why do parents sign up for a giant ECNL roster (Mclean 2006 has 28 players)

[Anonymous]

What is the thinking?
I don't get it.
Can someone explain the thinking?
Do kids beyond the top 11 get recruited to college?

[Anonymous]

I believe over the past three or four years, McLean sent over 60 kids to DI programs. At least one starter from three of the four final four teams in the 2021 Spring NCAA College Cup was a McLean kid five of the final eight. My guess is that parents and players see McLean as the best pathway to play college soccer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe over the past three or four years, McLean sent over 60 kids to DI programs. At least one starter from three of the four final four teams in the 2021 Spring NCAA College Cup was a McLean kid five of the final eight. My guess is that parents and players see McLean as the best pathway to play college soccer.

They don't, they sign up as dual roster players knowing they are playing on Green. They sign up as Green players with the option to practice with ECNL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe over the past three or four years, McLean sent over 60 kids to DI programs. At least one starter from three of the four final four teams in the 2021 Spring NCAA College Cup was a McLean kid five of the final eight. My guess is that parents and players see McLean as the best pathway to play college soccer.

How many of those kids were developed at other clubs (i.e. U14 or below) before joining McLean?

[Anonymous]

We played a younger ECNL team that had an entire other 11 on the bench that didn’t even go in the game.

No effing way. I can’t imagine sitting outside in the heat all tournament weekend watching my kid watch his team play.

[Anonymous]

Great players at non-ECNL clubs who want play ECNL try out for every club in diving distance at u13. Some clubs will overload roasters to accommodate the influx, others won't

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe over the past three or four years, McLean sent over 60 kids to DI programs. At least one starter from three of the four final four teams in the 2021 Spring NCAA College Cup was a McLean kid five of the final eight. My guess is that parents and players see McLean as the best pathway to play college soccer.

How many of those kids were developed at other clubs (i.e. U14 or below) before joining McLean?

most clubs have decent structure and training. the kids that go D1 and get athletic money are better athletes and good players. this argument of which club developed which players is not something you can really pin down. not to mention the really good ones do so much work on their own. all of the clubs in the area have success with getting kids recruited. some more than others. the real issue is we as parents all pay 3K and once the pecking order of the kids is established parents get crazy when their kid drops in the order and usually go after the coach/club. if the point is to develop the kid...be realistic how much they can develop...do it...an be happy with whatever the level is...don't run around as parents trashing on everyone if it isn't the level you wanted.

[Anonymous]

ECNl can take up to 30 a roster and the training for dual roster is excellent. Many teams have this progressive system and it works because it keeps everyone on their toes. Not sure why this is a big deal because it isn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

And how many years did they put in at McLean/when did they join?

Your question is irrelevant. This is not about McLean training quality, it's about why do parents sign up when the roster is large. It's because regardless of where they have been, McLean appears to have a good track record of placing girls in good college programs.

[Anonymous]

Some of those players date back to when McLean and fcv were the only higher level options in the area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the thinking?
I don't get it.
Can someone explain the thinking?
Do kids beyond the top 11 get recruited to college?

Is this boys or girls or both? I remember the 06 boys had a huge roster last year because the Bethesda South boys joined and they didn't want to cut any of the incumbents.

[Anonymous]

There is no mix between Green and ECNL rosters on 06 either. Green has 19 players of its own, so more likely the bottom ECNL players will play with Green, as they don’t have an EDP team at 06. They do for 05, but not 06, which is odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And how many years did they put in at McLean/when did they join?

Your question is irrelevant. This is not about McLean training quality, it's about why do parents sign up when the roster is large. It's because regardless of where they have been, McLean appears to have a good track record of placing girls in good college programs.

The players listed earlier would have made it to a college roster regardless. Try again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

And how many years did they put in at McLean/when did they join?

Your question is irrelevant. This is not about McLean training quality, it's about why do parents sign up when the roster is large. It's because regardless of where they have been, McLean appears to have a good track record of placing girls in good college programs.

The players listed earlier would have made it to a college roster regardless. Try again.

And yet,they still came.

[Anonymous]

Isn't it against site rules to specifically name a student or player in a thread?