“When the DA was created in 2007, there were systemic issues of too many games and not enough meaningful games and not enough training sessions. There was a philosophical change and it took timeto grow, but that has been a positive impact of what that [DA] program did. But as it grew and as things changed, the clubs began to be distanced from each other and you started to have situationswhere clubs were not able to and would not play each other, even if they were in the same city or close by. That’s not a great thing for competition. It’s not a great thing to have kidsdrive past each other just because the structures don’t allow them to play. The challenge now is to create a collaborative program.”
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