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Anonymous
Why are you arguing with a fact. DPL Board members founded GA. This was GAs way of saying ok ECNL. You got it, without looking weak. |
Anonymous
Not really. If ECNL changes to SY and GA stays BY (along with MLSN). GA might become competitive and possibly overtake ECNL on the girls side. ECNL is really putting all of their eggs in the NCAA basket, based on an NCAA landscape of 2 years ago. This is what happens when average people think they’re smarter than everyone else. |
Anonymous
| Yup. And there are a lot of ECNL kids that are about to get bumped down to the younger teams. You think they want that? Or go to a GA team and play BY. |
Anonymous
There won’t be as much team movement as the overbearing Q4 parents think there will be. Parents aren’t going to shop programs based on age cutoffs, they’ll shop based on team results and explacement. But what happens when GA is playing international friendlies that ECNL can’t anymore because 1) their teams are funky 2) the BY temp teams have no chemistry or won’t travel well internationally, etc.? That means GA starts eating YNT share. GA eats YNT share and coaches, who are perfectly capable of understanding skills regardless of team age cutoffs, start paying more attention to GA events. Coaches have 365 days in a year just like the rest of us, and have to make choices. Do they jump an ECNL showcase off their list so they can see a few YNT camp prospects that are playing in GA events? Yea they do… And then what happens? Explacements change. So quality begins to migrate from ECNL to GA chasing the looks. Well what happens when then…more quality moves. Etc. Then what happens? Then a club moves. Etc. This isn’t hard to believe because it’s happened before. That’s exactly how ECNL developed into its current platform. |
Anonymous
Yep, GA teams are going to start outperforming ECNL teams at all their international appearances in Europe and South America due to superior BY team chemistry. The whole world will notice and declare GA the better league. ECNL is screwed. |
Anonymous
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You people have no idea what you’re talking about. 1) GA definitely going to change things if US soccer approves the change. 2)ECNL is not worried about international competition and chemistry? Most teams that compete in international competition are national teams or Olympic develop teams which are kids from various clubs.
ECNL will still keep the top talent as elite players usually play up a year or two most of the time. The players moving from ECNL to Ga are just your regular decent ECNL player. My daughter plays ECNL and GA both clubs directors said they are switching to new cutoffs if that’s approved. |
Anonymous
| Was talking with my daughters coach tonight who’s also the GA director he said they will go with whatever USSF approved and they will keep some girls up (Aug to Dec) but also have them play extra games with the age below for NPL. |
Anonymous
Sounds like an approach that most clubs will follow until these age groups age out. |
Anonymous
| Assuming this change happens, how are Q3/Q4 parents thinking about it? If your kid is on ecnl/ga pathway (several years away right now), would you stay up until u13 and then repeat your u12 year or do you tryout to stay up on ecnl and ga for a year and then level out or keep playing up regardless of the trapped player issues? The social aspect is important to us so managing higher play with also not losing all your friends to level out is a real consideration ie better to make friends for a few years and switch or build friends for many years with a steeper cliff if you switch, hopefully that makes sense. |
Anonymous
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Q4 parent of a 2011 here. The social piece is a huge piece. My D will be devastated if she has to switch teams. BUT I think she will develop better having a proper club season as an 8th grader and it will make college recruitment easier.
I am mixed on the decision for this reason. But the worst option is to delay it a year as she would still lose the 8th grade year AND social piece the following year. |
Anonymous
| Looks like Skip Gilbert confirmed the change on his LinkedIn. |
Anonymous
Wow, looks pretty definitive. |
Anonymous
I guess the next question is when it will be effective. My guess is 1/1/2025 since nobody will be required to switch teams. |
Anonymous
Doesn't add anything new. This was known as of the joint statement earlier this week. US Soccer is the next domino. |
Anonymous
Or might not. What would be the draw to GA when women pro slots are so, so rare and college recruiters have to deal with non-matching age categories? |