Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 12:51     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:We heard it may be as far as PA and NJ…


And VA may be with NC.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 12:48     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
anybody have a lost of the VA clubs committed to Aspire?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 12:25     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:They haven't released that info yet. But, my take is that it will be the same locations that are in the current mid atlantic region as possibilities. I would just think that most of the current GA clubs will have a GA2 and have already had one unofficially all along. Now they will play each other instead of whatever league they've had. I don't know why they would have different regions for GA1 and GA2. There would potentially be more teams in GA2, but in the same region. I am basing this on nothing official though since nothing has been released.


GA2 teams have mostly played EDP which can really vary with travel time, hopefully GA-A is not as bad and is more like RL.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 12:00     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
They haven't released that info yet. But, my take is that it will be the same locations that are in the current mid atlantic region as possibilities. I would just think that most of the current GA clubs will have a GA2 and have already had one unofficially all along. Now they will play each other instead of whatever league they've had. I don't know why they would have different regions for GA1 and GA2. There would potentially be more teams in GA2, but in the same region. I am basing this on nothing official though since nothing has been released.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:50     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Will the VA and MD clubs be in the same division or different divisions?


Probably not due to different HS schedules. There appears to be plenty of VA only GA Aspire clubs for its own division.


So what are the local non-VA Aspire teams?

Potomac
PPA
Armour 2?
Celtic 2?

Anyone else before you go up to PA/NJ?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:39     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:Will the VA and MD clubs be in the same division or different divisions?


Probably not due to different HS schedules. There appears to be plenty of VA only GA Aspire clubs for its own division.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:38     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Will the VA and MD clubs be in the same division or different divisions?
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:33     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:Are parents being asked to sign contracts for aspire without knowing the division??


Youth sports are fun! Agree, they need to make the full announcements before tryout season.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:30     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Are parents being asked to sign contracts for aspire without knowing the division??
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:30     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
We heard it may be as far as PA and NJ…
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 11:12     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:For those following this more closely than I am, how far will GA-Aspire teams travel for games compared to, say, teams playing in EDP?

I can see the upside of joining a league that offers a path to Girls Academy, but also some downsides for families who really aren't keen to travel beyond Maryland, Virginia and occasionally Delaware for league games.



This is the part some goldding clubs are quiet about. Having to play in Delaware or north MD but hey at least you have nice fields!!!!
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 09:52     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Our club opted is newly MLSN/GA but we opted against Aspire -- for the moment -- because the travel would be much farther. We may join next year if more teams in our region do as well.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 09:50     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
It should be about the same, maybe VA beach. Don't think divisions have been released so hard to tell at this moment.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 09:49     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
Anonymous wrote:For those following this more closely than I am, how far will GA-Aspire teams travel for games compared to, say, teams playing in EDP?

I can see the upside of joining a league that offers a path to Girls Academy, but also some downsides for families who really aren't keen to travel beyond Maryland, Virginia and occasionally Delaware for league games.



I am not sure this has been fully advertised/confirmed yet but I would guess it would be more like the difference between ECNL and ECRL and GA Aspire will not be as far to travel. I believe the regions are being rewritten by GA right now though.
Anonymous
Post 05/06/2025 09:44     Subject: GA-Aspire - travel distance?
For those following this more closely than I am, how far will GA-Aspire teams travel for games compared to, say, teams playing in EDP?

I can see the upside of joining a league that offers a path to Girls Academy, but also some downsides for families who really aren't keen to travel beyond Maryland, Virginia and occasionally Delaware for league games.