So PDA has an A, B, C and D team all in the ECNL? Only one is considered the actual ECNL team and the others are what? |
PDA and FC Stars have 2 ECNL teams (Blue and White) and 2 ECNL Regional teams (Blue and White) per age group. The 2 ECNL teams play in the same division and play against each other just as though they were different clubs. It's really not that hard to understand. |
It's all relative. PDA (and FC Stars) are huge clubs (my daughter plays at Stars where there are 12 teams in her age group, playing in various leagues). They have the numbers and talent to support 2 teams in each age group in ECNL and ECNLR. |
PDA has an a and a B team in the actual ECNL. They were allowed to put their B team in the ECNL in exchange for dropping their DA team. Then they have a C and D team in a "regional" ECNL which is not really ECNL at all. That is just a sales gimmick. PDA is a megaclub, and it's worth noting that their C team almost beat Richmond United's team at Jeff Cup a year or 2 ago. |
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Not entirely accurate. PDA has a Blue ENCL (A team), White ECNL (B team), Blue ECNL Regional team (C team) and a PDA South ECNL Regional team. PDA South is about an hour away from PDA headquarters, so it's a different crop of players. PDA South teams are probably as good as the B team players.
PDA South practices and plays their games in a different location than the other 3 teams. |
Where does PDA South fit in with the ECNL A and B teams? Meaning, they aren't included, correct? And PDA South isn't one of the Regional/NPL branded teams, correct? So is PDA South any form of ECNL, real or marketed? This is no reflection on their talent level. I'm just asking how they are labeled. |
The top PDA South teams play in the ECNL Regional League, along with PDA Blue ECNL Regional Teams.. There is no PDA White team in the ECNL Regional league. ECNL league PDA Blue PDA White ECNL Regional league PDA Blue PDA South The PDA South teams are very strong and will probably win the u13 and u14 Northeast divisions. I'm not sure about the older teams. |
That's helpful. Thank you. Ok, so two true, real ECNL teams, which are talent wise an A and a B. And then the gimmick teams, Blue and South. South may deserve to be a true ECNL team talent wise, but they have not been accorded that status. |
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I wouldn't call them Gimmick teams. PDA South beat BRYC ENCL and lost 1-0 to VDA ENCL in a showcase earlier this season.. If you're playing on a PDA team, you're playing on a good team. No, my kid doesn't play for them.
I am wondering if PDA has plans to move one of their ECNL allocation spots to PDA South. They only have two teams in the u12 division, Blue and South. Plus their South teams are probably as good if not better than some of their White teams. The only other big clubs in the PDA South area are SJEBRush, FC Bucks and FC Delco. SJEBRush just started in the GDA, Bucks and Delco are a mess. Now would be the time for PDA to take over that South Jersey/Philly area. |
The Gimmick si the whole "ECNL regional" sales pitch. As I said, TALENT wise, they may deserve to be ECNL teams and I don't know if that was the C team that gave Richmond United a run for its money. (I can't remember now). |
| Where is PDA South in relation to Cedar Stars? |
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PDA South is outside of Philly- maybe 25 mins on the NJ side..
Cedars Stars is up near NYC.. So about 90 mins away from each other. |
| ECNL regional in Virginia is probably a better model. Far less travel. If your teams are too good for competition players/teams can play up a year. |
ECNL regional in Virginia = NPL. So it's as good a league as NPL was because that's what it is. |