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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously. What's the worst thing that could happen?  He gives a GFR an opportunity at BSC?  Pretty unlikely to even happen but if there are players that are good enough to play ECNL they'll leave GFR eventually anyway. [/quote]

Right, this complaint is so brain-dead. [/quote]

GFR tops out at ECNL-RL.  Bethesda is ECNL.  Also, they play in different conferences and have different seasons.  Also, as far as I can tell, neither NM nor ML coach the same age groups at both clubs.  Also, they are good and very intentional about deconflicting schedules even though there is occasional overlap.  Also, there is benefit in ECNL-RL girls having coaches familiar with the ECNL landscape.  Also, they are really great coaches focused on developing strong players and teams that can play at higher levels (if you give them the chance).  [/quote]
LOL. Cuckold FC. Your TD is off in Florida this week, doing nothing for your club, and you all want to spin that as a positive. [/quote]

The TD is not in Florida secretly.  Totally disagree that he is doing "nothing" (=0?) for GFR when he is there.

Is there 0 value for GFR in having a TD who coaches ECNL teams at national events and thus knows first hand what players need to be competitive at higher levels?  Does none of that translate into the coaching approach/style/strategies that he brings to GFR (not just his teams)?  Is there 0 value in him staying current in that direct knowledge?

Is there 0 value for GFR in having a TD who has and continues to build relationships with other coaches at that event, both at the ECNL and college level?  No, I'm not implying that those relationships translate directly to GFR teams right now but it does uniquely position him and the club to develop players -- those who want it, which isn't everyone -- in the right direction to be competitive for clubs at that level.

I'd love to hear the argument why that is doing nothing for the club.  [/quote]
I don’t think you have a grasp for the time commitment coaching ECNL teams requires. It’s not like RL, not even close.[/quote]

That is highly dependent on the coach, club, and conference. NM and ML's GFR RL teams practice a lot, are successful, seem content with them as coaches, and have lived with them coaching ECNL teams for going on two years now. You never see them complaining on here. It's always people uninvolved with personal axes to grind that complain.[/quote]

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