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Beyond the regular season schedule... I know the DA teams travel north for games and ECNL goes south for games. I have heard there are "showcases" that teams do. Do both DA and ECNL go to these? Is this basically just a tournament re-named to sound fancy? I can't imagine at U13 there is recruiting going on of 6th and 7th graders. How many do the teams do a year? I've heard that DA does a "bunch more" but that was from an ECNL loving dad who was trying to convince us ECNL is the best way to go.[/quote]

My DD has played DA since it began.  As a U14 (earliest age DA had at the time) there were two showcases, one in the spring and one in the summer.  The U15 age group did had a fall showcase as well.  She is now U17 and there are 3 showcases (plus a winter one which is really more of a weekend of a few games).  They all involve flights and significant travel, but they are relevant at peak recruiting times for sure.  U13 is new/pilot so there are no formal expectations at that age, so I believe they only attend showcases/tournaments at the club's discretion.  You are right that college coaches don't care about 6th-7th graders.  They DO start looking as early as 8th grade (particularly when girls are fall birthdays so actually getting seen along with the rest of an age group that is a school year older.)

There is a lot of talk on this board about which is better, DA or ECNL.  My DD has many friends who play ECNL and they all also attend showcases and seem to get good attention from college coaches.  I believe typically also 2-3/year (more at the older ages.)  An ECNL parent can weigh in.  I think these two leagues both offer far more of those opportunities than anywhere else one could play.  Ultimately I'd recommend picking based on the coach and club that is convenient to you from a practice standpoint and seems to mesh best for your DD -- the travel will be similar and sort itself out....[/quote]

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