Arlington to lose ECNL
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Anonymous
| As NOVA switches to GA, so to will many northern ECNL clubs. The alignment to MLSN will force most clubs to GA for their top teams. |
Anonymous
Except that is not the direction of travel except in the minds of people on DCUM. ECNL is the direction of travel on the girls side. GA is not a close second. There is a decision to be made -- do you favor the girls side or the boys side. You cannot favor both. GA is not an alternative at this point and there is nothing to suggest that it will be. If you were starting fresh you could make a choice but once on one side you are a fool to change -- looking at NVA here. If ECNL adds some top clubs and recruiting keeps going in the direction it is going for next year -- GA may not even be viable in 26-27. |
Anonymous
As has been stated before in all the threads ---- Arlington burned the GA bridge. It will not reopen for them. It is gone. They are in ECNL until it is gone. |
Anonymous
There is no such thing as an application for 26-27 for any league. So this is nonsense. Never mind it being in. |
Anonymous
Except that GA is not ECNL. GA will take Arlington back. I’m |
Anonymous
| Arlington used to be in GA and yes, GA will reobtain the top status and even if they don't, Arlington and Mclean will continue to get girls recruited at the highest level because they have alot of talent feeding into these programs AND actually do a fairly good job of developing players at the younger age groups. It is expected that Bethesda will soon follow to MLSN and GA. Local top colleges will continue to recruit out of these clubs due to their stellar reputation for developing D1 athletes. Outer Clubs like VDA will soon follow back to GA if they are allowed. |
Anonymous
Why wouldn't VDA be allowed in GA? |
Anonymous
Applications don’t open until November. Arlington will be watching developments in the GA and evaluating if the ECNL with less local games is an option they want to continue with. |
Anonymous
There are really not a lot of less local games. Arlington will be much stronger now with NVA gone. NVA took 3-4 top Arlington girls every year. |
Anonymous
So they will be a top team because the real competition has left? Does that make ECNL weaker or stronger? |
Anonymous
I get what you are saying but GA is not likley to let them back so not even an option. But why would they go back. This all clubs looking at GA is a false narritive. No one is looking to switch except NVA which was just stupid and McLean which was stupid spite. |
Anonymous
Stronger. Less teams in this area will create stronger teams which will make ECNL stronger. And it is not the real competition that left but the talent that Arlington kept, plus what escaped to NVA plus what it will pick up from McLean means pretty strong Arlington teams. |
Anonymous
| This is the rationale I'm working off of. If you're in GA team currently good its a great league, stay there as GA stands to be competitive and a farily local league for the regular season so less travel is always a WIN! If you are on an ECNL roster right now in VA, hold on for dear life becuase ECNL is not losing its foothold over night and in 5 years I don't care DD will be long gone from this mess. |
Anonymous
sounds about right |
Anonymous
Less teams in area can make a particular team stronger but how does that make league stronger ? Less competition or should we say limited competition. Then with lesser teams your driving cross country to play weak team. IDK Not saying your wrong but not saying your right. It will be interesting for sure |