GA is now the B or C league.

[Anonymous]

OP here. My DD is not in either league but from what we can tell, McLean, Bethesda and MUFC are the best ECNL and FCV is the best DA club.

The ECNL is the most dominate club nationally and locally. Again, of the top ECNL clubs which left for the DA, only several prominent clubs did not come back and those were FCV and Lonestar. I am 100% certain that if FCV and Lonestar could return, they would. Locally, Pipeline was added to ECNL, which means that BA likely lost its top players, which were mostly Pipeline affiliated players.

I just don't understand how the GA is expected to be anything more than a B league. If the best clubs before DA were in ECNL and now all but two are still in the DA in addition to a few other clubs, how is the GA even on par with the ECNL.

The league will be competitive but it is definitely 2nd tier. And I expect that once team get back on the field, you will start to see girls leave the GA for ECNL. The GA is the result of desperate club leaders trying to remain relevant after the DA collapse.
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My DD is not in either league but from what we can tell, McLean, Bethesda and MUFC are the best ECNL and FCV is the best DA club.

The ECNL is the most dominate club nationally and locally. Again, of the top ECNL clubs which left for the DA, only several prominent clubs did not come back and those were FCV and Lonestar. I am 100% certain that if FCV and Lonestar could return, they would. Locally, Pipeline was added to ECNL, which means that BA likely lost its top players, which were mostly Pipeline affiliated players.

I just don't understand how the GA is expected to be anything more than a B league. If the best clubs before DA were in ECNL and now all but two are still in the DA in addition to a few other clubs, how is the GA even on par with the ECNL.

The league will be competitive but it is definitely 2nd tier. And I expect that once team get back on the field, you will start to see girls leave the GA for ECNL. The GA is the result of desperate club leaders trying to remain relevant after the DA collapse.
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No doubt. If FCV or Arlington received an ECNL invite tomorrow, they would jump all over it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My DD is not in either league but from what we can tell, McLean, Bethesda and MUFC are the best ECNL and FCV is the best DA club.

The ECNL is the most dominate club nationally and locally. Again, of the top ECNL clubs which left for the DA, only several prominent clubs did not come back and those were FCV and Lonestar. I am 100% certain that if FCV and Lonestar could return, they would. Locally, Pipeline was added to ECNL, which means that BA likely lost its top players, which were mostly Pipeline affiliated players.

I just don't understand how the GA is expected to be anything more than a B league. If the best clubs before DA were in ECNL and now all but two are still in the DA in addition to a few other clubs, how is the GA even on par with the ECNL.

The league will be competitive but it is definitely 2nd tier. And I expect that once team get back on the field, you will start to see girls leave the GA for ECNL. The GA is the result of desperate club leaders trying to remain relevant after the DA collapse.
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Yes, and that is why this trolling thread was created, because this what secure adults do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. My DD is not in either league but from what we can tell, McLean, Bethesda and MUFC are the best ECNL and FCV is the best DA club.

The ECNL is the most dominate club nationally and locally. Again, of the top ECNL clubs which left for the DA, only several prominent clubs did not come back and those were FCV and Lonestar. I am 100% certain that if FCV and Lonestar could return, they would. Locally, Pipeline was added to ECNL, which means that BA likely lost its top players, which were mostly Pipeline affiliated players.

I just don't understand how the GA is expected to be anything more than a B league. If the best clubs before DA were in ECNL and now all but two are still in the DA in addition to a few other clubs, how is the GA even on par with the ECNL.

The league will be competitive but it is definitely 2nd tier. And I expect that once team get back on the field, you will start to see girls leave the GA for ECNL. The GA is the result of desperate club leaders trying to remain relevant after the DA collapse.
I

Yes, and that is why this trolling thread was created, because this what secure adults do.

What else is there to do these days?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Local. Girls. Clubs 8th grade thru 12th. Probably aggregate rankings in terms of best performing teams across these ages.
1 FCV (GA)
2 McLean (ECNL)
3 Bethesda / Pipeline tie (ECNL)
4 Maryland United (ECNL)
5 Arlington (GA)
6 VDA/Loudoun/BRYC tie (ECNL)
7 Metro U. (GA)

So kind of a tossup. A lot more ECNL teams than GA teams in the area. I think four years from now FCV will slip to near bottom while Loudoun moves up to top 4 and either BRYC or MU will merge or no longer be in the elite leagues. Rest stay about the same.

Varies too much year to year to make a list like this. Try telling a group of U-14 or U-16 parents that McLean is #2 and you would get laughed out of the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Local. Girls. Clubs 8th grade thru 12th. Probably aggregate rankings in terms of best performing teams across these ages.
1 FCV (GA)
2 McLean (ECNL)
3 Bethesda / Pipeline tie (ECNL)
4 Maryland United (ECNL)
5 Arlington (GA)
6 VDA/Loudoun/BRYC tie (ECNL)
7 Metro U. (GA)

So kind of a tossup. A lot more ECNL teams than GA teams in the area. I think four years from now FCV will slip to near bottom while Loudoun moves up to top 4 and either BRYC or MU will merge or no longer be in the elite leagues. Rest stay about the same.

Varies too much year to year to make a list like this. Try telling a group of U-14 or U-16 parents that McLean is #2 and you would get laughed out of the room.

+1000

[Anonymous]

AGAIN..

Question for Pipeline people: Are you seeing a shift in players from Amour to Pipeline?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AGAIN..

Question for Pipeline people: Are you seeing a shift in players from Amour to Pipeline?

Do you really need to ask? If you are on a DA team and the DA is dissolved, leaving you on a team that plays in a much weaker league do you stay or move to ECNL with your home club? There is no benefit to doing GA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AGAIN..

Question for Pipeline people: Are you seeing a shift in players from Amour to Pipeline?

Do you really need to ask? If you are on a DA team and the DA is dissolved, leaving you on a team that plays in a much weaker league do you stay or move to ECNL with your home club? There is no benefit to doing GA.

The leagues is essentially the same, outside of the Penn Fusion swap with Ukrainian (very good club). It's a wash in this region. Nice try though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Local. Girls. Clubs 8th grade thru 12th. Probably aggregate rankings in terms of best performing teams across these ages.
1 FCV (GA)
2 McLean (ECNL)
3 Bethesda / Pipeline tie (ECNL)
4 Maryland United (ECNL)
5 Arlington (GA)
6 VDA/Loudoun/BRYC tie (ECNL)
7 Metro U. (GA)

So kind of a tossup. A lot more ECNL teams than GA teams in the area. I think four years from now FCV will slip to near bottom while Loudoun moves up to top 4 and either BRYC or MU will merge or no longer be in the elite leagues. Rest stay about the same.

Varies too much year to year to make a list like this. Try telling a group of U-14 or U-16 parents that McLean is #2 and you would get laughed out of the room.

+1000

Yeah - but I was bored, so why not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AGAIN..

Question for Pipeline people: Are you seeing a shift in players from Amour to Pipeline?

Do you really need to ask? If you are on a DA team and the DA is dissolved, leaving you on a team that plays in a much weaker league do you stay or move to ECNL with your home club? There is no benefit to doing GA.

The leagues is essentially the same, outside of the Penn Fusion swap with Ukrainian (very good club). It's a wash in this region. Nice try though.

Clearly you don’t have a grasp on reality. FCV is the only strong club in the DA. ECNL NE has PDA, World Class, FC Stars, Bethesda, Pipeline, MetroFit, etc. Just stop. The GA is not on the same level as the ECNL. Again, how can the league have the same level of teams as ECNL when the best teams in the DA left for the ECNL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AGAIN..

Question for Pipeline people: Are you seeing a shift in players from Amour to Pipeline?

Do you really need to ask? If you are on a DA team and the DA is dissolved, leaving you on a team that plays in a much weaker league do you stay or move to ECNL with your home club? There is no benefit to doing GA.

The leagues is essentially the same, outside of the Penn Fusion swap with Ukrainian (very good club). It's a wash in this region. Nice try though.

Clearly you don’t have a grasp on reality. FCV is the only strong club in the DA. ECNL NE has PDA, World Class, FC Stars, Bethesda, Pipeline, MetroFit, etc. Just stop. The GA is not on the same level as the ECNL. Again, how can the league have the same level of teams as ECNL when the best teams in the DA left for the ECNL?

Clearly you don’t have a grasp on what local region means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AGAIN..

Question for Pipeline people: Are you seeing a shift in players from Amour to Pipeline?

Do you really need to ask? If you are on a DA team and the DA is dissolved, leaving you on a team that plays in a much weaker league do you stay or move to ECNL with your home club? There is no benefit to doing GA.

The leagues is essentially the same, outside of the Penn Fusion swap with Ukrainian (very good club). It's a wash in this region. Nice try though.

Clearly you don’t have a grasp on reality. FCV is the only strong club in the DA. ECNL NE has PDA, World Class, FC Stars, Bethesda, Pipeline, MetroFit, etc. Just stop. The GA is not on the same level as the ECNL. Again, how can the league have the same level of teams as ECNL when the best teams in the DA left for the ECNL?

That is cute. You just listed a bunch of teams you don’t play. The problem with ECNL is the weak MA and area teams. It is also not a 10 month development program. Most players are staying in the GA because of this and know the quality of training at the current club. It is too risky to move this year. The older girls are too close to recruitment to switch. The younger girls has time to assess before making a change. Moving clubs is a risky thing. Players can lose playing time, not like the new coaches or players, etc. On top of all of this the shutdown prevents players from coming to a practice or two to check out the club. So don’t expect much movement. The grass is not always greener.

[Anonymous]

FCV is the only strong club in the DA? It is strong but not even the strongest. You can stop trolling on this topic now and go back to the NE boards, Jersey boy.

[Anonymous]

Seems the same agitator who is trying to recruit parents on talking soccer in NJ is now here on a NOVA forum doing the same thing.

Same style, same trolling, same poor thing vocabulary “regulating” instead of “relegating” and “excepting” instead of “accepting.” My goodness, I thought people who spent all day on this one forum were extra, let alone people who spend all day on multiple forums spanning several regions.