|
|
Post by cleansheet on Apr 15, 2020 18:15:48 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by Soccerhouse on Apr 15, 2020 18:38:14 GMT -5
Anyone have access that can summarize?
|
|
|
|
Post by footyfan on Apr 15, 2020 18:39:27 GMT -5
Article doesnt suggest the possiblity of anything that hasn't already been suggested here. |
|
|
|
Post by footyfan on Apr 15, 2020 18:47:41 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by d2330d on Apr 15, 2020 19:00:43 GMT -5
Here is a snippet I haven't seen anywhere else:
Non-pro academies
While MLS fans will be focused on the structure of the professional academies, the impact of the DA’s demise will be felt most acutely among the non-professional academies that made up the majority of the DA on both the girls’ and boys’ side.
In the 24 hours since U.S. Soccer’s decision to shutter the DA became more widely known, clubs have started to examine what their future will look like and where they can compete. ECNL president Christian Lavers said he has received hundreds of emails, texts and phone calls from clubs trying to determine next steps. The organization, which was widely seen as offering top competitive girls’ youth league in the country, has already added 14 former boys’ DA clubs to its membership of more than 100 clubs nationwide. The girls’ league already added several top clubs in recent months and announced the addition of two more clubs on Wednesday. Lavers said he anticipates substantially increasing the size of the league to accommodate more additions.
“This is an opportunity to unite some of the fractured past of soccer, with the ability to bring teams under one umbrella or one competitive framework that was not possible in the past,” Lavers said. “Certainly it’s not going to happen overnight, and probably not going to fully happen in one cycle, because we’re talking about a large number of clubs that are looking for now a different competitive platform. We are looking at how many clubs can we add and still continue to provide great service to members, still provide a coherent competitive schedule in terms of amount of games and travel, and work to add as many clubs as we can without destabilizing our program.”
Lavers said he has been in touch with leadership at U.S. Soccer about the potential structure of the league as well as about increasing the opportunity for coaching education and player development in conjunction with the federation. He called those talks “really positive.” Lavers said the ECNL’s goal is to create a more collaborative approach with directors of coaching and grassroots leaders at clubs across the country to create “an elite player pathway under one umbrella, all playing each other and not weaponizing league spots or tiering as a recruiting tool.”
|
|
