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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish I understood the point of the GLA. Youth soccer does not need more leagues. That was one of the reasons US Soccer removed itself from the DA. They couldn't work with US Youth Soccer to create a league. These teams would hve fit nicely within EDP. Our parents and club leadership that stupid that they feel the need to create another DA league that actually removed two of the rules (no HS and limited subs) that set it apart from other leagues. Why? [/quote]
You want someone to blame this on, blame ECNL. In this area, it is obvious that clubs like FCV and Arlington belong in that league - more so than several other clubs who are already in. Had the ECNL taken in clubs like these two, and done the same in other areas of the country, there would be no GA today. I’m guessing you could make a list of 30 or so DA clubs that are at least as good as the average ECNL club. Instead, you have some very good clubs that had a place to play with DA, and when not offered entry into the other comparable place to play, went about replicating their previous platform, new and improved.

The thought that quality clubs were just going to roll over, and that quality players on those clubs would be dying to leave clubs, coaches and teammates with whom they were very happy, that was hubris on the part of the ECNL. And the ECNL boosters on this board hoping for all of these happy young athletes to have to move are kind of sad. You could have taken these teams in with no damage to your current clubs because the players weren’t there anyway, and without damage to your platform because the top 2/3 of the DA would make ECNL a stronger league, not a weaker one. They had the chance and they blew it, at least for now.[/quote]

Couldn't agree more!!! 100% on the ECNL. What were all of these players and coaches supposed to do, take their ball and go home. The ECNL had the chance to consolidate everyone under one umbrella, but they chose to turn their back and hold grudges against DA clubs. ECNL had every right to act in the way they did, but that doesn't make it right and now you have the GA. Every action as a reaction. GO GA!![/quote]

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