what cost more DA or ECNL for girls

[Anonymous]

has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

You need to call the individual clubs to determine the soccer fees (training, uniforms, any facilities fees) and then look at the travel schedule to figure out and add in the travel budget.

But overall, the costs for those leagues is similar and very very high. It is almost an "if you have to ask, you can't afford it situation with girls' soccer for those two leagues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

DA gives you more bang for the buck. The overall out of pocket costs are comparable, but ECNL shuts downs for much of spring due to HS soccer. So you spend more at ECNL if you want to keep training on par with DA. Take a look at the game schedules to see the difference.

Part of the reason DA gives you more is US Soccer subsidizes DA by paying the cost for all game refs, league administration, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

DA gives you more bang for the buck. The overall out of pocket costs are comparable, but ECNL shuts downs for much of spring due to HS soccer. So you spend more at ECNL if you want to keep training on par with DA. Take a look at the game schedules to see the difference.

Part of the reason DA gives you more is US Soccer subsidizes DA by paying the cost for all game refs, league administration, etc.

really depends on the actual fees at the clubs which can vary. the GDA near me is more expensive the ECNL option but that could be different for other areas. Your geographic location is also a factor. IF you are located towards the center of the conference, you can possibly turn more competitions into day trips rather then having to spend on hotels. Some clubs transport the players oon a bus and some do not. Just do your homework before you make decision. But it is a lot of money any way you slice it.

[Anonymous]

I can't speak for the DA teams, but I know the local ECNL clubs all do things differently. With some of the clubs your parents are generally responsible for getting you there for most of the away games (bus for a couple) while other ECNL teams take buses to all away games and stay as a team. They all have pluses and minuses, but the reality is they are all fairly expensive. If you are a Virginia ECNL team you should expect away trips to Columbia/Greenville SC once, Wilington/Raleigh NC once, and Charlotte/Greensboro once. You also then have to assume 3 showcases (most of the locals seem to play ECNL SC (3 night trip), ECNL FL (4 day trip), and ECNL NJ (3 day stay).

[Anonymous]

ECNL was more expensive for us, net price. But it was also considerably more when I factored in price against the number of training sessions, games and so forth.

[Anonymous]

Considering many in ECNL play High School soccer there is a loss of training time that is still being paid for and there are more ECNL events that require travel. League game travel is similar in cost but ECNL packs in a lot of events. They do regionalize them a bit but they are also on top of other popular tournaments like Jeff Cup etc that over time add up.

DA teams have 2-3 showcase events per year depending on the age group. And some teams may add a small showcase regionally but 4 events is about max for most DA's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't speak for the DA teams, but I know the local ECNL clubs all do things differently. With some of the clubs your parents are generally responsible for getting you there for most of the away games (bus for a couple) while other ECNL teams take buses to all away games and stay as a team. They all have pluses and minuses, but the reality is they are all fairly expensive. If you are a Virginia ECNL team you should expect away trips to Columbia/Greenville SC once, Wilington/Raleigh NC once, and Charlotte/Greensboro once. You also then have to assume 3 showcases (most of the locals seem to play ECNL SC (3 night trip), ECNL FL (4 day trip), and ECNL NJ (3 day stay).

Very helpful. Thank you! Can anyone comment on DA? Virginia teams in particular? How many away weekends for games and also how many showcases do they do and for how many nights?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't speak for the DA teams, but I know the local ECNL clubs all do things differently. With some of the clubs your parents are generally responsible for getting you there for most of the away games (bus for a couple) while other ECNL teams take buses to all away games and stay as a team. They all have pluses and minuses, but the reality is they are all fairly expensive. If you are a Virginia ECNL team you should expect away trips to Columbia/Greenville SC once, Wilington/Raleigh NC once, and Charlotte/Greensboro once. You also then have to assume 3 showcases (most of the locals seem to play ECNL SC (3 night trip), ECNL FL (4 day trip), and ECNL NJ (3 day stay).

Very helpful. Thank you! Can anyone comment on DA? Virginia teams in particular? How many away weekends for games and also how many showcases do they do and for how many nights?

DA road trip league games would be 2-3 over night per year to NY/NJ

Day trips to PA twice.

Winter Showcase in Florida 4 days
Spring showcase rotates between NC and Col 4 days
Summer showcase San Diego. 4 days.

Small day trip or local showcase

U14 Spring Summer Showcase
U15-U17 Winter, Spring, Summer
U18/19 Winter, Spring,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

Things to factor in:

DA provides that ECNL does not:
- 4 days of training
- Live training tracking during practice ( for coaches to see "effort" and connections)
- videos distributed / posted of every game
- InStat game results (a significant amount of data - shots on goal, passes, passes completed, runs)
- ZERO parent managers - all professionally managed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

Things to factor in:

DA provides that ECNL does not:
- 4 days of training
- Live training tracking during practice ( for coaches to see "effort" and connections)
- videos distributed / posted of every game
- InStat game results (a significant amount of data - shots on goal, passes, passes completed, runs)
- ZERO parent managers - all professionally managed

Is this a requirement for all DA teams or is this just the case with this particular one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

Things to factor in:

DA provides that ECNL does not:
- 4 days of training
- Live training tracking during practice ( for coaches to see "effort" and connections)
- videos distributed / posted of every game
- InStat game results (a significant amount of data - shots on goal, passes, passes completed, runs)
- ZERO parent managers - all professionally managed

Is this a requirement for all DA teams or is this just the case with this particular one?

All DA teams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

Things to factor in:

DA provides that ECNL does not:
- 4 days of training
- Live training tracking during practice ( for coaches to see "effort" and connections)
- videos distributed / posted of every game
- InStat game results (a significant amount of data - shots on goal, passes, passes completed, runs)
- ZERO parent managers - all professionally managed

Is this a requirement for all DA teams or is this just the case with this particular one?

They do not all have the Live training tracking or InStat game result data -- my DD does not get that.

All DA teams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

Things to factor in:

DA provides that ECNL does not:
- 4 days of training
- Live training tracking during practice ( for coaches to see "effort" and connections)
- videos distributed / posted of every game
- InStat game results (a significant amount of data - shots on goal, passes, passes completed, runs)
- ZERO parent managers - all professionally managed

Is this a requirement for all DA teams or is this just the case with this particular one?

Except for the live tracking, all dA teams. For example, professional videos are required as part of the DA. This has been amazing for us for college recruitment, but the team also studies footage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:has anyone done the math on which league is better? which one gives more bang for your buck? help please

Things to factor in:

DA provides that ECNL does not:
- 4 days of training
- Live training tracking during practice ( for coaches to see "effort" and connections)
- videos distributed / posted of every game
- InStat game results (a significant amount of data - shots on goal, passes, passes completed, runs)
- ZERO parent managers - all professionally managed

Is this a requirement for all DA teams or is this just the case with this particular one?

Except for the live tracking, all dA teams. For example, professional videos are required as part of the DA. This has been amazing for us for college recruitment, but the team also studies footage.

Ecnl clubs tape games too.