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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When people say they’re upset about dilution it’s really about the fact that no more than one or two Girls DA/ECNL teams are competitive at any given age group in this region. There aren’t enough high-level players in this area to fill out competitive top teams in 5 “elite” teams (FCV, Mclean, VDA, BRYC, MU, Arlington) in Virginia.  Richmond Strikers can compete on a national level because of compression. No one seems to be complaining about dilution in SoCal because half of the ECNL/DA teams are nationally competitive. Maybe it’s because girls in this area have more sports to choose from, including lacrosse which doesn’t seem to be as big in SoCal, or maybe it’s because of the year-round play or better coaching, but no one would be whining about dilution if, for example, MU and Arlington were fielding competitive teams in any age group.  [/quote]

To be fair, we are all comparing all the area teams (PP lists 5, but make it 6 if you add Loudoun to the mix) as if they were all equally well-established.  They are not.  For some it's only been 1-2 years, which is not long enough to establish a foothold, a reputation, brand awareness, etc. So it's possible that there ARE players in the area who may contribute to make the newer teams (BRYC somewhat at ECNL level, Loudoun, MU, Arlington) more competitive but just haven't had the geographic option, or the realization that they will need to be at this level to play in the future.  As some of those teams improve, they may also draw away from the more established folks -- FCV/McLean.  Not necessarily dilution, just what PPs have said about sometimes a player is stale or overlooked in one system and flourishes in another....[/quote]

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