North’s Carolina Courage & UFA leave DA for ECNL

[Anonymous]

ECNL is evolving and at exactly the right time in the DMV. Parents are no longer going to want to travel far distances and especially go North anytime soon for their kid to play soccer. Everyone seems to think Coronavirus is something to ignore in these discussions but that is no longer the reality we live in. Having more regional options and less travel is exactly what the doctor ordered to combat the travel soccer insanity.

[Anonymous]

ECNL is cheaper for the club. The price is the same as DA for the player. Net result, ECNL clubs don’t have to spend as much on the players experience.

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Metro guy wrote:The same parents who are cheering for DA to fail will be here complaining about their current ECNL clubs lack of loyalty to their kid if DA closes shop and the DA kids start replacing kids on their ECNL team.

All these parents thinking that their kid isn’t benefiting from the current dilution will be pretty surprised when they end up back in NCSL on the outside looking in.

Good one. Is that the best you've got?
When ECNL swallows up GDA teams they do it whole. They won't be dissolving anything. There is no need.

So ECNL just wants to be 200 clubs? LOL

You haven’t been around long, have you? You seem a little green behind the ears

USSF stole what ECNL built. You do know that, right?
USSF tried to bully the youth market for their own benifit. You do know that, right?
The clubs you are attempting to bad mouth built ECNL. You do know that, right?
The clubs that jumped from ECNL to DA got nothing in return except a bigger bill. You do know that right?
The clubs are under no moral or ethical obligation to uplift women’s soccer in this country. You know that, right?
USSF created the dilution you despise. You know that, right?
USSF ripped teams apart. You know that, right?

USSF has the money to fully fund NWSL academies for the top 5 percent of girls in the nation. You know that, right?
USSF will not fully fund those academies because they want the clubs to pay the cost. You know that, right?
USSF care more about funding the men’s game vs the women’s. You know that, right?

Your anger should be directed at USSF not the clubs. Time to get off your soap box and join the real world.

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

ECNL isn’t any cheaper for players than DA. Clubs like PDA and Real CO get two teams and get to charge ECNL prices for a B team.

You and USSF have one thing in common; Arrogance

You have a lot to learn if you think that the 2nd team is a B team. Of the 8 clubs with dual teams, five of them are not in the same location. Some are on opposite end of the state they’re in. PDA does have both teams at the same location. However, they are PDA. Both teams are good.

Your wrong about price. ECNL is cheaper than the DA.

You’re argument is pure philosophical. Time to pay attention to the real intel on the ground.

It is the second team. That is what it is. ECNL is a watered down league in a watered down landscape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is cheaper for the club. The price is the same as DA for the player. Net result, ECNL clubs don’t have to spend as much on the players experience.

When you get two teams per age group in ECNL it is a club money maker. It is the new CCL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ECNL is evolving and at exactly the right time in the DMV. Parents are no longer going to want to travel far distances and especially go North anytime soon for their kid to play soccer. Everyone seems to think Coronavirus is something to ignore in these discussions but that is no longer the reality we live in. Having more regional options and less travel is exactly what the doctor ordered to combat the travel soccer insanity.

Yup, and soon enough ECNL will be NPL. You’ll never have to leave Virginia.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:ECNL is evolving and at exactly the right time in the DMV. Parents are no longer going to want to travel far distances and especially go North anytime soon for their kid to play soccer. Everyone seems to think Coronavirus is something to ignore in these discussions but that is no longer the reality we live in. Having more regional options and less travel is exactly what the doctor ordered to combat the travel soccer insanity.

Yup, and soon enough ECNL will be NPL. You’ll never have to leave Virginia.

You might do some research. The Virginia NPL (VPL) has already been consumed by ECNL already as an ECNL regional league. These RL leagues are intended to be feeders to the full fledged ECNL. At least someone is planning ahead.

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Metro guy wrote:The same parents who are cheering for DA to fail will be here complaining about their current ECNL clubs lack of loyalty to their kid if DA closes shop and the DA kids start replacing kids on their ECNL team.

All these parents thinking that their kid isn’t benefiting from the current dilution will be pretty surprised when they end up back in NCSL on the outside looking in.

Good one. Is that the best you've got?
When ECNL swallows up GDA teams they do it whole. They won't be dissolving anything. There is no need.

So ECNL just wants to be 200 clubs? LOL

You haven’t been around long, have you? You seem a little green behind the ears

USSF stole what ECNL built. You do know that, right?
USSF tried to bully the youth market for their own benifit. You do know that, right?
The clubs you are attempting to bad mouth built ECNL. You do know that, right?
The clubs that jumped from ECNL to DA got nothing in return except a bigger bill. You do know that right?
The clubs are under no moral or ethical obligation to uplift women’s soccer in this country. You know that, right?
USSF created the dilution you despise. You know that, right?
USSF ripped teams apart. You know that, right?

USSF has the money to fully fund NWSL academies for the top 5 percent of girls in the nation. You know that, right?
USSF will not fully fund those academies because they want the clubs to pay the cost. You know that, right?
USSF care more about funding the men’s game vs the women’s. You know that, right?

Your anger should be directed at USSF not the clubs. Time to get off your soap box and join the real world.

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

ECNL isn’t any cheaper for players than DA. Clubs like PDA and Real CO get two teams and get to charge ECNL prices for a B team.

You and USSF have one thing in common; Arrogance

You have a lot to learn if you think that the 2nd team is a B team. Of the 8 clubs with dual teams, five of them are not in the same location. Some are on opposite end of the state they’re in. PDA does have both teams at the same location. However, they are PDA. Both teams are good.

Your wrong about price. ECNL is cheaper than the DA.

You’re argument is pure philosophical. Time to pay attention to the real intel on the ground.

It is the second team. That is what it is. ECNL is a watered down league in a watered down landscape.

I don't think you understand. The ECNL clubs with two teams are generally those who had DA or ECNL teams, i.e. two high quality teams, or had two high quality teams divided by geography. PDA and FC Stars have two teams at each age group that can compete against any ECNL/DA team in the DMV.

[Anonymous]

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Metro guy wrote:The same parents who are cheering for DA to fail will be here complaining about their current ECNL clubs lack of loyalty to their kid if DA closes shop and the DA kids start replacing kids on their ECNL team.

All these parents thinking that their kid isn’t benefiting from the current dilution will be pretty surprised when they end up back in NCSL on the outside looking in.

Good one. Is that the best you've got?
When ECNL swallows up GDA teams they do it whole. They won't be dissolving anything. There is no need.

So ECNL just wants to be 200 clubs? LOL

You haven’t been around long, have you? You seem a little green behind the ears

USSF stole what ECNL built. You do know that, right?
USSF tried to bully the youth market for their own benifit. You do know that, right?
The clubs you are attempting to bad mouth built ECNL. You do know that, right?
The clubs that jumped from ECNL to DA got nothing in return except a bigger bill. You do know that right?
The clubs are under no moral or ethical obligation to uplift women’s soccer in this country. You know that, right?
USSF created the dilution you despise. You know that, right?
USSF ripped teams apart. You know that, right?

USSF has the money to fully fund NWSL academies for the top 5 percent of girls in the nation. You know that, right?
USSF will not fully fund those academies because they want the clubs to pay the cost. You know that, right?
USSF care more about funding the men’s game vs the women’s. You know that, right?

Your anger should be directed at USSF not the clubs. Time to get off your soap box and join the real world.

Money doesn’t grow on trees.

ECNL isn’t any cheaper for players than DA. Clubs like PDA and Real CO get two teams and get to charge ECNL prices for a B team.

You and USSF have one thing in common; Arrogance

You have a lot to learn if you think that the 2nd team is a B team. Of the 8 clubs with dual teams, five of them are not in the same location. Some are on opposite end of the state they’re in. PDA does have both teams at the same location. However, they are PDA. Both teams are good.

Your wrong about price. ECNL is cheaper than the DA.

You’re argument is pure philosophical. Time to pay attention to the real intel on the ground.

It is the second team. That is what it is. ECNL is a watered down league in a watered down landscape.

I don't think you understand. The ECNL clubs with two teams are generally those who had DA or ECNL teams, i.e. two high quality teams, or had two high quality teams divided by geography. PDA and FC Stars have two teams at each age group that can compete against any ECNL/DA team in the DMV.

They have two teams. That is the reason they switched to ECNL. They can compete because ECNL is watered down.

[Anonymous]

And you can have 30 kids on a roster in ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And you can have 30 kids on a roster in ECNL.

Those that know the least speak the loudest.

And you sir, are a loud mouth.

Biggest rosters in the area are DA clubs.

There is a DA club in our area that has an overall record of 10-500 with 30 man rosters

DA outside of SoCal is full of B teams and at this point dead.

[Anonymous]

Better to have one preferred league per region regardless of which one to get the strong talent competing with and against each other. Two leagues are very very similar so just go with the stronger option in your neck of the woods

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Better to have one preferred league per region regardless of which one to get the strong talent competing with and against each other. Two leagues are very very similar so just go with the stronger option in your neck of the woods

That can (and does) vary by age group. ECNL battle comes down to something simple, people don't like to give up power. Instead of ceding the elite environment to USSF, our friends in Richmond decided to dig their heels in and get ugly about it. How this helps anyone is beyond most thinking people.

[Anonymous]

Best competition FCV has at this point is Arlington. Yet they are taking a bus to NY to beat B teams 10-0. Steel sharpens steel. Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better to have one preferred league per region regardless of which one to get the strong talent competing with and against each other. Two leagues are very very similar so just go with the stronger option in your neck of the woods

That can (and does) vary by age group. ECNL battle comes down to something simple, people don't like to give up power. Instead of ceding the elite environment to USSF, our friends in Richmond decided to dig their heels in and get ugly about it. How this helps anyone is beyond most thinking people.

Who cares? How does ceding the fake "elite" environment to ussf help anyone? They are both pay to play deluxe youth sports aimed at the identical demographic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better to have one preferred league per region regardless of which one to get the strong talent competing with and against each other. Two leagues are very very similar so just go with the stronger option in your neck of the woods

That can (and does) vary by age group. ECNL battle comes down to something simple, people don't like to give up power. Instead of ceding the elite environment to USSF, our friends in Richmond decided to dig their heels in and get ugly about it. How this helps anyone is beyond most thinking people.

Or you could say that USSF is run by arrogant a-holes who wanted to bully the market and thought everyone would get on their knees and kiss the ring. A “render unto Caesar” approach has consequences.

Beware the ides of March....apparently