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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Much of what you are referring to are leagues that clubs have their teams play in.

In loose order of rank, keep in mind the ranking of leagues is based on a few factors.

1. Do clubs put their A, B or C teams in them
2. Is the League Local, Regional or National

[b]National Leagues[/b]
[b]DA[/b] (Girls and Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy) Girls start at U14 and Boys start at U12. DA is comprised of the top team of "elite" clubs.
      Boys DA is Regional in play until U14

[b]ECNL/ENPL[/b] (Elite Clubs National League Girls, ENPL Boys) Like DA above, this league is comprised of the top teams of Elite clubs. 
Both DA and ECNL are competing organizations. The DA is sanctioned and governed by U.S. Soccer. ECNL is sanctioned and governed by U.S. Club Soccer

[b]Regional Leagues[/b]
[b]NPL (National Premier League)[/b]
[b]CCL (Chamions Club League)[/b] Club's A/B teams until U12 then strictly B teams after U12
[b]CCL[/b] 2 Club's C teams until U12 then converts to B after U12

NPL and CCL are also competing leagues. CCL is sanctioned by USYS (United States Youth Soccer) while NPL (

Local Leagues
NCSL (National Clubs Soccer League can consist of smaller club A teams to larger club C and D teams. This league uses promotion relegation at older ages in order to have parity across different division. teams can get relegated out NCSL down into ODSL 
ODSL (Old Dominion Soccer League has the same structure as NCSL. This league is generally comprised of club's 3rd and 4th teams or some very limited independent teams.)

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This is very helpful!  Thank you.  Still a little confused but I will get it.  What is the usual progression?  A child playing in CCL would not stay there after age 12 or 14 if they aren't challenged?  Where do they tend to go after that?   Is it by invitation/try out that they move up to other leagues/clubs?  Do they have to be in a certain league to move to DA or Elite?   I think that is the part that confuses me.[/quote]

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