser product.

Ecnl parents who switched to DA are not surprised by the sticker cost.

If Harvard is too expensive then send your child to NOVA community college. A degree is a degree. Right?

College is a useless money crab as well..is it not?

I can make 100 arguments either way. It's pointless.



Ikr? Harvard, gda.... same....creme de la creme. Why can't folks see that?


I actually question that theory based on DA tryouts I saw recently. Top DA teams need to have playoffs against top ECNL teams as well as top other teams. Then and only then will we really know the creme de la creme. Otherwise it is just loud mouths repeating the same junk over and over again hoping someone will listen.


Creme de la creme post was pure sarcasm. It is ridiculous to compare choosing a kid soccer team to choosing a college.


No, it actually isn't. Its all an investment. It requires a higher level of real world understanding.


Oh brother. It is very clear from this silly conversarion why we are where we are with your sports.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:29
Anonymous
Meant with youth sports.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:31
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Harvard analogy makes sense as long as we agree that ECNL is Stanford and that there are stud students at state schools (non-DA/ECNL) that are better than either the Harvard or Stanford kid. The above has been my experience as a professional and as a soccer parent. Sure, if you can go to Harvard or Stanford, then do it. If you can't, UVA will get you to the same place if you are a stud.


I guess. But one of these life choices is a decision of great consequence and one is not. There seems to be some confusion about which is which. Yikes!


UVA is on the same level as Harvard and Stanford. Bad comparison. Shows the level of understanding
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:37
Anonymous
CCL guy hijacks every forum.

I'll help take the wind out of his sails so we can move on.

He doesn't like ECNL or DA

He thinks you're an idiot for paying the cost

He thinks equal level of talent is contained in the Beltway area outside those leagues

He thinks FCV DA and Navy Premier are equal.

He thinks FC Fredrick will beat Mclean ECNL

He thinks we (the paying idiots) have ruined youth soccer.

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY OR DO HE WILL NOT STOP. HE CAN NOT BE SWAYED OTHERWISE. DO NOT FEED THE TROLL.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:38
Anonymous
Anyone attend recent local DA ID sessions?
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:46
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:CCL guy hijacks every forum.

I'll help take the wind out of his sails so we can move on.

He doesn't like ECNL or DA

He thinks you're an idiot for paying the cost

He thinks equal level of talent is contained in the Beltway area outside those leagues

He thinks FCV DA and Navy Premier are equal.

He thinks FC Fredrick will beat Mclean ECNL

He thinks we (the paying idiots) have ruined youth soccer.

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY OR DO HE WILL NOT STOP. HE CAN NOT BE SWAYED OTHERWISE. DO NOT FEED THE TROLL.



He actually does have a point. Not about the overall level of play in the various leagues but the environment for youth sports including soccer is out of hand and exclusionary. This has been ackonwledged and discussed by us soccer for years.
[Post New]04/12/2018 08:54
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:CCL guy hijacks every forum.

I'll help take the wind out of his sails so we can move on.

He doesn't like ECNL or DA

He thinks you're an idiot for paying the cost

He thinks equal level of talent is contained in the Beltway area outside those leagues

He thinks FCV DA and Navy Premier are equal.

He thinks FC Fredrick will beat Mclean ECNL

He thinks we (the paying idiots) have ruined youth soccer.

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY OR DO HE WILL NOT STOP. HE CAN NOT BE SWAYED OTHERWISE. DO NOT FEED THE TROLL.


And you forgot, if you travel more than 30 minutes for a game you’re a fool.
[Post New]04/12/2018 09:03
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CCL guy hijacks every forum.

I'll help take the wind out of his sails so we can move on.

He doesn't like ECNL or DA

He thinks you're an idiot for paying the cost

He thinks equal level of talent is contained in the Beltway area outside those leagues

He thinks FCV DA and Navy Premier are equal.

He thinks FC Fredrick will beat Mclean ECNL

He thinks we (the paying idiots) have ruined youth soccer.

AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY OR DO HE WILL NOT STOP. HE CAN NOT BE SWAYED OTHERWISE. DO NOT FEED THE TROLL.



He actually does have a point. Not about the overall level of play in the various leagues but the environment for youth sports including soccer is out of hand and exclusionary. This has been ackonwledged and discussed by us soccer for years.


Well, we all know that. We all agree to that. I too think the cost is out of control. I think the price of college is out of control. I think the price of a jack and coke is out of control. However, I'm not changing it.

Outside of that, I agree with nothing he says about soccer.
[Post New]04/12/2018 09:08
Anonymous
Anyone attend recent local DA ID / ECNL ID sessions?

Is talent moving around for the 2018-2019?

Opinions are pointless. What is everyone actually doing?
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