Best regional ECNL Programs
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Anonymous
Well said. |
Anonymous
What if the best fit is the team with the best record? |
Anonymous
Then count yourself as fortunate. |
Anonymous
| Crickets on this is amusing and a good reminder for which parent groups get on here and rant the most. Cough fcv and spirit cough. |
Anonymous
Good point. Those are the most trolled clubs. Do you think ECNL parents are the trolls? |
Anonymous
Maybe because this thread is called "Best regional ECNL programs"? |
Anonymous
Exactly. |
Anonymous
Well, with all teams leaving DA to re-join ECNL, the OP was right to ask only about the best ECNL programs, since DA will fold soon. 
Is that better? |
Anonymous
Yes. It is better. |
Anonymous
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The only clubs that will compete at a regional level in the area
Mclean BRYC FCV |
Anonymous
FCV is in the DA. PP asked about ECNL. Neither of those clubs have 06 groups that are going to compete at a regional level either. Good try! |
Anonymous
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Another thing lost in this thread is the OP's observation that, "McLean does the best job with the older age groups." So, looking outside of just 12-13 yr old girls (i.e. 2006) - the ranking of the best ECNL clubs in the area for a given age group, as one might expect, depends on the coach (assuming "best" means best win/loss records over a period of time). Here are teams that are in at least the top 4 of their respective ECNL conference and their head coach. Based on this if you want your kid to play ECNL (and not DA), and they qualify, and it is logistically workable for you then try to get on a team coached by one of the following: VDA(Krout, Silver); McLean (Watson, Moumen, Leiba); BRYC (Walsh, Mishalow); or Bethesda (Greene, Cirovski) depending on your age group. Ask the question of who is coaching NEXT year (as that might change from this year) and if they hand off coaching at the older ages to one of these top coaches. Good luck as you navigate these waters.
As an aside, if you want to go DA vs. ECNL, then FCV and Arlington are the top two area DA clubs. (Note: I excluded MUFC from ECNL and Baltimore Armor-SAC-Pipeline/WSMD DA from this assuming these clubs are all too far a distance for the OP). For best "local" club outside of either DA or ECNL - try Montgomery Rush. 2006 - VDA (Krout) #1 MidAtl 2006 - Bethesda (Greene) #4 NorEast 2005 - VDA (Silver) #2 MidAtl 2005 - McLean (Watson) #3 MidAtl 2005 - Bethesda (Greene) #4 NorEast 2004 - none 2003 - BRYC (Welsh) #1 MidAtl 2003 - McLean (Moumen) #2 MidAtl 2002 - McLean (Moumen) #1 MidAtl 2002 - BRYC (Welsh) #3 MidAtl 01/00 (U19) - McLean (Leiba) #1 MidAtl 01/00 (U19) - BRYC (Mishalow) #2 MidAtl 01/00 (U19) - Bethesda (Cirovski) #1 NorEast |
Anonymous
Those are still the only clubs that will put out teams that can compete at a National level regardless of league. |
Anonymous
| Does anyone have experience with the coaches listed above at Bethesda and McLean? Both programs are sending players to some of the best soccer programs and have their share of players in the YNT programs. Do the kids come with the skills, talent and experience and the coaches help guide them or do the coaches develop these players to that level? |
Anonymous
Search your feelings. Deep down you know the answer. |