Possible DA girl moving to Texas

MurderWasTheCase wrote:You will notice the level of play doesn't compare to Cal South so be prepare to be disappointed.  

Checkpoint Charlie wrote:

MurderWasTheCase wrote:You will notice the level of play doesn't compare to Cal South so be prepare to be disappointed.  

#MAGA

rs3 wrote:Depending on what happens with my work it's possible for my family to be moving to Texas (DFW more Grand Prarie located). If this happens will be looking for a club with. Most likely a club with DA and or ECNL. Currently plays in Cal south. Can anybody give me some info on positives, negatives, locations and prices of these clubs? I've done some research and know some of the club's names but looking for more info.

Big Ern wrote:

rs3 wrote:Depending on what happens with my work it's possible for my family to be moving to Texas (DFW more Grand Prarie located). If this happens will be looking for a club with. Most likely a club with DA and or ECNL. Currently plays in Cal south. Can anybody give me some info on positives, negatives, locations and prices of these clubs? I've done some research and know some of the club's names but looking for more info.

Welcome rs3!

I agree with Zou's advice.
 
There are positives/negatives at each ECNL/DA club in NTX and dues between the 5 are negligible.  If you have more specific questions regarding a specific club/coaches/culture, you'd be more apt to get more constructive feedback.

SoCal to NTX is already a massive culture shock ... while it's fine to work there, living in Grand Prarie might make the move even more shocking for you and yours.

In general, the majority of training at the most competitive clubs you're inquiring about takes place on the north side of the Metroplex.

rs3 wrote:Thank you for the Advice. If it becomes more of a reality then I'll ask my DOC to reach out to Texas. I don't know Texas well enough but it seems as though Mansfield is where we would be looking. Not sure if that changes much of the distance from these places. However, we do commute 50 mins each way to practice currently and I'd obviously look for any carpooling opportunities if we do need to make sure she's in the best fit.

To be honest I still don't know if I want here to play ECNL or DA (if she's even good enough at HS to make that choice), because I would like her to have an opportunity to enjoy HS sports but who knows what the soccer landscape will look like in 2 years (always changing).

DeltaTauChi wrote:

rs3 wrote:Thank you for the Advice. If it becomes more of a reality then I'll ask my DOC to reach out to Texas. I don't know Texas well enough but it seems as though Mansfield is where we would be looking. Not sure if that changes much of the distance from these places. However, we do commute 50 mins each way to practice currently and I'd obviously look for any carpooling opportunities if we do need to make sure she's in the best fit.

To be honest I still don't know if I want here to play ECNL or DA (if she's even good enough at HS to make that choice), because I would like her to have an opportunity to enjoy HS sports but who knows what the soccer landscape will look like in 2 years (always changing).

There are also plenty of other non-ECNL/non-DA competitive club options in the Mansfield/Arlington area, as well as satellite divisions of the ECNL/DA clubs mentioned earlier.  It's just that the actual ECNL/DA teams will usually practice out of the club's main locations that were listed earlier.  A common misconception is that you need to be part of an ECNL/DA club at the younger years, to make the ECNL/DA squads in the older years.  Total BS.  If your kid can play, she'll get a spot.

GDA doesn't outright prevent kids from playing in HS here, but they don't make it very easy, so most kids in GDA aren't playing HS here.  On the other hand ECNL and HS have figured out how to play nice with one another here.  ECNL league play pretty much takes a break from January-April for HS season with the exception of a couple of showcase weekends that the HS's generally schedule around.  Many ECNL players also play HS in NTX.

rs3 wrote:Thank you for the Advice. If it becomes more of a reality then I'll ask my DOC to reach out to Texas. I don't know Texas well enough but it seems as though Mansfield is where we would be looking. Not sure if that changes much of the distance from these places. However, we do commute 50 mins each way to practice currently and I'd obviously look for any carpooling opportunities if we do need to make sure she's in the best fit.

To be honest I still don't know if I want here to play ECNL or DA (if she's even good enough at HS to make that choice), because I would like her to have an opportunity to enjoy HS sports but who knows what the soccer landscape will look like in 2 years (always changing).