The DPL was 4 clubs last year. The two Florida clubs were dreadful. It was not a good use of parents' time or money. Next year, the Southeast GAL is shaping up to be by far the weakest conference in GAL but now with minimum 6 Florida teams. An event with that SE group will continue to not be a good use of parents' time or money.
Showcases past and future are a good place to see college coaches. You'll still find better showcases than what GAL has to offer. Also let's not confuse & combine what ECNL does for girls at CESA and SCUFC and DPL. DPL and now GAL are woefully far behind ECNL in all measures.
My last point would be to say that since we have been told by some folks who have been unable to grow the sport enough here in the low country over the past two decades to allow for the girls at more than one club to gain entry into a higher level league, I look forward to the GPS-JIYSC-CSC alliance taking that spot over as girls and coaches continue flock to other clubs that demonstrate they want to help grow the game.
#DecencyNotLegacy
@vic @eastoak961: this is what I’m responding to and the absurdity in it. Read my post above his/hers and show me any negativity implied...I’ll wait. That’s right there wasn’t any. Yep the DA folded and the result here in Charleston is our top teams will again be playing both NPL and DPL which provided excellent exposure and some great competition. If I’ve implied that being a bad thing, let me dispel that by saying this is a great opportunity for Charleston kids as opposed to any other alternative with the exception of hauling your daughter to CESA. My last post directly challenges the assumption that a college is only going to recruit at ECNL showcases of as one of you said, Jeff Cup....that’s not true at all.
