What if.....Girls side

[Anonymous]

Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

NC Courage
NCFC Youth
Charlotte SA
Charlotte independence
Wilmington
NC Fusion

They have 6 ECNL clubs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

NC Courage
NCFC Youth
Charlotte SA
Charlotte independence
Wilmington
NC Fusion

Lol - true - better spaced out though.
They have 6 ECNL clubs

[Anonymous]

Lol - true - better spaced out though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

This is all horseshit. The problem here is not talent. It's coaching. There are more than enough kids in this area to support several teams who could be competitive with the top teams in the country if they were sufficiently well coached.

[Anonymous]

They also have Wake FC in GA, so we're at 7 in the highest leagues

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They also have Wake FC in GA, so we're at 7 in the highest leagues

Now divide that into the population and things start to look different. DMV is probably 2-3x the population. Supply and demand, folks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They also have Wake FC in GA, so we're at 7 in the highest leagues

Now divide that into the population and things start to look different. DMV is probably 2-3x the population. Supply and demand, folks

8 across GA and ECNL girls in Virginia. I'm not sure that 8 across 8.5 million people is much different from 7 across 10.5 million.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

This is all horseshit. The problem here is not talent. It's coaching. There are more than enough kids in this area to support several teams who could be competitive with the top teams in the country if they were sufficiently well coached.

This is all horseshit. Not even Ansom Dorrance could coach a local ECNL team to win a National Championship below the U18/U19 age. PDA, Solar, and LAFC will always rule the roost.

[Anonymous]

People are crazy about girls soccer in NC. All the colleges have major rivalries. All these people who grew up idolizing UNC because they could go watch the games in person. It's just a whole different environment

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They also have Wake FC in GA, so we're at 7 in the highest leagues

Now divide that into the population and things start to look different. DMV is probably 2-3x the population. Supply and demand, folks

8 across GA and ECNL girls in Virginia. I'm not sure that 8 across 8.5 million people is much different from 7 across 10.5 million.

I think it is…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

This is all horseshit. The problem here is not talent. It's coaching. There are more than enough kids in this area to support several teams who could be competitive with the top teams in the country if they were sufficiently well coached.

The problem is the coaching has to start at 7-8 years old. Has to be consistent all the way through, don’t expect miracles from club coaches dealing with technically average players. When a club figures that out and can retain talent they will have success at the highest levels.

[Anonymous]

Wasn't this the case when MYS, FCV were the only ENCL teams in town, before the expansion, and that's why their older teams are very good on a national level?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wasn't this the case when MYS, FCV were the only ENCL teams in town, before the expansion, and that's why their older teams are very good on a national level?

FCV - VDA - BRYC - 1 ECNL club
McLean - Arlington - Loudoun - 1 ECNL Club

Every team would be top 10 in nation for both

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of talk around here about what if the DMV had just 2 mega ECNL clubs like NC has.

My guess is that many girls would no longer be playing soccer because if they didn't make one of those top 2 teams, parents here would have packed it in. As it stands now, talent is more diluted among many teams in the area, but at least more kids get to experience it.

To me, the area is better for it- improves overall play, allows more players to learn to love the game, and in turn- hopefully give back to future generations.

This is all horseshit. The problem here is not talent. It's coaching. There are more than enough kids in this area to support several teams who could be competitive with the top teams in the country if they were sufficiently well coached.

This is all horseshit. Not even Ansom Dorrance could coach a local ECNL team to win a National Championship below the U18/U19 age. PDA, Solar, and LAFC will always rule the roost.

Nonsense. The post is about dilution, not coaching. Do you think that NC magically has better coaching on average? No, they are just as good/bad as they are here.