Girls Development Academy

madcow said:
Actually, that's not true. My daughter's team is U17. 10 girls played on either the A or B team (or younger) since U10 or 11. Another 6 girls have been on the team since U12/ 13. We have had a few people come from across the US and other countries to be on this team, but the bulk of the team has been with this club since they were little.
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This is, of course, true, but it doesn't fit the "we hate Surf" agenda. The 2005 EGLS team at Surf this year is a bulldozer and is made up largely of girls that have been with Surf for quite some time.

The truth is that there are a lot of good clubs, with a lot of good teams filled with a lot of good players. All this rancor about which club is better is just parents being parents. Find a club that your kid likes, let her play, and see what happens. Pretty easy.
 
meaningless said:
Sorry should have been more specific...

TODAY'S FACTS
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So what you are saying is because they had one year where at least one team wasn't in the national championships signifies that they are struggling? That's a pretty big reach. Surf is and will continue to be one of the tops clubs in the country and the best in SoCal for long term development bar none.
 
Legendary FC said:
So what you are saying is because they had one year where at least one team wasn't in the national championships signifies that they are struggling? That's a pretty big reach. Surf is and will continue to be one of the tops clubs in the country and the best in SoCal for long term development bar none.
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This. It'll take many consecutive years of bottom of the table performances for Surf's reputation as a club to drop, and I don't see it happening.
 
NoGoal said:
When a posters attacks a poster (IWML) who I know personally. I will research to reveal who the moron is!

As for you, you're like reading the headlines of a newspaper, because you are the father of K.W. who plays for Carlsbad Elite U17 team and committed to Colorado for the class of 2018. I hope your DD asked why Colorado had 7-8 players transfer off their team this off season, including a few who were starters. Rumor has it there is a lack of team chemistry.:eek: Idiot!
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Wrong team.
 
Legendary FC said:
So what you are saying is because they had one year where at least one team wasn't in the national championships signifies that they are struggling? That's a pretty big reach. Surf is and will continue to be one of the tops clubs in the country and the best in SoCal for long term development bar none.
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Let's hope you're right
 
outside! said:
Wrong team.
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Nice try, but 3thatplay based on his profile lives in San Marcos and has Colorado as his avatar. The only player committed to Colorado who lives in San Marcos is KW (refer to Google committment spreadsheet) who plays for Carlsbad/Galaxy and class of 2018. Circumstantial evidence proves otherwise.

If you are referring to Colorado not haven't 7-8 players transfering out this offseason. That is a FACT!

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NoGoal said:
Nice try, but 3thatplay based on his profile lives in San Marcos. The only player committed to Colorado is KW from San Marcos (refer to Google committment spreadsheet) who plays for Carlsbad/Galaxy. Lastly 3thatplat has Colorado as his avatar.

If you are referring to Colorado not haven't 7-8 players transfering out this offseason. That is a FACT!
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You are some sort of cross between Sherlock Holmes and Batman. Please don't ID me. I am transferring 10 crispy Benjamin's to your PayPal account.
 
gkrent said:
The professional circuit in Europe and US recruit mostly from college player pool. Best option is Europe for those who won't be part of the starting 11 in NWSL. Pays better and you get some pretty great experience. Some players don't even get NT call ups until they've played pro! I agree with those who aren't sold on the idea that DA is the only route to Pro or NT. Anyone here who has a kid in the NT pool knows that there is a heavy political component to the whole process, too.
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I guess this is as good a place as any to jump into this new revamped forum! Gk excellent observation. Here is another. If you are going to the DA or whatever to try to get to the NT you are a fool. Only here in the US has soccer been sold that the goal is the NT. For the rest of the world the goal is to become a professional soccer player. The NT is the cherry on top for every soccer dominating country in the world. Until there are viable professional leagues where there is lucrative money the US will be behind or caught up to. As NG has pointed out that the best option right now is for the truly passionate female soccer player to pursue soccer get a great education and have a great collegiate career. If you do that well perhaps you go pro. If you do well as a pro you get called into the NT. Unfortunately there is no money being a female pro soccer player so it becomes a labor of love. Until that changes things will trickle along.
 
pulguita said:
I guess this is as good a place as any to jump into this new revamped forum! Gk excellent observation. Here is another. If you are going to the DA or whatever to try to get to the NT you are a fool. Only here in the US has soccer been sold that the goal is the NT. For the rest of the world the goal is to become a professional soccer player. The NT is the cherry on top for every soccer dominating country in the world. Until there are viable professional leagues where there is lucrative money the US will be behind or caught up to. As NG has pointed out that the best option right now is for the truly passionate female soccer player to pursue soccer get a great education and have a great collegiate career. If you do that well perhaps you go pro. If you do well as a pro you get called into the NT. Unfortunately there is no money being a female pro soccer player so it becomes a labor of love. Until that changes things will trickle along.
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Where have you been Pulgita!! You hit the nail on the head!! Good luck to your DD's team in Texas this week and good luck to her Trojan's in all but one game this year!
 
CaliKlines said:
Many Beach, Legends, Carlsbad/Galaxy SD teams are at the Youth Soccer National Championships in Frisco, TX right now thru the upcoming weekend.
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Many of them are at home without an invite to either event. I hope that the DA is all that you hope that it is going to be. I wonder what will happen when your daughter switches clubs this time. Let's see if you trash talk Legends. Maybe Hodges has his hand far enough up your posterior that it doesn't matter. Maybe you sober up over the course of the next two years.

I am happy to continue being entertained by your unabashed and unapologetic cheerleading for your position regardless of how transparent it is. Please carry on.
 
NoGoal said:
Nice try, but 3thatplay based on his profile lives in San Marcos and has Colorado as his avatar. The only player committed to Colorado who lives in San Marcos is KW (refer to Google committment spreadsheet) who plays for Carlsbad/Galaxy and class of 2018. Circumstantial evidence proves otherwise.

If you are referring to Colorado not haven't 7-8 players transfering out this offseason. That is a FACT!

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Legendary FC said:
Many of them are at home without an invite to either event. I hope that the DA is all that you hope that it is going to be. I wonder what will happen when your daughter switches clubs this time. Let's see if you trash talk Legends. Maybe Hodges has his hand far enough up your posterior that it doesn't matter. Maybe you sober up over the course of the next two years.

I am happy to continue being entertained by your unabashed and unapologetic cheerleading for your position regardless of how transparent it is. Please carry on.
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My DD has played for both Arsenal FC and Legends FC. From early on, I remember the competitiveness between the two clubs and their leadership. While at AFC we were sold the hope for ECNL. At Legends we are sold development, "National titles" and college exposer. Both clubs hate on each other. Girls moving back and forth between clubs over the years. Both clubs have pluses and minuses. Time will tell who will be best as parents and players decided their paths with either ECNL or DA.
 
Redman said:
My DD has played for both Arsenal FC and Legends FC. From early on, I remember the competitiveness between the two clubs and their leadership. While at AFC we were sold the hope for ECNL. At Legends we are sold development, "National titles" and college exposer. Both clubs hate on each other. Girls moving back and forth between clubs over the years. Both clubs have pluses and minuses. Time will tell who will be best as parents and players decided their paths with either ECNL or DA.
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I have played at both also the only plus AFC has is ECNL. If you disagree please list anything I have missed...
 
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