Post-DA future - Girls
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Anonymous
Signed, 2008 Arlington red parent |
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People on the socalsoccer site have attached the pdf announcement that San Diego Surf emailed to parents and kids this morning. From that announcement:
For 43 years, San Diego Surf has been creating the Best Experiences and Opportunities for our athletes and has established itself as a perennial national powerhouse. This year is no exception as our club is the #1 Ranked Girls Program and the Top Non-MLS Boys Program in the nation. We accomplish this success by having an incredible group of athletes, employing a premium coaching staff, playing at the best facility, partnering with industry leaders (i.e. Nike and Man City) and by competing at the highest levels in the game. Today, after carefully considering every option, we are announcing a change in one of those success variables. Moving forward we are proud to announce our older age girls and boys teams will be competing in the ECNL (Elite Clubs National League). We began a process more than six months ago to evaluate the right national league format for our club. We have reviewed all options available to Surf and kept our mission and our athletes at the center of our decision-making process. In the past few months it has become clear there was instability within the Development Academy (DA) while the ECNL continued to gain strength, influence and momentum. With today’s pending announcement by US Soccer, to end the DA, it appears that our process and concerns were well justified. Nonetheless, our final decision to join ECNL was made prior to any US Soccer announcement and we are thrilled to once again be a part of the ECNL. Among many reasons, we based our conclusion on three clear benefits provided by the ECNL. First, the ECNL will offer the best competition in Southern California and on the National stage. Second, the ECNL will allow more flexibility and opportunities for each individual player. Third, the ECNL is more mission aligned with Surf as a youth sports organization. The ECNL is an organization focused on youth soccer teams and empowering youth athletes on and off the field – with a focus on college exposure and direct access to the U.S. National Teams. What Does This Mean For Our Players & Families? Does Surf still play in the top league in SoCal? YES – a power shift has occurred and in 2020/21 the ECNL will include the best clubs in SoCal. Do our 1st and 2nd teams have a platform to win the National Championship? YES Do we still have national showcases for college and pro scout exposure? YES Do we still have the same access to US scouts and the US National Youth Teams? YES Are our 1st and 2nd teams included in this transition? YES - our tops teams will play in the ECNL and our 2nd teams will play in the ECNL Regional League. Does our soccer calendar change dramatically? NO, however there will be an option to play high school soccer. There will be more details to follow, including individual team meetings and webinars on the ECNL. We will make sure the communication is comprehensive and transparent. Due to our national prominence, Surf has been directly involved in all discussions at the highest levels of youth soccer and we believe strongly this is the best move for the Surf Family. We didn’t make this decision lightly or without many hours of internal deliberation and careful consideration. With that in mind we are certain the ECNL is the right partner for Surf. Sincerely, Team Surf |
Anonymous
| If you want to be a part of the #1 league in the nation, better start working up a plan to see what ECNL club makes sense to tryout for. |
Anonymous
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“Those ECNL clubs will maybe have 3-4 spots per age group. McLean already with 20+ on every roster, the others will not be able to take many. There will be displaced DA players that can’t get on those teams. US Soccer have Messed this up.”
The DA haven’t officially announced anything, what is going on |
Anonymous
If you believe that coaches won’t cut their current players for better, you are mistaken. Many, many current ECNL players will be looking for a place to play. USSF screwed everyone. The trickle down will be felt by everyone. |
Anonymous
True. But GDA's biggest team made that announcement for them. From Surf's announcement to parents: "With today’s pending announcement by US Soccer, to end the DA " |
Anonymous
| McLean will need good players-aside from their oldest team the only other strong teams are at the 05 and 07 levels. |
Anonymous
| Would ECNL kick out BRYC and add Arlington? |
Anonymous
| let's just keep the ECNL clubs as is and see what happens. |
Anonymous
| FCV has something about ‘resilience’ up on their Twitter account. Maybe that is telling. |
Anonymous
Why would they? Players will just go to McLean and BRYC. Or VDA. Or Bethesda. |
Anonymous
"Resilience: the capacity of a system, enterprise, or person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in the face of dramatically changed circumstances" Based on that tweet, sounds like FCV did not get a spot with ECNL. |
Anonymous
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For those thinking, "ECNL will just welcome all the DA clubs." I spoke to ECNL President Christian Lavers earlier this month. "Without question, we are very near our capacity in membership for next year," Lavers said about the Girls ECNL.
https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articl...reedom-help-ecnl-grow_aid47884 |
Anonymous
What had Bobby said? |
Anonymous
"Goodbye" |