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03/21/2018 12:43

Subject: DA vs ECNL vs everything else

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it has been said before and will be said again.......ecnl is for girls who think high school soccer is important - https://www.denverpost.com/2018/03/16/us-soccer-girls-development-academy-effect-high-school-soccer/

DA is for girls looking for a higher level of play.

Not really a big deal...... Ecnl fans should just accept that and stop being so defensive. Crap, some good people love rec ball and no need to beat up in them. Rec is not elite, and ECNL is not elite anymore, more like CCL1. That is not a put down, just a fact.

It is not really that big of a deal. Just accept it. DD is not doing ECNL, nor DA, even though she easily could.........

High level girls may want to play high school. High level girls may prefer the development approach of an ECNL coach over the DA options in the area. They may prefer neither DA nor ECNL and want to stay on their current team if the development is outstanding. It is area and team specific.

I have a daughter who may try out for DA (as it is our current club) but I certainly wouldn't change to DA and am considering leaving. Honestly it is about the coaching which really doesn't change with the DA label. And some clubs simply have better development than others.

This sounds like a post by a defensive DA parent pretending not to be. None of us know what is going to happen in this unfortunate soccer landscape even if you act like you have it all figured out.

Nothing that you have said contradicts the PP. It is you who seems to want people to still assign some status to your player when the PP was basically saying “do whatever floats your boat”. The PP said the following “it has been said before and will be said again.......ecnl is for girls who think high school soccer is important”. Nothing in that statement says a thing about the quality of the player it only says what the player values and nothing more. And then to say that DA is for high level players who do not value HS again only really addresses the fact that these players decided that they did not value HS soccer more than DA.

I believe both statements to be both accurate and non-judgmental.

Thank you. Yes, this is really a false "war" ........the new hierarchy is established and it is what it is. DA is on top and and focused on players who don't care about playing in high school ........ they are not trying to even hide that fact either! ....... Ther'll be plenty of great players who choose ECNL, CCL, WAGS or hell, even Rec. DA will not have every great players of course, but with USSF behind it, anyone who thinks ecnl and high school ball offers just as "elite" of a commitment, experience, and potential, is in complete denial about what has happened in girls soccer.

.......and Hey, to that PP, no one here is a defensive DA parent pretending not to be. talk about out to lunch! Our player got an offer to DA and turned it down (not for ECNL though, as the thought was why bother with those high costs when you can stay in WAGS/NCSL and still play in high school)

.......yes, everyone should do what is best for them ......... but there is no debate about where DA stands now for girls....... It is for girls who want a higher level of play then high school soccer. Not so hard to understand. So, if you love high school soccer, go for ecnl (lots of new clubs compared to the same # for DA)....... or save money and stick with a local travel league! That's what ours chose.