No ODSL for Spring 2021

[Anonymous]

Access to field space seems to be an issue if you are on a Bridge team at BRYC v. an Elite team. Our team seems to have trouble getting good field times on turf. Kids are little so they can't play at 8pm on a school night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Access to field space seems to be an issue if you are on a Bridge team at BRYC v. an Elite team. Our team seems to have trouble getting good field times on turf. Kids are little so they can't play at 8pm on a school night.

Sounds about right.
We have the same issues with our older bridge team too.

[Anonymous]

I have a kid on a Bridge team and we don’t pay any coaches travel expenses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid on a Bridge team and we don’t pay any coaches travel expenses.

If you play in an out of town tournament who pays for the coaches hotels, mileage, and daily per diem? I know the academy teams have to pay for that each time.

[Anonymous]

DC is a former elite academy player who moved to bridge and loves it. No extra fees and we play in a higher division in NCSL than the academy team. Go figure. As for parent coaches, ours has a license and does a much better job than many “professionals”. My child is much happier as they hated the academy set up (never knowing which team you would play on each week and the competition and backstabbing amount the players over who was team A or B). Having one team allows everyone to work together for the good of the team. Academy also has 1 coach and many parent volunteers for a ton of kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid on a Bridge team and we don’t pay any coaches travel expenses.

If you play in an out of town tournament who pays for the coaches hotels, mileage, and daily per diem? I know the academy teams have to pay for that each time.

The Coach. New poster here and we’ve never had to pay either.

[Anonymous]

Looks like the bridge teams are they way to go at BRYC.

[Anonymous]

Unless you want that college exposure/pipedream.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you want that college exposure/pipedream.

Ha exactly or you feel like paying more than double just to be coached in a Scottish accent.

[Anonymous]

so, the ODSL teams basically have 2 choices:

lower division NCSL (which is taken about 20% more seriously than ODSL) or

Suburban friendship league (which is taken about 20% less seriously than ODSL).

Choose one or the other!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:so, the ODSL teams basically have 2 choices:

lower division NCSL (which is taken about 20% more seriously than ODSL) or

Suburban friendship league (which is taken about 20% less seriously than ODSL).

Choose one or the other!

technically they would all already be travel carded players so they would not qualify for SFL...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so, the ODSL teams basically have 2 choices:

lower division NCSL (which is taken about 20% more seriously than ODSL) or

Suburban friendship league (which is taken about 20% less seriously than ODSL).

Choose one or the other!

technically they would all already be travel carded players so they would not qualify for SFL...

Is that really a thing? I know kids from DD's team who have dropped down to SFL and were placed on teams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:so, the ODSL teams basically have 2 choices:

lower division NCSL (which is taken about 20% more seriously than ODSL) or

Suburban friendship league (which is taken about 20% less seriously than ODSL).

Choose one or the other!

technically they would all already be travel carded players so they would not qualify for SFL...

Is that really a thing? I know kids from DD's team who have dropped down to SFL and were placed on teams

Yes, carded players can't play SFL, but all it takes is for the club to "release" their card. All it takes is an email and they'll be able to play SFL....but it does need to be done.

[Anonymous]

have any official announcements been made? don't see any

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like the bridge teams are they way to go at BRYC.

BRYC parent here. It’s about what’s you want for your DD out of soccer. Bridge is a good setup if you happen to get a good coach and want a more recreational experience. It’s cheap and the commitment and talent level reflects this but a great program and they are competitive in NCSL. The elite academy teams (Pre-ECNL) also play in NCSL but usually at an age up at u12 playing in u13 and at a lower level so they can start early at 11v11.

BN runs the girls academy, which usually has enough girls for two teams per age group, and he is a bit rough around the edges and spread thin but a great coach, emotionally invested in his teams and his girls love him. Yes, we have seen a few girls drop down to the bridge teams. Their parents chose to go down as they knew that what was best for their DD or were in the unfortunate position of being a borderline 1st team player with parents who couldn’t see through the parent goggles of where their DD really stood talent wise and blame politics. If you know BN, he doesn’t play that. He has his favorites that are high performers but is allergic to any parent who tries the “I think my DD should be the starting striker, why are you playing her in defense “ type of influence on the team, even with his favorite high performers.

In the academy ages (u8-u12), there is constant competition for a 1st team slot. Some kids and parents like this, others don’t and leave for less competitive environments. I think bryc’s challenge is that the academy setup allows for movement between top and 2nd teams. Some think the movement should be mandatory and are not happy when they realize it’s performance based and their DD doesn’t get the call up, which I can understand is frustrating as the cost and time commitments are equal.