The league is not really that important. Most of your games will be outside the league anyway: tournaments, national cup or scrimmages. Find the better coach. Do they emphasize good soccer over winning? Do the kids enjoy playing? If you can't evaluate the coach, find the team where your son fits with the kids and style better.Can they be considered at the same level in terms of quality (generally speaking)?
Which one would be better in terms of continuing developing?
Team A SCDSL Flight 1 (Next level up in the club is ECNL)
Team B CSL Gold (Next level up in the club is DA)
Edit: On the Boys side, 2007.
Generally speaking, on the boys' side I would say that a flight 1 SCDSL teams does not play at the same level as CSL Gold teams. Look at Presidents Cup and National Cup from last year for B2007. Only one SCDSL team made it to the final eight for National Cup and no SCDSL teams were in the final eight for Presidents Cup. Both champions were from CSL and almost all of the final eight were from CSL. That does not mean that team B is better than team A for your son, but it is pretty safe to say the flight 1 SCDSL teams generally do not compete at the same level as the CSL gold teams. In CSL, you have to earn your way into the Gold division.Can they be considered at the same level in terms of quality (generally speaking)?
Which one would be better in terms of continuing developing?
Team A SCDSL Flight 1 (Next level up in the club is ECNL)
Team B CSL Gold (Next level up in the club is DA)
Edit: On the Boys side, 2007.
Based only off 07 or? As mentioned it’s more about coaching and playing good competition when possible. What is the end goal? College, Pro or just for the kids to play? If one league was better than the other you would see one league dominating, especially all the teams dropping down levels to play. SCDSL also has Discovery where former DA and ECNL teams have gone to play. Again, doesn’t matter as someone else mentioned. DA the goal? If so why? That is up to the individual player and the coaching he has. Not like DA is even a big feeder to the pros statistically. I think most parents do not realize how difficult it is to even smell the gas from players on even a 2nd to 3rd tier pro team. For example, local pro local teams invite about 100 players (some more) to “open” tryouts. Out of that hundred maybe ONE player gets invited to train with the rostered team. That player might not even stick. Sometimes teams don’t even call back any players. If your child has talent, elite talent, see how they are at about 16-17 . hopefully they have a coach who is highly networked and can get them out to a college or local pro team training to see the level of play - maybe they will understand everyone else is working harder than what they think is “working hard”. There are people on this board who have played pro, I’m sure they can chime in about their experience and what all these leagues/academies even mean - not muchGenerally speaking, on the boys' side I would say that a flight 1 SCDSL teams does not play at the same level as CSL Gold teams. Look at Presidents Cup and National Cup from last year for B2007. Only one SCDSL team made it to the final eight for National Cup and no SCDSL teams were in the final eight for Presidents Cup. Both champions were from CSL and almost all of the final eight were from CSL. That does not mean that team B is better than team A for your son, but it is pretty safe to say the flight 1 SCDSL teams generally do not compete at the same level as the CSL gold teams. In CSL, you have to earn your way into the Gold division.
Not just B07. That was the age that MLX inquired about. You can go back a few years for all levels and ages of State Cup and see similar results. Never said that means the CSL gold team is the right place for an individual player, but generally speaking, the gold level CSL teams outperform the SCDSL flight 1 and Discovery teams. Go look at the final 8 and champions for each level.Based only off 07 or? As mentioned it’s more about coaching and playing good competition when possible. What is the end goal? College, Pro or just for the kids to play? If one league was better than the other you would see one league dominating, especially all the teams dropping down levels to play. SCDSL also has Discovery where former DA and ECNL teams have gone to play. Again, doesn’t matter as someone else mentioned. DA the goal? If so why? That is up to the individual player and the coaching he has. Not like DA is even a big feeder to the pros statistically. I think most parents do not realize how difficult it is to even smell the gas from players on even a 2nd to 3rd tier pro team. For example, local pro local teams invite about 100 players (some more) to “open” tryouts. Out of that hundred maybe ONE player gets invited to train with the rostered team. That player might not even stick. Sometimes teams don’t even call back any players. If your child has talent, elite talent, see how they are at about 16-17 . hopefully they have a coach who is highly networked and can get them out to a college or local pro team training to see the level of play - maybe they will understand everyone else is working harder than what they think is “working hard”. There are people on this board who have played pro, I’m sure they can chime in about their experience and what all these leagues/academies even mean - not much
The trouble with just looking at national cup results to compare the leagues is that (at least up in LA) more of the SCDSL clubs have DA and ECNL than the coast clubs. The best kids on the SCDSL clubs are moved up to the DA while this happens less with coast. (Also not saying one is a better choice for an individual player than the other.)Not just B07. That was the age that MLX inquired about. You can go back a few years for all levels and ages of State Cup and see similar results. Never said that means the CSL gold team is the right place for an individual player, but generally speaking, the gold level CSL teams outperform the SCDSL flight 1 and Discovery teams. Go look at the final 8 and champions for each level.
If a kid wants to play DA I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter if they currently play either CSL or SCDSL, they are going to tryout and see if they make it.The trouble with just looking at national cup results to compare the leagues is that (at least up in LA) more of the SCDSL clubs have DA and ECNL than the coast clubs. The best kids on the SCDSL clubs are moved up to the DA while this happens less with coast. (Also not saying one is a better choice for an individual player than the other.)
Can they be considered at the same level in terms of quality (generally speaking)?
Which one would be better in terms of continuing developing?
Team A SCDSL Flight 1 (Next level up in the club is ECNL)
Team B CSL Gold (Next level up in the club is DA)
Edit: On the Boys side, 2007.
Can they be considered at the same level in terms of quality (generally speaking)?
Which one would be better in terms of continuing developing?
Team A SCDSL Flight 1 (Next level up in the club is ECNL)
Team B CSL Gold (Next level up in the club is DA)
Edit: On the Boys side, 2007.
I agree and have been saying this for years.It's a pretty huge myth these clubs propagate about their "pathway". I bet if you polled the kids on ECNL or DA you'd find most did not come from the same club. They need "the best of the best" and will take whoever that is.