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Jump ship. 8 years of soccer left to sort out where he should be. Leaving now wont affect that.
The list of positives for playing up is WAY WAY WAY shorter than the list to play on age.
brsmith wrote:How about for pre-ECNL/GA ages? There were a few references to Arlington for younger girls in the initial comments but would welcome thoughts on U10-U12 clubs and coaches.
Doesnt really matter much at that age. Theyre babies! Find a club that is convenient and your child has a fun time on the team.
7 percent of high school athletes play their sport in college.
You dont want to look back and realize ya didnt have to go so hard in the early stages.
location?
SAC if in the columbia/ellicott city area
SAC if in the columbia/ellicott city area
Size5Balls wrote:Shoutout to the Bethesda showcase event organizers for only having 2 refs per match at our games this past weekend. Made for awful officiating. I really hope we don't enter this tournament again.
Oh my- end of the world!!!
Theres a massive ref shortage.
Probably due to people like you.
Your game will be moved or cancelled
Sitting in traffic to and/or from practice is just part of the soccer world in the DMV.
Rockville to the Soccerplex is not that bad. And the older they get, the later they tend to practice so wont be long until youre headed north later in the evening.
Rockville to the Soccerplex is not that bad. And the older they get, the later they tend to practice so wont be long until youre headed north later in the evening.
soccerdadmv wrote:Completely agree on what has been said about Bethesda06 ECNL-1 girls. One of the best teams in the region, probably the best in terms of players of D1 potential. A joy to watch them play. Many of them are also star performers on their HS teams.
Lot of misinformation about Rush 06 though. First, Rush07 lost a bunch of players last year to Bethesda, not Rush06. The current top 2 Rush06 teams were organized last year, expanded from a pre-existing team that had been doing well and was more or less intact through many years. The current crop is a solid group of players bolstered by a lot of crossover from other area teams (including Bethesda's 3rd team). A couple of players from the very good Rush07 team last year, who didn't move to Bethesda, have stayed on to play for Rush06.
The top Rush06 team will play in EDP South Atlantic Premier division 1, as the link below shows. Not ECL1 level, but compares well with any other league. Teams doing well play the NPL, showcases, etc etc. Incidentally, FCGB (mentioned in this thread) will play the same league/division.
https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/15840/schedules?group=103383
The second Rush06 team will play 1 division below in EDP. Which is a pretty decent level of competition.
https://system.gotsport.com/org_event/events/15840/schedules?group=112308
The 2 top Rush teams are coached by the same coaching staff, mostly train together and have a lot of player movement between them. Also makes for a strong and large training group. Coaches are pretty well-known in the area. The 3rd team plays in a lower EDP division, coached by a different coach.
Bottom line, for up and coming players with potential, who are not at the ECL1 level, Rush and FCGB are both good options. Particularly if your player is also engaged in other HS sports or has other activities that call for more flexibility in training schedule and fewer trips outside the region. That said, EDP-1 and National League are still pretty intense in spring and teams participate in a lot of college showcases and tournaments. Most Bethesda ECNL player, barring injuries, will go on to play D1 or high D3 college. A few Rush and FCGB players probably will as well, but likely to be D3 and not D1.
They were probably referring to the entire 06 team moving over in summer of 2020.
FPYCparent wrote:DD's team is filling in an ECNL-RL team slot for another club, so this is a bit new. None of the club's scores are posted from the 28th, so I wasn't sure where the ultimate reporting responsibilities lie. Thanks for the insights.
the managers submit the scores, but that doesnt automatically update the site.
Some games take months for the league to update, if updated at all.
There were games from last season that were never put on the site, and the true records/standings were never updated fully. Was frustrating.
Havent been reported, or havent been updated on the website?
looks pretty accurate to me
skytalon_fc wrote:anyone have any idea when MLS next or ecnl schedules are made public?
ecnl are usually last minute and then go week to week as its a club vs club competition
SoccerRef wrote:As far as I can tell though, you still can’t do a simple search to find a team, and finding a schedule still takes way too many clicks.
3 clicks is too much?
And where on the NCSL and CCL and ECNL sites can you just search for a specific team?
Heloise wrote:We saw a lot of shenanigans at Virginian this year - kids playing without shin guards or cleats, kids playing without proper jerseys (e.g., no number), a team with two kids playing with the same number, questionable rosters (e.g., dressed 18 for one game and 18 for a different game, but had more than 4 players in the later game who didn’t play in the earlier game). I don’t remember this tournament being so poorly run in the past - was this just a fluke year?
lol. none of this things above are a huge deal. guest player with same number? the calamity!
and each game can have different rosters. what do you think happens with the teams that have 20/22/24 players? you have to play the same 18 every game? is that in the rules for this tourney?
and is wearing cleats a requirement? lol
SDSoccerDad wrote:Heard SYC 2010 girls vs. LMVSC 2010 girls was epic? Controversial? Thoughts...
arent you the guy whos from california who scouted teams over spring break for your u10 daughter?
and this particular game interests you? lol