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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should we take a moment to be amused that the big CCL boosters (Arlington, BRYC, Loudoun) are scrambling/have scrambled to find other options?

I think all three of those clubs screwed up by playing chicken with US Soccer and Wash Spirit Girls DA last year and losing.  They should have gone ahead and ceded control of the DA teams to the Spirit/GDA organization instead of insisting on coach and team selection control.

I agree with the earlier posters on some important points. The talent pool in near-Beltway NOVA/MD is too diluted for the current ECNL and GDA teams to compete nationally, and a contraction would make sense. However, traffic and commuting patterns have a significant impact that cuts against contraction, at least up to about the U15 level when the girls who are not looking for college play are moving away from the higher intensity teams.  I'm not sure how we reconcile those two things in our region.

And what about coaching dilution as more "elite" teams are added? How many really good coaches for all of these *girls* teams are out there, with less potential for increased salary by climbing the ladder than on the boys side, and how many of those coaches can live well in this area on their coaching salary/manage two (or three) jobs to make the rent? Maybe paying slightly better salaries is part of the reason for the Washington Spirit higher prices for GDA--they do seem to have stellar coaching that doesn't rely on a cult of personality the way some of the other elite clubs do.[/quote]

It is amusing that arlington has pretty much just been squeezed our  Maybe the GDA will pan out. Otherwise they are out in the cold and will be saying how great the national league is to their players / parents. [/quote]

So PPs think arlington is not going to get a full girls DA, and may get some partial U13 + U14 da???  You may be right about them being squeezed out this year because they didn't get in last year, as it looks like us soccer has made it an all or none proposition.  The boys da allows applications for partial da, but at their website for girls applications, there is no similar option.  It is either full academy or nothing.  There is also a footnote that mentions the expansions at U13, etc.

* * * * *
The Boys' and Girls' Development Academy Membership Applications for the 2018-2019 season are now available here: Boys Application | Girls Application. The application process for both genders are open to any clubs that are not currently members of the Development Academy as well as any existing members wishing to expand to additional age groups. For review, a PDF version of the application may be found here; however, only online submissions are accepted.

Boys' Applications: New clubs can apply for one of three options: U-12 only, U-12 to U-14, and full Academy (U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16/17 and U-18/19). Existing Academy clubs can apply for one of three expansion options depending upon their current status: U-13 & U-14, U-13 to U-18/19, and U-15, U-16/17 & U-18/19. Existing Academy members are encouraged to contact their Technical Advisor to discuss the plans for the market.

Girls' Applications*: New clubs [b]can apply for full Academy[/b] at the following age groups: U-14, U-15, U-16/17 & U-18/19.

*The Girls' Development Academy is currently in the first year of the program. Academy Leadership is in the stage of observation and analysis a[b]bout any potential age groups for expansion, e.g. U-13, U-16 single age, etc[/b]. If the Academy were to expand, all clubs that complete this application would also be considered for additional potential age groups and would receive communication prior to confirming participation. Note: Existing Academy Clubs do not need to apply for any potential expansion, they will automatically be considered for any additional age group expansion.[/quote]

I really don’t think US Soccer will add another full GDA in this area unless they shut down one of the existing programs, and which would that be?  FCV is winning, VDA just got a boys expansion, and US Soccer is deeply invested in the NWSL so likely will stick with the Spirit teams come hell or high water.  But maybe US Soccer will broker a deal and move the VA Spirit DA to Arlington rather than having it partnered with Reston.  Arlington would have to go along with the Spirit control of the GDA program that they fought so hard previously for that to happen, though.  [/quote]

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