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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a newbie, please be kind. Does this mean that we have better chances of making Mu Da team if we played for GFR’s top team from u9-U12s?[/quote]

I think in the long run, probably.  It's a natural consequence of the connection.  GFR is looking to MU to offer some training to those players and the association will get them a quicker look.  In the end, all DA teams will generally pick the best players from the overall pool of girls looking to play for it.  MU will likely also form a closer connection with its other partners too.[/quote]

I'm not sure it follows that the connection means girls at the partner clubs actually have a leg up.  That might be true if something about the partnership actually increased the quality of the training at the member clubs or the member clubs were somehow able to attract more talented players as a result of it.  But taking Potomac as an example, they have almost zero history of producing top girls players, and the same leadership there has been in place for years.  Is this partnership really going to make any meaningful difference in the number of girls there that end up at MU?  I can't imagine someone who was on track to be on an ECNL team or other high level team deciding to switch to Potomac because they thought it would help their odds.  They'll just wait and see how ECNL pans out and move to MU if they prefer it and can play at that level.

GFR may have a better track record of success.  I know nothing about it.[/quote]

Kids with promise tend to leave clubs like Stoddert and Potomac for clubs with a pathway. These partnerships are not about kids in middle and high school ages. These partnerships are about kids at U9 to U12 where Metro can have access to the player pool. If people feel a U little program offers a leg up into a DA or ECNL club those parents will seek the clubs out.

If the partnerships are strong and viable Metro coaches will offer curriculum and guidance to the partner clubs regarding development and player ID.

Three relatively mid sized clubs can certainly produce enough players to form a quality player pool. [/quote]

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