DA vs ECNL vs everything else

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pipeline and Sac are WS...but thanks

You can't hide your ignorance. Some MD clubs have loose affiliations with WS. Follow the logic -- If you are in Baltimore or HC, you are not driving to Germantown for practice two days a week especially if you are on a strong club like Pipeline or SAC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipeline and Sac are WS...but thanks

You can't hide your ignorance. Some MD clubs have loose affiliations with WS. Follow the logic -- If you are in Baltimore or HC, you are not driving to Germantown for practice two days a week especially if you are on a strong club like Pipeline or SAC.

NP here. I don't think you are in a position to be calling other posters ignorant. Some DA affiliations are loose. The connection between WS MD and Pipeline is not. Santino Quaranta is heavily involved in both.

[Anonymous]

The Washington Spirit has added Baltimore Armour as a U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy partner for the state of Maryland, which will now be called “Washington Spirit Baltimore Armour

Baltimore Armour was created in early 2015 through a partnership between Soccer Association of Columbia (SAC) and Pipeline Soccer Club (Pipeline)

BUT WHATEVER..FACTS ARE STUPID ANYWAYS

[Anonymous]

OP here. Quaranta coaches at Pipeline and is director at WS but that does not mean that players are linked to both organizations. This is not FCV. For the 100th time, many parents of the top players are not driving to Germantown for one or two practices per week especially when they are already being coached by Quaranta. This is why Pipeline maintains a top girls team in every age category. Even if several players do decide to do the DA, there are enough who could but don't to maintain elite status.

Just stop drinking the DA/ECNL sauce. There will always exist strong non-DA/ECNL teams that will not only compete with DA/ECNL but will also send players to DI.

[Anonymous]

^^ Ok, so your daughter didn't leave her team to do DA....but is clearly good enough....we get it. Move on.

[Anonymous]

^^Not my daughter but the girls who played for Loudon, Arlington, Pipeline, SAC, etc. The point is that ECNL and DA are not the only games in town. Girls will leave Arlington for other clubs because DA might not be the right fit for them.

[Anonymous]

Being on a good team does not equate to playing meaningful games in a good league against good competition that will challenge her.

When placed in a challenging environment, the player must learn to quickly progress or fail. In a challenging environment, the development gets accelerated.

People sometimes equate wins with development.

Wins are great...but SPEED OF PLAY is KING

(technical speed, tactical speed, physical speed, and speed of thought and execution)

By the way, every club you named above is now affiliated with either DA or ECNL...just saying

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP here.

If you have to ask who the competitive non-ECNL/DS then you don't know the complete landscape of youth soccer. MD has several strong teams that are each sending multiple girls to DI. These teams play in the same showcases as the top ECNL clubs in front of the same coaches. Playing EDP Champions League or ERL is playing at a high kevel. If you live outside the beltway in MD you are not driving an hour in rush hour to reach MU or Bethesda. You are not driving to Germantown for WS. If you are in Baltimore you are playing at Pipeline l, OPSA or Baltimore Celtic. If you live in Columbia you are playingoing for SAC. Again, I am not saying that ECNL or DA are not great options. They are They just might not be the best options for many girls and the above clbs are while offering elite competition.

OK. Rather than speak in generalities let's look at the signing numbers again for this year:

Arundel 2
Baltimore Celtic 1
Baltimore Union 1
Bethesda 16
Calvert Elite SC 1
FC Bordeaux USA 2
Maryland United FC 14
Oni Premier SA 1
SAC 1
Washington Spirit - BA 7
Total 45
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So 37 out of 45 from 3 ECNL/DAteams, and 8 for all the others. "MD has several strong teams that are each sending multiple girls to DI"? Maybe that is a wee bit of an overstatement for this year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Quaranta coaches at Pipeline and is director at WS but that does not mean that players are linked to both organizations. This is not FCV. For the 100th time, many parents of the top players are not driving to Germantown for one or two practices per week especially when they are already being coached by Quaranta. This is why Pipeline maintains a top girls team in every age category. Even if several players do decide to do the DA, there are enough who could but don't to maintain elite status.

Just stop drinking the DA/ECNL sauce. There will always exist strong non-DA/ECNL teams that will not only compete with DA/ECNL but will also send players to DI.

Here are the same numbers for MD 2018 signings by league:

ECNL 32
DA 7
EDP 4
Region 1 ERL 3
Total 45

I miscounted in the above post. Forgot Arundel is ECNL. 39 out 45 are ECNL/DA. Mmmm. That sauce is yummy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Quaranta coaches at Pipeline and is director at WS but that does not mean that players are linked to both organizations. This is not FCV. For the 100th time, many parents of the top players are not driving to Germantown for one or two practices per week especially when they are already being coached by Quaranta. This is why Pipeline maintains a top girls team in every age category. Even if several players do decide to do the DA, there are enough who could but don't to maintain elite status.

Just stop drinking the DA/ECNL sauce. There will always exist strong non-DA/ECNL teams that will not only compete with DA/ECNL but will also send players to DI.

Here are the same numbers for MD 2018 signings by league:

ECNL 32
DA 7
EDP 4
Region 1 ERL 3
Total 45

I miscounted in the above post. Forgot Arundel is ECNL. 39 out 45 are ECNL/DA. Mmmm. That sauce is yummy.

...and...lest the above DA numbers be misinterpreted, recognize there is only one DA team in MD....Wash Spirit - BA. The U18/19 team only has 8 girls graduating in 2018. 7 out of those 8 are on the NCAA signing list. 6 of those are Div I. Not too shabby. Of course with 3 ECNL teams with single year age groups, you will have more girls signing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Quaranta coaches at Pipeline and is director at WS but that does not mean that players are linked to both organizations. This is not FCV. For the 100th time, many parents of the top players are not driving to Germantown for one or two practices per week especially when they are already being coached by Quaranta. This is why Pipeline maintains a top girls team in every age category. Even if several players do decide to do the DA, there are enough who could but don't to maintain elite status.

Just stop drinking the DA/ECNL sauce. There will always exist strong non-DA/ECNL teams that will not only compete with DA/ECNL but will also send players to DI.

Here are the same numbers for MD 2018 signings by league:

ECNL 32
DA 7
EDP 4
Region 1 ERL 3
Total 45

I miscounted in the above post. Forgot Arundel is ECNL. 39 out 45 are ECNL/DA. Mmmm. That sauce is yummy.

When did that happen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Quaranta coaches at Pipeline and is director at WS but that does not mean that players are linked to both organizations. This is not FCV. For the 100th time, many parents of the top players are not driving to Germantown for one or two practices per week especially when they are already being coached by Quaranta. This is why Pipeline maintains a top girls team in every age category. Even if several players do decide to do the DA, there are enough who could but don't to maintain elite status.

Just stop drinking the DA/ECNL sauce. There will always exist strong non-DA/ECNL teams that will not only compete with DA/ECNL but will also send players to DI.

Here are the same numbers for MD 2018 signings by league:

ECNL 32
DA 7
EDP 4
Region 1 ERL 3
Total 45

I miscounted in the above post. Forgot Arundel is ECNL. 39 out 45 are ECNL/DA. Mmmm. That sauce is yummy.

When did that happen?

Oooops...you are right. I had it right the first time. I think they most recently played Region 1 ERL. Here is a revised table:

ECNL 30
DA 7
EDP 4
Region 1 ERL 5
Total 45

[Anonymous]

...and i would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you darn meddling kids

Scooby dooby doooooo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Quaranta coaches at Pipeline and is director at WS but that does not mean that players are linked to both organizations. This is not FCV. For the 100th time, many parents of the top players are not driving to Germantown for one or two practices per week especially when they are already being coached by Quaranta. This is why Pipeline maintains a top girls team in every age category. Even if several players do decide to do the DA, there are enough who could but don't to maintain elite status.

Just stop drinking the DA/ECNL sauce. There will always exist strong non-DA/ECNL teams that will not only compete with DA/ECNL but will also send players to DI.

Then why are you on a DA/ECNL thread?

[Anonymous]

^^^ ... vs Everything else. This is about elite soccer.

You fools still don't get it. Yes, ECNL/DA are great options and are full of great players that are going DI. That was never the issue. The issue is that not every player want to play ECNL/DA. There are teams that are elite players who play on non ECNL/DA teams. These non ECNL/DA teams are elite teams that play against other elite teams, ibncluding ECNL.

Yes, Loudon and Arlington are transitioning to ECNL and DA, respectovely, but they were selected because they produced elite teams with DI talent.

The point, morons, is that a family that does not want ECNL/DA but wants elite play has options and the numbers above only prove my point. ECNL/DA might produce more D! players but FC Bordeaux USA is ranked nationally because it has beat other elite teams, including ECNL teams. Also, I believe the team had 9 DI signees.

I hate to be rude but I feel like folks are so caught up in their bubbles that they don't realize that there are folks out there who just can't access ECNL/DA yet have kids that are as good or better than the kids on those teams. I have been around the game enough to have seen some very strong teams that are not affiliated with elite clubs like those in ECNL/DA. I ran into FC Bordeux at the Bethesda Tournament last year. They won their bracket which including smashing BRYC top ranked ECNL club.

BTW, Pipeline and SAC have an affiliation with WS but not every elite player is joining WS.