Big news: Orlando City to get DA for girls

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Are you saying that coach went rogue and he doesn't represent the club's position? OK, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on that. But I will be watching carefully to see how the club communicates their plans. When the official announcement on DA comes out, the issues I am raising will be brought out again by me and others. I hope club management is ready with answers.

Meanwhile somebody ought to have a talk with that rogue coach. The FKK trolls figured out who I was talking about. You can too. You will find my "second hand knowledge" is right on the mark.

Almost all clubs read TS, so don't worry - they know about your issues. If a coach went rogue then he probably got a spanking by management. Plenty of coaches have loose lips but they're smart enough to share information on a limited basis. Telling an entire group without permission - not cool.

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I heard from a reliable source that 6 clubs had a conference call with US Soccer today to discuss the girls DA
Tophat
Concorde Fire
Orlando City
JFC
Charlotte SA
CASL

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I heard from a reliable source that 6 clubs had a conference call with US Soccer today to discuss the girls DA
Tophat
Concorde Fire
Orlando City
JFC
Charlotte SA
CASL

All ECNL teams. Maybe the call was to tell them they wouldn't get DA unless they dropped ECNL.

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All ECNL teams. Maybe the call was to tell them they wouldn't get DA unless they dropped ECNL.

No just the opposite. They will keep ECNL. Sorry FKK, third league is all HM is getting you.

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No just the opposite. They will keep ECNL. Sorry FKK, third league is all HM is getting you.

It's amusing how you think this is all about FKK wanting something OC has. Maybe we just enjoy showing the world what a bunch of pompous blowhards you are. It's really easy - you do most of the work yourselves.

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No just the opposite. They will keep ECNL. Sorry FKK, third league is all HM is getting you.

Dear sir,
Please stop trying to defend our club on Talking Soccer. You are making the world think we are all raving lunatics like you. Thank you.

Signed,
The entire Orlando City soccer community

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It's amusing how you think this is all about FKK wanting something OC has. Maybe we just enjoy showing the world what a bunch of pompous blowhards you are. It's really easy - you do most of the work yourselves.

The club that has everything but has won nothing! With all the best programs and talent you'd think it would show on the pitch.

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From MA board - it appears the DA/ECNL meetings were not a kumbaya event.

http://www.socceramerica.com/article...y-in-2017.html

The U.S. Soccer Federation is set to launch a Development Academy (DA) for girls in August 2017, replicating the DA for boys that it launched in 2007.

That the Federation hadn’t launched a girls DA earlier was attributed mainly to a couple of reasons.

One being that because the U.S. women’s national team was already a world power, there was more urgency on the boys side. Secondly, the U.S. Club-sanctioned ECNL -- the Elite Clubs National League – launched in 2009 and in many ways served the U.S. national team program (and college scouts) the way the DA has for the boys.

Last Friday, U.S. Soccer Technical Director April Heinrichs and U.S. Soccer Director of Sport Development Ryan Mooney met with ECNL and U.S. Club representatives.

“We went in there with the idea that we wanted to collaborate with the Federation to create anything that would raise the standards of the girls game and continue to improve the girls game,” said Christian Lavers, the president of the ECNL, which has 79 member clubs. “The Federation’s position was they considered collaborating with the ECNL [but] determined that they could raise standards in the game and change the game in all the ways they wanted to better and faster without us. …

“I can’t speak to why that is. In the world I live in, collaboration is almost always a valuable thing in multiple ways. … If something changes with respect to the Federation’s position, that’s great. But it was pretty clear in that meeting that collaboration and working together was something that they didn't want and did not feel was helpful. ...

"The input and support and buy-in of the ECNL clubs and coaches and the people in the grass-roots were not really a part of [the Federation's] process."

Lavers said the USSF representatives acknowledged that the ECNL had “done a lot of good things in the girls game and raised a lot standards.” Lavers pointed out that the ECNL has tried "very hard" to implement standards that the U.S. Soccer technical staff has said were important in girls development.

The ECNL plans to continue, which means the girls DA will have competition for the nation’s elite players unlike it faced on the boys side.

One major difference between the ECNL and the DA is that ECNL is age-pure; member clubs field teams at the five age groups, from U-14 to U-18. The DA teams field U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams. The DA bans players from participating in high school ball. The ECNL allows its players to play high school.

“We feel we have the best platform in the world because we have the input and ideas of the people who are on the ground and we are going to continue to operate that platform and continue to try and get better everyday with everything we do,” Lavers said. “We will continue to build a platform that serves the needs of the top players in the country and we will continue to keep looking to get better in all aspects.”

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From MA board - it appears the DA/ECNL meetings were not a kumbaya event.

http://www.socceramerica.com/article...y-in-2017.html

The U.S. Soccer Federation is set to launch a Development Academy (DA) for girls in August 2017, replicating the DA for boys that it launched in 2007.

That the Federation hadn’t launched a girls DA earlier was attributed mainly to a couple of reasons.

One being that because the U.S. women’s national team was already a world power, there was more urgency on the boys side. Secondly, the U.S. Club-sanctioned ECNL -- the Elite Clubs National League – launched in 2009 and in many ways served the U.S. national team program (and college scouts) the way the DA has for the boys.

Last Friday, U.S. Soccer Technical Director April Heinrichs and U.S. Soccer Director of Sport Development Ryan Mooney met with ECNL and U.S. Club representatives.

“We went in there with the idea that we wanted to collaborate with the Federation to create anything that would raise the standards of the girls game and continue to improve the girls game,” said Christian Lavers, the president of the ECNL, which has 79 member clubs. “The Federation’s position was they considered collaborating with the ECNL [but] determined that they could raise standards in the game and change the game in all the ways they wanted to better and faster without us. …

“I can’t speak to why that is. In the world I live in, collaboration is almost always a valuable thing in multiple ways. … If something changes with respect to the Federation’s position, that’s great. But it was pretty clear in that meeting that collaboration and working together was something that they didn't want and did not feel was helpful. ...

"The input and support and buy-in of the ECNL clubs and coaches and the people in the grass-roots were not really a part of [the Federation's] process."

Lavers said the USSF representatives acknowledged that the ECNL had “done a lot of good things in the girls game and raised a lot standards.” Lavers pointed out that the ECNL has tried "very hard" to implement standards that the U.S. Soccer technical staff has said were important in girls development.

The ECNL plans to continue, which means the girls DA will have competition for the nation’s elite players unlike it faced on the boys side.

One major difference between the ECNL and the DA is that ECNL is age-pure; member clubs field teams at the five age groups, from U-14 to U-18. The DA teams field U-14, U-16 and U-18 teams. The DA bans players from participating in high school ball. The ECNL allows its players to play high school.

“We feel we have the best platform in the world because we have the input and ideas of the people who are on the ground and we are going to continue to operate that platform and continue to try and get better everyday with everything we do,” Lavers said. “We will continue to build a platform that serves the needs of the top players in the country and we will continue to keep looking to get better in all aspects.”

More announcements coming soon. OC will have NWSL pro team, ECNL and girls DA. Great opportunity for the girls in central Florida.

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More announcements coming soon. OC will have NWSL pro team, ECNL and girls DA. Great opportunity for the girls in central Florida.

No it's going to be awhile, probably not until May. Now that they aren't cooperating, battle lines will be drawn and ECNL clubs face a tough choice (if they apply and are admitted). There's still evaluations taking place and if ECNL clubs band together GDA may have to rethink their original strategy, number of clubs, etc.

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More announcements coming soon. OC will have NWSL pro team, ECNL and girls DA. Great opportunity for the girls in central Florida.

More pixie dust from the OC propagandists. Sorry, I put more faith in the linked article than in your empty cheerleading.

Friction between these two competing organizations will cause confusion and turmoil at clubs who try to support both. You can make all the grand proclamations you want, but OC families are beginning to sense what is really in store. Two watered down teams would be created from the top team in each age group. Many will consider other options.

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No it's going to be awhile, probably not until May. Now that they aren't cooperating, battle lines will be drawn and ECNL clubs face a tough choice (if they apply and are admitted). There's still evaluations taking place and if ECNL clubs band together GDA may have to rethink their original strategy, number of clubs, etc.

The tops clubs are not band together against US Soccer, are you crazy. They will all take the GDA and ECNL will become the best platform for those that don't make GDA.

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More pixie dust from the OC propagandists. Sorry, I put more faith in the linked article than in your empty cheerleading.

Friction between these two competing organizations will cause confusion and turmoil at clubs who try to support both. You can make all the grand proclamations you want, but OC families are beginning to sense what is really in store. Two watered down teams would be created from the top team in each age group. Many will consider other options.

Please tell me about these other options ?

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Please tell me about these other options ?

Other clubs. Duh.

How much are you getting paid to spew this propaganda? Whoever is paying you is wasting their money - you aren't the least bit convincing.

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Prepare for incoming rants from the FKK hater