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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt will be a whole lot less exclusive when the majority of the elite players in the nation say No Thanks to GDA. Your little Mia might be exceptional, but most of her teammates will be lesser players who were fooled by USSF's propaganda. You will have a hard time convincing anyone that you're in the top tier league.
Get some consistency and tell the 11 DA players, NO HIGH SCHOOL FOR YOU.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat's the problem. When you tell them this, 10 of the 11 will walk away and go back to ECNL. Maybe 11 of 11 if they think about what their goals really are.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOMG!!! High School Soccer is so awesome. Tell everyone. They must join. Its so much fun!
Buffy, come play High School Soccer with me. Yay!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWell you don't let the girls rule the roost. If you allow one girl to do it, you open it up for every girl and even inequality lawsuits.
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Heinrichs has her head up her butt. It's not a surprise that the Federation and US Soccer is so messed up.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHere's a good quote from April:
"Do you think your daughter’s college-bound? And if she is, she should play on a Girls Development Academy team.
Because in college soccer, those girls are getting “paid” $30,000, $50,000, $60,000 a year [in scholarship] to play college soccer. College coaches want their future players to be in the Girls Development Academy."
She's way off the mark here. Sure, there are very select few that are getting the money she speaks of but a big majority of the players aren't getting nearly that much - especially with the trend of expanded roster sizes. Some players might only be getting books paid for. She's attempting to sell the dream that if you want to play DI soccer, you had better be in the GDA. Who is she trying to fool? There are a lot more players that will be freshmen at DI programs in any single year than there are spots in GDA.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWait, are you saying clubs should tell young girls they can play high school in order to get them to sign up for GDA, then tell them never mind they can't? If you want lawsuits that will do it.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThat irked me as well. She's setting up unrealistic expectations of rewards. Yes I'm sure GDA will gather much of the top D1 talent. But it won't get all. And there are many more opportunities for girls to play soccer because gda can't fill all the spots (much like ecnl doesn't now ). She is also overly confident about college coach buy in because that is not there yet at all. And ask the men's coaches about the success of the boys DA - so successful they're filling more of their rosters with international players than ever before.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNot the op but that wasn't my takeaway at all - just that it should be an all or nothing allowance. But that won't happen. Boys clubs are currently allowed to grant waivers. To date no lawsuits and it would be tough to win - playing DA is not a right. You can play under their rules or choose not to. Is their favoritism in it? He**yes. But they shoot themselves in the foot in doing do - makes it much less credible and helps kill trust
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Dear coaches,....soccer parents, CLUB DIRECTORS,
April Heinricks states
Bigger, faster, stronger is effective at 15, 16, 17. If I had a dollar for every college coach who said, “This kid is too small to play college soccer I’d be a very wealthy person.” Because bigger, faster, stronger, more athletic dominates the college game. Don’t get me wrong, there are some colleges that play fantastic soccer. And athleticism is a huge component, at every level. But we’re looking for the more technical, tactical, sophisticated, two-footed players, players who use the sole of the foot, the outside of their feet. Players who can manipulate the ball and are not worried about coping with the first pressure. And those players at 15, 16, 17 are quite often a little bit smaller.
Lets go win another U9 tournament with our big girls.....yay.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostApril will be very surprised and shocked at what the girls choose. USSF is way out of touch with their targeted market. They have no idea what their customers really want.
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