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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And almost every kid in DA is there for college.

That some kids go pro is of little consequence to the majority. We still have thousands of college football players even though only 200 get selected to go pro every year.

Again most people don’t give a flip about the National team, Pro soccer or the international game as it relates to their kid.

ECNL and DA account for a very small percentage of the soccer playing population that it simply is not barring entry to the game for kids. 
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You are talking about why you and most families do it.  That's not the problem US Soccer is trying to solve.  We have a failing MNT program and the WNT will find itself fighting for survival in a few years.  US Soccer is trying to make Soccer here competitive with the rest of the world and to make both teams world cup winners.  And the MLS is trying to be viable.  It too wants a viable DA program to feed its professional base.  Right now, the best players are great players from overseas using the MLS as the last step before retirement.  [/quote]

What US Soccer wants DA to be is irrelevant to the motives of parents and players. 99% of the parents in these leagues know that their kid isn’t going pro or onto the National Team. They know this because they play with or against kids who just might. The gap is staggering when you see that .0001% kid play.

These kids are playing in these leagues in hopes of playing in college. That draws talent and a pool of talent is all US Soccer cares about. It is a symbiotic relationship between players and leagues. And frankly, such a league can accommodate two very different motives. [/quote]

If that's all it were about, the MLS clubs wouldn't have the power they do.  Professional leagues with professional DA programs drive the program, and to see that, see how the two tier system came about and has been implemented.  US Soccer didn't try to have its league and the ECNL fight for top place, but it doesnt really care either.  It's playing the long game.  The DA will end up on top, and the ECNL will become second tier.  [/quote]

The boys side is a different animal than the girls side. Regardless of the MLS impact the kids who are playing at VDA DA or other non-MLS DA’s are still seeking the ability to play in college. The fact that there is a larger opportunity to play pro doesn’t really change either the odds or the player/parent motivation to play on a DA team. [/quote]

Those different suck too.  It's a shame that it has taken this long for the GDA to happen. Both should have been done from the beginning. And it's a shame that women's pro soccer leagues continue to flounder.  The working model everywhere else is to have the men's side establish a women's side and I'm thinking that is the best fit.  Portland Thorns has better support than Spirit because of that.  [/quote]

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