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[quote=Anonymous]the clubs that moved to GA chose to weaken their girls' programs in favor of the boys' programs and all the new money that comes with that decision. those clubs are currently trying to sell the idea that they haven't actually weakened the girls' programs. the reality is they absolutely have. it's simply a business decision, and probably a profitable one, but their girls will suffer from that decision and the talent in GA will become diluted.

the clubs that are staying in ECNL will see their girls' teams become stronger and more competitive on a national level as the more talented girls/coaches from those weakened clubs will switch for the higher competition they need and club mergers further concentrate the talent in this area. some girls are already looking to switch and that will increase as things become more clear.

the result is the MLSNext/GA clubs will become even stronger for the boys and ECNL clubs will become even stronger for the girls. conceivably, the MLSNext/GA partnership might be so lucrative that it can strengthen GA as an entire league, over time, to the point where GA might one day be on par with ECNL girls. but there are a lot of dots to connect for that to happen and the youth soccer culture in this country is fickle and weird and shake ups seem to be the norm now. rough for the kids having to deal with all this, but the cream always rises.[/quote]

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