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[quote=Anonymous]How could ECNL stop "allowing" it?   Are you saying ECNL refs aren't calling fouls the same way that GA refs do?

I don't think ECNL, as a league, is doing anything to encourage rough play.  In my observation, the clubs in ECNL just play more physical, and so others respond, and it's a natural cycle toward aggressive play.  Fouls are called normally, cards are given, but they continue if it's their best chance to win.  The root cause is just that these players are hyper-competitive, willing to risk their bodies to win.  When these teams play outside ECNL, teams from other leagues are shocked.  But honestly, it works.

Watching pro soccer, I think you're wrong that the play isn't this physical.  It's just that you usually only see the very physical play when stakes are high.  A lot of ECNL girls are playing every game like it's the World Cup.  That does seem silly for a pro, thinking of injuries, but I think a lot of coaches are riding the players to play that hard all the time.  You'd have to convince the players that their spot in the lineup isn't at risk, and their chance at playing in college isn't at risk with every game.

Given similar incentives in GA, how do you think they are preventing teams getting into a feedback loop of rough play?  [/quote]

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