Arlington RL to ECNL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From my experience you have to move clubs to move up if you aren't one of those players who was identified at an early age group for ECNL national. We had near zero opportunities to join an ECNL club and had to go to a lower performing GA club. Because many GA clubs in NOVA often play the ECNL clubs in various tournaments (Rayados, Jeff Cup) it was that exposure that opened the door for us. The coach indicated that it was our play in one of those tournaments that left an impression on the coach of the ECNL club we played. After playing a year or two with an ECNL club we got interest from DI, DII, and DIII schools. I think it is ridiculous to think that DI schools are the goal here. At the point where you are looking at schools it is more about the right fit and not about bragging rights. Frankly many players won't stay at the same school over their college career. Even if your dream is to play DI you might do well to start with a DIII school and then hit the portal.

In this area, there are far more examples of girls going RL to GA to ECNL than there are of RL to ECNL.

ECNL coaches often dismiss RL players without much of a look.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

I can confirm 5-6 new ECNL girls for next year’s U13 (former 2014) age group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

I can confirm 5-6 new ECNL girls for next year’s U13 (former 2014) age group.

Yes, all from outside, none from younger 2013
red or white girls; both have strong players. This is where Arlington falls down on developing existing talent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

I can confirm 5-6 new ECNL girls for next year’s U13 (former 2014) age group.

Yes, all from outside, none from younger 2013
red or white girls; both have strong players. This is where Arlington falls down on developing existing talent.

Do the ECNL teams mostly practice around Long Bridge park? Several of these new players are coming from far away so im curious if Arlington makes their ECNL practices a little more accessible to fairfax and loudoun county in particular.

[Anonymous]

They do not consider where anyone lives when making the practice schedule LOL.

[Anonymous]

Personally I'd rather shoot myself then drive from Loudoun to Long Park at rush hour 3 times a week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

Arlington recruits--not all outside players have to tryout

That's dumb

You would judge a person's play on one day as opposed to perhaps four years of practice and games? No purpose at all to have existing players there. They know those players. If they were an 8 and played a 10 or a 6 on that day it would not matter. And having them there detracts from the ability to focus on the new people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

I can confirm 5-6 new ECNL girls for next year’s U13 (former 2014) age group.

Yes, all from outside, none from younger 2013
red or white girls; both have strong players. This is where Arlington falls down on developing existing talent.

Do the ECNL teams mostly practice around Long Bridge park? Several of these new players are coming from far away so im curious if Arlington makes their ECNL practices a little more accessible to fairfax and loudoun county in particular.

No

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:RL girls made NL girls this time around. Sorry it wasn't your kid.

Not from Arlington RL.

Incorrect.

what age?

{silence}

I believe there are 1-2 RL girls on 2012 who are moving *back* to ecnl now that the roster size is increasing but they used to be on ecnl

Two separate Arlington RL conversations
going on at the same time.

Yes a few 2012s moving back to ECNL.

No the 2011 RL team does not have any ECNL starter level girls on the team.

Several girls from the 2011 RL team practice with the ECNL team but have never been called up to guest play in a game. It doesn't matter how high an RL team is ranked-it's almost impossible to make that leap to an ECNL team at that age, you have to look for other pathways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

I can confirm 5-6 new ECNL girls for next year’s U13 (former 2014) age group.

Yes, all from outside, none from younger 2013
red or white girls; both have strong players. This is where Arlington falls down on developing existing talent.

Do the ECNL teams mostly practice around Long Bridge park? Several of these new players are coming from far away so im curious if Arlington makes their ECNL practices a little more accessible to fairfax and loudoun county in particular.

No

Sorry, I shouldn’t have been so binary. Where do they typically practice? By typically, let’s assume 75% of the time. TYSM

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

I can confirm 5-6 new ECNL girls for next year’s U13 (former 2014) age group.

Yes, all from outside, none from younger 2013
red or white girls; both have strong players. This is where Arlington falls down on developing existing talent.

Do the ECNL teams mostly practice around Long Bridge park? Several of these new players are coming from far away so im curious if Arlington makes their ECNL practices a little more accessible to fairfax and loudoun county in particular.

No

Sorry, I shouldn’t have been so binary. Where do they typically practice? By typically, let’s assume 75% of the time. TYSM

It's completely based on field availability. We are all over the place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

Arlington recruits--not all outside players have to tryout

That's dumb

You would judge a person's play on one day as opposed to perhaps four years of practice and games? No purpose at all to have existing players there. They know those players. If they were an 8 and played a 10 or a 6 on that day it would not matter. And having them there detracts from the ability to focus on the new people.

Sorry it is dumb. They take outside girls based on two practices but overlook the records of girls from other Arlington teams that have been playing on the red team.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

Arlington recruits--not all outside players have to tryout

That's dumb

You would judge a person's play on one day as opposed to perhaps four years of practice and games? No purpose at all to have existing players there. They know those players. If they were an 8 and played a 10 or a 6 on that day it would not matter. And having them there detracts from the ability to focus on the new people.

Sorry it is dumb. They take outside girls based on two practices but overlook the records of girls from other Arlington teams that have been playing on the red team.

Dumb unless you are trying to expand your customer base and drive profit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:2013 picked up about 8-9 and 2014 picked up about 5-6.

This is completely false. They did not have 13-15 outside girls at tryouts and they had combined the 2013-14 tryouts.

Arlington recruits--not all outside players have to tryout

That's dumb

You would judge a person's play on one day as opposed to perhaps four years of practice and games? No purpose at all to have existing players there. They know those players. If they were an 8 and played a 10 or a 6 on that day it would not matter. And having them there detracts from the ability to focus on the new people.

Sorry it is dumb. They take outside girls based on two practices but overlook the records of girls from other Arlington teams that have been playing on the red team.

Dumb unless you are trying to expand your customer base and drive profit.

Yup, exactly. I see it for what it is and I think my daughter is starting to also.

[Anonymous]

They have no interest in promoting lower team kids. Boys or girls.