New Additions to Leagues Check Up (ECNL & GA)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Big pickup for Girls Academy in Northeast PA. Penn Rising coming out of the LVU + Hex Dominion consolidation gives GA exactly what it’s been missing in that corridor a true, unified player pool with real scale behind it. Instead of talent being split across multiple clubs, you now have one program pulling from the entire Lehigh Valley, both clubs already had strong coaching, structure, and culture, so this isn’t a rebuild, it’s a plug-and-play addition with credibility.

From GA’s perspective, this is the kind of move that actually strengthens the league footprint. It creates better travel matchups with PA/NJ/Philly clubs, and adds a player pathway that’s clearly aligned on both the boys side (MLS Next) and now the girls side. Overall, this feels like a smart, strategic add that should stabilize and elevate the level of competition in Northeast PA pretty quickly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Seems like a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Big pickup for Girls Academy in Northeast PA. Penn Rising coming out of the LVU + Hex Dominion consolidation gives GA exactly what it’s been missing in that corridor a true, unified player pool with real scale behind it. Instead of talent being split across multiple clubs, you now have one program pulling from the entire Lehigh Valley, both clubs already had strong coaching, structure, and culture, so this isn’t a rebuild, it’s a plug-and-play addition with credibility.

From GA’s perspective, this is the kind of move that actually strengthens the league footprint. It creates better travel matchups with PA/NJ/Philly clubs, and adds a player pathway that’s clearly aligned on both the boys side (MLS Next) and now the girls side. Overall, this feels like a smart, strategic add that should stabilize and elevate the level of competition in Northeast PA pretty quickly.

Wait, Penn Rising has MLS Next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Big pickup for Girls Academy in Northeast PA. Penn Rising coming out of the LVU + Hex Dominion consolidation gives GA exactly what it’s been missing in that corridor a true, unified player pool with real scale behind it. Instead of talent being split across multiple clubs, you now have one program pulling from the entire Lehigh Valley, both clubs already had strong coaching, structure, and culture, so this isn’t a rebuild, it’s a plug-and-play addition with credibility.

From GA’s perspective, this is the kind of move that actually strengthens the league footprint. It creates better travel matchups with PA/NJ/Philly clubs, and adds a player pathway that’s clearly aligned on both the boys side (MLS Next) and now the girls side. Overall, this feels like a smart, strategic add that should stabilize and elevate the level of competition in Northeast PA pretty quickly.

Wait, Penn Rising has MLS Next?

Yes, Eastern PA has basically been a 2-club MLS NEXT market (Delco + PA Classics) for a while, which is why the Penn Rising addition is a big deal. It finally gives the Lehigh Valley its own top-tier pathway instead of kids commuting toward Philly or Lancaster.

Not a crowded landscape like Jersey, but that’s exactly why PR matters. It fills a real geographic and player pool gap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Big pickup for Girls Academy in Northeast PA. Penn Rising coming out of the LVU + Hex Dominion consolidation gives GA exactly what it’s been missing in that corridor a true, unified player pool with real scale behind it. Instead of talent being split across multiple clubs, you now have one program pulling from the entire Lehigh Valley, both clubs already had strong coaching, structure, and culture, so this isn’t a rebuild, it’s a plug-and-play addition with credibility.

From GA’s perspective, this is the kind of move that actually strengthens the league footprint. It creates better travel matchups with PA/NJ/Philly clubs, and adds a player pathway that’s clearly aligned on both the boys side (MLS Next) and now the girls side. Overall, this feels like a smart, strategic add that should stabilize and elevate the level of competition in Northeast PA pretty quickly.

wrong. its NO pickup. its a new club formed by disgruntled whiners unable to control others trying to consolidate power. unified player pool.. ok AI. this is a terrible move for the girls. I really feel bad them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Big pickup for Girls Academy in Northeast PA. Penn Rising coming out of the LVU + Hex Dominion consolidation gives GA exactly what it’s been missing in that corridor a true, unified player pool with real scale behind it. Instead of talent being split across multiple clubs, you now have one program pulling from the entire Lehigh Valley, both clubs already had strong coaching, structure, and culture, so this isn’t a rebuild, it’s a plug-and-play addition with credibility.

From GA’s perspective, this is the kind of move that actually strengthens the league footprint. It creates better travel matchups with PA/NJ/Philly clubs, and adds a player pathway that’s clearly aligned on both the boys side (MLS Next) and now the girls side. Overall, this feels like a smart, strategic add that should stabilize and elevate the level of competition in Northeast PA pretty quickly.

wrong. its NO pickup. its a new club formed by disgruntled whiners unable to control others trying to consolidate power. unified player pool.. ok AI. this is a terrible move for the girls. I really feel bad them.

Sounds like you’re a bit butt hurt. Did your kid get cut? This is a tale as old as time two teams consolidating to compete with larger clubs in their area. Not sure what you’re whining about.

[Anonymous]

Richmond United is a combination of 2 large clubs, it's a geographic powerhouse consolidating all the power with a small group of people over thousands of kids. This year has shown having 1 isolated large club is not necessarily a good idea.

[Anonymous]

When will the GA make their announcement about their new additions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richmond United is a combination of 2 large clubs, it's a geographic powerhouse consolidating all the power with a small group of people over thousands of kids. This year has shown having 1 isolated large club is not necessarily a good idea.

Interesting observation. What specifically about it has not worked? I realize the top teams (ECNL level) were always combined so that's not different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Richmond United is a combination of 2 large clubs, it's a geographic powerhouse consolidating all the power with a small group of people over thousands of kids. This year has shown having 1 isolated large club is not necessarily a good idea.

Interesting observation. What specifically about it has not worked? I realize the top teams (ECNL level) were always combined so that's not different.

What happens when an MLS homegrown club is in Richmond

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Richmond United is a combination of 2 large clubs, it's a geographic powerhouse consolidating all the power with a small group of people over thousands of kids. This year has shown having 1 isolated large club is not necessarily a good idea.

Interesting observation. What specifically about it has not worked? I realize the top teams (ECNL level) were always combined so that's not different.

What happens when an MLS homegrown club is in Richmond

has begun the soccer wars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:for those who don't know Penn rising is a new club in the PA area just formed by a bunch of disgruntled adults.they think they are going to pull players from top ECNL teams and clubs like PDA, Delco, etc... lmao

Big pickup for Girls Academy in Northeast PA. Penn Rising coming out of the LVU + Hex Dominion consolidation gives GA exactly what it’s been missing in that corridor a true, unified player pool with real scale behind it. Instead of talent being split across multiple clubs, you now have one program pulling from the entire Lehigh Valley, both clubs already had strong coaching, structure, and culture, so this isn’t a rebuild, it’s a plug-and-play addition with credibility.

From GA’s perspective, this is the kind of move that actually strengthens the league footprint. It creates better travel matchups with PA/NJ/Philly clubs, and adds a player pathway that’s clearly aligned on both the boys side (MLS Next) and now the girls side. Overall, this feels like a smart, strategic add that should stabilize and elevate the level of competition in Northeast PA pretty quickly.

wrong. its NO pickup. its a new club formed by disgruntled whiners unable to control others trying to consolidate power. unified player pool.. ok AI. this is a terrible move for the girls. I really feel bad them.

Sounds like you’re a bit butt hurt. Did your kid get cut? This is a tale as old as time two teams consolidating to compete with larger clubs in their area. Not sure what you’re whining about.

bless your heart. keep trying

[Anonymous]

Should be another announcement by end of the week of more girls teams getting into ECNL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Richmond United is a combination of 2 large clubs, it's a geographic powerhouse consolidating all the power with a small group of people over thousands of kids. This year has shown having 1 isolated large club is not necessarily a good idea.

Interesting observation. What specifically about it has not worked? I realize the top teams (ECNL level) were always combined so that's not different.

What happens when an MLS homegrown club is in Richmond

They have two AD clubs now. Both are new. Not sure if either is ready to move to HG anytime soon. Maybe RU will move.

On the boys side the level of play is down from years past. We were down at Jeff Cup this weekend and family friends are at GA in Florida. The difference in the level of play is striking.

[Anonymous]

MLSN is so far superior to ECNLB that at some point GA will become superior to ECNLG simply by dragging the girls side along with the ECNLB->MLSN conversion.