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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi:

Virginia Development Academy just announced ID day for next weekend.

http://www.vdasoccer.org/Default.aspx?tabid=1227912

I have a daughter on the u15 squad and would be happy to respond to any friendly questions.

Thanks. [/quote]

Thanks for the offer !
I would be interested to hear your feedback with regard to the quality of coaching and playing time. I know one of the big items for US Soccer is to focus on practice, not games, but the generally large size of DA rosters for local teams creates less playing time in general than you would typically get at the next level down. It looks like there are 20 on the VDA 03GDA roster for example, meaning that 2 players are not rostered for any given game, and some of the 18 actives may not play as well. I am specifically interested in how VDA handles the rotation and if there are playing time issues amongst the players as a result. [/quote]

I can only speak to the 03G team in the fall.  The team had 17 girls on the roster.  With 11 starters on 5 subs - one player would be selected to not play for that game (and typically would not travel to the game if it was away).  In addition, the team has 3 Development Academy players who practice on an 02 Development team and with the 03 G team any given week (3 days with Dev team and 1 day with 03G). Development Academy players are players who show promise and are developed by following the same training schedule / methods.  The Dev players practice in DA and then play in the NPL.  Those three players traveled to the Florida Showcase and all three started during the tourney.

So, due to the sub rule from DA - a max of 16 girls will play on any given match day.  Also, the DA rules say that all players must start 25% of the time through the season.  I would caution anyone joining a DA team where the roster is bigger than 16 players.  Getting playing time will be a challenge.

As far as VDA handles playing time conflict - I think they favor their stronger players more than the weaker ones when it comes to playing time.  But I think the DA subbing rule really should be changed at this age allowing coaches more flexibility to sub kids in and out as development requires.[/quote]

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