Tophat & Florida United to ECNL

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Anonymous wrote:I love this as a response to the other post about DCUM being Maryland, DC, and VA. Well done.

Big from here as well. DCUM is DC based, the soccer forum not so much (just like the college admissions and others)

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Maybe top team in ECNL
2nd team in GA
3rd team in Aspire
4th team in DPL

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Nice try ECNL hat

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one said for this year, but I have heard the same.. done deal.

Florida United is very close with Ft Lauderdale United in USL Championship, go check their socials for what they are doing with their youth.

Tophat didn't join the migration to MLS Next boys for a reason, it's okay to be upset, but its real.

In another year it won't matter what Tophat does. (Doesn't matter that much right now)

Soon MLSN + girls ECNL clubs will be "forced" to play in GA.

The trend this year has been for ECNL clubs to switch to GA. It will take some serious magic for ECNL to change this.

Would ECNL be satisfied if they have the top 100 girls clubs in the country, letting GA have 101 - 1000?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one said for this year, but I have heard the same.. done deal.

Florida United is very close with Ft Lauderdale United in USL Championship, go check their socials for what they are doing with their youth.

Tophat didn't join the migration to MLS Next boys for a reason, it's okay to be upset, but its real.

In another year it won't matter what Tophat does. (Doesn't matter that much right now)

Soon MLSN + girls ECNL clubs will be "forced" to play in GA.

The trend this year has been for ECNL clubs to switch to GA. It will take some serious magic for ECNL to change this.

No it is not. Are you nuts? Trend is not a switch to GA. A couple of clubs switched. Now better clubs are moving the other way. There is not trend.

Most clubs will not make a switch and leave the girls in a second tier league.

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Anonymous wrote:Watch this space...

Just watch your own kid. Everybody is obsessed with GA vs ECNL. Coaches don’t care, they are looking for a good player to add to their roster even it is NCSL league. As long as you get exposure that is all you need. Everyone grow up!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watch this space...

Just watch your own kid. Everybody is obsessed with GA vs ECNL. Coaches don’t care, they are looking for a good player to add to their roster even it is NCSL league. As long as you get exposure that is all you need. Everyone grow up!

Yes yes yes. Both ECNL and GA provide more than enough exposure. It’s on the player to contact the coaches, provide game highlights, and then perform on the field. A good player will have no problems with exposure in GA.

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It’s happening

The GA is feeing good about things, look at history …. ECNL never just reacts on the girls side; it’s always long term strategy

Ga can enjoy its moment in the sun, won’t last long

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder if this would push the South Carolina teams back into the Mid Atlantic.

Firstly, it’s not happened for Too Hat. Bad blood runs deep on this with ECNL, and they just invested in lower tiers not aligned with ECNL.

But if it were true, it means Mid Atlantic would effectually continue to have reduced playoffs through a larger denominator. Shrinking playoff opportunity further by increasing competition while reducing slots…sounds like a great opportunity for good clubs to join 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Anonymous wrote:It’s happening

The GA is feeing good about things, look at history …. ECNL never just reacts on the girls side; it’s always long term strategy

Ga can enjoy its moment in the sun, won’t last long

Not a GA fan, I think ECNLs girls product is much better. But ECNL has definately neglected their girls side advantage! They’re going all in on boys and college pathway.

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Anonymous wrote:
Tophat didn't join the migration to MLS Next boys for a reason, it's okay to be upset, but its real.

This is interesting only from the standpoint that yes TopHat is not an MLSN club on the boys side, and thus has an ECNL relationship on the boys side.
Which raises the question are their other clubs that have ECNL boys and GA girls?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Tophat didn't join the migration to MLS Next boys for a reason, it's okay to be upset, but its real.

This is interesting only from the standpoint that yes TopHat is not an MLSN club on the boys side, and thus has an ECNL relationship on the boys side.
Which raises the question are their other clubs that have ECNL boys and GA girls?

STA
HTX
SC Surf but you saw what happened there

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Watch this space...

Just watch your own kid. Everybody is obsessed with GA vs ECNL. Coaches don’t care, they are looking for a good player to add to their roster even it is NCSL league. As long as you get exposure that is all you need. Everyone grow up!

Stanislaus it is!