DA soccer terminating boys and girls? “Rumors”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heeheeeheee. You know nothing about HS coaches. We’ve seen rec players make the public HS team over high caliber players. Often the coach knows nothing about soccer. Private schools have always been competitive (many offer scholarship) and many DA players play private HS with waivers, particularly the Catholic league.

Daddy WARBUCKs here. Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kid now plays High School soccer, the competition just got much harder as these DA kids start showing up for tryouts.

As it should have always been. The arrogance of DA to insist no kid can play HS. Oh and their substitution rule to mirror the National Team. What a joke. Glad to see its over

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If in fact the DA dissolves, this is a golden opportunity for ECNL.

On the boys side the ECNL would be foolish not to offer membership to ever DA club.

On the girls side the ECNL should offer membership to all the top girls DA clubs.

Any less would risk them not establishing themselves as the top platform for both boys and girls in the US.

Someone will say the MLS academies will be the top for boys. Sure, but that is so few teams that it is not really a significant competitor for players.

ECNL wants to avoid an alternative non ECNL option forming in the area. After all they finally got Pipeline to join.

It is not in the ECNL’s best interest to invite every DA club. More clubs = more competition for the better players. Besides, not all DA clubs are equal.

I would expect ECNL to cherry pick the clubs they want, and ignore the others. It gives them the opportunity to add good clubs and weakens any future potential competing leagues.

My prediction - in this area - Arlington gets an invite. FCV (bad blood), and Metro (not god enough - sorry) are left out.

Arlington seems the most logical.

NOVA - West boundary (Loudoun), South Boundary (VDA), East Boundary (Potomac river), Northern Boundary (Arlington), Midlands (Mclean and Bryc)

That's a total ECNL lockdown folks involving three of the biggest clubs (PWSI, Arlington, Loudoun) in Virginia.

Agree. Arlington's boys make Arlington an attractive "all in" add for ECNL because they would bring a lot to the table on the Boys side -- they are clearly better than the 3 current NOVA boys ECNL clubs. From Arlington's perspective, their boys might be better served staying with EDP, but as a club, they certainly will want to get their girls into ECNL.

Please make this happen. Other boys clubs will take the top Arlington DA talent from outside Arlington (i.e, most of the top players) when you move to ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Surf DA posted this on their website and the end of DA hasn't even been officially announced. You still don't think the head of clubs know? If your DOC hasn't made mention of ECNL its because they haven't been offered a bid

https://www.surfsoccer.com/elite-clubs-national-league-ecnl/

Wake up folks.

This is the truth. But some people on this board wont believe this, and they keep hoping that their club will get ECNL. The reality is, US Soccer was taken over by the executives from NCFC (ECNL club) in the past 60 days. Some mega clubs quietly left the DA when they saw the writing on the wall. The old established, respected, big clubs (like Surf) who had not left on their own, were I am sure given the nod to come back earlier this week. All of this was worked out prior to the broad announcements. There is not going to be an announcement of DA ending and then later ECNL wings it and figures out new teams and ECNL region adjustments later. This is being handled now for the 2020 / 2021 season. You club will be in our out now for next year. Girls side is set nationally other than these few moves. Boys side will add some, but they will have to be all in ECNL (girls / boys). So, in our area, you will see Bethesda, VDA, and Loudoun flip boys DA to ECNL to become all in clubs. If you watched the past year, ECNL surrounded all DA clubs with a mirror ECNL club next door (e.g. FCV and Loudoun). There was a reason for that.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surf DA posted this on their website and the end of DA hasn't even been officially announced. You still don't think the head of clubs know? If your DOC hasn't made mention of ECNL its because they haven't been offered a bid

https://www.surfsoccer.com/elite-clubs-national-league-ecnl/

Wake up folks.

This is the truth. But some people on this board wont believe this, and they keep hoping that their club will get ECNL. The reality is, US Soccer was taken over by the executives from NCFC (ECNL club) in the past 60 days. Some mega clubs quietly left the DA when they saw the writing on the wall. The old established, respected, big clubs (like Surf) who had not left on their own, were I am sure given the nod to come back earlier this week. All of this was worked out prior to the broad announcements. There is not going to be an announcement of DA ending and then later ECNL wings it and figures out new teams and ECNL region adjustments later. This is being handled now for the 2020 / 2021 season. You club will be in our out now for next year. Girls side is set nationally other than these few moves. Boys side will add some, but they will have to be all in ECNL (girls / boys). So, in our area, you will see Bethesda, VDA, and Loudoun flip boys DA to ECNL to become all in clubs. If you watched the past year, ECNL surrounded all DA clubs with a mirror ECNL club next door (e.g. FCV and Loudoun). There was a reason for that.....

Loudoun was already "all in" for ECNL this past year.

[Anonymous]

Reward Beach FC with a ECNL bid. Its an untapped market and fits in perfectly. Wouldn't that be a punch in the gut

[Anonymous]

So do you think we could see Va and Md highschool soccer both play in the spring(at this coming year and maybe permanently)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So do you think we could see Va and Md highschool soccer both play in the spring(at this coming year and maybe permanently)?

Absolutely not. Lol. The Board of Education doesn't care about your kids club soccer. Nor should they.

I don't understand this sense of entitlement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reward Beach FC with a ECNL bid. Its an untapped market and fits in perfectly. Wouldn't that be a punch in the gut

...interesting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reward Beach FC with a ECNL bid. Its an untapped market and fits in perfectly. Wouldn't that be a punch in the gut

...interesting

They've been fighting to get in. The have the entire Hampton Roads area to themselves. Its a no brainer.

Trust and believe, Loudoun and Mclean will be pushing for that over Arlington and or FCV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reward Beach FC with a ECNL bid. Its an untapped market and fits in perfectly. Wouldn't that be a punch in the gut

...interesting

They've been fighting to get in. The have the entire Hampton Roads area to themselves. Its a no brainer.

Trust and believe, Loudoun and Mclean will be pushing for that over Arlington and or FCV

But quality-wise, Arlington and FCV are better, even in a diluted market, than Beach. My DD has played Beach, and has also scrimmaged Arlington DA team. Not even close to the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surf DA posted this on their website and the end of DA hasn't even been officially announced. You still don't think the head of clubs know? If your DOC hasn't made mention of ECNL its because they haven't been offered a bid

https://www.surfsoccer.com/elite-clubs-national-league-ecnl/

Wake up folks.

This is the truth. But some people on this board wont believe this, and they keep hoping that their club will get ECNL. The reality is, US Soccer was taken over by the executives from NCFC (ECNL club) in the past 60 days. Some mega clubs quietly left the DA when they saw the writing on the wall. The old established, respected, big clubs (like Surf) who had not left on their own, were I am sure given the nod to come back earlier this week. All of this was worked out prior to the broad announcements. There is not going to be an announcement of DA ending and then later ECNL wings it and figures out new teams and ECNL region adjustments later. This is being handled now for the 2020 / 2021 season. You club will be in our out now for next year. Girls side is set nationally other than these few moves. Boys side will add some, but they will have to be all in ECNL (girls / boys). So, in our area, you will see Bethesda, VDA, and Loudoun flip boys DA to ECNL to become all in clubs. If you watched the past year, ECNL surrounded all DA clubs with a mirror ECNL club next door (e.g. FCV and Loudoun). There was a reason for that.....

Exactly. There is also a reason Surf announced the move to ECNL, and the demise of DA, this morning to their parents. Real So Cal is the only other DA team in southern CA that is being admitted to ECNL.

If those top clubs already announced today their move to ECNL just ahead of the formal end of DA, then ask yourself why FCV, Arlington, BA, MU, etc. have not made similar announcements to their parents. The game of musical chairs is over. If your club hasn't yet made an announcement, then they are not getting into ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid now plays High School soccer, the competition just got much harder as these DA kids start showing up for tryouts.

As it should have always been. The arrogance of DA to insist no kid can play HS. Oh and their substitution rule to mirror the National Team. What a joke. Glad to see its over

You must be new to this. Up until a few years ago, most ECNL clubs had been insisting their kids not play HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Surf DA posted this on their website and the end of DA hasn't even been officially announced. You still don't think the head of clubs know? If your DOC hasn't made mention of ECNL its because they haven't been offered a bid

https://www.surfsoccer.com/elite-clubs-national-league-ecnl/

Wake up folks.

This is the truth. But some people on this board wont believe this, and they keep hoping that their club will get ECNL. The reality is, US Soccer was taken over by the executives from NCFC (ECNL club) in the past 60 days. Some mega clubs quietly left the DA when they saw the writing on the wall. The old established, respected, big clubs (like Surf) who had not left on their own, were I am sure given the nod to come back earlier this week. All of this was worked out prior to the broad announcements. There is not going to be an announcement of DA ending and then later ECNL wings it and figures out new teams and ECNL region adjustments later. This is being handled now for the 2020 / 2021 season. You club will be in our out now for next year. Girls side is set nationally other than these few moves. Boys side will add some, but they will have to be all in ECNL (girls / boys). So, in our area, you will see Bethesda, VDA, and Loudoun flip boys DA to ECNL to become all in clubs. If you watched the past year, ECNL surrounded all DA clubs with a mirror ECNL club next door (e.g. FCV and Loudoun). There was a reason for that.....

Exactly. There is also a reason Surf announced the move to ECNL, and the demise of DA, this morning to their parents. Real So Cal is the only other DA team in southern CA that is being admitted to ECNL.

If those top clubs already announced today their move to ECNL just ahead of the formal end of DA, then ask yourself why FCV, Arlington, BA, MU, etc. have not made similar announcements to their parents. The game of musical chairs is over. If your club hasn't yet made an announcement, then they are not getting into ECNL.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your kid now plays High School soccer, the competition just got much harder as these DA kids start showing up for tryouts.

As it should have always been. The arrogance of DA to insist no kid can play HS. Oh and their substitution rule to mirror the National Team. What a joke. Glad to see its over

You must be new to this. Up until a few years ago, most ECNL clubs had been insisting their kids not play HS.

You must be new to this because ECNL kids use to play year around while simultaneously playing HS. Its was considered too much. So the clubs tried to block it. However, it didn't work.

ECNL is not setup like that anymore.

Have a nice day