Imagine the travel if a few clubs start a new league if they cannot join ecnl

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I don't know why this threat attracted so many morons that are trying to defend extensive travel.

I know it is just a rumor but I like what I hear about the DA going away especially if it leads to less travel and the opportunity for the best local teams to play each other.

Nobody was defending travel. But the hierarchy of needs puts soccer further and further away as the economy worsens. What I am not a fan of is what it will take economically to happen to make a narcissistic soccer dream come true.

OP here, I don't know why this threat attracted so many morons that are trying to defend extensive travel.

I know it is just a rumor but I like what I hear about the DA going away especially if it leads to less travel and the opportunity for the best local teams to play each other.

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

LOL!!!!!!

That would be the Spring season you dolt!!

And? Burn, then build. What the hell is wrong with that?

Because the longer this lasts the worse the problem will be.

One more time:

If things begin to open up by July we will likely be fine. The economy, while damaged will recover rather quickly and leagues will remain as they are currently structured.

Your twisted logic of how we get society just broken enough so that YOU can have the soccer league you want is frankly disgusting. Your kid NEVER needed to play in DA or ECNL so boo effing hoo that as an adult YOU chose to put your DD in a league that you don't like. But I'd rather people not lose their jobs and homes just so that we can have the soccer league that YOU are dreaming of.

Blah blah blah CAPITALS blah blah blah CRISIS blah blah REMAIN CALM, ALL IS WELL blah blah DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO blah blah. Is that about right? Enough already. Continue enjoying your journey down the middle class ladder.

I'd like to keep my job. If I don't keep my job then you can have whatever effing soccer league that you want for all the good it will do anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

LOL!!!!!!

That would be the Spring season you dolt!!

And? Burn, then build. What the hell is wrong with that?

Because the longer this lasts the worse the problem will be.

One more time:

If things begin to open up by July we will likely be fine. The economy, while damaged will recover rather quickly and leagues will remain as they are currently structured.

Your twisted logic of how we get society just broken enough so that YOU can have the soccer league you want is frankly disgusting. Your kid NEVER needed to play in DA or ECNL so boo effing hoo that as an adult YOU chose to put your DD in a league that you don't like. But I'd rather people not lose their jobs and homes just so that we can have the soccer league that YOU are dreaming of.

Blah blah blah CAPITALS blah blah blah CRISIS blah blah REMAIN CALM, ALL IS WELL blah blah DO AS I SAY AND NOT AS I DO blah blah. Is that about right? Enough already. Continue enjoying your journey down the middle class ladder.

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

LOL!!!!!!

That would be the Spring season you dolt!!

And? Burn, then build. What the hell is wrong with that?

Because the longer this lasts the worse the problem will be.

One more time:

If things begin to open up by July we will likely be fine. The economy, while damaged will recover rather quickly and leagues will remain as they are currently structured.

Your twisted logic of how we get society just broken enough so that YOU can have the soccer league you want is frankly disgusting. Your kid NEVER needed to play in DA or ECNL so boo effing hoo that as an adult YOU chose to put your DD in a league that you don't like. But I'd rather people not lose their jobs and homes just so that we can have the soccer league that YOU are dreaming of.

+1000000

And his dream league will STILL never fly

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

LOL!!!!!!

That would be the Spring season you dolt!!

And? Burn, then build. What the hell is wrong with that?

Because the longer this lasts the worse the problem will be.

One more time:

If things begin to open up by July we will likely be fine. The economy, while damaged will recover rather quickly and leagues will remain as they are currently structured.

Your twisted logic of how we get society just broken enough so that YOU can have the soccer league you want is frankly disgusting. Your kid NEVER needed to play in DA or ECNL so boo effing hoo that as an adult YOU chose to put your DD in a league that you don't like. But I'd rather people not lose their jobs and homes just so that we can have the soccer league that YOU are dreaming of.

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

LOL!!!!!!

That would be the Spring season you dolt!!

And? Burn, then build. What the hell is wrong with that?

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

LOL!!!!!!

That would be the Spring season you dolt!!

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

Under these extraordinary circumstances, why not reorganize the league regions or conference or whatever it is called based on distance. Why a DA team needs to fly to play a Florida team? Or why ECNL team needs to stay overnight to play a South Carolina team?
What is behind the long distance travel?
I wonder when most of families in NJ, Ohio, Illinois, Louisiana expect to go back to normal.

What DA local DA team is flying to Florida for anything but a showcase?

ECNL could in VA and MD but it would require both MD and VA to give up HS school soccer as MD HS soccer is a fall sport and VA it is a spring sport.

DA in the Mid Atlantic could realign to eliminate NJ/NY teams and realign the NJ/NY teams into the North East.

But other than that it wouldn't work.

The real key is just getting back out on the field. If that happens by fall then nothing really will change nor will it need to change as we are likely 80% back to normal. If there is no Fall soccer then there are bigger problems at hand than just soccer.

So, there is just no reason any of the leagues are going to change their makeup in response to this because to do so would solve nothing. If there is soccer in the fall they play. If they can't play soccer in the fall then re-drawing the maps are moot.

If things drag on and there is no soccer until there is a vaccine then much larger socioeconomic hurdles lay ahead and travel soccer in any form will be in pretty rough shape up and down the board regardless of league, club or team affiliation.

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Anonymous wrote:Well let parents decide! It seems that DA/ECNL directives are closed to the idea of playing locally once soccer activities resume, but at the end families are the ones to decide. Again it is not only DMV is all the other states families that will be in a hardship situation. Their priorities will be different. In a family budget Travel soccer is equivalent to entertainment or vacation, this will be at the bottom iof their list if not crossed out.

Exactly how can they just decide to play locally?

Please, walk us through this process of how it happens.

If, as some are predicting, USSF will annouce termination of DA programs on both boys and girls side, you will see how this works very quickly, at least on the boys side. It's called EDP. U12 boys already did this last season for dispaced DA programs. Once they add other local teams that are perennial powers, you have exactly what people are describing. On the boys side, Bethesda, SAC, Pipeline, Baltimore Union, Achilles, Arlington, Alexandria, SYC, Richmond, VDA/PWSI and other challengers. Doesn't seem hard at all. The top teams among these clubs for each group also already play other tiers within EDP against top teams on the East Coast (as well as things like Acela League) And of course I am sure they'd be happy to welcome Loudoun, McLean and BRYC from ECNL.

That beats to hell any current league in which these clubs currently participate.

Who is predicting it? Your husband from across the coffee table?