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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's funny to me watching all of the crying over GA.  Why is it that you think ECNL is so much better for your daughter in THIS area?  Go look at the rankings.  44 teams go to nationals.  If you don't see anything above 22 for your team, what are you so hurt about?  Example, NVA's 2012s are 12th in the ECNL for their age.  Just because they switch leagues are they any less quality of players?  No, they're the same team and can compete with anyone else no matter the league.  Is there some fine print I'm missing about ECNL guaranteeing that your kid gets a full ride to college?[/quote]

If you can't understand the very large difference in number of college coaches at ECNL showcases/tournaments vs GA showcases/tournaments and the large discrepency in the number of ECNL girls in high level soccer colleges vs GA, we can't help you.  The coaches are not just scouting Nationals, why is every GA hat so concerned with Nationals?  College and USWNY scouts are scouting at almost every major ECNL showcase.  Tournament after tournament the ECNL girls mop up on GA teams.  Sure, there are a couple of GA teams here and there that are good, maybe even great.  But not in THIS area.  There is not a local GA team that could hold a candle to the ECNL talent in this area.  So this move means that the quality of teams the Loudoun girls will be playing week in and week out will go drastically down.  One of the best ways to get better is to play quality opponents.  That is why we think ECNL is so much better for our daughter in THIS area.  I know that you will respond with some nonsense that GA is the future because a couple of teams defected (forgetting about all the GA teams that moved to ECNL the last few years).  But that is just speculation and the simple numbers of scouts and placement at colleges are facts.[/quote]

What you don't understand is that you're comparing numbers of an established entity (ECNL) to 4yrs of GA.  If your kid is already in their recruiting cycle, then obviously it makes no sense to move them to the GA environment.  Your unwillingness to accept that the landscape is changing and will look completely different for girls 2010 and younger over the next few years is the problem.  Having coaches that were paid to show up to an event to see where they know the current talent is isn't something to brag about.  It's a no brainer for the moment.  In THIS area, NVA leaving ECNL has shifted the future strength of girls soccer to the GA.  I don't know what year your kid is, but anyone with access to the internet can look at the current standings and see that 2010 and above ECNL holds the torch in this area compared to GA.  Younger than that is where the change exists.  McLean's 2013s are top 10 in the country.  Loudoun's 2013s aren't far behind, nor SYC.  That makes the top 3 2013 teams GA in this area.  SYC's 2012s beat both Union and dominated Arlington.  NVAs 2012s are #1 in the Mid Atlantic which means that if the teams hold together, the top 2 teams at that age group in the DMV will be GA teams.  If Alexandria is added in, that likely makes 3 of the top 4 (unions 2012s are solid and ASA has already beaten Arlington in a scrimmage).  So by all means look out for your kid's best interest, but don't go putting your head in the sand.[/quote]

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