Girls' Academy has also been approved to become a U.S. Soccer member!

[Anonymous]

ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

[Anonymous]

^ You just don’t get it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Why does NWSL prefer GA to ECNL? How would you know that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ You just don’t get it.

I would beg to differ, sounds like a club director they might get it better than you champ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Why does NWSL prefer GA to ECNL? How would you know that?

They don't prefer either. If you look at who actually gets drafted, the vast majority are college players. The outliers are national team players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anybody following a pattern here…all the new GA clubs coming over to ECNL had ECNL Boys instead of MLS Next teams as boys leagues. Seems like an important piece of information in this whole deal….especially with new registering affiliation with US Soccer.

Absolutely correct.

Unfortunately most of the ECNL cult parents who post online have no clue how boys youth soccer works.

With boys MLSN is the top dog and other leagues exist but aren’t as high of quality.

Finally someone who might know what they are talking about. All these recent additions which I agree look fantastic from the girls perspective of ECNL, what you all are missing is that this is an attempt by ECNL to fight and bolster up their boys programs to stay relevant, and has almost nothing to do with any competiion with or from GA. MLSN is operating like ECNL does not exsist, and what you are seeing on the girls side is that GA is beginning to act accoridngly. Perplexing? Yes, GA is no where near the level or influence in the market as MLSN but what if a girls league did start operating that way and became the NWSLN for girls. Not saying that is happening, just saying that the structure is currently being set for this to occur in the future organically. ECNL will be the brand to play college soccer, very profitable business and happy consumers because college's coaches need players, and parents want to post IG college sweatshirt photo shoots to their followers. MLSN and GA/or future home to NWLSN academies, will be the brand to maximize your soccer development to be evaluated as a porfessional, while participating in traditional showcases to be seen by college coaches. Tell me where I'm wrong? Which one would you choose?

- CEFAQ (Current ECNL Family Asking Questions)

You all obviously don't have a boy playing soccer. Yes ECNL is 2nd tier to MLSN, but MLSN doesn't let in the number of boys clubs that ECNL lets in for girls. And there is a lot more boys teams that could play in MLSN than the number of girls teams that play ECNL.

ECNL for boys is solid program to get recruited.

Boy playing soccer, yes. Real question do I care about boys soccer in this country, hell no! Keeping kicking your balls around here little boys no one respects american male players. These boards should be for girls soccer only, where world class talent is produced in this country.... for now...that narrative could be changing but thats a different thread

-CEFAQ

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Why does NWSL prefer GA to ECNL? How would you know that?

They don't prefer either. If you look at who actually gets drafted, the vast majority are college players. The outliers are national team players.

This is a good point. Majority of drafted women players spend 4 years playing at a college before they are drafted. Of course, the leagues try to take credit for them even though it’s been 4 years since they played in that league. But it’s more the college program that gets them drafted. The league may have helped them get to the college but its involvement ended there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Why does NWSL prefer GA to ECNL? How would you know that?

They don't prefer either. If you look at who actually gets drafted, the vast majority are college players. The outliers are national team players.

For now, did you notice how many teenagers and underclassmen were drafted? Tide is shifting younger like any professionalized sport around the globe. Football is the world's game, keep up north Amuricah, your draft is cute though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Why does NWSL prefer GA to ECNL? How would you know that?

They don't prefer either. If you look at who actually gets drafted, the vast majority are college players. The outliers are national team players.

For now, did you notice how many teenagers and underclassmen were drafted? Tide is shifting younger like any professionalized sport around the globe. Football is the world's game, keep up north Amuricah, your draft is cute though

Most girls are smart enough to get a degree before going to a league that will pay them a laughable salary. The women on the national team make good money, they skip college. The rest of the league exists so that the national team players have somewhere to play

[Anonymous]

There maybe 1000 girls entering college each year to play soccer. Only a few percent will be or are even interested in being drafted. A few percent. As a college pathway Girls ECNL is working exactly what it is designed for - matching girls to college soccer. You design for the 99% of your users not the 1%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

That bolded part made me lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Exactly correct.

- Owners of MLS clubs also own NWSL clubs
- MLS Next is the top league for youth boys
- The people at US Soccer are the same ones that brought us DA several years ago (they believe in the academy model)
- US Soccer just made GA the same level as MLS NWSL USMTN USWNT

What do you think the odds are that NWSL will want to control the female youth talent pool like MLS?
What do you think the odds are that NWSL will copy MLS and create NWSL Next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Exactly correct.

- Owners of MLS clubs also own NWSL clubs
- MLS Next is the top league for youth boys
- The people at US Soccer are the same ones that brought us DA several years ago (they believe in the academy model)
- US Soccer just made GA the same level as MLS NWSL USMTN USWNT

What do you think the odds are that NWSL will want to control the female youth talent pool like MLS?
What do you think the odds are that NWSL will copy MLS and create NWSL Next?

not really. Three NWSL teams are associated with MLS teams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Exactly correct.

- Owners of MLS clubs also own NWSL clubs
- MLS Next is the top league for youth boys
- The people at US Soccer are the same ones that brought us DA several years ago (they believe in the academy model)
- US Soccer just made GA the same level as MLS NWSL USMTN USWNT

What do you think the odds are that NWSL will want to control the female youth talent pool like MLS?
What do you think the odds are that NWSL will copy MLS and create NWSL Next?

not really. Three NWSL teams are associated with MLS teams

You are ridiculous and trying to nitpick so hard. It doesn't matter how many own both. They'll see the success of MLS Next and want to duplicate it on the women's side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ECNL currently is going after GA Champions Cup Clubs who had ECNL as a Boys Platform already. All 4 of the clubs to-date ticked each one of these boxes. Why is that? Easy for them to come over, low hanging fruit.

This is a defense move by the ECNL to try and stop the growing problem of GA & MLS Next Clubs who are only growing with more power.

They are tyring to kill the GA with a massive attack by picking off the largest clubs they can get that were vunerable with no MLS Next affilitaion. PR Headshot

MLS Next IS the platform on Boys side. NWSL Next may become that on Girls side. And what league shall we ask is currently set up best to be the prefferred platform for NWSL Next if it comes out....the GA with it's new affilitation with US Soccer and and the ability to register players.

Exactly correct.

- Owners of MLS clubs also own NWSL clubs
- MLS Next is the top league for youth boys
- The people at US Soccer are the same ones that brought us DA several years ago (they believe in the academy model)
- US Soccer just made GA the same level as MLS NWSL USMTN USWNT

What do you think the odds are that NWSL will want to control the female youth talent pool like MLS?
What do you think the odds are that NWSL will copy MLS and create NWSL Next?

not really. Three NWSL teams are associated with MLS teams

You are ridiculous and trying to nitpick so hard. It doesn't matter how many own both. They'll see the success of MLS Next and want to duplicate it on the women's side.

It isn't nitpicking, it is stating facts and context. # NWSL clubs owned by MLS clubs is not the same as saying generally that MLS clubs own NWSL clubs.

The leagues are separate with their own agendas and issues, challenges and needs.

You are looking for some grand connection that just doesn't exist in the way you want it too.

It took MLS over a decade to get to a point where their Academies are now fully funded. Even if what you say is true, it is going to be a very long time and your 2012 SYC GA girls team will never see it happen in their youth playing time to matter.