DA vs ECNL vs everything else

[Anonymous]

As a woman, reading this thread and listing to 'girl' parents in my Club, I can honestly say parents of daughters are even frickin' wackier than the boy parents.

I had to sit through a meeting last night where one woman, after a very insightful and thorough meeting...had to respond with "I don't if something is wrong with my eyes, but I hardly saw any females in those videos. I work for 'gender equality'...blah, blah BLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" The parents of girls were the ones continually harassing the TDs about getting a coach's list so they could really get to know the coaches, etc. They wanted to know how the girls would be given uniform numbers because their daughters would really take issue with number selection.

FFS, ladies!! I grew up in a time where my uniform said 'boys club' on it. I played competitive soccer for 24 years with some of the biggest names in the history of women's soccer. I played in college and obtained a PhD in a STEM major long before all of this #metoo, BS.

The thing holding your daughters back is YOU! We didn't wanted to be treated differently than the male athletes. We found it to be a challenge to prove to them that we could not get blown out in a scrimmage or beat them in a foot race.

The best lesson my father taught me and my sister was that we could do anything and we didn't adhere to gender stereotypes.

Sports and the playing field are the great equalizer. You start telling your daughters they are so precious and special and being so 'girl mom and girl dad' strong--you are undermining their athletic development and future success. QUIT WHINING!

As far as uniform number,,,,are you f*CKING kidding me??? These were parents of tween/teen girls. How about you give them out in alphabetical order and call it a day? If Susie gets upset, she can leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a woman, reading this thread and listing to 'girl' parents in my Club, I can honestly say parents of daughters are even frickin' wackier than the boy parents.

I had to sit through a meeting last night where one woman, after a very insightful and thorough meeting...had to respond with "I don't if something is wrong with my eyes, but I hardly saw any females in those videos. I work for 'gender equality'...blah, blah BLLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" The parents of girls were the ones continually harassing the TDs about getting a coach's list so they could really get to know the coaches, etc. They wanted to know how the girls would be given uniform numbers because their daughters would really take issue with number selection.

FFS, ladies!! I grew up in a time where my uniform said 'boys club' on it. I played competitive soccer for 24 years with some of the biggest names in the history of women's soccer. I played in college and obtained a PhD in a STEM major long before all of this #metoo, BS.

The thing holding your daughters back is YOU! We didn't wanted to be treated differently than the male athletes. We found it to be a challenge to prove to them that we could not get blown out in a scrimmage or beat them in a foot race.

The best lesson my father taught me and my sister was that we could do anything and we didn't adhere to gender stereotypes.

Sports and the playing field are the great equalizer. You start telling your daughters they are so precious and special and being so 'girl mom and girl dad' strong--you are undermining their athletic development and future success. QUIT WHINING!

As far as uniform number,,,,are you f*CKING kidding me??? These were parents of tween/teen girls. How about you give them out in alphabetical order and call it a day? If Susie gets upset, she can leave.

Most do not care much about the number and past the age of 12, no one does. I think you are projecting one wacko into the group or u are dealing with u littles

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It is 2018. If someone wants to post crap about moms and not get any push back, they need to find a different forum.

Not OP..., but

You're displaying bizarre behavior that has taken over the conversation on a forum that has nothing to do with your agenda.

The protestor tactic of screaming and stomping your fight until you get your way doesn't always work. Especially when the OP never said what you are claiming. Please, move on. Life is too short for this Nonsense.

Back to the subject at hand

+1!

These over reactions can derail the whole discussion. Enough. To change the subject, I want to admit I was a big fan of GDA when it first came out but after a year thinking about it for my rising U12 DD I keep having thoughts like the ones in this article:

https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/77603/us-soccer-blundered-badly-on-high-school-soccer.html

It doesn't feel like a slam dunk anymore. No agenda here but I wish I could get more excited about GDA in a year. I feel like if she joins that type of team then will be hard to later exit those friends so she can play in high school. Taking away the high school ban seems to be the biggest focus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It is 2018. If someone wants to post crap about moms and not get any push back, they need to find a different forum.

Not OP..., but

You're displaying bizarre behavior that has taken over the conversation on a forum that has nothing to do with your agenda.

The protestor tactic of screaming and stomping your fight until you get your way doesn't always work. Especially when the OP never said what you are claiming. Please, move on. Life is too short for this Nonsense.

Back to the subject at hand

+1!

These over reactions can derail the whole discussion. Enough. To change the subject, I want to admit I was a big fan of GDA when it first came out but after a year thinking about it for my rising U12 DD I keep having thoughts like the ones in this article:

https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/77603/us-soccer-blundered-badly-on-high-school-soccer.html

It doesn't feel like a slam dunk anymore. No agenda here but I wish I could get more excited about GDA in a year. I feel like if she joins that type of team then will be hard to later exit those friends so she can play in high school. Taking away the high school ban seems to be the biggest focus.

Orrrrrrr, you worry about HS soccer when the kid is in HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DA is right for for boys.
ECNL is wrong for boys

Yet

DA is wrong fit for girls
ECNL is right for girls


This is what these dopes say and people find them credible. Nobody scratching their heads and calling them out on this?

I say the clubs should be forced to choice DA or ECNL across the board. Pick a format they believe in. What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander...no?

Are we talking about the funded boys DA or the pay to play boys DA? Only the pay to play is analogous to the girls situation.

Fully funded DA is the same platform as p2p DA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DA is right for for boys.
ECNL is wrong for boys

Yet

DA is wrong fit for girls
ECNL is right for girls


This is what these dopes say and people find them credible. Nobody scratching their heads and calling them out on this?

I say the clubs should be forced to choice DA or ECNL across the board. Pick a format they believe in. What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander...no?

Are we talking about the funded boys DA or the pay to play boys DA? Only the pay to play is analogous to the girls situation.

Fully funded DA is the same platform as p2p DA

But it is not the same customers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DA is right for for boys.
ECNL is wrong for boys

Yet

DA is wrong fit for girls
ECNL is right for girls


This is what these dopes say and people find them credible. Nobody scratching their heads and calling them out on this?

I say the clubs should be forced to choice DA or ECNL across the board. Pick a format they believe in. What's good for the Goose is good for the Gander...no?

Are we talking about the funded boys DA or the pay to play boys DA? Only the pay to play is analogous to the girls situation.

Fully funded DA is the same platform as p2p DA

But it is not the same customers.

Doesn't matter. If it's a good platform for the boys then it's good for the girls. The hyprocisy is there for all to see.

[Anonymous]

USSf should do the following

VDA put their girls in ecnl. Strip them of their boys DA and give it to Arlngton. VDA can be all in ECNL. Arlington can be all in DA.

Do that across the US. No more mix and matching. All in or all out.

[Anonymous]

It does not seem to be a desirable platform for a lot of paying customers.

Luxury youth soccer looks how it looks because that is what people want to buy. Whatever you or I think. IF the customers want to buy the girls GDA product they will and if they don't, they will not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It does not seem to be a desirable platform for a lot of paying customers.

Luxury youth soccer looks how it looks because that is what people want to buy. Whatever you or I think. IF the customers want to buy the girls GDA product they will and if they don't, they will not.[/quotes

Don't try to spin it. ECNL cost just as much for less. All in or all out. End of story

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It does not seem to be a desirable platform for a lot of paying customers.

Luxury youth soccer looks how it looks because that is what people want to buy. Whatever you or I think. IF the customers want to buy the girls GDA product they will and if they don't, they will not.[/quotes

Don't try to spin it. ECNL cost just as much for less. All in or all out. End of story

I just wanted Post #1776

[Anonymous]

Congrats...lol

Mclean ECNL 04 and below. How they looking for next year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It does not seem to be a desirable platform for a lot of paying customers.

Luxury youth soccer looks how it looks because that is what people want to buy. Whatever you or I think. IF the customers want to buy the girls GDA product they will and if they don't, they will not.[/quotes

Don't try to spin it. ECNL cost just as much for less. All in or all out. End of story

Well maybe you are near a good gda club. In the end it is all local. Where the gda club is quality, they will get the customers. Where the ECNL club is quality, they will get the customers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It is 2018. If someone wants to post crap about moms and not get any push back, they need to find a different forum.

Not OP..., but

You're displaying bizarre behavior that has taken over the conversation on a forum that has nothing to do with your agenda.

The protestor tactic of screaming and stomping your fight until you get your way doesn't always work. Especially when the OP never said what you are claiming. Please, move on. Life is too short for this Nonsense.

Back to the subject at hand

+1!

These over reactions can derail the whole discussion. Enough. To change the subject, I want to admit I was a big fan of GDA when it first came out but after a year thinking about it for my rising U12 DD I keep having thoughts like the ones in this article:

https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/77603/us-soccer-blundered-badly-on-high-school-soccer.html

It doesn't feel like a slam dunk anymore. No agenda here but I wish I could get more excited about GDA in a year. I feel like if she joins that type of team then will be hard to later exit those friends so she can play in high school. Taking away the high school ban seems to be the biggest focus.

Orrrrrrr, you worry about HS soccer when the kid is in HS?

Do you wait until the HS senior year to worry about college soccer? Give me a break. I am not "worried" about it, a lot could change but definitely paying attention to it all just like you and my point is I agree with some of the article. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. It is 2018. If someone wants to post crap about moms and not get any push back, they need to find a different forum.

Not OP..., but

You're displaying bizarre behavior that has taken over the conversation on a forum that has nothing to do with your agenda.

The protestor tactic of screaming and stomping your fight until you get your way doesn't always work. Especially when the OP never said what you are claiming. Please, move on. Life is too short for this Nonsense.

Back to the subject at hand

+1!

These over reactions can derail the whole discussion. Enough. To change the subject, I want to admit I was a big fan of GDA when it first came out but after a year thinking about it for my rising U12 DD I keep having thoughts like the ones in this article:

https://www.socceramerica.com/publications/article/77603/us-soccer-blundered-badly-on-high-school-soccer.html

It doesn't feel like a slam dunk anymore. No agenda here but I wish I could get more excited about GDA in a year. I feel like if she joins that type of team then will be hard to later exit those friends so she can play in high school. Taking away the high school ban seems to be the biggest focus.

Orrrrrrr, you worry about HS soccer when the kid is in HS?

Do you wait until the HS senior year to worry about college soccer? Give me a break. I am not "worried" about it, a lot could change but definitely paying attention to it all just like you and my point is I agree with some of the article. Sheesh.

What is there to pay attention to? If you are worried about being able to make a HS team then DA or ECNL are not in the cards anyway.

How about this, you go and actually watch a HS game and determine if the environment is something you'd really want your kid playing in first.

HS sports for girls are not the same school spirit, rah, rah, rah of boys sports. The stands are empty and the school student body usually doesn't care that much.