Should McLean Pre-ECNL players consider Spirit DA?

[Anonymous]

If MYS 07 and 08 PREECNLers are not happy with NCSL ... there is an ASA girls ID session this very afternoon for these two age groups right across the county line at Williamsburg MS.

[Anonymous]

Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

Except all DA/ECNL clubs will announce ID sessions for rising U13 as 07/08

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

got it - stick with your current club and keep paying for another year of ncsl and don't explore opportunities. :-/

the WS organization is probably a crappy program and offers no development and no way could they do anything for my 08 green player because they are just fillin' rosters :-/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

got it - stick with your current club and keep paying for another year of ncsl and don't explore opportunities. :-/

the WS organization is probably a crappy program and offers no development and no way could they do anything for my 08 green player because they are just fillin' rosters :-/

Why NCSL? Just play up on MYS ECNL U13 next year. Probably better than going to DA that is shutting your DDs age group both of the next two years. Push the decision out until U14.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

got it - stick with your current club and keep paying for another year of ncsl and don't explore opportunities. :-/

the WS organization is probably a crappy program and offers no development and no way could they do anything for my 08 green player because they are just fillin' rosters :-/

Not from your area, so I can't speak to your child's options... surprised that WS wouldn't have plenty of talented 2007 players as well, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

got it - stick with your current club and keep paying for another year of ncsl and don't explore opportunities. :-/

the WS organization is probably a crappy program and offers no development and no way could they do anything for my 08 green player because they are just fillin' rosters :-/

just curious--is your daughter telling you that she wants the opportunity to play at another club? Is she unhappy where she is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

got it - stick with your current club and keep paying for another year of ncsl and don't explore opportunities. :-/

the WS organization is probably a crappy program and offers no development and no way could they do anything for my 08 green player because they are just fillin' rosters :-/

You may want to consider that U13 GDA is a pilot and it was just announced that the boys DA is dropping U12 out of the program across the board next year, and following with U13 the year after. If many 2008s play up in the pilot at U13 next year, will they all be able to make U14 the following year? There will likely be no opportunity for them to play U13 GDA in the year where they will actually be U13. Then you're back to finding a club for the U13 year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Spirit should have ID sessions soon as well. Contrary to what some posters say, Wash. Spirit does support playing up for top 08s. Here is last Winter's description of teams and ages:

The Washington Spirit field two clubs in the U.S. Soccer Girls Development Academy. Virginia, which trains and plays games primarily in Reston, Va. and Baltimore, which trains primarily in Columbia, Md., and plays primarily at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown. For 2018/19 both Academies will field teams as follows, with roster sizes of 18-20 players, but also with the ability to move players “up” as needed to maximize their development:

Birth Years – Age Group Label
2007/2006 – U13
2006/2005 – U14
2005/2004 – U15
2004/2003 – U16 (EDP Team in Virginia Only, players eligible to play limited DA games)
2003/2002 – U17
2001/2000 – U19

Playing up should be reserved for exceptional players--meaning that the player who is playing up an age group should be in the top 4-5 players in that older age group. Clubs that use playing up to fill teams should be avoided.

got it - stick with your current club and keep paying for another year of ncsl and don't explore opportunities. :-/

the WS organization is probably a crappy program and offers no development and no way could they do anything for my 08 green player because they are just fillin' rosters :-/

You may want to consider that U13 GDA is a pilot and it was just announced that the boys DA is dropping U12 out of the program across the board next year, and following with U13 the year after. If many 2008s play up in the pilot at U13 next year, will they all be able to make U14 the following year? There will likely be no opportunity for them to play U13 GDA in the year where they will actually be U13. Then you're back to finding a club for the U13 year.

There has been no announcement that u13 GDA is going away. It just expanded from one to two conferences last year. It’s an unsubstantiated rumor.

[Anonymous]

Smart decision if true. U12 and U13 is too early for talent identification. That’s the real purpose behind DA.

Cordiero has made good on the first step on delivering his promise to decentralize and go more grass roots. Let the youth clubs worry about the young ones and then ID and bring the best into the fold at U14.

[Anonymous]

The writing has been on the wall for months. They realized they could not control all of the talent. Losing the DA national champion club from the oldest age group back to ECNL proves that.

It would not be smart to put all of their eggs in one basket and ignore some of the best youth soccer clubs around the US. Not when U17s and U20s are struggling. Widen the net.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Smart decision if true. U12 and U13 is too early for talent identification. That’s the real purpose behind DA.

Cordiero has made good on the first step on delivering his promise to decentralize and go more grass roots. Let the youth clubs worry about the young ones and then ID and bring the best into the fold at U14.

That could be debated either way. It’s more true for boys than girls because they mature later. I’d want to get kids in sooner rather than later in either case, so they are more likely to be trained to the standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would not be smart to put all of their eggs in one basket and ignore some of the best youth soccer clubs around the US. Not when U17s and U20s are struggling. Widen the net.

Ahh--got it! This is a wish from those who are pumping other alternative clubs where the "real" magic is happening. LOL

Well played, but there is no magic anywhere that will make us competitive. Just time for the culture to become more favorable. No shortcuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Smart decision if true. U12 and U13 is too early for talent identification. That’s the real purpose behind DA.

Cordiero has made good on the first step on delivering his promise to decentralize and go more grass roots. Let the youth clubs worry about the young ones and then ID and bring the best into the fold at U14.

That could be debated either way. It’s more true for boys than girls because they mature later. I’d want to get kids in sooner rather than later in either case, so they are more likely to be trained to the standard.

Really? I would rather take those resources and deploy them to track LAFC Slammers, PDA, Michigan Hawks and all of the rest.