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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go to 12:30s mark of this Podcast. It is an interview with Santino Q. of Pipeline from the Coach's convention a couple weeks ago. Gives you an idea of what is going through his head.

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVzb2NjZXJ3aXJlcG9kY2FzdC5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw&episode=MjI1MDM0NTEtZDA0YS00YTg4LWJiZTEtYmM0Y2I4MTU3NGUy&hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjciNrR-KjnAhVehXIEHeyoC7sQjrkEegQIBxAG&ep=6[/quote]

It kind of reinforces what "Coach Doe" says. [/quote]

He clearly believes in HS, it would help pipeline out financially and their teams wouldn't lose players...i'd be shocked if this didn't happen[/quote]

Not a single coach believes in High School. ECNL folks simply found that allowing HS is a way to distinguish their league from DA. It is nothing more than marketing and the 99% are gullible enough to believe that compressed seasons, multiple games a week, unlimited subs (HS) allowing overly aggressive and less technical soccer is good for all because "school spirit".

Did anyone watch the USWNT against Haiti in the Olympic qualifier last night? Did you notice the crowd? The stadium had perhaps 500 people in it for the Women's National team. This fantasy that the HS stadium is packed full like a football game is just not reality. [/quote]

Your myopia is epic. Club coaches probably don't "believe" in HS soccer as a good development platform. It isn't, and for the most part, does not pretend to be so. But these coaches do believe that there is an entire class of elite players that love to play HS, and they acknowledge that as a club, they don't have to be so rigid with our training mantra that they exclude this whole class of player. The reality is these clubs are businesses and they need these girls. For the majority of elite players, ECNL's high school concession, costs little in terms of skill development, and gains alot in social and psychological development.

That's just the way it is today. Horses for courses.[/quote]

No, they do not believe in HS soccer. All they know is their customers do so they market to that. They would much rather your kid not play HS. They would rather play a less compressed fall season. If you are Virginia based club they would rather take a team to Nationals that has been working together through the spring consistently also having the kids play 20 plus HS games in 3 months. Most HS schedules are 2-3 games a week with only a day off. So training is poor and the kids just really do not get a break. So you tanked an entire quality ECNL season of games and training to play rec soccer in front of empty stands, sub par training, 6 days of soccer a week, 2-3 games a week, unlimited subs to accommodate the lack of proper recovery time, soccer styles that rely on direct athletic soccer because what else can be trained in 4 months just to hear your name during the morning announcements.

In contrast a spring DA schedule consists of 12 league games before their showcase.

If you fancy playing elite soccer at the ECNL or DA level then HS soccer is unhealthy and a severe distraction. For regular club soccer sure. But if your kid wants to play in college be the adult in the room and have them look at the big picture. HS is crap, when they play it will become evident to them.

It is ok, ODP is bad now, State Cup is watered down and meaningless with DA and ECNL. Lots of things changed since when you were in HS. I just can't fathom the investment in something like ECNL and only getting 6 months of training and quality games out of it so that my kid can play crap soccer in HS and receive bad training there on top of it. [/quote]

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