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    #16
    Ok, we get it but let’s keep on topic on the original question of whether or not and what age bracket expansions are coming.

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      #17
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      That is really unfortunate if that's the plan. I was a believer, but this to me says this is about grabbing money rather than developing elite players.
      Kudos for admitting it. No offense, it just means you either weren't skeptical enough or weren't paying attention or both.

      DA was entirely an opportunity for certain clubs, like NEFC who were on the outside looking in, where Stars are on a short list of exceptions having a finger in both pies, leveraging USSF given its past failures and lack of relevance against ECNL. Period. Everything else is marketing and talking points that have been said many times before in many iterations of the same Power Point and will be again.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Ok, we get it but let’s keep on topic on the original question of whether or not and what age bracket expansions are coming.
        It's been said here many times, if the choice for the powers that be is to serve the business or serve development objectives, the business will win out. So there's your answer. Earlier/younger age groups and single-year age groups are both coming. You can make a case that adding a younger start point serves the development initiatives, but you can't say that about going to single-year and diluting the talent pool substantially.

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          #19
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          And what was so awesome about the combined age groups? All it would result in is bouncing kids in an out of DA.

          If U.S. Soccer expands the number of clubs at U15 on up you would have a point but that is not the case.
          Just adorable.

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            #20
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Many knew that already; others are slow to figure it out.
            Not slow, they didn't want know. They wanted to believe the narrative, loved hearing and loved repeating it.

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              #21
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              Just adorable.
              Nobody complained with ECNL single age groups.

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                #22
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Nobody complained with ECNL single age groups.
                ECNL doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is. Can' t say the same about DA

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  ECNL doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is. Can' t say the same about DA
                  Now that is what is adorable. We all know why we want our kids in any of these leagues and it is for college soccer.

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                    #24
                    Originally posted by Unregistered
                    ECNL doesn't pretend to be anything but what it is. Can' t say the same about DA
                    By moving into single years, DA may inadvertently be setting up a choice. It was supposed to be for top players - the elite of the elite. There are not 40 elite players/year in every birth year in MA, and some of the teams have more than 20/team.

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                      #25
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Nobody complained with ECNL single age groups.
                      By all means, as GDA morphs its new and superior paradigm into the very thing it was supposedly fixing, defend and rationalize with rebuttals that essentially defend ECNL. Perfect irony.

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                        #26
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        By moving into single years, DA may inadvertently be...
                        Nah, just growing their business. Don't be confused thinking that any of it has to do with the soccer being played or the players on the field. Concerns for quantity will always win out over quality.

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                          #27
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          By all means, as GDA morphs its new and superior paradigm into the very thing it was supposedly fixing, defend and rationalize with rebuttals that essentially defend ECNL. Perfect irony.
                          Our problem is our devotion to constantly try to 'thin the heard". Until we get to the point where we are awesome at selecting talent early on it is in our best interests to keep as many viable players in a system where high quality coaching and competitive environments are provided.

                          The problem isn't the leagues, its the parents that see playing college soccer as the end game. You cant attract only the best who want to be the worlds best when 99% of the players are in the game only for college. Blame U.S. Soccer all you want but you are still going to take your non .0001% player to the primary league to get scouted by colleges regardless of what the mission of the league is but that is somehow the leagues fault.

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                            #28
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Now that is what is adorable. We all know why we want our kids in any of these leagues and it is for college soccer.
                            DA pretends it's so much more than what it is. Yes most players are there for college but DA refuses to acknowledge that. They also only care about the top 2% of players. As such families just try to get what they can out of it and quickly get out. ECNL has always been a platform, a gathering place for players and college coaches, and not much more.

                            not the poster

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                              #29
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Nah, just growing their business. Don't be confused thinking that any of it has to do with the soccer being played or the players on the field. Concerns for quantity will always win out over quality.
                              thank you! I posted similarly the other day. It's a bout market share (players and dollars). It has nothing to do with quality. Just look at some of the clubs in the system(not all of course) - they're there because USSF needed them geographically, not because of their longstanding history of top notch player development

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                                #30
                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                DA pretends it's so much more than what it is. Yes most players are there for college but DA refuses to acknowledge that. They also only care about the top 2% of players. As such families just try to get what they can out of it and quickly get out. ECNL has always been a platform, a gathering place for players and college coaches, and not much more.

                                not the poster
                                And how is that the fault of any of the leagues? Believe me, if GDA where cut in half these parents would complain that their kids are missing out.

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