DA is now *officially* terminated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:April 15, 2020
To: All US Soccer Federation Members, Clubs and Staff
From: Dr. Pete Zopfi – USYS Chair
Skip Gilbert – USYS CEO

Re: US Youth Soccer Leads Development of New Elite Soccer Platform

Given today’s U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and Major League Soccer (MLS) announcements, US Youth
Soccer affirms that it has been actively working with leadership, member clubs and outside partner
organizations to enhance our existing programming to meet the needs of our partners. Through our elite
youth soccer competitions and Olympic Development Program, we have elevated the playing environment
for club teams and players. We are more confident than ever that we have the leadership, vision, staff and
soccer eco-system to collaborate with all US Soccer members as well as any future MLS competitive
platform.
For those USSF DA Clubs who are now disenfranchised, we are excited to invite you to join the
conversation. Please contact us to learn more about how you can play a role in developing a new unified
and comprehensive structure that develops world-class players through an elite competitive pathway.
For any USSF staff impacted by today’s announcements, we invite you to talk with us to learn more about
US Youth Soccer and our organization. Many of you may know us from the past, but we encourage you to
get to know us for the future.
US Youth Soccer has the leadership, organization, financial strength and flexibility to collaborate, design
and execute national programming that will set the standard for elite youth play and allow young athletes
to reach their full potential. Because of our extensive relationships with leading thinkers and partners we
have actively developed plans to integrate with others to meet the needs of developing players through
high quality coaching, professionalized environments, enhanced player identification, and competitions
created specifically to address the development of players with professional aspirations.
“US Youth Soccer is the largest youth organization in the world and keeping the best players in the same
environment keeps our National team healthy”, said Dr. Robert Contiguglia, former President of the US
Soccer Federation (1998-2006) and past President of US Youth Soccer.
We are excited to engage with the entire US soccer community given the extensive changes in the
American youth soccer landscape. We hope you join us and help drive forward the game we all love. We
are a family committed to helping every player reach their full potential. We Are Youth Soccer!

Wtf? Boys DA will go MLS no need for USYS involvement. Girls reduce the number of teams and roster spots by 1/2 and let everyone fight it out. For some reason I do not think anyone cares to hear what USYS has to say. Just go back to your losing ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:April 15, 2020
To: All US Soccer Federation Members, Clubs and Staff
From: Dr. Pete Zopfi – USYS Chair
Skip Gilbert – USYS CEO

Re: US Youth Soccer Leads Development of New Elite Soccer Platform

Given today’s U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) and Major League Soccer (MLS) announcements, US Youth
Soccer affirms that it has been actively working with leadership, member clubs and outside partner
organizations to enhance our existing programming to meet the needs of our partners. Through our elite
youth soccer competitions and Olympic Development Program, we have elevated the playing environment
for club teams and players. We are more confident than ever that we have the leadership, vision, staff and
soccer eco-system to collaborate with all US Soccer members as well as any future MLS competitive
platform.
For those USSF DA Clubs who are now disenfranchised, we are excited to invite you to join the
conversation. Please contact us to learn more about how you can play a role in developing a new unified
and comprehensive structure that develops world-class players through an elite competitive pathway.
For any USSF staff impacted by today’s announcements, we invite you to talk with us to learn more about
US Youth Soccer and our organization. Many of you may know us from the past, but we encourage you to
get to know us for the future.
US Youth Soccer has the leadership, organization, financial strength and flexibility to collaborate, design
and execute national programming that will set the standard for elite youth play and allow young athletes
to reach their full potential. Because of our extensive relationships with leading thinkers and partners we
have actively developed plans to integrate with others to meet the needs of developing players through
high quality coaching, professionalized environments, enhanced player identification, and competitions
created specifically to address the development of players with professional aspirations.
“US Youth Soccer is the largest youth organization in the world and keeping the best players in the same
environment keeps our National team healthy”, said Dr. Robert Contiguglia, former President of the US
Soccer Federation (1998-2006) and past President of US Youth Soccer.
We are excited to engage with the entire US soccer community given the extensive changes in the
American youth soccer landscape. We hope you join us and help drive forward the game we all love. We
are a family committed to helping every player reach their full potential. We Are Youth Soccer!

Wtf? Boys DA will go MLS no need for USYS involvement. Girls reduce the number of teams and roster spots by 1/2 and let everyone fight it out. For some reason I do not think anyone cares to hear what USYS has to say. Just go back to your losing ways.

It's just EDP playing for DA teams that are not MLS and haven't gone to ECNL. I don't really see why non-MLS DAs would not want to play EDP in this area. Here's how the U13 teams in the area rank (MD and VA), and below that, I've added U12s, and it is pretty clear that some EDP clubs rank substantially higher than some of the DAs at U13, and a number of clubs outrank some of the DA feeders at U12, so I gotta ask, why do people want to go chase the MLS league when you could play all these teams right here in DMV, many of which appear to be better?

U13:

1 PIPELINE SC PRE ACADEMY [12] 36.13
2 ACHILLES FC [28] 35.51
3 BETHESDA SC [111] 34.35
4 SA OF COLUMBIA PRE ACADEMY SPURS [124] 34.25
5 BALTIMORE ARMOUR [127] 34.23
6 CALVERTON SC CERRITOS [147] 34.14
7 BRAUSA UNITED FC [200] 33.71
8 POTOMAC SA BLUE [204] 33.71
9 MATRIX SA MAESTROS [321] 33.19
10 BALTIMORE UNION SC ELITE [409] 32.85

1 RICHMOND UNITED [47] 34.99
2 ARLINGTON SA [167] 33.95
3 SPRINGFIELD SOUTH COUNTY YOUTH CLUB LIONS BLUE [213] 33.67
4 ALEXANDRIA SA RED [251] 33.51
5 STERLING SC ORANGE [270] 33.41
6 GREAT FALLS RESTON SC ELITE NPL [310] 33.22
7 VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY [404] 32.86
8 SOCA CVILLE ELITE [410] 32.82
9 BURKE ATHLETIC CLUB UNITED [437] 32.74
10 SOUTHWESTERN YOUTH ASSOCIATION YA CARDINALS RED [440] 32.73

U12


Rank Team Score
1 SA OF COLUMBIA PRE ACADEMY BLUE [23] 33.65
2 BETHESDA SC ACADEMY BLUE [44] 33.07
3 BALTIMORE UNION SC ELITE [109] 32.19
4 ST MARYS SOCCER STRIKERS RED [154] 31.83
5 BETHESDA SC ACADEMY WHITE [205] 31.53
6 MSI ACADEMY GREEN [216] 31.51
7 ARUNDEL SA KIN [253] 31.34
8 POTOMAC SA BLUE [289] 31.17
9 COPPERMINE SC PREMIER [308] 31.09
10 TOTAL FC GOLD [450] 30.52

1 ALEXANDRIA SA RED [52] 32.80
2 RICHMOND UNITED BLUE [57] 32.71
3 LOUDOUN SC SOCCER PRE ECNL BLUE [105] 32.23
4 PRINCE WILLIAM SOCCER VDA EAST NPL [115] 32.17
5 LOUDOUN SC SOCCER PRE ECNLBLUE [156] 31.83
6 HERNDON YS AJAX BLACK [174] 31.69
7 RICHMOND UNITED WHITE [266] 31.28
8 VIENNA YS EAGLES [366] 30.84
9 ARLINGTON SA B DA1 [368] 30.84
10 RICHMOND STRIKERS ELITE [372] 30.83

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Please explain. Genuinely want to understand

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Please explain. Genuinely want to understand

Not pp. So lot of talk about college football and not having the basketballs tournament have dried up money in college athletics. As a result boy college soccer will be cut but who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Please explain. Genuinely want to understand

Not pp. So lot of talk about college football and not having the basketballs tournament have dried up money in college athletics. As a result boy college soccer will be cut but who knows.

Thank you for taking the time to explain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Out of curiosity, why is he thinking of quitting?

My son played two years; I don't think he regretted it but I also don't think he thought all that much of the level of play/training. Would be interested to get another perspective.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Please explain. Genuinely want to understand

Not pp. So lot of talk about college football and not having the basketballs tournament have dried up money in college athletics. As a result boy college soccer will be cut but who knows.

A lot of college sports will be cut (to include soccer) because revenues from football and mens' basketball will be severely impacted. It will be interesting to see how Title IX opportunities on the women's side are downsized in the face of COVID.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Please explain. Genuinely want to understand

Not pp. So lot of talk about college football and not having the basketballs tournament have dried up money in college athletics. As a result boy college soccer will be cut but who knows.

A lot of college sports will be cut (to include soccer) because revenues from football and mens' basketball will be severely impacted. It will be interesting to see how Title IX opportunities on the women's side are downsized in the face of COVID.

I would think that Title IX will protect women’s soccer. Schools will still need to offset the football scholarships. Men’s non revenue sports would seem to be more in peril.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Out of curiosity, why is he thinking of quitting?

My son played two years; I don't think he regretted it but I also don't think he thought all that much of the level of play/training. Would be interested to get another perspective.

My niece quit during her junior year (and she was getting attention from scouts about the next level). For her it was probably 60-40 injuries & time. She was injured her Freshman spring and she really didn't feel the school helped her in the recovery vs. a football player who was injured and flown to a top surgeon in California on the school's jet. She was just left with a 'call us if it still hurts' kind of attitude. The second was time--she said she wasn't getting the full college experience. Her friends were rather limited to other athletes and she had less interaction with the rest of the student body. She ended up on a five-year plan, changing majors after discovering she really wanted to go into a hard science and is likely to go into a career she is interested in rather than the athletic department's desire for her to just 'do what was needed to stay eligible'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Out of curiosity, why is he thinking of quitting?

My son played two years; I don't think he regretted it but I also don't think he thought all that much of the level of play/training. Would be interested to get another perspective.

My niece quit during her junior year (and she was getting attention from scouts about the next level). For her it was probably 60-40 injuries & time. She was injured her Freshman spring and she really didn't feel the school helped her in the recovery vs. a football player who was injured and flown to a top surgeon in California on the school's jet. She was just left with a 'call us if it still hurts' kind of attitude. The second was time--she said she wasn't getting the full college experience. Her friends were rather limited to other athletes and she had less interaction with the rest of the student body. She ended up on a five-year plan, changing majors after discovering she really wanted to go into a hard science and is likely to go into a career she is interested in rather than the athletic department's desire for her to just 'do what was needed to stay eligible'.

I'm very happy for your niece that she found her path; sorry her college soccer experience wasn't better. College soccer is a real grind, that compressed season is brutal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NO No NO I refuse to accept this
My kid is a DA player and is better than your kid. Now your telling me my kid has to play some low level league like ECNL or such?

My lawyer will have something to say about this as someone will pay for doing this to my kid

Poor attempt at trolling. Try harder.

Actually that made me laugh

Oh no, the horror!!!! What am I going to tell my lil' Messi?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Out of curiosity, why is he thinking of quitting?

My son played two years; I don't think he regretted it but I also don't think he thought all that much of the level of play/training. Would be interested to get another perspective.

My niece quit during her junior year (and she was getting attention from scouts about the next level). For her it was probably 60-40 injuries & time. She was injured her Freshman spring and she really didn't feel the school helped her in the recovery vs. a football player who was injured and flown to a top surgeon in California on the school's jet. She was just left with a 'call us if it still hurts' kind of attitude. The second was time--she said she wasn't getting the full college experience. Her friends were rather limited to other athletes and she had less interaction with the rest of the student body. She ended up on a five-year plan, changing majors after discovering she really wanted to go into a hard science and is likely to go into a career she is interested in rather than the athletic department's desire for her to just 'do what was needed to stay eligible'.

I'm very happy for your niece that she found her path; sorry her college soccer experience wasn't better. College soccer is a real grind, that compressed season is brutal.

Yes! Good for her knowing that soccer isn't the only thing to look forward to in life! We love it, but even my oldest DD who wants to play D1 soccer isn't naive about the commitment during college years (she wants to major in Bio). We have hard conversations about priorities and thankfully she's bright enough to put her educational goals first!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a sh%@t show. So glad my son is playing soccer in college and sort of glad he is thinking of leaving his college team. The future of college soccer is in serious doubt.

Out of curiosity, why is he thinking of quitting?

My son played two years; I don't think he regretted it but I also don't think he thought all that much of the level of play/training. Would be interested to get another perspective.

My niece quit during her junior year (and she was getting attention from scouts about the next level). For her it was probably 60-40 injuries & time. She was injured her Freshman spring and she really didn't feel the school helped her in the recovery vs. a football player who was injured and flown to a top surgeon in California on the school's jet. She was just left with a 'call us if it still hurts' kind of attitude. The second was time--she said she wasn't getting the full college experience. Her friends were rather limited to other athletes and she had less interaction with the rest of the student body. She ended up on a five-year plan, changing majors after discovering she really wanted to go into a hard science and is likely to go into a career she is interested in rather than the athletic department's desire for her to just 'do what was needed to stay eligible'.

I'm very happy for your niece that she found her path; sorry her college soccer experience wasn't better. College soccer is a real grind, that compressed season is brutal.

Yes! Good for her knowing that soccer isn't the only thing to look forward to in life! We love it, but even my oldest DD who wants to play D1 soccer isn't naive about the commitment during college years (she wants to major in Bio). We have hard conversations about priorities and thankfully she's bright enough to put her educational goals first!