Club density in the DMV

[Anonymous]

Think it is more that in those areas (St Mary’s, Blue Ridge and the like) there are not enough clubs to form a league so they apply to the closest competitive league which in this case is NCSL. Trust me the parents from those clubs wish there was a better option. They have long drives for 4 or 5 games every season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

The AGs you are talking about come into play. One major reason is the different high school season for MD/VA.

HS subpar soccer affecting high level club soccer for a region is asinine

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

The AGs you are talking about come into play. One major reason is the different high school season for MD/VA.

HS subpar soccer affecting high level club soccer for a region is asinine

Well ALL girls and most boys shut down for the high school season, so it's something you have to consider even if it's asinine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

The AGs you are talking about come into play. One major reason is the different high school season for MD/VA.

HS subpar soccer affecting high level club soccer for a region is asinine

I agree but the VA folks don't, especially the ECNL crowd. Ask the Arlington parents. They are there because their kids want to play high school soccer. As an American, I respect their choice. Being on the MD side, it sucks because we lose them and have to drive to NJ to make it work. There are worse problems though.

[Anonymous]

There is no DC league because people want to qualify and compete for a national championship each year. A DC league cannot provide that and if you are not in MLS or ECNl than you will not be placed competitively in any tournaments that you enter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

Because each club wants a "pathway" to sell and the league directors need to feel their kids too. On the girls side in the DMV we have teams in ECNL, ECNL-RL, GA, GA Aspire, NL, EDP, and NCSL (and probably others). Ideally you would want one truly elite league (ECNL/GA) where teams travel to play the best competition and then put all of the other teams in the same pool with promotion/relegation, but this would require combining 5 leagues into 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

Because each club wants a "pathway" to sell and the league directors need to feel their kids too. On the girls side in the DMV we have teams in ECNL, ECNL-RL, GA, GA Aspire, NL, EDP, and NCSL (and probably others). Ideally you would want one truly elite league (ECNL/GA) where teams travel to play the best competition and then put all of the other teams in the same pool with promotion/relegation, but this would require combining 5 leagues into 1.

There isn’t enough talent in DC to have a DC league. That’s pretty clear.

[Anonymous]

What is the purpose of FVU fielding U12 and U13 USL Y summer teams? To make it easier to build and solidify their U13 ECNL rosters? Who will coach the teams and where will they practice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

Because each club wants a "pathway" to sell and the league directors need to feel their kids too. On the girls side in the DMV we have teams in ECNL, ECNL-RL, GA, GA Aspire, NL, EDP, and NCSL (and probably others). Ideally you would want one truly elite league (ECNL/GA) where teams travel to play the best competition and then put all of the other teams in the same pool with promotion/relegation, but this would require combining 5 leagues into 1.

There isn’t enough talent in DC to have a DC league. That’s pretty clear.

That's false. We have more than enough talent pre-U14. After then, allow them to travel after the separations occur.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hold on.. I can think of at least 8 DC clubs. There's obviously demand for this many clubs. Tell me why these clubs are traveling 1 hour away to play a game in MD eastern shore or WV or Lorton...

with so many teams in DC, why isn't there a DC league? Ok for the the top level teams (ECNL or whatever) maybe those can travel for better comp. but the A/B/C teams traveling an hour to play a game is crazy.

why isn't there a DC league?

Because each club wants a "pathway" to sell and the league directors need to feel their kids too. On the girls side in the DMV we have teams in ECNL, ECNL-RL, GA, GA Aspire, NL, EDP, and NCSL (and probably others). Ideally you would want one truly elite league (ECNL/GA) where teams travel to play the best competition and then put all of the other teams in the same pool with promotion/relegation, but this would require combining 5 leagues into 1.

There isn’t enough talent in DC to have a DC league. That’s pretty clear.

That's false. We have more than enough talent pre-U14. After then, allow them to travel after the separations occur.

+1 The DC talent is just fragmented. If you combined all the DC clubs into 2 and just kept players in the district they'd be competitive with any of the burbs clubs. It's the same old issue. Field space and traffic patterns.