DA Killing Youth Soccer in America

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Are you referring to the boys DA with your age groupings? The GDA, per US Soccer's website, will be grouped as such: "The program will feature three combined age groups: U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19.

Of course it's boys since there is no girls program yet. Idiot

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GDA is just part of the problem - there's pay to play, parents, poor coaching, little financial support (MLS clubs only vs what international clubs do), focus on college...What GDA has not done is raise the level of play in international play or professionally.

There's a bigger fundamental issue - we're trying to cram an academy system into a culture and infrastructure that can't support it. If the real goal of DA is to improve the men's NT and maybe create more pro players, it should be much smaller. Having this massive league means some poor coaching and talent is allowed in. Let the rest of the players play an ECNL - like league since the main goal for most players in DA is college, not NT or going pro. Boys ECNL is going to draw some players away from DA, especially from non MLS clubs. But maybe those clubs shouldn't be there in the first place?

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Lets face the facts DA system is to get rid of the Parent Run Clubs thats the best part of US soccer they get it !

Someone forgot to tell OC that parent coach not allowed.

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DA is killing youth soccer in America. Discuss

Discuss? OK....does it hurt real bad that your kid did not make a squad? Did he even get a tryout?

LOL...SMH

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My kid (pedestrian talent level) did not even get picked to attend a DA tryout, does this piss anybody else off? Discuss.

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Of course it's boys since there is no girls program yet. Idiot

There is a proposed GDA, Idiot. Have you been under a rock the past few weeks, Idiot? As the poster mentioned, the age groupings for the GDA will be U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19, Idiot.

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There is a proposed GDA, Idiot. Have you been under a rock the past few weeks, Idiot? As the poster mentioned, the age groupings for the GDA will be U-14/15, U-16/17 and U-18/19, Idiot.

Which also means far fewer players than that other poster claiming 9000+. The other idiot clearly can't read. Of course it was referring to boys DA.

- different poster

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GDA is just part of the problem - there's pay to play, parents, poor coaching, little financial support (MLS clubs only vs what international clubs do), focus on college...What GDA has not done is raise the level of play in international play or professionally.

There's a bigger fundamental issue - we're trying to cram an academy system into a culture and infrastructure that can't support it. If the real goal of DA is to improve the men's NT and maybe create more pro players, it should be much smaller. Having this massive league means some poor coaching and talent is allowed in. Let the rest of the players play an ECNL - like league since the main goal for most players in DA is college, not NT or going pro. Boys ECNL is going to draw some players away from DA, especially from non MLS clubs. But maybe those clubs shouldn't be there in the first place?

^^^^ this is so true. USSF is trying to be everything to everybody. That rarely gets you anywhere unless you want to be bland like McDonalds' - restaurants on every corner serving mediocre food. Look at some of the clubs admitted in the last round and they still aren't done yet. Their focus should just be for the top 5%, the rest should be left to their own devices. This is true of the boys and the girls side. But at least on the boys side theres' the MLS club involvement (true pro coaches + no fees + a few players actually going pro). The girls side won't have that and going pro isn't even the radar for 99.9999999% of girls - it's all about college

[Just a Coach]

Given this amount of players, 9540, don't you think, if it averages about 6,000, for training fees, uniforms, travel expenses, tournament fees, admin, etc, per year (maybe less for younger U12's and U13's, maybe a little more for the olders), can't US soccer come up with the 57+ million it would take to offer no fees to all DA players? If, as you say, there are 7.5 million boy youth soccer players in this country, that are registered with US Soccer, can't US soccer just add $10 per registration per year to cover the cost with all monies going to the DA. Then you will have more of the best players playing in the DA, which would raise the level considerably.

US Soccer makes money on the DA. Each club and academy has to pay US Soccer for their academy status.

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A few cross genders....hahaha.....you're so goddamned funny!!! You're also a sackless little dbag that secretively keeps a stack of skin mags under your bed so you can spank your teeny tiny monkey with your teeny tiny Trump hands while looking at the images in the mags and fantasizing that the women within are your sister.

Looks like your transgender feeling got hurt.

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US Soccer makes money on the DA. Each club and academy has to pay US Soccer for their academy status.

You are clueless. No academy fee, no showcase fees, us soccer even pays all the referee fees for every DA game.

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You are clueless. No academy fee, no showcase fees, us soccer even pays all the referee fees for every DA game.

not for girls DA

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You are clueless. No academy fee, no showcase fees, us soccer even pays all the referee fees for every DA game.

Flat out Wrong, Each Academy has to pay the USSF a lot of money yearly to maintain their status, so in that way as well as others they are exactly like a Mcdonald's. They are franchisees of the USSDA.

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Looks like your transgender feeling got hurt.

Nope, no hurt transgender feelings. Just calling you out because you mistakenly think you're funny. No go get back to your incestuous ways.

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not for girls DA

Yes for the girls DA. Do some research and educate yourself moron