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Anonymous wrote:This was their stance from the beginning: "The Academy values individual development of elite players over winning trophies and titles.

Two years later....lol

Don't worry, Loudoun can still claim that winning doesn't matter when they don't so you should be fine.

Anonymous wrote:This was their stance from the beginning: "The Academy values individual development of elite players over winning trophies and titles.

Two years later....lol

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Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

"Glorified scrimmages" is not quite accurate. Although showcases are somewhat diluted by the desire to give exposure to all players, these games do count in the standings and can be a factor in qualifying for the national championship.

Really?

DA Showcases already paired good teams vs good team and bad teams vs bad teams. However, the results didnt count. Now they count which goes against the purpose of "showcasing". Coaches are going for wins for the cup and also to avoid regulation. Remeber, regulation is based on club overall results and not team specific results. All teams will be expected to carry their weight.

If you're a starter with a good DA club everything is fine. If you're a bench player on a good DA club expect to see more of the bench. If you're with a bad DA club expect less exposure and less meaningful competetion. You are the CCL2 of the DA world.

Buckle up

Colleges recruit players not teams.

I know they do. However, good team get more attention.

Because in theory they have more players to look at. But in many cases there may be 1-3 truly top end players that multiple schools are there to look at leaving the rest of the kids fighting for the same scraps as kids on other average teams.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

"Glorified scrimmages" is not quite accurate. Although showcases are somewhat diluted by the desire to give exposure to all players, these games do count in the standings and can be a factor in qualifying for the national championship.

Really?

DA Showcases already paired good teams vs good team and bad teams vs bad teams. However, the results didnt count. Now they count which goes against the purpose of "showcasing". Coaches are going for wins for the cup and also to avoid regulation. Remeber, regulation is based on club overall results and not team specific results. All teams will be expected to carry their weight.

If you're a starter with a good DA club everything is fine. If you're a bench player on a good DA club expect to see more of the bench. If you're with a bad DA club expect less exposure and less meaningful competetion. You are the CCL2 of the DA world.

Buckle up

Colleges recruit players not teams.

I know they do. However, good team get more attention.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

"Glorified scrimmages" is not quite accurate. Although showcases are somewhat diluted by the desire to give exposure to all players, these games do count in the standings and can be a factor in qualifying for the national championship.

Really?

DA Showcases already paired good teams vs good team and bad teams vs bad teams. However, the results didnt count. Now they count which goes against the purpose of "showcasing". Coaches are going for wins for the cup and also to avoid regulation. Remeber, regulation is based on club overall results and not team specific results. All teams will be expected to carry their weight.

If you're a starter with a good DA club everything is fine. If you're a bench player on a good DA club expect to see more of the bench. If you're with a bad DA club expect less exposure and less meaningful competetion. You are the CCL2 of the DA world.

Buckle up

Colleges recruit players not teams.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

"Glorified scrimmages" is not quite accurate. Although showcases are somewhat diluted by the desire to give exposure to all players, these games do count in the standings and can be a factor in qualifying for the national championship.

Really?

DA Showcases already paired good teams vs good team and bad teams vs bad teams. However, the results didnt count. Now they count which goes against the purpose of "showcasing". Coaches are going for wins for the cup and also to avoid regulation. Remeber, regulation is based on club overall results and not team specific results. All teams will be expected to carry their weight.

If you're a starter with a good DA club everything is fine. If you're a bench player on a good DA club expect to see more of the bench. If you're with a bad DA club expect less exposure and less meaningful competetion. You are the CCL2 of the DA world.

Buckle up

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

"Glorified scrimmages" is not quite accurate. Although showcases are somewhat diluted by the desire to give exposure to all players, these games do count in the standings and can be a factor in qualifying for the national championship.

Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

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Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

Oh, I don’t disagree with that at all.

Oh, I know you dont. Your travel is probabley free.

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Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

Oh, I don’t disagree with that at all.

Anonymous wrote:So..Nothing changes except the level of awesomeness and showcases were nothing but glorified scrimmages anyways.

Copy that hard charger.

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Anonymous wrote:And STJ is hitting its teams up for a sizable amount of money as part of their team fees for ****drumroll please**** training space! We’ve found our 4th practice location.

4th location is indoors like last year near the Ashburn area. So no practices other than the team camp at STJ (2 days) on a Saturday and Sunday. Sorry naysayers.

What team fees do you speak of? I have not heard of ANY additional team fees yet as they are lumped in with travel and travel is unknown and won't be known until late Aug early September due to Cup competition schedule is not out.

Cup Competition: http://www.ussoccerda.com/20180418-NEWS-DA-Introduces-New-Cup-Comp-Structure-for-Girls

Oh no. Additional games! And results count? WTF!!! This is anti-development!!! Kids will be injuried. WTF is USSF doing !!!

Wait.. nevermind

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What a great idea.

Money money money

It would add at most 3 whole games. The Cup games simply take place at the regularly scheduled Winter and Spring Showcases.

Not what I'm hearing. Schedule will be out late this month, but teams have many open weekends now that will get filled with Cup games. The Showcases are on top of those. But we'll all know for certain in 3-4 weeks.

Which will amount to about 3 whole games...

Maybe, there are 5 open weekends right now. I don't know or pretend to know.

I don't know either, but one week is likely just a bye week and most group stages are usually 3 games to eliminate ties.

So based on that, I doubt 5 games and 4 games could cause ties. So based on all of that, I'll spitball 3 qualifying games.

I just re-read the website...says Tier 1, which FCV will be, are groups of 4, so 3 games which determines seeding for winter showcase.

The primary Winter Showcase Group Stage will consist of eight groups of four teams. The secondary Winter Showcase teams will also compete in a group stage format. All teams will play three games, one against each team in their group. The eight group winners from each age group's primary Winter Showcase Group Stage will be seeded in the championship bracket in the Spring Showcase Knockout Stage.

Games during the Spring Showcase Knockout Stage will take place on a team schedule, meaning different age groups from the same club will play different schedules.

So the schedules beyond the Fall are unknown. If the teams do well, they could travel more in for the knockout stage.