2025 Girls Academy Winter Showcase (CA)

[Anonymous]

If CC gets fired, maybe the rest of the clown show will leave with him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just bc college coaches show up doesn't mean they are recruiting from the league. You guys have no clue.

While ECNL rules for the majority of P4 commits, their are still hundreds recruited from GA. You are actually the one with no clue. There are over 1,000 commitments each year to D1 alone and around a 70/30 split between ECNL/GA. You can't right off 300 players just because you have a clueless opinion. Their are quite a few players on the same level as the top ECNL players as well. I just watched those players for Tophat, SDA, among others.

Not sure if you are a VDA parent, but having someone like BP on your side is a difference maker. For better or for worse. Remember, just because your DD might go P4, it doesn't necessarily mean they belong. Just look at VT and JMU transfer portal alone. If your child goes P4, gets little to no minutes, is unhappy, transfers, she is either going to Mid-major, bottom D1, or quitting all together. With an attitude like some of you have, don't be surprised when you end up in this boat.

Our DD has had offers from P4, D1, D2, and DIII. DD is actually leaning DIII currently and the recruiting process is still heavily busy among mid-majors. P4s are pretty much wrapped up with a few spots still available. DD does not want to play P4 for multiple reasons. Personally I wanted her to take on the challenge but also understand the risks...We have received two emails just yesterday from more mid major D1 schools requesting a call. Both specifically mentioned watching her at Champions Cup. Both are also quality schools.

The only place where I would bash GA is the bottom table teams. Bottom table ECNL teams would likely beat bottom table GA teams by double digits. IMO, the majority of players on these GA teams will struggle to even play DIII while the ECNL counterpart should be able to play DIII easily.

This is from someone with an actual clue!

Let’s face if your daughter had these so called offers from P4 and D1 she wouldn’t be leaning DIII.

Anyone diminishing a kid playing D3 as some sort of failure is an idiot or a troll. D3 is still a major accomplishment, especially so considering many of the top academic schools are D3. This person either doesn’t understand how hard it is to play in college or doesn’t understand college academics. There should be an immediate blocking from this site for anyone that doesn’t understand this.

100% this. Some kids could play D1 but play a lower division for the opportunity to play but also get to do other college kid stuff, or study in a another country. Not everyone wants their lives to be owned by the coach/university for their college years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just bc college coaches show up doesn't mean they are recruiting from the league. You guys have no clue.

While ECNL rules for the majority of P4 commits, their are still hundreds recruited from GA. You are actually the one with no clue. There are over 1,000 commitments each year to D1 alone and around a 70/30 split between ECNL/GA. You can't right off 300 players just because you have a clueless opinion. Their are quite a few players on the same level as the top ECNL players as well. I just watched those players for Tophat, SDA, among others.

Not sure if you are a VDA parent, but having someone like BP on your side is a difference maker. For better or for worse. Remember, just because your DD might go P4, it doesn't necessarily mean they belong. Just look at VT and JMU transfer portal alone. If your child goes P4, gets little to no minutes, is unhappy, transfers, she is either going to Mid-major, bottom D1, or quitting all together. With an attitude like some of you have, don't be surprised when you end up in this boat.

Our DD has had offers from P4, D1, D2, and DIII. DD is actually leaning DIII currently and the recruiting process is still heavily busy among mid-majors. P4s are pretty much wrapped up with a few spots still available. DD does not want to play P4 for multiple reasons. Personally I wanted her to take on the challenge but also understand the risks...We have received two emails just yesterday from more mid major D1 schools requesting a call. Both specifically mentioned watching her at Champions Cup. Both are also quality schools.

The only place where I would bash GA is the bottom table teams. Bottom table ECNL teams would likely beat bottom table GA teams by double digits. IMO, the majority of players on these GA teams will struggle to even play DIII while the ECNL counterpart should be able to play DIII easily.

This is from someone with an actual clue!

Let’s face if your daughter had these so called offers from P4 and D1 she wouldn’t be leaning DIII.

Anyone diminishing a kid playing D3 as some sort of failure is an idiot or a troll. D3 is still a major accomplishment, especially so considering many of the top academic schools are D3. This person either doesn’t understand how hard it is to play in college or doesn’t understand college academics. There should be an immediate blocking from this site for anyone that doesn’t understand this.

100% this. Some kids could play D1 but play a lower division for the opportunity to play but also get to do other college kid stuff, or study in an another country. Not everyone wants their lives to be owned by the coach/university for their college years.

I think that parent is just highly insecure. All that matters is the kid is confident in their choice, not what division. D1 or D999, if a kid is happy at an Academic DIII, so be it. If a kid is happy at a D1 party school, so be it.

This parent feels the need to put others down and wants to feel like his/her kid is better because they are going D1. D1 or bust attitude, which is absolutely ok. But putting down or questioning others for decisions is poor form and classless. I’ll be a little more clear this time. My DD has gotten multiple D1 offers. One P4 and the others Mid Major. She likes the DIII schools more for the Academic side and the fact she is 99% more likely to see the field or start on that level. She said she would not be happy not playing. I don’t see why you question this. Not everyone is worried about playing D1.

Our DD is Academics first, and soccer 2nd. Has always been and we are more proud of her academic accomplishments than any soccer accomplishments. Also, the process is still ongoing and no decisions have been made yet.

Sorry that isn’t up to their standard but everyone has different morals and goals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just bc college coaches show up doesn't mean they are recruiting from the league. You guys have no clue.

While ECNL rules for the majority of P4 commits, their are still hundreds recruited from GA. You are actually the one with no clue. There are over 1,000 commitments each year to D1 alone and around a 70/30 split between ECNL/GA. You can't right off 300 players just because you have a clueless opinion. Their are quite a few players on the same level as the top ECNL players as well. I just watched those players for Tophat, SDA, among others.

Not sure if you are a VDA parent, but having someone like BP on your side is a difference maker. For better or for worse. Remember, just because your DD might go P4, it doesn't necessarily mean they belong. Just look at VT and JMU transfer portal alone. If your child goes P4, gets little to no minutes, is unhappy, transfers, she is either going to Mid-major, bottom D1, or quitting all together. With an attitude like some of you have, don't be surprised when you end up in this boat.

Our DD has had offers from P4, D1, D2, and DIII. DD is actually leaning DIII currently and the recruiting process is still heavily busy among mid-majors. P4s are pretty much wrapped up with a few spots still available. DD does not want to play P4 for multiple reasons. Personally I wanted her to take on the challenge but also understand the risks...We have received two emails just yesterday from more mid major D1 schools requesting a call. Both specifically mentioned watching her at Champions Cup. Both are also quality schools.

The only place where I would bash GA is the bottom table teams. Bottom table ECNL teams would likely beat bottom table GA teams by double digits. IMO, the majority of players on these GA teams will struggle to even play DIII while the ECNL counterpart should be able to play DIII easily.

This is from someone with an actual clue!

Let’s face if your daughter had these so called offers from P4 and D1 she wouldn’t be leaning DIII.

Anyone diminishing a kid playing D3 as some sort of failure is an idiot or a troll. D3 is still a major accomplishment, especially so considering many of the top academic schools are D3. This person either doesn’t understand how hard it is to play in college or doesn’t understand college academics. There should be an immediate blocking from this site for anyone that doesn’t understand this.

almost anyone who’s played club soccer can find a D3 team if they are passionate. Not much of an accomplishment.

My thoughts as well. All the money and time you put into a sport to play DIII. 😳

DIII parents will use the excuse I want a good education. If that in fact was the case why did you play the sport and why didn’t you just worry about Kumon or Huntington Learning.

If you are that passionate to defend DIII and come on this board to see what is going on in little kiddos soccer then you were that passionate to get your child DI. Don’t make excuses that you want a good education now that you have no options at D1.

Ok mr D1, I’ll bite. Say your kid goes to a random D1 with poor academics just to say they are D1. Then what? What happens after they are done at age 22 with their entire life to live without soccer? But at least they once played at a D1 no employer has ever heard of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just bc college coaches show up doesn't mean they are recruiting from the league. You guys have no clue.

While ECNL rules for the majority of P4 commits, their are still hundreds recruited from GA. You are actually the one with no clue. There are over 1,000 commitments each year to D1 alone and around a 70/30 split between ECNL/GA. You can't right off 300 players just because you have a clueless opinion. Their are quite a few players on the same level as the top ECNL players as well. I just watched those players for Tophat, SDA, among others.

Not sure if you are a VDA parent, but having someone like BP on your side is a difference maker. For better or for worse. Remember, just because your DD might go P4, it doesn't necessarily mean they belong. Just look at VT and JMU transfer portal alone. If your child goes P4, gets little to no minutes, is unhappy, transfers, she is either going to Mid-major, bottom D1, or quitting all together. With an attitude like some of you have, don't be surprised when you end up in this boat.

Our DD has had offers from P4, D1, D2, and DIII. DD is actually leaning DIII currently and the recruiting process is still heavily busy among mid-majors. P4s are pretty much wrapped up with a few spots still available. DD does not want to play P4 for multiple reasons. Personally I wanted her to take on the challenge but also understand the risks...We have received two emails just yesterday from more mid major D1 schools requesting a call. Both specifically mentioned watching her at Champions Cup. Both are also quality schools.

The only place where I would bash GA is the bottom table teams. Bottom table ECNL teams would likely beat bottom table GA teams by double digits. IMO, the majority of players on these GA teams will struggle to even play DIII while the ECNL counterpart should be able to play DIII easily.

This is from someone with an actual clue!

Let’s face if your daughter had these so called offers from P4 and D1 she wouldn’t be leaning DIII.

Anyone diminishing a kid playing D3 as some sort of failure is an idiot or a troll. D3 is still a major accomplishment, especially so considering many of the top academic schools are D3. This person either doesn’t understand how hard it is to play in college or doesn’t understand college academics. There should be an immediate blocking from this site for anyone that doesn’t understand this.

almost anyone who’s played club soccer can find a D3 team if they are passionate. Not much of an accomplishment.

3% of female high school soccer players make D3. https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2024/4/15/womens-soccer-probability-of-competing-beyond-high-school.aspx I have not found stats showing % of club soccer players. Please share your sources that “almost anyone who’s played club soccer can find a D3 team if passionate.” I await you responding in actual facts, or your admission you don’t know what you are talking about. Not holding my breath, because that would require being a man and knowledgeable. My guess is there are no facts coming from you, but merely some unverified opinions or insults showing you don’t know what you are talking about. Looking forward to your response.

dummy in the end most kids are not that passionate to play at college level. And D3 is not the experience they want. Though every kid is different the experience of education and life at D1 school is incomparable.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure D3 anger management person is replying to themselves. There are roughly 425 D3 womens programs. In many cases women rosters approach 40. (They are not as restricted as D1 or D2) There are many top tier players who its D1 or bust. So yes if your club player goal is to play soccer they can find a D3 school. Its not an accomplishment and go pound sand karen.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes D1-caliber players give up on the recruiting rat race, go to their school of choice and play for the school's soccer club, instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cc destroyed the vrsc 09 team by being overly ambition and selecting second rate players. He's also overly influenced by ED who didn't get along with BP because he so unorganized. cc will likely quit or get fired. allhedoes is yell and berate young female players. That team only had one goalie and they had to promise her full time to get her on the team. I don't know how he get immunity from his 2 year old antics. No other coach has such immunity. He clearly doesn't develop players. The ECNL teams in the area aren't much better. You have BP stealing talent from all the other clubs to stack teams. Fairfax Union or whatever it's called now has dropped significantly for similar reasons. All that's left is Arlington and VDA for decent ECNL teams. GA will soon surpass these clubs because it's a better turn league and has a strategic advantage with the boys teams in MLS next. These clubs all basically crap on girls soccer

This was posted a few times before, sitting on his beach chair and only standing up to yell like an angry drunkard. It’s evident who’s forcing moderator to delete posts and entire threads.
Forget about ED or the Johnsons, those can barely communicate efficiently let alone coach young female athletes

[Anonymous]

When people talk about D1 being about big party school with good academics and big time athletic experience, they are mostly talking about the 4 power conferences in D1 that have the name brand schools we all know. But that’s only about 15% of D1’s 350 schools. Most D1’s are smaller and lesser known with not great academics and terrible soccer like Arkansas Pine Bluff, Wofford, Tarleton State, and Grand Canyon University.

Don’t get hung up on the D1 label. After it’s over nobody will care that your kid played a sport in college or what division it was in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure D3 anger management person is replying to themselves. There are roughly 425 D3 womens programs. In many cases women rosters approach 40. (They are not as restricted as D1 or D2) There are many top tier players who its D1 or bust. So yes if your club player goal is to play soccer they can find a D3 school. Its not an accomplishment and go pound sand karen.

Parent was not talking about "any" D3. Parent said high Academic DIII. I could simply go to niche.com and search DIII schools and find at least 50 DIII schools better than many P4s yet alone mid-majors. WashU, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Emory, Univ of Chicago, Carnegie Melon, and NYU just to name a few. But you want your DD to go to USC Upstate, North Alabama or warm bench at a P4 for two years? BTW, if your DD isn't a at least a Continental Tire Selection Game player or USYNT roster, and going P4, expect to spend a lot of time watching your child on the bench, entering transfer portal, or even quitting. At least she will get her D1 "experience".

Yeah, you threw the first stone Kyle by insulting families who see no issue with DIII, questioning those who say they have offers and acting like DIII at a great school is the trash of the earth. Johns Hopkins > VT, Ohio State, and just about any P4.

I'll leave you with this. Top 50 Colleges Payscale average for US Department Of Education College Scorecard. Three out of the top 5 are DIII. The first P4 is not until #8 and not again til #15. I would love you to tell the FSU Women's Coach how bad DIII is! Seems his son is just fine at Tufts University and I am pretty sure he could have gone D1 if he wanted to. Facts don't care about your opinion so you should go pound sand.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - $143,372
2. California Institute of Technology - $128,566
3. Stanford University - $124,080
4. Carnegie Mellon University - $114,862
5. University of Pennsylvania - $111,371
6. Princeton University - $110,066
7. Cornell University - $104,043
8. Boston College - $103,937
9. Georgetown University - $103,494
10. Georgia Tech-Main Campus - $102,772
11. Columbia University - $102,491
12. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - $102,051
13. Harvard University - $101,817
14. Yale University - $100,533
15. Univeristy of Notre Dame - $99,980
16. Duke University - $97,800
17. Dartmouth College - $97,434
18. Colorado School of Mines - $97,335
19. Brown University - $93,487
20. Northeastern University - $92,538
21. University of Southern California - $92,498
22. University of California-Berkeley - $92,446
23. University of Chicago - $91,885
24. Vanderbilt University - $91,565
25. George Washington University - $90,873
26. Rice University - $89,718
27. Northwestern University - $89,363
28. Case Western Reserve University - $87,989
29. Johns Hopkins University - $87,555
30. University of Virginia-Main Campus - $86,863
31. Washington University in St. Louis - $86,182
32. University of California-San Diego - $84,943
33. Drexel University - $84,648
34. New Jersey Institute of Technology - $84,276
35. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - $83,648
36. Boston University - $83,238
37. Tufts University - $83,214
38. University of Maryland-College Park - $82,860
39. University of California-Los Angeles - $82,511
40. New York University - $82,509
41. Virginia Tech - $81,698
42. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - $81,054
43. University of California-Davis - $80,838
44. University of California-Irvine - $80,735
45. Binghamton University - $80,596
46. Emory University - $80,137
47. Syracuse University - $79,164
48. University of Rochester - $79,042
49. University of Washington-Seattle Campus - $78,466
50. Brandeis University - $77,231

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah so anyway - the Winter Showcase was great!

I'm with you.

Reading this thread it's amazing how so many people (or maybe its just one person) can spin an event that I thought was pretty well run into something negative.

ECNL clubs were in Kansas City playing soccer in near freezing temps. If anyone had a reason to complain it was them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure D3 anger management person is replying to themselves. There are roughly 425 D3 womens programs. In many cases women rosters approach 40. (They are not as restricted as D1 or D2) There are many top tier players who its D1 or bust. So yes if your club player goal is to play soccer they can find a D3 school. Its not an accomplishment and go pound sand karen.

Parent was not talking about "any" D3. Parent said high Academic DIII. I could simply go to niche.com and search DIII schools and find at least 50 DIII schools better than many P4s yet alone mid-majors. WashU, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Emory, Univ of Chicago, Carnegie Melon, and NYU just to name a few. But you want your DD to go to USC Upstate, North Alabama or warm bench at a P4 for two years? BTW, if your DD isn't a at least a Continental Tire Selection Game player or USYNT roster, and going P4, expect to spend a lot of time watching your child on the bench, entering transfer portal, or even quitting. At least she will get her D1 "experience".

Yeah, you threw the first stone Kyle by insulting families who see no issue with DIII, questioning those who say they have offers and acting like DIII at a great school is the trash of the earth. Johns Hopkins > VT, Ohio State, and just about any P4.

I'll leave you with this. Top 50 Colleges Payscale average for US Department Of Education College Scorecard. Three out of the top 5 are DIII. The first P4 is not until #8 and not again til #15. I would love you to tell the FSU Women's Coach how bad DIII is! Seems his son is just fine at Tufts University and I am pretty sure he could have gone D1 if he wanted to. Facts don't care about your opinion so you should go pound sand.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - $143,372
2. California Institute of Technology - $128,566
3. Stanford University - $124,080
4. Carnegie Mellon University - $114,862
5. University of Pennsylvania - $111,371
6. Princeton University - $110,066
7. Cornell University - $104,043
8. Boston College - $103,937
9. Georgetown University - $103,494
10. Georgia Tech-Main Campus - $102,772
11. Columbia University - $102,491
12. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - $102,051
13. Harvard University - $101,817
14. Yale University - $100,533
15. Univeristy of Notre Dame - $99,980
16. Duke University - $97,800
17. Dartmouth College - $97,434
18. Colorado School of Mines - $97,335
19. Brown University - $93,487
20. Northeastern University - $92,538
21. University of Southern California - $92,498
22. University of California-Berkeley - $92,446
23. University of Chicago - $91,885
24. Vanderbilt University - $91,565
25. George Washington University - $90,873
26. Rice University - $89,718
27. Northwestern University - $89,363
28. Case Western Reserve University - $87,989
29. Johns Hopkins University - $87,555
30. University of Virginia-Main Campus - $86,863
31. Washington University in St. Louis - $86,182
32. University of California-San Diego - $84,943
33. Drexel University - $84,648
34. New Jersey Institute of Technology - $84,276
35. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - $83,648
36. Boston University - $83,238
37. Tufts University - $83,214
38. University of Maryland-College Park - $82,860
39. University of California-Los Angeles - $82,511
40. New York University - $82,509
41. Virginia Tech - $81,698
42. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - $81,054
43. University of California-Davis - $80,838
44. University of California-Irvine - $80,735
45. Binghamton University - $80,596
46. Emory University - $80,137
47. Syracuse University - $79,164
48. University of Rochester - $79,042
49. University of Washington-Seattle Campus - $78,466
50. Brandeis University - $77,231

You lost me when you put Continental Selection Game and YNT as similar achievements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty sure D3 anger management person is replying to themselves. There are roughly 425 D3 womens programs. In many cases women rosters approach 40. (They are not as restricted as D1 or D2) There are many top tier players who its D1 or bust. So yes if your club player goal is to play soccer they can find a D3 school. Its not an accomplishment and go pound sand karen.

Parent was not talking about "any" D3. Parent said high Academic DIII. I could simply go to niche.com and search DIII schools and find at least 50 DIII schools better than many P4s yet alone mid-majors. WashU, MIT, Johns Hopkins, Emory, Univ of Chicago, Carnegie Melon, and NYU just to name a few. But you want your DD to go to USC Upstate, North Alabama or warm bench at a P4 for two years? BTW, if your DD isn't a at least a Continental Tire Selection Game player or USYNT roster, and going P4, expect to spend a lot of time watching your child on the bench, entering transfer portal, or even quitting. At least she will get her D1 "experience".

Yeah, you threw the first stone Kyle by insulting families who see no issue with DIII, questioning those who say they have offers and acting like DIII at a great school is the trash of the earth. Johns Hopkins > VT, Ohio State, and just about any P4.

I'll leave you with this. Top 50 Colleges Payscale average for US Department Of Education College Scorecard. Three out of the top 5 are DIII. The first P4 is not until #8 and not again til #15. I would love you to tell the FSU Women's Coach how bad DIII is! Seems his son is just fine at Tufts University and I am pretty sure he could have gone D1 if he wanted to. Facts don't care about your opinion so you should go pound sand.

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - $143,372
2. California Institute of Technology - $128,566
3. Stanford University - $124,080
4. Carnegie Mellon University - $114,862
5. University of Pennsylvania - $111,371
6. Princeton University - $110,066
7. Cornell University - $104,043
8. Boston College - $103,937
9. Georgetown University - $103,494
10. Georgia Tech-Main Campus - $102,772
11. Columbia University - $102,491
12. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - $102,051
13. Harvard University - $101,817
14. Yale University - $100,533
15. Univeristy of Notre Dame - $99,980
16. Duke University - $97,800
17. Dartmouth College - $97,434
18. Colorado School of Mines - $97,335
19. Brown University - $93,487
20. Northeastern University - $92,538
21. University of Southern California - $92,498
22. University of California-Berkeley - $92,446
23. University of Chicago - $91,885
24. Vanderbilt University - $91,565
25. George Washington University - $90,873
26. Rice University - $89,718
27. Northwestern University - $89,363
28. Case Western Reserve University - $87,989
29. Johns Hopkins University - $87,555
30. University of Virginia-Main Campus - $86,863
31. Washington University in St. Louis - $86,182
32. University of California-San Diego - $84,943
33. Drexel University - $84,648
34. New Jersey Institute of Technology - $84,276
35. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - $83,648
36. Boston University - $83,238
37. Tufts University - $83,214
38. University of Maryland-College Park - $82,860
39. University of California-Los Angeles - $82,511
40. New York University - $82,509
41. Virginia Tech - $81,698
42. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - $81,054
43. University of California-Davis - $80,838
44. University of California-Irvine - $80,735
45. Binghamton University - $80,596
46. Emory University - $80,137
47. Syracuse University - $79,164
48. University of Rochester - $79,042
49. University of Washington-Seattle Campus - $78,466
50. Brandeis University - $77,231

My small college is not on this list, I didn’t play a sport either and my pay is more than double the top on the list. Go figure. There are some really dumb people arguing on this blog.

I see a lot of people from colleges on this list working as waiters and other jobs when they graduate. I also have met many and their intelligence isn’t very high. You all must be some of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yeah so anyway - the Winter Showcase was great!

I'm with you.

Reading this thread it's amazing how so many people (or maybe its just one person) can spin an event that I thought was pretty well run into something negative.

ECNL clubs were in Kansas City playing soccer in near freezing temps. If anyone had a reason to complain it was them.

Maybe they are recruiting toughness not candy ass.

[Anonymous]

My dad is on the same team as the above dd player who says she is getting all these offers. This kid is very selfish and the team does win games because she hogs the ball. Good luck playing at any college.