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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If GA is actually going to promote GA-A teams, this will be great for clubs that are not in an area that has options besides USYS.[/quote]

Where the rubber meets the road is that a club is going to have to perform well at all six age groups to get promoted, can't just have one or two really good teams.  IN ECNL, they really looked for teams that could place first or second in their ECRL conference in all six age groups to promote.  Over time promotions fell off, as they promoted the teams that deserved it, and the remaining top club teams in ECRL mostly couldn't beat the 2nd tier teams from the clubs already in ECNL.
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It really comes down to gatekeepers in these leagues keep certain clubs out. Maybe not in the DCMA, but in other area's of the country there is a lot of gatekeeping. Midwest area - FC WI is one of the worst ECNL clubs year after year - but CL started ECNL and keeps everyone out of it from Wisconsin. FC WI wouldn't have the top team at any age group in WI and also wouldn't even have a top 3 in most of the age groups - they have one team is is solid. They take 15 or 16the every year but nobody else can get in. GA is similar, they added one team last year but the main GA team helped block the better of the teams that applied. It is clear which club is the best in WI and they are a Top 100 club in the country but are stuck in USYS. If they allowed an open application process and showed the reasons why or why not a club got in, it would open a lot of eyes in my opinion. i know this is not a midwest forum, but the same thing going on in WI, went on in MI and MN and ILL. [/quote]

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