ECNL forcing Brave & Union Partnership

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:fist time I head ACademy team for ECNL

ECNL Academy is the old DA before DA folded in short order and left kids with no home.

Some clubs (like in NC) had an ECNL team and a Academy team because they were large clubs and could field both leagues.

When academy folded those teams merged into ECNL but retained their Academy so now these clubs have TWO teams- one ECNL and one ECNL Academy. Typically the Academy team is the stronger team when a club has 2 ECNL teams. The stupid thing is they play each other (duh). So this is why it makes no sense that ECNl forced a MYS/Brave merger when they have at least 2 teams in the midatlantic who have 2 ECNL teams (and the second team is typically ranked last in the conference). Those should have been on the cutting board first. A club should only have 1 ECNL team (the second team should be an RL).

What tangible elements separate the "academy" from the other teams in this instance?
What makes the academy an academy?

I’m not the PP, but the way it was described to me by a Charlotte SA parent (CSA, Char Ind, and NCFC have the set up w/ 2 teams), the non-Academy ECNL players can play HS in Fall. The Academy players don’t play HS and play and/or train in additional settings beyond ECNL, such as UPSL and USL 1 (if they are one of the top players).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Oops, Those kids are attending other clubs’ practices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Top players will get a reserve spot if they show up or not. The coach already knows the player. When you attend ID Session it doesn’t mean you are on the team

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Top players will get a reserve spot if they show up or not. The coach already knows the player. When you attend ID Session it doesn’t mean you are on the team

can confirm…. Top kids on current team don’t normally fight for their spots…. Sometimes dont even show up for id session

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brave parent here.

Just confirmed all of this news with my daughter. By now most Brave families are aware of this information. People are going to be confused and upset by this alliance for many reasons but some of us are pretty excited.

This is what a few people have said about 3 of the age groups there so far.

2010 - NVA and Union will be getting most of the Brave girls from this age group with the best 7 or so moving over to Union. The remaining players will fight for roster spots over at NVA.

2009 - The top 3 2009 players will also be moving over to Union. Once they start practicing with Union it shouldn’t be too long before offer letters are sent out.

2008 - The biggest player movement should happen here. Nearly all of the families are unhappy and openly speak about change. If the top 11 girls move to the Union 08s as expected this should be more than enough to challenge for a top spot in the Mid Atlantic next year.

3 other players on this team have ties to VDA as well.

Please remember that when all this happens you can comeback here and reference this post. In the meantime reach out to Brave leadership and inquire whether this rumor is true or not.

+1


To everyone who has been actively tracking FVU offers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

What age group and what gender?

Christ- why all the code speak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Oops, Those kids are attending other clubs’ practices.

That’s why they need to set a firm deadline to accept.

[Anonymous]

Nobody confirmed the funiin roster size ECNL teams?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Top players will get a reserve spot if they show up or not. The coach already knows the player. When you attend ID Session it doesn’t mean you are on the team

can confirm…. Top kids on current team don’t normally fight for their spots…. Sometimes dont even show up for id session

Just showing up to ID to make sure your dawgs are there and help the club recruit new dawgs. This is true. Not showing up at all def means you are at someone else’s practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Oops, Those kids are attending other clubs’ practices.

That’s why they need to set a firm deadline to accept.

Those deadlines will go into May/June for some so firm is arbitrary too, sorry it’s the truth for some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nobody confirmed the funiin roster size ECNL teams?

20-24

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Top players will get a reserve spot if they show up or not. The coach already knows the player. When you attend ID Session it doesn’t mean you are on the team

can confirm…. Top kids on current team don’t normally fight for their spots…. Sometimes dont even show up for id session

Just showing up to ID to make sure your dawgs are there and help the club recruit new dawgs. This is true. Not showing up at all def means you are at someone else’s practice.

Can definitely confirm that’s the case for many. Lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Offers came out for boys today.

This is true. I heard from a few kids - Brave and Union - that offers went out to kids that didn't even show up for the ID sessions. Huge slap in the face to kids that actually did make it out.

Top players will get a reserve spot if they show up or not. The coach already knows the player. When you attend ID Session it doesn’t mean you are on the team

can confirm…. Top kids on current team don’t normally fight for their spots…. Sometimes dont even show up for id session

Just showing up to ID to make sure your dawgs are there and help the club recruit new dawgs. This is true. Not showing up at all def means you are at someone else’s practice.

OR--its the start of the HS season. Many players are on ECNL teams because they are allowed to play for HS. Can't miss your first HS game for an ID session where the coach already knows you...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, they are called the RL and the NCSL and EDP teams. They are plenty in each age group. No single club in NC has 2 ECNL teams.

Not that I think they should create two because if they should then why merge…but you’re wrong. NC Courage is NCFC’s top girls team playing in ECNL. Then they have NCFC playing in ECNL.