GA & MLS NEXT Form Strategic Alliance

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only way to counter this is for ECNL to once and for all accept the last 5-10 big clubs from GA. If they don’t do this in 25/26…things can go very very south.

ECNL could have done this for several years and chose not to.

As soon as one girls ECNL trades for MLSN and GA the floodgates will open.

Yup… all it takes is for one.

All it takes is for one club like FC Delco with a very strong MLS Next program to fall.

Most clubs would drop the MLS to keep the ECNL.

Hahaha. Says ECNL dad.

He’s an idiot. IMO

Clubs would lose more giving up MLS Next for ECNL than Giving up ECNL for GA.

GA still puts plenty of kids in college. And if these ECNL clubs say they are much better than GA clubs, then they should have no problem getting into champions cup and playoffs.

Who won’t have trouble getting into champions cup and playoffs?

Clubs would take a hit if they choose to pull boys out of MLS Next to keep ECNL.

If a club is forced to go GA from ECNL, that club won’t suffer as much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only way to counter this is for ECNL to once and for all accept the last 5-10 big clubs from GA. If they don’t do this in 25/26…things can go very very south.

ECNL could have done this for several years and chose not to.

As soon as one girls ECNL trades for MLSN and GA the floodgates will open.

Yup… all it takes is for one.

All it takes is for one club like FC Delco with a very strong MLS Next program to fall.

Most clubs would drop the MLS to keep the ECNL.

Hahaha. Says ECNL dad.

He’s an idiot. IMO

Clubs would lose more giving up MLS Next for ECNL than Giving up ECNL for GA.

GA still puts plenty of kids in college. And if these ECNL clubs say they are much better than GA clubs, then they should have no problem getting into champions cup and playoffs.

Boys teams are more valuable to clubs than girls because there are more players and teams = more club revenue. Which one do you think a club would choose?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only way to counter this is for ECNL to once and for all accept the last 5-10 big clubs from GA. If they don’t do this in 25/26…things can go very very south.

ECNL could have done this for several years and chose not to.

As soon as one girls ECNL trades for MLSN and GA the floodgates will open.

Yup… all it takes is for one.

All it takes is for one club like FC Delco with a very strong MLS Next program to fall.

Most clubs would drop the MLS to keep the ECNL.

Hahaha. Says ECNL dad.

He’s an idiot. IMO

Clubs would lose more giving up MLS Next for ECNL than Giving up ECNL for GA.

GA still puts plenty of kids in college. And if these ECNL clubs say they are much better than GA clubs, then they should have no problem getting into champions cup and playoffs.

Who won’t have trouble getting into champions cup and playoffs?

Any ECNL club that may choose to keep mls next and is forced to go GA.

Since ECNL is so much better than GA, ECNL clubs would have no issue being top of the league in ga

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only way to counter this is for ECNL to once and for all accept the last 5-10 big clubs from GA. If they don’t do this in 25/26…things can go very very south.

ECNL could have done this for several years and chose not to.

As soon as one girls ECNL trades for MLSN and GA the floodgates will open.

Yup… all it takes is for one.

All it takes is for one club like FC Delco with a very strong MLS Next program to fall.

Most clubs would drop the MLS to keep the ECNL.

Hahaha. Says ECNL dad.

He’s an idiot. IMO

Clubs would lose more giving up MLS Next for ECNL than Giving up ECNL for GA.

GA still puts plenty of kids in college. And if these ECNL clubs say they are much better than GA clubs, then they should have no problem getting into champions cup and playoffs.

Boys teams are more valuable to clubs than girls because there are more players and teams = more club revenue. Which one do you think a club would choose?

Easily MLSN

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Same freak responded 3x lol.

Look up how many teams have mls next and ECNL. Look up how many teams have GA and ECNL. I’ll let your mind do the rest of the work.

Now I'm confused. Say what?

Only club around here that already has MLSN and GA together is everyones favorite SYC. Does this make them more stable and prepared for the long haul? Or does it not matter because nobody actually wants this combo because the MLSN and ECNL combo u=is preferred? Does it mattter, I don't think it does but if you are trying to integrate training and methodologies and want to give players cross training opportunities at all levels. I"m no genius but one combo does make more sense if they are already partnered.

In the past one could say that girls ECNL was better than GA and that MLSN was better than boys ECNL…

This alliance now makes GA/MLSN = ECNL…possibly better if it becomes the only path to the pros.. you see there…

You can no longer just compare ECNL to GA. You will have to compare ECNL to the Alliance

I just don't get it. Of course we are all fans of our kids, and many fans of their teams even though they switch every couple of years. But fans of a 4-5 year old league competing with another 7-8 year old league? Makes no sense. The clubs don't give a crap about leagues and you shouldn't either. Just get your kid to the best team that fits them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Same freak responded 3x lol.

Look up how many teams have mls next and ECNL. Look up how many teams have GA and ECNL. I’ll let your mind do the rest of the work.

Now I'm confused. Say what?

Only club around here that already has MLSN and GA together is everyones favorite SYC. Does this make them more stable and prepared for the long haul? Or does it not matter because nobody actually wants this combo because the MLSN and ECNL combo u=is preferred? Does it mattter, I don't think it does but if you are trying to integrate training and methodologies and want to give players cross training opportunities at all levels. I"m no genius but one combo does make more sense if they are already partnered.

In the past one could say that girls ECNL was better than GA and that MLSN was better than boys ECNL…

This alliance now makes GA/MLSN = ECNL…possibly better if it becomes the only path to the pros.. you see there…

You can no longer just compare ECNL to GA. You will have to compare ECNL to the Alliance

I just don't get it. Of course we are all fans of our kids, and many fans of their teams even though they switch every couple of years. But fans of a 4-5 year old league competing with another 7-8 year old league? Makes no sense. The clubs don't give a crap about leagues and you shouldn't either. Just get your kid to the best team that fits them.

GA is 4-5 years old? What is the 7-8 year old league?

[Anonymous]

In GA and happy. The ECNL event did appear to have more College Coaches, but overall was a lesser event by location. Perhaps bad luck or planning. Maybe ECNL is just exagerating the number of coaches too. Who knows.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only way to counter this is for ECNL to once and for all accept the last 5-10 big clubs from GA. If they don’t do this in 25/26…things can go very very south.

ECNL could have done this for several years and chose not to.

As soon as one girls ECNL trades for MLSN and GA the floodgates will open.

Yup… all it takes is for one.

All it takes is for one club like FC Delco with a very strong MLS Next program to fall.

Most clubs would drop the MLS to keep the ECNL.

Hahaha. Says ECNL dad.

He’s an idiot. IMO

Clubs would lose more giving up MLS Next for ECNL than Giving up ECNL for GA.

GA still puts plenty of kids in college. And if these ECNL clubs say they are much better than GA clubs, then they should have no problem getting into champions cup and playoffs.

Who won’t have trouble getting into champions cup and playoffs?

Any ECNL club that may choose to keep mls next and is forced to go GA.

Since ECNL is so much better than GA, ECNL clubs would have no issue being top of the league in ga

So following to the logical conclusion, some girls ENCL teams will move to GA, making GA stronger. Sounds like a good move for GA, no?

[Anonymous]

ECNL girls account for the most amount of D1 year one players entering the transfer portal.

Also more ECNL girls than any other league choose to quit playing in college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL girls account for the most amount of D1 year one players entering the transfer portal.

Also more ECNL girls than any other league choose to quit playing in college.

Where’d you find those stats? RevPlex?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ECNL girls account for the most amount of D1 year one players entering the transfer portal.

Also more ECNL girls than any other league choose to quit playing in college.

Where’d you find those stats? RevPlex?

100% true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL girls account for the most amount of D1 year one players entering the transfer portal.

Also more ECNL girls than any other league choose to quit playing in college.

Proportionally?
Or real numbers?
ECNL makes up 2/3+ of college players. Of course the numbers are going to be higher.
Liars figure, figures dont lie

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL girls account for the most amount of D1 year one players entering the transfer portal.

Also more ECNL girls than any other league choose to quit playing in college.

Proportionally?
Or real numbers?
ECNL makes up 2/3+ of college players. Of course the numbers are going to be higher.
Liars figure, figures dont lie

100% true

[Anonymous]

Lots of conjecture, here, delving in the uglier side of youth soccer. What's clear is both sides accuse the other of forcing/pressuring to join and yet there are clubs currently with teams in the rival leagues -- typically ones in highly competitive markets. So, on some level this is just a lot of talk.... And yet, in less competitive markets, I saw our ECNL team split off from the boys so they could go with MLSNext when that was formed (which says a lot of about the pressure that exists/is likely coming regardless).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of conjecture, here, delving in the uglier side of youth soccer. What's clear is both sides accuse the other of forcing/pressuring to join and yet there are clubs currently with teams in the rival leagues -- typically ones in highly competitive markets. So, on some level this is just a lot of talk.... And yet, in less competitive markets, I saw our ECNL team split off from the boys so they could go with MLSNext when that was formed (which says a lot of about the pressure that exists/is likely coming regardless).

True, and its also true that IN THIS REGION, GA is not great. SYC has some promising young players. They also love astroturfing this forum. There are parts of the country that GA by all measures can go head to head with ECNL girls. This is not one of those parts.