RL player movement to GA
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Anonymous
This is just happening at the older levels. At the younger levels talent at stay at GA clubs + be developed. |
Anonymous
maybe once in awhile, but no one is generally picking up VRSC players. Still 2nd class team in the area. Just watched them struggle and still lose to a team missing 5 starters. Yall have unwanted players as your basis. |
Anonymous
All players are "wanted" you're just an ass. |
Anonymous
Both things can be true? 
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Anonymous
they wouldnt at VRSC of they were wanted for talent. But yes they are wanted for your money. |
Anonymous
| My daughter played VYS RL travel for years, then jumped to a GA team for one season, and recently made it to a local ECNL club. I would worry less about letters and more about the competition. Seek opportunities for your player to play against better competition and if you kid improves they will get a shot. For what it is worth, the GA team played almost every ECNL club in NOVA in either scrimmages or in tournaments like Copa Rayados. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
No, it means former RL players will be developed and no longer ignored. |
Anonymous
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We had 3 RL players come to our GA tryouts. 1 made the cut and 2 did not.
All 3 felt they had no opportunity on the RL team, which is why they came to our sessions. |
Anonymous
| Two things can be true at once. But if the undeveloped RL players are making GA…. Can’t argue they will probably have access to better coaching, will get more attention, and that upward movement from RL to ECNL is generally a myth after U13. |
Anonymous
Jumping to GA next season from a very good RL team and this is exactly why. |
Anonymous
It’s not a zero sum game. RL players can and likely will benefit more from GA. But it is also true that GA players are not significantly better than RL players. If ECNL is tier 1, GA is more like tier 1.5 and RL tier 2 |
Anonymous
What you're not understanding is if GA clubs want to compete nationally they'll need to get better. (Just like the NVA ECNL clubs) |
Anonymous
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I'll tell you one thing, the difference in schools attending ECNL vs GA events are night and day.
Take a look at the list of colleges that attended the recent 2025 GA Spring Showcase in Greensboro NC: https://public.totalglobalsports.com/public/event/3814/college-list Compare that to the 2024 ECNL North Carolina - Spring event in Greensboro NC: https://public.totalglobalsports.com/public/event/3036/college-list Way more major programs at ECNL events and not just programs within the region. ECNL pulls in schools nationally, while GA is largely regionally focused. The two events are similar above in terms of where they sit among ECNL and GA events nationally and also happen to be in the same location, which helps for comparison purposes. My recommendation for players/parents is consider what your goals are. You mission should you choose to accept it may be to work your way toward ECNL simply for the exposure to certain schools outside of the Mid Atlantic and more focused on D1, rather than D3. |
Anonymous
I don’t think anyone is arguing at GA is better than ECNL at this point. But it is absolutely a better path than RL. And GA can get girls from RL to ECNL. |