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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
With this many local clubs who were in DA or ECNL last year, why is it better for them to travel to New York or North Carolina for a game rather than playing each other right here at home?

Bethesda
DC United
Arlington
VDA
McLean
FCV
BRYC
Metro United
Loudoun

Baltimore Armour
Richmond United
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It's not. You're also leaving out clubs like Pipeline and SAC (even though Armour is 80% or so SAC players) that can field competitive teams at all age groups across genders and other teams (Cerritos, Achilles, Celtic) that have some good teams at select age levels. [/quote]

I agree with the premise, but not a club list.  First, it's a girls list.  Major leading boy clubs are nowhere to be seen.  Why do this for both genders and by club.  It's dumb.  One league, promotion and relegation, split by gender.  Let the best teams compete against the best teams.  Otherwise we are all stuck in ECNL/CCL hell swirling down the youth soccer toilet.  There is absolutely no reason for this other than club self-interest and the desire of parents at member clubs wanting to view themselves as peers of top teams because they are in the same league, even though we know that players and teams within these club leagues are nowhere near even.  
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I agree PP. You need room to place each age group at an appropriate level. Personally, I think the existing EDP structure would allow for all of these clubs and more to field teams, including their top teams, in a competitive environment. [/quote]

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