Northern VA Girls ECNL and GA Clubs

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Anonymous wrote:You just helped this pp take your dd spot. Lol. Top teams are difficult to get on. If you don't know which clubs are the top ones, your dd is probably not good enough to play on them. The good club players know which teams are tops because they see them at the tournaments.

If you don't want to play with better players why bother playing

Maybe because it's a kids activity and it's supposed to be fun? Believe it or not, not everyone is trying to go pro or play for national teams.

That's what rec soccer is for.

There is a huge gap between ECNL and Rec which is actually where the majority of kids play. Kids who like playing more than one day a week, enjoy playing in tournaments, team bonding, competition, paid coaches who don’t cancel all the time. Clearly there is a huge demand for this mid tier offering.

There absolutely is a huge demand and it can be a great experience. However the title of this thread is about ECNL and GA clubs, so turning this into yet another argument about rec vs travel vs ecnl experience isn't helpful. Adding information about the availability and locations of high level clubs is.

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What are some of the reasons a female player would choose Arlington, Union, and NVA over one another, assuming she could make the ECNL / first team at all three clubs? U13 and older. Ignore differences in commuting time.

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Anonymous wrote:What are some of the reasons a female player would choose Arlington, Union, and NVA over one another, assuming she could make the ECNL / first team at all three clubs? U13 and older. Ignore differences in commuting time.

There's not going to be much different. The biggest reason would be the staff, primarily the coach and directors above them, but that changes so often around here that you can't really rely on that.

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College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

Do these clubs actually have styles of play?

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

Do these clubs actually have styles of play?

They do. But for 80% of people commute time will be the key thing. There is only so much parents will do or have time for. College recruiting relationships is a tough one to judge and base a decision on. Some clubs or coaches have a lot; some have none. Even the ones with relationships are uneven in terms of how much they get behind players.

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

Do these clubs actually have styles of play?

They do. But for 80% of people commute time will be the key thing. There is only so much parents will do or have time for. College recruiting relationships is a tough one to judge and base a decision on. Some clubs or coaches have a lot; some have none. Even the ones with relationships are uneven in terms of how much they get behind players.

I personally disagree, but since you feel like they do, can you give examples?

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

I looked at McLean’s, NVA’s and Arlington’s websites for college commitments (also looked at FVU, but none listed there). McLean’s list is longest and most impressive IMO from an academic quality perspective. NVA’s is short, maybe that’s a reflection of when the “alliance” began. Arlington’s in the middle, but stops in 2023.

Do these three clubs have differing reputations on recruiting? My kid says she wants to play in college (it’s early days), but academics will be the first priority in picking a school. Does that perspective align better with one of these clubs?

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

I looked at McLean’s, NVA’s and Arlington’s websites for college commitments (also looked at FVU, but none listed there). McLean’s list is longest and most impressive IMO from an academic quality perspective. NVA’s is short, maybe that’s a reflection of when the “alliance” began. Arlington’s in the middle, but stops in 2023.

Do these three clubs have differing reputations on recruiting? My kid says she wants to play in college (it’s early days), but academics will be the first priority in picking a school. Does that perspective align better with one of these clubs?

Clubs play a part in HELPING a player market themselves through providing access to platforms like ECNL and GA but ultimately getting that opportunity comes down to their ability and how well they can market themselves.

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

I looked at McLean’s, NVA’s and Arlington’s websites for college commitments (also looked at FVU, but none listed there). McLean’s list is longest and most impressive IMO from an academic quality perspective. NVA’s is short, maybe that’s a reflection of when the “alliance” began. Arlington’s in the middle, but stops in 2023.

Do these three clubs have differing reputations on recruiting? My kid says she wants to play in college (it’s early days), but academics will be the first priority in picking a school. Does that perspective align better with one of these clubs?

Not if you kid is U12 currently IMO. My kid is U16 and many of her teammates that said they wanted to be the next Morgan / Rapinoe or play in college have already dropped out of soccer or dropped down a level. Those that still playing ECNL - half maybe looking to play in college.

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

I looked at McLean’s, NVA’s and Arlington’s websites for college commitments (also looked at FVU, but none listed there). McLean’s list is longest and most impressive IMO from an academic quality perspective. NVA’s is short, maybe that’s a reflection of when the “alliance” began. Arlington’s in the middle, but stops in 2023.

Do these three clubs have differing reputations on recruiting? My kid says she wants to play in college (it’s early days), but academics will be the first priority in picking a school. Does that perspective align better with one of these clubs?

Union's signing day event was last night so I'd expect a comprehensive social media post soon on Instagram. The results were impressive in both academic and soccer quality.

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

Do these clubs actually have styles of play?

They do. But for 80% of people commute time will be the key thing. There is only so much parents will do or have time for. College recruiting relationships is a tough one to judge and base a decision on. Some clubs or coaches have a lot; some have none. Even the ones with relationships are uneven in terms of how much they get behind players.

I personally disagree, but since you feel like they do, can you give examples?

of what? Not sure what you want examples of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

I looked at McLean’s, NVA’s and Arlington’s websites for college commitments (also looked at FVU, but none listed there). McLean’s list is longest and most impressive IMO from an academic quality perspective. NVA’s is short, maybe that’s a reflection of when the “alliance” began. Arlington’s in the middle, but stops in 2023.

Do these three clubs have differing reputations on recruiting? My kid says she wants to play in college (it’s early days), but academics will be the first priority in picking a school. Does that perspective align better with one of these clubs?

Not if you kid is U12 currently IMO. My kid is U16 and many of her teammates that said they wanted to be the next Morgan / Rapinoe or play in college have already dropped out of soccer or dropped down a level. Those that still playing ECNL - half maybe looking to play in college.

Not sure what you are saying as it is not really in English. But on last point 95% plus of girls in ECNL are looking to play in college

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

Do these clubs actually have styles of play?

They do. But for 80% of people commute time will be the key thing. There is only so much parents will do or have time for. College recruiting relationships is a tough one to judge and base a decision on. Some clubs or coaches have a lot; some have none. Even the ones with relationships are uneven in terms of how much they get behind players.

I personally disagree, but since you feel like they do, can you give examples?

of what? Not sure what you want examples of?

Clubs locally that implement a style of play that you objectively see on the field through all of their top teams consistently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:College recruiting relationships, style of play, commute time rules above all though

I looked at McLean’s, NVA’s and Arlington’s websites for college commitments (also looked at FVU, but none listed there). McLean’s list is longest and most impressive IMO from an academic quality perspective. NVA’s is short, maybe that’s a reflection of when the “alliance” began. Arlington’s in the middle, but stops in 2023.

Do these three clubs have differing reputations on recruiting? My kid says she wants to play in college (it’s early days), but academics will be the first priority in picking a school. Does that perspective align better with one of these clubs?

Not if you kid is U12 currently IMO. My kid is U16 and many of her teammates that said they wanted to be the next Morgan / Rapinoe or play in college have already dropped out of soccer or dropped down a level. Those that still playing ECNL - half maybe looking to play in college.

Not sure what you are saying as it is not really in English. But on last point 95% plus of girls in ECNL are looking to play in college

Hmm, my ECNL daughter doesn't want to play in college. She's tired of the grind. She understands what working at a high profile, not enjoyable job is like. She said she knows the platform can help her get into a good college. She says there's no way she has any desire to play college soccer. She's using ECNL as a high level youth activity to "get into college", not "to play in college".