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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In all these discussions here and with parents on the sidelines, the one absolute change I'd like to see is the reduction of a travel. I like the idea of soccer hubs, like the DMV, Atlanta, NY/NJ etc. where there is enough density to provide opportunities across a range of skill levels. [/quote]

100% agree, so unnecessary. Even more frustrating to go to SC to play Bethesda when your club is from NOVA.

On the girls side, the whole GA and ECNL thing is going to need to resolve itself so that there isn't a dilution of talent on the top teams. Then we'd be in business.[/quote]
We'd be in business for what? What do you think changes if there are fewer GA and ECNL teams? The talent is already mostly concentrated to just a few teams. It wouldn't be better for top players who may be forced to commute further to training? It wouldn't be better for mid-tier players who wouldn't have access to national leagues anymore. It wouldn't be better for parents who will need to travel out of state more often to play league games. It certainly wouldn't bring down prices with less competition. It wouldn't be better for coaches with less opportunities. It wouldn't be better for clubs who lose GA or ECNL access. I'm trying to understand who would benefit from fewer top teams.[/quote]
So you drank the kool-aid.  There is NO reason for midtier players to NEED a national platform.   They can continue to grow and improve playing other midtier players locally.   The reason for travel should be to find competition.   If you can get that locally there is absolutely no need to travel for it.  [/quote]

The reason is development. Stay in the state-leagues, you don't ever play the higher level clubs anymore and the level of play gets more like HS. As a mid-tier if you play a national platform, it's not an easy path, but you get to play stronger/faster teams and it works as long as you aren't getting blown out and winning/tying a few. And for a few, maybe you're the team to beat. And now your best players are more likely to stay because they can now get recruited without having to join the mega club. And travel? Commuting to those mega clubs -- 1-2 hours 4x a week -- over the course of season isn't that great either.[/quote]
🤣🤣🤣🤣 keep telling yourself there isn't enough competition locally.  If you live in a rural area absolutely but not here.   [/quote]

So, we're in winter league now and playing some of the local teams and we're now clearly a level up and it's pretty clear because we're getting challenged and better from playing high-level teams out of state.[/quote]

Winter league where?

What age group?

What is your play style?

There are ALOT of teams who win with a direct long-ball with athletic wingers and strikers.  I would argue those are the precise teams that should stay local and try only score after stringing together 5 passes or connecting the midfield.   Can you develop a 6 or 10 that can go D2?  SYC won the national championship in MLS Next.  They have none of the top 10
most valuable professional players from the DMV right now.  That tells you how important winning is to development.

😂 winter league results 😂 [/quote]

There's your problem. You imagine everything is just one way.[/quote]

Amazing response to use winning the single barometer of success.  My entire purpose of being in travel soccer is I have a kid with aspirations.  I had no problem doing rec in elementary and then playing middle and high school.  They have aspirations so I have to oblige.

If you care anything about your child’s development, pop in an earbud this long weekend and listen to the interview.

Sadly, I am trying to help.  We complain about kids quitting the sport and why internationals dominate D1 but we are not diagnosing the symptoms.  I see people screaming at their kids weekly.  I see coaches joysticking their kids and then touting that “they won.”  I see parents analyzing the rankings app like it is a quarterly financial statement.  I see local clubs and parents flexing every time that beat MLS Next or ECNL if they are the opposing league.  Watch the video.  We can’t expect to have different results from the past if we keep repeating the same behaviors.[/quote]

Where did I say anything about winning beyond it's not a good idea to get blown out all the time? You assume too much. When I say level above, it's how they're playing on the field/speed/decision-making. Yes, wins/goals are more likely to happen, too, in winter league, because of the development, but that's ancillary. [/quote]

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