Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is a plant…NO STARTER in MLS 1 is interested in ECNL except for maybe SYC once the kid stops growing and SYC no longer finds them useful.
And sorry Arlington, you have great coaches. I can agree with that. But with MLS academies being the ideal pathway for those without dual citizenship, the ECNL ship has passed for the boys and I do hope you join so all of those boys don’t have to drive to NC to play great competition in their backyard.
interesting to hear that the next teams only play local games in their backyard. Had thought they drove up and down to DE, PA and NY 10+ times a year.
Not that it matters much-- but the local ECNL clubs just sent more players to academy teams in the past 3 months than the local next teams combined. Academies don't care where they find the players so long as they have been coached well.... so again, it all comes back to the coaches and connections.