Post-DA future - Boys

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mid Atlantic Boys just added Richmond and VDA, no Arlington.

Arlington boys will not be in ECNL or DA, correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mid Atlantic Boys just added Richmond and VDA, no Arlington.

Arlington boys will not be in ECNL or DA, correct.

As of this moment. Who knows in a few hours when (if) the dust settles.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can VDA exist after this? I'm not sure about this so be gentle...VDA only exist because of agreements they made with other clubs, correct? The get their field space from PWSI and VSA, correct? So if the DA goes down, they would lose their field space and infrastructure?

That is a good and separate point, the same as Armour. But VDA presumably will continue to exist for ECNL, so why not keep infrastructure and principles together for boys side?

Here's a pretty good local EDP division for boys teams : Bethesda, SAC Premier Blue, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Total Futbol, VDA, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC.

The great thing about EDP is that a really good team from an otherwise OK club can be in a top division. None of this nonsense where teams are in top divisions merely because they belong to a strong club and good teams excluded merely because other club teams are viewed as weaker.

SYC is going to CCL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can VDA exist after this? I'm not sure about this so be gentle...VDA only exist because of agreements they made with other clubs, correct? The get their field space from PWSI and VSA, correct? So if the DA goes down, they would lose their field space and infrastructure?

That is a good and separate point, the same as Armour. But VDA presumably will continue to exist for ECNL, so why not keep infrastructure and principles together for boys side?

Here's a pretty good local EDP division for boys teams : Bethesda, SAC Premier Blue, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Total Futbol, VDA, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC.

The great thing about EDP is that a really good team from an otherwise OK club can be in a top division. None of this nonsense where teams are in top divisions merely because they belong to a strong club and good teams excluded merely because other club teams are viewed as weaker.

SYC is going to CCL.

As of now, and Arlington and Alexandria (and others) are already in CCL. The question is whether something else might happen in light of all else.

[Anonymous]

What happens with DCU now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens with DCU now?

The rumors are of a new MLS only league but I can’t see MLS teams (and even parents) going for weekly air travel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens with DCU now?

Presumably DCU academy will be in a league of their own. Unclear how many age groups, where they will practice etc?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens with DCU now?

MLS clubs apparently adrift too. Their plan for MLS only league appears to have fallen apart (silly idea in the first place if you ask me). Right now DCU don't even know what age groups they will have or even if they will have any youth teams at all. I'm hearing they may cut back to just U15 and U17, and they will likely not be making it free as they had planned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happens with DCU now?

Presumably DCU academy will be in a league of their own. Unclear how many age groups, where they will practice etc?

Think most likely outcome here on the East coast will be that most of the ex DA clubs (minus VDA and Richmond obviously) form a new league with the MLS clubs. But I'm not on the inside so I don't know anything for sure.

[Anonymous]

DCU should form a DMV league of elite teams that feed into DCU. It would allow them to set standards for participating clubs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCU should form a DMV league of elite teams that feed into DCU. It would allow them to set standards for participating clubs.

Yeah you'd think so. But DCU largely have their heads up their asses too. Right now they don't even send scouts to watch teams that play next door to them - what on earth makes you think they are capable of forward thinking plans like this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can VDA exist after this? I'm not sure about this so be gentle...VDA only exist because of agreements they made with other clubs, correct? The get their field space from PWSI and VSA, correct? So if the DA goes down, they would lose their field space and infrastructure?

That is a good and separate point, the same as Armour. But VDA presumably will continue to exist for ECNL, so why not keep infrastructure and principles together for boys side?

Here's a pretty good local EDP division for boys teams : Bethesda, SAC Premier Blue, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Total Futbol, VDA, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC.

The great thing about EDP is that a really good team from an otherwise OK club can be in a top division. None of this nonsense where teams are in top divisions merely because they belong to a strong club and good teams excluded merely because other club teams are viewed as weaker.

Every Club, event the big ones have weaker age groups. It should not be based on the "Club". It should be the 'team' and pro/rel helps with this.

Exactly. All the clubs, including the MLS clubs, should be in one set of leagues with pro/rel. Higher divisions could cover as large a geographic area as necessary to esnure sufficient competition and lower divsions would be more geographically limited. That way the best players and the best coaches would naturally bubble to the top and get the level of competition they need. Plus the MLS clubs would get the benefit of a much wider funnel of players bubbling up to them instead of the current situation where you have kids inside DA who have a chance to bubble up, and kids outside DA who never get a look in despite plenty of them being as good as many of the DA players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can VDA exist after this? I'm not sure about this so be gentle...VDA only exist because of agreements they made with other clubs, correct? The get their field space from PWSI and VSA, correct? So if the DA goes down, they would lose their field space and infrastructure?

That is a good and separate point, the same as Armour. But VDA presumably will continue to exist for ECNL, so why not keep infrastructure and principles together for boys side?

Here's a pretty good local EDP division for boys teams : Bethesda, SAC Premier Blue, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Total Futbol, VDA, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC.

The great thing about EDP is that a really good team from an otherwise OK club can be in a top division. None of this nonsense where teams are in top divisions merely because they belong to a strong club and good teams excluded merely because other club teams are viewed as weaker.

Every Club, event the big ones have weaker age groups. It should not be based on the "Club". It should be the 'team' and pro/rel helps with this.

Exactly. All the clubs, including the MLS clubs, should be in one set of leagues with pro/rel. Higher divisions could cover as large a geographic area as necessary to esnure sufficient competition and lower divsions would be more geographically limited. That way the best players and the best coaches would naturally bubble to the top and get the level of competition they need. Plus the MLS clubs would get the benefit of a much wider funnel of players bubbling up to them instead of the current situation where you have kids inside DA who have a chance to bubble up, and kids outside DA who never get a look in despite plenty of them being as good as many of the DA players.

Wake up guys, you're in the U.S., the country where even professional leagues do not face relegation and mismanagement is inconsequential, if not bragged about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can VDA exist after this? I'm not sure about this so be gentle...VDA only exist because of agreements they made with other clubs, correct? The get their field space from PWSI and VSA, correct? So if the DA goes down, they would lose their field space and infrastructure?

That is a good and separate point, the same as Armour. But VDA presumably will continue to exist for ECNL, so why not keep infrastructure and principles together for boys side?

Here's a pretty good local EDP division for boys teams : Bethesda, SAC Premier Blue, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Total Futbol, VDA, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC.

The great thing about EDP is that a really good team from an otherwise OK club can be in a top division. None of this nonsense where teams are in top divisions merely because they belong to a strong club and good teams excluded merely because other club teams are viewed as weaker.

Every Club, event the big ones have weaker age groups. It should not be based on the "Club". It should be the 'team' and pro/rel helps with this.

Exactly. All the clubs, including the MLS clubs, should be in one set of leagues with pro/rel. Higher divisions could cover as large a geographic area as necessary to esnure sufficient competition and lower divsions would be more geographically limited. That way the best players and the best coaches would naturally bubble to the top and get the level of competition they need. Plus the MLS clubs would get the benefit of a much wider funnel of players bubbling up to them instead of the current situation where you have kids inside DA who have a chance to bubble up, and kids outside DA who never get a look in despite plenty of them being as good as many of the DA players.

Wake up guys, you're in the U.S., the country where even professional leagues do not face relegation and mismanagement is inconsequential, if not bragged about.

I never said this was what [BI]would[/BI] happen. I just said it was what [BI]should[/BI] happen. I know it won't actually happen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can VDA exist after this? I'm not sure about this so be gentle...VDA only exist because of agreements they made with other clubs, correct? The get their field space from PWSI and VSA, correct? So if the DA goes down, they would lose their field space and infrastructure?

That is a good and separate point, the same as Armour. But VDA presumably will continue to exist for ECNL, so why not keep infrastructure and principles together for boys side?

Here's a pretty good local EDP division for boys teams : Bethesda, SAC Premier Blue, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Total Futbol, VDA, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC.

The great thing about EDP is that a really good team from an otherwise OK club can be in a top division. None of this nonsense where teams are in top divisions merely because they belong to a strong club and good teams excluded merely because other club teams are viewed as weaker.

Every Club, event the big ones have weaker age groups. It should not be based on the "Club". It should be the 'team' and pro/rel helps with this.

Exactly. All the clubs, including the MLS clubs, should be in one set of leagues with pro/rel. Higher divisions could cover as large a geographic area as necessary to esnure sufficient competition and lower divsions would be more geographically limited. That way the best players and the best coaches would naturally bubble to the top and get the level of competition they need. Plus the MLS clubs would get the benefit of a much wider funnel of players bubbling up to them instead of the current situation where you have kids inside DA who have a chance to bubble up, and kids outside DA who never get a look in despite plenty of them being as good as many of the DA players.

Wake up guys, you're in the U.S., the country where even professional leagues do not face relegation and mismanagement is inconsequential, if not bragged about.

We already have this in EDP and NCSL. The question is why other area clubs won’t do it across all age groups. It cannot always be about the convenience for coaches and clubs in having match days. Seems like clubs may want to rethink those priorities as they face less demand for services and higher expectations from families who will continue to play when things open back up.