It wont water down teams. There are plenty of good players out there that don't get fair evaluations because of soccer politics. |
I’m guessing what can happen is that players on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th teams of Potomac and Bethesda would try out for this mystery ECNL. But is this even a big deal anymore since the whole MLS Next expansion? |
We’re all patiently waiting on what happens next. We’re in uncharted waters… |
Well it would be players from Potomac 1 trying out too, since Bethesda is the only one with an ENCL girls team in MoCo. |
If your daughter were any good, she would be playing for BSC. The good to great players do fine at BSC. It's the players who don't understand the game, can't learn fast that don't do well. |
Will they do great in GA? |
Families with strong players do chose not to play for BSC.............. |
Incorrect. If you knew the coach of NL team at Bethesda for our age group, you might understand why some would not play under him. The 2nd RL team is a wide ability range and there is no help for college recruitment. The other issue w Bethesda is lack of general organization: constantly changing practice times, days, locations, and tournaments. Believe me, there needs to be another option. |
| When do Bethesda and other ECNL clubs in Maryland hold ID sessions for girls? Virginia ECNL clubs seem to hold them in early March. |
Yet the strongest players are there… |
Do not wait for ID sessions. That's too late. Contact coaches now and ask to join practices. If they don't already know you before ID sessions it is very difficult to stand out unless your player is head and shoulders above and dominating everyone else on the field. |
I thought that wasn’t allowed if you’re coming from another ECNL team. |
| So does anyone actually know if there will be another ECNL option in MoCo? Or is this all hearsay anyway? |
Um… no. Some are. Some are elsewhere. |
|