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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DA's impending drop of the prohibition on HS soccer will make all of this a moot point.[/quote]

No it wont.

Clubs didnt leave because of HS.

They left for various reasons

#1 cost.
#2 control

DA players playing HS still have to miss the season. So why play DA?

So what's the difference now? Sub rules? [/quote]

I was simply referring to the back-and-forth by the two posters who were discussing the virtues of training year round in DA vs. not doing so in ECNL because of HS soccer.  I was not commenting on the virtues/vices of the two leagues or whether clubs were leaving DA for ECNL because of HS soccer.

W/r/t your other points, it will be interesting to see how the decision to allow DA players to play HS soccer impacts that league.  For example, does DA continue to be year-round and just expand roster sizes to make sure there are enough players to field teams during the HS season?  If so, then what impact will the increased roster size have on the DA recommendations for 50% playing time and 25% starts.  And what would the impact of increased rosters have on the ability of clubs to develop the players in practices?  What about field availability for the larger team rosters?  These are just some of the issues that would have to be addressed.

On the other hand, if DA decides to break during the HS season similar to ECNL, then the conferences will need to be re-aligned similar to ECNL.  Gone will be the days in which DA teams in MD could play DA teams in VA, given the different HS seasons in those states.  That would then increase travel for the NoVa DA teams, which would suck.

As for the other differences, I think the main ones between DA and ECNL would remain the sub rules and the practice/game ratio.

I find it ironic that some of the posters here touting the benefits of the DA practice/game ratios, are also the same people who have their kids over-scheduled with multiple futsal teams, individual training sessions, and/or other sports, which of course defeats the logic and purpose behind DA's practice/game ratio.  But to each her own.   [/quote]

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