McLean in decline?
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Anonymous
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Opening up ECNL to Arlington is another significant source of erosion for McLean. There has been a steady decline in McLean's ability to attract top talent starting when Metro moved in next door, again when BRYC was granted ECNL, and now what has been a steady drip of talent from Arlington in recent years has been squeezed off. McLean is now effectively landlocked by Bethesda to the north, Arlington to the east, BRYC to the south, and Metro to the west. All are within about 20 minutes drive give or take.
Maybe more troubling, it is an indicator that Clyde's leverage with ECNL may be declining. McLean has been able to keep Arlington at bay for years, but no longer. Looking at the map, Arlington is really no closer than either Metro or BRYC so I can understand ECNL's logic in allowing them in since they are no bigger a threat than either of the other two clubs geographically speaking at least. Arlington is a much stronger draw than either BRYC or Metro though, so it is likely to be more significant. Add this to the many claims of Clyde's declining performance as a coach/recruiting resource and you've got real concern. You don' t have to look too hard to see evidence of this, almost all the “elite” clubs in the area have more '22 commits than McLean does. If that's not bad enough, it does not appear that the club's leadership is even remotely aware of what is going on. They are hopelessly old school, standing pat with subpar facilities, and not really engaging in social media or any of the things that it takes to attract today's Gen Z's. It would not surprise me to see an exodus in the younger ECNL age groups to Arlington for next year which appears to be run relatively well. |
Anonymous
| It’s sunny and warm outside. Go play. The BS propaganda for the purpose of recruiting is beneath you. Do better |
Anonymous
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Dear Mr. Lavers,
WTF did you give Arlington ECNL. Now their parents won’t STFU. Can we trade them for FCV? More tolerable |
Anonymous
| Lol. The fact that you guys think this is a prank recruiting post from Arlington is hilarious. I wish that were true, but as a Mclean parent, sadly, it is all pretty factual. |
Anonymous
| McLean has one of the best programs Nationally. I am not a McLean parent. They have had issues from time to time but who doesn’t. |
Anonymous
I’m a Arlington parent and McLean is 10x the program we are. We have accomplished zero. We had full girls DA for one year. Let’s be real. |
Anonymous
| This thread makes no sense. Arlington had good teams already and so did McLean. Arlington is simply switching leagues. Nothing will change dramatically other than they now get to play each other regularly. |
Anonymous
How many Arlington-based players play in McLean ECNL? |
Anonymous
| Well now McClain can rely on quality of coaching rather than recruiting. Let's see what they can really do now |
Anonymous
| McLean will be just fine |
Anonymous
| We have now reached peak Pay to Play with this thread. Thanks OP for getting us here. You can now retire to Boca. |
Anonymous
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Arlington to ECNL was about the boys side. ECNL wanted Arlington boys. They delayed the girls side a year out of deference to McLean.
It is real important to ECNL to increase their boy’s presence. This is where the money is. This will not be the last time the girls side will come in second. |
Anonymous
Used it as a bargaining chip did they. Well played |
Anonymous
I am confident there are a lot of other Arlington boys parents who do not feel like they are getting the blue ribbon by having to play in the ecnl. |
Anonymous
| BSC is better than McLean. |