DC Soccer Club ECNL team

[Anonymous]

Never mind, they are delusional (or scammers)

https://www.dcsoccerclub.org/collegeresources

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just another entrant in the alphabet soup of youth soccer in DC. They would do better to try to form an alliance with an existing ECNL (or MLS Next)club to send kids their way. DC proper has too many clubs. If the 5 small clubs plus DCSC banded together, something great could happen, particularly if they had a mission of leveling the playing field for kids who may not be able to traditionally afford travel soccer.

Somebody has to pay for it. I doubt a team of 12 with three who can afford to play are going to be happy footing the bill for nine other kids.

ASPEN institute begs to differ.

https://projectplay.org/childrens-rights-and-sports

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just another entrant in the alphabet soup of youth soccer in DC. They would do better to try to form an alliance with an existing ECNL (or MLS Next)club to send kids their way. DC proper has too many clubs. If the 5 small clubs plus DCSC banded together, something great could happen, particularly if they had a mission of leveling the playing field for kids who may not be able to traditionally afford travel soccer.

Somebody has to pay for it. I doubt a team of 12 with three who can afford to play are going to be happy footing the bill for nine other kids.

ASPEN institute begs to differ.

https://projectplay.org/childrens-rights-and-sports

Awesome, A think tank. Do they actually field teams where 4 kids pay for he other 12 or where B teams are expected to fund free A teams, or do they just say that's what should happen?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t they primarily the current Blue teams?

Yes. No magic happening here conferred by some new acronym.

Right, but the new acronym is because the current blue teams (which, fwiw, my kids aren't on) will be competing in a different league. I don't entirely get why the club has decided to act as though it's a whole different form of tryout, but it IS true that that part will be different next year. The likely outcome may well be that DCSC teams all get absolutely torched every week, guess we'll see...

Is the new acronym missing the letter "r," does the club think parents are stupid, or are they actually playing in ECNL?

I can't remember what the club's communications have said on this, but I don't think any of the parents I know are confused about the fact that it's ECNL-R. Still likely better than NCSL, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just another entrant in the alphabet soup of youth soccer in DC. They would do better to try to form an alliance with an existing ECNL (or MLS Next)club to send kids their way. DC proper has too many clubs. If the 5 small clubs plus DCSC banded together, something great could happen, particularly if they had a mission of leveling the playing field for kids who may not be able to traditionally afford travel soccer.

Somebody has to pay for it. I doubt a team of 12 with three who can afford to play are going to be happy footing the bill for nine other kids.

ASPEN institute begs to differ.

https://projectplay.org/childrens-rights-and-sports

I have a grand idea! Why don't YOU pay for one child to play? Pay for two if you can afford it. Put your money where your mouth is.

Be aware, not everyone who says they need a "scholarship " or assistance in paying. You won't mind though, I'm sure. What do you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just another entrant in the alphabet soup of youth soccer in DC. They would do better to try to form an alliance with an existing ECNL (or MLS Next)club to send kids their way. DC proper has too many clubs. If the 5 small clubs plus DCSC banded together, something great could happen, particularly if they had a mission of leveling the playing field for kids who may not be able to traditionally afford travel soccer.

They are funding teams in Baltimore

Somebody has to pay for it. I doubt a team of 12 with three who can afford to play are going to be happy footing the bill for nine other kids.

ASPEN institute begs to differ.

https://projectplay.org/childrens-rights-and-sports

Awesome, A think tank. Do they actually field teams where 4 kids pay for he other 12 or where B teams are expected to fund free A teams, or do they just say that's what should happen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just another entrant in the alphabet soup of youth soccer in DC. They would do better to try to form an alliance with an existing ECNL (or MLS Next)club to send kids their way. DC proper has too many clubs. If the 5 small clubs plus DCSC banded together, something great could happen, particularly if they had a mission of leveling the playing field for kids who may not be able to traditionally afford travel soccer.

Touched a nerve, eh?

Somebody has to pay for it. I doubt a team of 12 with three who can afford to play are going to be happy footing the bill for nine other kids.

ASPEN institute begs to differ.

https://projectplay.org/childrens-rights-and-sports

I have a grand idea! Why don't YOU pay for one child to play? Pay for two if you can afford it. Put your money where your mouth is.

Be aware, not everyone who says they need a "scholarship " or assistance in paying. You won't mind though, I'm sure. What do you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody know anything about this new ECNL RL team at DC Soccer club? We have an offer we are probably going to take. Coach looks good on paper. Wondering if anyone has any experience with them.

For high school ages, i'm not sure they will gain anything since it conflicts with high school soccer.

So? What is the goal? If play HS soccer great. If college then club is the only path.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody know anything about this new ECNL RL team at DC Soccer club? We have an offer we are probably going to take. Coach looks good on paper. Wondering if anyone has any experience with them.

For high school ages, i'm not sure they will gain anything since it conflicts with high school soccer.

So? What is the goal? If play HS soccer great. If college then club is the only path.

Agree. And even so, you can play both school and ECNL. Or ECNL-R if the case may be. Maybe DCSC is trying to improve themselves.

[Anonymous]

ECNL-R and EDP are about the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody know anything about this new ECNL RL team at DC Soccer club? We have an offer we are probably going to take. Coach looks good on paper. Wondering if anyone has any experience with them.

For high school ages, i'm not sure they will gain anything since it conflicts with high school soccer.

So? What is the goal? If play HS soccer great. If college then club is the only path.

Agree. And even so, you can play both school and ECNL. Or ECNL-R if the case may be. Maybe DCSC is trying to improve themselves.

Why do they need to improve? It sounds like they're already great

"Our players participate in the EDP, National Capital Soccer League (NCSL), and USYS National League, which are the top leagues in the area. Additionally, teams have access to competing in the most competitive tournaments and college showcases throughout the calendar year."

https://www.dcsoccerclub.org/travelfaqs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never mind, they are delusional (or scammers)

https://www.dcsoccerclub.org/collegeresources

How are they scamming, did you look at the schools? The only P4 is Syracuse, not exactly a soccer power. They are all academic schools cause of NW demographics and education; or regional colleges where kids at DCSC are able to play D2-3 soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's just another entrant in the alphabet soup of youth soccer in DC. They would do better to try to form an alliance with an existing ECNL (or MLS Next)club to send kids their way. DC proper has too many clubs. If the 5 small clubs plus DCSC banded together, something great could happen, particularly if they had a mission of leveling the playing field for kids who may not be able to traditionally afford travel soccer.

Touched a nerve, eh?

Somebody has to pay for it. I doubt a team of 12 with three who can afford to play are going to be happy footing the bill for nine other kids.

ASPEN institute begs to differ.

https://projectplay.org/childrens-rights-and-sports

I have a grand idea! Why don't YOU pay for one child to play? Pay for two if you can afford it. Put your money where your mouth is.

Be aware, not everyone who says they need a "scholarship " or assistance in paying. You won't mind though, I'm sure. What do you say?

It's one thing to want to complain about fees and to worry about what they'd be if a smaller share of the club's players were able to pay. But you can't seriously be arguing that the pay-to-play system we have in U.S. soccer is good, in general. I don't see much of a path to changing it (you'd need the professional clubs to be much more dominant, revenue-wise, than they are, and you'd need a lot of lower-division smaller clubs in metro areas, so that each pro club could just set up its own academy system -- it works in Europe because soccer isn't competing for cash with football, baseball, basketball and hockey there). But our national teams, and our domestic ones, would surely be better off if money wasn't an impediment to getting kids into developmental programs.

[Anonymous]

I'm surprised by this ECNL-R move, especially on the girls side. My DDs have played against the 2011 and 2009 teams. Unless there is some significant dramatic improvement in quality, they are going to get killed in ECNL-R league play.

[Anonymous]

Are they going to be worse than McLean RL, I don't know?