ECNL SC Showcase

[Anonymous]

How did MA teams do there? Any insight? My kid is 2012 and will be going next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did MA teams do there? Any insight? My kid is 2012 and will be going next year.

You play teams of similar level. So if you’re champions league, you play teams at that level. If you’re a bottom of table team then you play other teams in that league position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How did MA teams do there? Any insight? My kid is 2012 and will be going next year.

Don't go to any of these showcases until u15 would be my first insight. Save the money and do privates and play with boys to supplement team training; or have a international playing experience to keep it fun, cause it can get a whole lot less fun once recruiting years begin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How did MA teams do there? Any insight? My kid is 2012 and will be going next year.

Don't go to any of these showcases until u15 would be my first insight. Save the money and do privates and play with boys to supplement team training; or have a international playing experience to keep it fun, cause it can get a whole lot less fun once recruiting years begin.

How can you do that? If the team/ club decide to enter I’m assuming you can’t just not go?

[Anonymous]

Top players who's parent know the soccer eco-system know to skip these. It may be an injury or nana's 90th brirthday

[Anonymous]

Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey heeeey
Good Bye

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey heeeey injured again
Good Bye glass knees

[Anonymous]

'Showcase' for U12-U15 is laughable.

[Anonymous]

What are the purposes of this showcases? Seriously asking. And I know it’s money grabbing but it there’s any other benefits to it? Especially since it’s a showcases for players who aren’t at the age of recruiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Top players who's parent know the soccer eco-system know to skip these. It may be an injury or nana's 90th brirthday

I don’t think of it as a “Showcase” at that age I think of it as a tournament. Going to play different teams than the norm. Do you also skip tournaments?
Do you tell the other parents you are a “Parent in the know with a top player”.
They probably don’t miss either of you for the long weekend.
If you don’t like what ECNL entails pick another league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey heeeey injured again
Good Bye glass knees

Can your child truly not play three more games. The season was too much for them?
They are playing other ECNL teams not rec teams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the purposes of this showcases? Seriously asking. And I know it’s money grabbing but it there’s any other benefits to it? Especially since it’s a showcases for players who aren’t at the age of recruiting.

I suppose there is some benefit to a player before age of recruiting to get experience for when they are older, they'll know what to expect and be more comfortable having done it before. And they might have a fun time. Think of it as a soccer vacation with your teammates.

The purpose is really to satisfy the demand of parents who are willing to pay for it. If there were parents willing to go to these they wouldn't exist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top players who's parent know the soccer eco-system know to skip these. It may be an injury or nana's 90th brirthday

I don’t think of it as a “Showcase” at that age I think of it as a tournament. Going to play different teams than the norm. Do you also skip tournaments?
Do you tell the other parents you are a “Parent in the know with a top player”.
They probably don’t miss either of you for the long weekend.
If you don’t like what ECNL entails pick another league.

RIGHT! I just thought of it as a tournament and good experience playing teams from different areas. what's the harm??lol. Will be a rookie ECNL parent in the fall, so maybe I'm wrong, but you parents come off kinda weird lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey heeeey injured again
Good Bye glass knees

Can your child truly not play three more games. The season was too much for them?
They are playing other ECNL teams not rec teams.

Don't shoot the messenger just telling your what I saw on my DD's ECNL team when one "top" player in particular sat out the last two years of showcases. I guarantee you by u15 they will be there. Which led to my conclusion after slogging my kid to out of state showcases on flights, that it was a complete waste of time and money. I'd rather go on vacation with my family and friends than with my kids soccer team so not a side benefit at all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Top players who's parent know the soccer eco-system know to skip these. It may be an injury or nana's 90th brirthday

I don’t think of it as a “Showcase” at that age I think of it as a tournament. Going to play different teams than the norm. Do you also skip tournaments?
Do you tell the other parents you are a “Parent in the know with a top player”.
They probably don’t miss either of you for the long weekend.
If you don’t like what ECNL entails pick another league.

RIGHT! I just thought of it as a tournament and good experience playing teams from different areas. what's the harm??lol. Will be a rookie ECNL parent in the fall, so maybe I'm wrong, but you parents come off kinda weird lol

Farthest thing from a tournament, its a showcase for kids nobody is looking at yet. Nobody get a medal or trophy to take pictures with at the end.