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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad]
4. I really haven't seen anyone make a case for CCL or VaNPL. I've heard the argument that "well, CCL clubs win State Cups," but would they somehow NOT win State Cups if they were in EDP or NCSL?

5. Even the main argument for club-vs-club matchups -- the notion of having the technical staff and all the A-team players (with parents driving to one place as long as two or more kids are A-teamers) in one place -- seems dead now that we're not talking about A teams. If you have a DA or ECNL presence, surely your technical director is seeing a bunch of those games rather than traveling with you to Virginia Beach to see the B teams.

So while this has indeed been an interesting discussion, it seems like it's mostly about the role of EDP and NCSL.

Can anyone make the case for the elite club-v-club leagues? Or have they simply run their course?[/quote]

No one really cares about or wants to defend these leagues which are a club construct.  Outside of DA, no one I know has taken their kid to play for a club because it was in a certain league.  The reality is just that most of the travel clubs in northern Virginia belong to one of these leagues (CCL, VPL, and now ECNL).  I am not sure why you choose to put ECNL on a pedestal above CCL and VPL - at least on the boys side it is far from clear how successful ECNL will be and it requires more travel and expense.  I think it is unnecessary and snarky to denigrate all CCL and VPL teams as B teams which is not accurate.

You seem to be a NCSL advocate and it seems to be a fine league and concept.  But again the reality is NCSL is losing teams rapidly.  Just look at your kid's NCSL age group and click through the past few seasons of standings.  Individual players and families have almost zero ability to change the youth soccer setup, all they can do is try to find a team that works and play.[/quote]

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