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Post by cleansheet on May 20, 2019 5:47:48 GMT -5
Ryan Austin, Director of DA at Concorde, resigned to take a position at NTH.
I don’t know what position, but it must mean NASA is getting DA at all ages??? Maybe that was what they negotiated when TH went all in DA???
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Post by soccerdad76 on May 20, 2019 6:01:59 GMT -5
That would be a pretty high-profile position... does that sort of thing usually come with a PR announcement? Would like to validate the rumor as there is nothing on the NTH website at this point.
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Post by soccerdad76 on May 20, 2019 6:19:08 GMT -5
Well an announcement assuming he would be director again as a lateral move, but perhaps that’s not the case
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 20, 2019 6:24:25 GMT -5
RA’s last game at CF was yesterday evening. I believe he will be coaching the U15 boys ECNL team at NASA - don’t know about any other teams/positions. I, too, think NASA is setting themselves up nicely for obtaining full DA, but that would be for the 20/21 season at the earliest.
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Post by atlsoccerdad on May 20, 2019 7:35:15 GMT -5
RA’s last game at CF was yesterday evening. I believe he will be coaching the U15 boys ECNL team at NASA - don’t know about any other teams/positions. I, too, think NASA is setting themselves up nicely for obtaining full DA, but that would be for the 20/21 season at the earliest. Is this exciting because Ryan Austin is a great coach, or because NTH might be in a position to get DA? Or both?
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 20, 2019 8:01:20 GMT -5
I do think it would be a good thing for NASA to get full boys DA. Based on what I’ve seen in the U12 - U14 age groups, this area can field 3 strong non-MLS DA programs through U19, along with AU’s more regional/national footprint.
As far as RA goes, in my personal experience having 2 boys in DA, I can say without hesitation that he is one of the good guys in youth soccer. He expects professionalism and responsibility from all of his players, develops all of his players with equal attention and game minutes regardless of opponent, and builds their character on and off the field. I think he will surely attract quality players to play for him at NASA’s U15 ECNL team and I wish him much success going forward.
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Post by atlsoccerdad on May 20, 2019 9:00:47 GMT -5
I think he will surely attract quality players to play for him at NASA’s U15 ECNL team and I wish him much success going forward. Will he be taking the 2004 or 2005 boys for NASA ECNL?
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Post by soccernotfootball on May 20, 2019 9:09:04 GMT -5
This seems a little hard to believe unless there's something in the works that's currently missing here. Would the current DA director at a club leave to go and only coach ECNL at another club? (I'm not saying one club is better than another or better teams, etc. I'm only referring to career-wise... it seems like a strange move unless there's something bigger at play.)
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Post by atlsoccerdad on May 20, 2019 9:39:12 GMT -5
Can anyone else verify this? It would be very interesting if proven true...
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Post by OTPSoccer on May 20, 2019 9:41:29 GMT -5
Is RA going to NTH-NASA or NTH-TopHat?
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Post by cleansheet on May 20, 2019 9:42:54 GMT -5
Is RA going to NTH-NASA or NTH-TopHat? RA to NASA ECNL. Done deal unless he flip flops.
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Post by soccernotfootball on May 20, 2019 10:01:05 GMT -5
Is RA going to NTH-NASA or NTH-TopHat? RA to NASA ECNL. Done deal unless he flip flops. Looking at club sites, he's currently u13 and u14 DA coach (in addition to DA director). NTH's current u14 ECNL (upcoming u15) boys sit last in table... is he replacing BWade? Or is he to replace current u15 (sitting in 4th, upcoming u16s)? - BWade also coaches that team.
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Post by atlfutboldad on May 20, 2019 10:06:02 GMT -5
Maybe they have more new $$ from Smyrna coffers?
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Post by newnan1996 on May 20, 2019 10:10:27 GMT -5
This seems a little hard to believe unless there's something in the works that's currently missing here. Would the current DA director at a club leave to go and only coach ECNL at another club? (I'm not saying one club is better than another or better teams, etc. I'm only referring to career-wise... it seems like a strange move unless there's something bigger at play.) CF and SSA are merging soon so CF has to make room in management for the SSA guys. Ryan, Boys DA Director, out on the boys side and takes coaching gig at NTH. And James Harris, Director of Girls ECNL, out and takes coaching job at Prime FC in Florida.
NTH is doing an a great job picking off bits from Concorde before the big merger with SSA even wraps up. Positioning to take on the new combined Concorde SSA.
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Post by infoguy on May 20, 2019 10:13:04 GMT -5
Can we give USSDA some credit, in that they just don’t give a club full DA because one DA coach moves to that club? And I’m sure he would gladly coach ECNL rather than DA if he is making more $.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 20, 2019 10:26:00 GMT -5
Can anyone else verify this? It would be very interesting if proven true... Depending on what side you're on, it's a good/bad move. Either way, it is very true. My money was on him returning to his roots at AFU. With Mirza now is charge, AFU has been making some strides in the right direction. Approximately, four to six weeks ago, RA was done with CF due to the leadership differences and style of GB & Co. Sadly, he had been strung along about requested changes et.al. When it dawned on him that none of his concerns were being addressed nor changes would come to fruition, RA chose to exercise his freedom and leave. Soo late in the year made it difficult for him to land at a preferred full DA club since clubs had made coaching projections already. NTH was the only other place big enough and with the $$ to lure him. SSA was out, since there was already some tension there since the alliance between SSA & CF mostly excluded RA or his input. Those on the inside believe SD from SSA was being groomed to take over as CF DA Director. As you know, a couple of weeks ago, UFA had an ID Camp. Some from RA's current team(s) chose to attend. Word got back to RA and CF and they were suspended for game(s) this past weekend. There are those on RA's current DA team(s) who thought it was disingenuous of him to suspend them for trying to mitigate the merging of two full DA squads into one by hedging their bets by going to the UFA ID camp. All in all, I think of RA as a good coach and a decent person. I wish him luck at NTH
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Post by atlsoccerdad on May 20, 2019 10:41:12 GMT -5
Can anyone else verify this? It would be very interesting if proven true... Depending on what side you're on, it's a good/bad move. Either way, it is very true. My money was on him returning to his roots at AFU. With Mirza now is charge, AFU has been making some strides in the right direction. Approximately, four to six weeks ago, RA was done with CF due to the leadership differences and style of GB & Co. Sadly, he had been strung along about requested changes et.al. When it dawned on him that none of his concerns were being addressed nor changes would come to fruition, RA chose to exercise his freedom and leave. Soo late in the year made it difficult for him to land at a preferred full DA club since clubs had made coaching projections already. NTH was the only other place big enough and with the $$ to lure him. SSA was out, since there was already some tension there since the alliance between SSA & CF mostly excluded RA or his input. Those on the inside believe SD from SSA was being groomed to take over as CF DA Director. As you know, a couple of weeks ago, UFA had an ID Camp. Some from RA's current team(s) chose to attend. Word got back to RA and CF and they were suspended for game(s) this past weekend. There are those on RA's current DA team(s) who thought it was disingenuous of him to suspend them for trying to mitigate the merging of two full DA squads into one by hedging their bets by going to the UFA ID camp. All in all, I think of RA as a good coach and a decent person. I wish him luck at NTH Thank you for the confirmation and additional information FG. Very much appreciated.
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Post by atlsoccer on May 20, 2019 10:43:09 GMT -5
This sounds like the same story from last year when CF lost the North and South programs, their Girls DA director and possible more
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 20, 2019 10:55:01 GMT -5
Love you FG, but there is nothing disingenuous about RA. Had those parents come to him previous to the ID camp to get his written approval as per DA rules, there would have been no problem. They broke the rules, and there is no gray area with RA, even on the last weekend of the season. As an illustration of the respect his players have for him and to their credit, they all showed up this weekend to sit on the bench instead of blowing it off. Their parents might be ticked off about it, but the players themselves accepted it and spent a great final weekend with much loved teammates and coach.
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 20, 2019 11:08:25 GMT -5
Love you FG, but there is nothing disingenuous about RA. Had those parents come to him previous to the ID camp to get his written approval as per DA rules, there would have been no problem. They broke the rules, and there is no gray area with RA, even on the last weekend of the season. As an illustration of the respect his players have for him and to their credit, they all showed up this weekend to sit on the bench instead of blowing it off. Their parents might be ticked off about it, but the players themselves accepted it and spent a great final weekend with much loved teammates and coach. You absolutely get no arguments from me on what transpired. Merely referring to how some on his current team are feeling. I disagreed with them when i found and was told about it. It's a fine line and a svelte game we play when we color outside the lines. However, once you're caught, it's time to pay the piper. Had they been on the up n up, there would be no hard feelings. Like I've mentioned before, I like RA and I respect how he demands order and discipline, even from the stars on his team. One team, one set of rules...
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Post by Soccerhouse on May 20, 2019 11:16:43 GMT -5
Can anyone else verify this? It would be very interesting if proven true... Depending on what side you're on, it's a good/bad move. Either way, it is very true. My money was on him returning to his roots at AFU. With Mirza now is charge, AFU has been making some strides in the right direction. Approximately, four to six weeks ago, RA was done with CF due to the leadership differences and style of GB & Co. Sadly, he had been strung along about requested changes et.al. When it dawned on him that none of his concerns were being addressed nor changes would come to fruition, RA chose to exercise his freedom and leave. Soo late in the year made it difficult for him to land at a preferred full DA club since clubs had made coaching projections already. NTH was the only other place big enough and with the $$ to lure him. SSA was out, since there was already some tension there since the alliance between SSA & CF mostly excluded RA or his input. Those on the inside believe SD from SSA was being groomed to take over as CF DA Director. As you know, a couple of weeks ago, UFA had an ID Camp. Some from RA's current team(s) chose to attend. Word got back to RA and CF and they were suspended for game(s) this past weekend. There are those on RA's current DA team(s) who thought it was disingenuous of him to suspend them for trying to mitigate the merging of two full DA squads into one by hedging their bets by going to the UFA ID camp. All in all, I think of RA as a good coach and a decent person. I wish him luck at NTH RA is a stand up guy. good coach, and one of the really good ones over at Concorde. Go watch his teams play and then the rest of the older DA sides, and you will see a noticeable difference in style of play. RA was one of the few properly licensed coaches over there, and from what I've heard needed to be on the bench for some of the older teams to act as if he was the head coach --- from what I've heard, he was basically told to sit there...
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Post by cleansheet on May 20, 2019 12:08:48 GMT -5
Depending on what side you're on, it's a good/bad move. Either way, it is very true. My money was on him returning to his roots at AFU. With Mirza now is charge, AFU has been making some strides in the right direction. Approximately, four to six weeks ago, RA was done with CF due to the leadership differences and style of GB & Co. Sadly, he had been strung along about requested changes et.al. When it dawned on him that none of his concerns were being addressed nor changes would come to fruition, RA chose to exercise his freedom and leave. Soo late in the year made it difficult for him to land at a preferred full DA club since clubs had made coaching projections already. NTH was the only other place big enough and with the $$ to lure him. SSA was out, since there was already some tension there since the alliance between SSA & CF mostly excluded RA or his input. Those on the inside believe SD from SSA was being groomed to take over as CF DA Director. As you know, a couple of weeks ago, UFA had an ID Camp. Some from RA's current team(s) chose to attend. Word got back to RA and CF and they were suspended for game(s) this past weekend. There are those on RA's current DA team(s) who thought it was disingenuous of him to suspend them for trying to mitigate the merging of two full DA squads into one by hedging their bets by going to the UFA ID camp. All in all, I think of RA as a good coach and a decent person. I wish him luck at NTH RA is a stand up guy. good coach, and one of the really good ones over at Concorde. Go watch his teams play and then the rest of the older DA sides, and you will see a noticeable difference in style of play. RA was one of the few properly licensed coaches over there, and from what I've heard needed to be on the bench for some of the older teams to act as if he was the head coach --- from what I've heard, he was basically told to sit there... CF has been doing that since they got DA. Unethical
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Post by soccernotfootball on May 20, 2019 12:16:24 GMT -5
Depending on what side you're on, it's a good/bad move. Either way, it is very true. My money was on him returning to his roots at AFU. With Mirza now is charge, AFU has been making some strides in the right direction. Approximately, four to six weeks ago, RA was done with CF due to the leadership differences and style of GB & Co. Sadly, he had been strung along about requested changes et.al. When it dawned on him that none of his concerns were being addressed nor changes would come to fruition, RA chose to exercise his freedom and leave. Soo late in the year made it difficult for him to land at a preferred full DA club since clubs had made coaching projections already. NTH was the only other place big enough and with the $$ to lure him. SSA was out, since there was already some tension there since the alliance between SSA & CF mostly excluded RA or his input. Those on the inside believe SD from SSA was being groomed to take over as CF DA Director. As you know, a couple of weeks ago, UFA had an ID Camp. Some from RA's current team(s) chose to attend. Word got back to RA and CF and they were suspended for game(s) this past weekend. There are those on RA's current DA team(s) who thought it was disingenuous of him to suspend them for trying to mitigate the merging of two full DA squads into one by hedging their bets by going to the UFA ID camp. All in all, I think of RA as a good coach and a decent person. I wish him luck at NTH RA is a stand up guy. good coach, and one of the really good ones over at Concorde. Go watch his teams play and then the rest of the older DA sides, and you will see a noticeable difference in style of play. RA was one of the few properly licensed coaches over there, and from what I've heard needed to be on the bench for some of the older teams to act as if he was the head coach --- from what I've heard, he was basically told to sit there... Care to mention which teams (and for which coaches)
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Post by Futsal Gawdess on May 20, 2019 12:20:38 GMT -5
Depending on what side you're on, it's a good/bad move. Either way, it is very true. My money was on him returning to his roots at AFU. With Mirza now is charge, AFU has been making some strides in the right direction. Approximately, four to six weeks ago, RA was done with CF due to the leadership differences and style of GB & Co. Sadly, he had been strung along about requested changes et.al. When it dawned on him that none of his concerns were being addressed nor changes would come to fruition, RA chose to exercise his freedom and leave. Soo late in the year made it difficult for him to land at a preferred full DA club since clubs had made coaching projections already. NTH was the only other place big enough and with the $$ to lure him. SSA was out, since there was already some tension there since the alliance between SSA & CF mostly excluded RA or his input. Those on the inside believe SD from SSA was being groomed to take over as CF DA Director. As you know, a couple of weeks ago, UFA had an ID Camp. Some from RA's current team(s) chose to attend. Word got back to RA and CF and they were suspended for game(s) this past weekend. There are those on RA's current DA team(s) who thought it was disingenuous of him to suspend them for trying to mitigate the merging of two full DA squads into one by hedging their bets by going to the UFA ID camp. All in all, I think of RA as a good coach and a decent person. I wish him luck at NTH RA is a stand up guy. good coach, and one of the really good ones over at Concorde. Go watch his teams play and then the rest of the older DA sides, and you will see a noticeable difference in style of play. RA was one of the few properly licensed coaches over there, and from what I've heard needed to be on the bench for some of the older teams to act as if he was the head coach --- from what I've heard, he was basically told to sit there... One of the many issues he raised that fell on really deaf n dumb ears. C'mon man(aka GB), you're CF, you have the history, the brand, the money, do things right or not at all...
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Post by atlfutboldad on May 20, 2019 15:39:25 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHA! DA requires you have to tell the club you're considering trying out for other clubs and get approval? Do they ask for your approval when they're trying out other players who may take YOUR place? Nope.
EFFFF THAT!
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 20, 2019 16:07:44 GMT -5
It’s during the season, dude, so of course. It’s like that for every team at any level and taken more seriously the higher the level you play. And if someone is practicing on trial with our team you can bet your ass he either has approval, is not on another team, or moving from out of town. The question is why that’s such an “EFFFing” shocker for you.
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Post by footballer on May 20, 2019 16:09:50 GMT -5
Can one of you DA historians post this rule about players checking other clubs?? because, it sounds ludicrous...people just follow da rules like sheep....players need permission from coach before taking a shizat too I bet
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 20, 2019 16:18:48 GMT -5
What are you guys on? It’s a regular, run of the mill rule for all levels of soccer and people and coaches that don’t adhere to it are freaking sleazy.
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Post by GameOfThrow-ins on May 20, 2019 16:26:31 GMT -5
“Hey, I saw Jake Fromm practicing with the Clemson Tigers yesterday,” said no one ever.
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Post by Soccerhouse on May 20, 2019 16:27:34 GMT -5
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