The weather was miserable for both the players and spectators yesterday. Temp in the low 40's, rain throughout the day and very breezy. Not sure what the wind chill temp would have been. Our 03's played at 3:15. My daughter is a keeper and her hands were ice cold by the end of the game. She couldn't really feel her fingers by the end of the game. Gloves soaked and heavy. Hoping for a better experience tomorrow. Today was a beautiful day. Crossing our fingers that the fields are in descent shape after the games today.
Girls Development Academy
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The weather was miserable for both the players and spectators yesterday. Temp in the low 40's, rain throughout the day and very breezy. Not sure what the wind chill temp would have been. Our 03's played at 3:15. My daughter is a keeper and her hands were ice cold by the end of the game. She couldn't really feel her fingers by the end of the game. Gloves soaked and heavy. Hoping for a better experience tomorrow. Today was a beautiful day. Crossing our fingers that the fields are in descent shape after the games today.
Simisoccerfan
PREMIER
Beautiful day today. Fields were wet but in good condition and temps were perfect for soccer.
eastbaysoccer
GOLD
Michigan hawks, Eclipse And PDA leaving GDA. Other clubs in the Midwest and NE rumored to be leaving Soon this will be called So CAL GDA.
While I’m sure high school played a part in their decisions- I’d also say “follow the money”.
Either they lost money as part of the DA program or didn’t get the expected uplift.
The only thing I see them canceling is the ID camp and that was due to weather. Would you be so kind as to point out where they say they are pulling out of the DA?
Chris Knight
SILVER
Wow! Already pulled it down ... makes you wonder if they got a call from USSDA this morning --
It was posted. They took it down.
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El Clasico
GOLD
One has to wonder if GDA can afford to lose these clubs, particularly PDA. If PDA pulls out, that would be a very big blow to the program over there as that would make a statement as to what the market demands over there. If I were GDA, I would offer up the program to these clubs on a "pilot" basis allowing them to do whatever they want, fewer days, play H.S., etc. In the case of PDA, I would even offer subsidies to keep them in the program. Once Cinderella leaves the ball, the party is pretty much over. Of course, the exception is SoCal. Like one poster already stated, they can change the name to SoCal GDA. Expect USSF to respond with some pretty big carrots.
MakeAPlay
DA
It was there I saw it. They must be redoing the message.
While they are a traditionally strong program, DA is growing rapidly. Look at this same announcement on the Michigan site. Of course, this is a total for Boys and Girls and the majority of the adds are boys, but plenty of girls clubs and teams.
Sheriff Joe
DA
Does anyone know if the Boys DA had this problem early on or do boys not care as much as the girls about HS soccer?
El Clasico
GOLD
Notice my post is specific to the GDA (Girls Development Academy)
El Clasico
GOLD
Boys side has bigger problems....10 years in and they have yet to produce a viable product. I think it is pretty well understood by those participating, that BDA is a pathway to college rather than the original intent of developing players for the MNT.
Does it really matter how many clubs they add if they lose Michigan Hawks, Eclipse and PDA? Michigan and PDA are 2 of the top 10 GDA clubs in the country. Eclipse is top 20. This is big news.
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MakeAPlay
DA
It's a good starting point for the elite boys of the US. The ones that have the chops though try to get on an international team. FC Dallas is awesome for finding overseas destinations for players.
MakeAPlay
DA
You are correct and if you really dig deep over the past 10 years those are 3 of the top 6 clubs in the country.