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10/03/2025 11:20

Subject: Official GA Fall 2025 Thread

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Anonymous wrote:GA Parent here. ECNL teams are generally better teams. The higher rated teams are also generally better and happen to be more present in ECNL.

Same goes for higher rated GA teams. But don’t be mad at this person. ECNL is better overall by a decent margin…but most ECNL parents won’t admit that GA is growing…slowly.

Try having your kid play for a a GA club that's better than 95% of the equivalent age ECNL clubs. The parents are so obnoxious. But its all worthwhile when you beat ECNL superclubs in tournaments and "friendlies". Watching parents shuffle off the field in stunned silence is worth its weight in gold.

Name who you are in the region other than the SYC 2012s who are phenomenal.

Phenomenal? Didn’t they go 0-3 at Jefferson cup? Are there any other phenomenal teams in the area in any age group for comparison?

The only phenomenal teams in the area are VDA 08/07. Maybe Arlington 11s. Fairfax Union 10s no longer exist and we have idea how the Bethesda 10s will do but they are probably closest to VDAs team. VDA 09s were close but failed at playoffs and don’t look like last years team. Bethesda 11s are similar to VDA 09s.

Phenomenal in my mind is any ECNL or GA team that makes final 4 of either GA or ECNL Nationals. My only exception would be top 8 on that Soccer App ranking.

I would classify any GA team in the area as phenomenal. Armour 10s were over a year ago but not anymore. FCV had some phenomenal teams but they are long gone now.

Please elucidate us on what you have done that was phenomenal under your definition. Because based on your post I bet you have never accomplished anything more than luke warm or tepid. But yes, please tell us more of your inane thoughts.

I already defined what I consider phenomenal which may mean different to others.

FYI, my eldest is in graduate school, played in both DA and ECNL. I am on my second time around. I have been reading and posting here for years. The biggest thing I have always noticed is that parents at the younger ages without experience have no idea. I was the same way with my eldest. U14 and under mean absolutely nothing. Until kids are full grown, you don’t know how they will stack up. I’ve watched pedestrian players turn into P4 players in just two years. Second time around I am a little more wiser. Youngest is currently in GA even though I know ECNL is better competition. I care more about the coach and her surroundings than I do the ECNL badge. If she were to find an ECNL team with a coach and team she liked, she would probably switch but time will tell.

NP Here, my DD is U13 now and I often wonder what it takes to go from good player at U12 and under to college bound player in 5 years time. I have also witnessed a few new kids to soccer, really step up and shine in 2 years time. Makes me wonder about how kids will play after they go through puberty on the Girls side.

Although I agree that puberty can change a lot on the girls side, I also think it is often overstated. If the player does not gain the technical skills needed at the higher levels by the time puberty rolls around, no amount of physical changes can help their cause.