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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This ^^^

[b]Soccer life is too short to train and not play.
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But they do play. They practice with the ECNL team and play as a team in other leagues. Plus you have to look at their college placement. Clearly the best in the area.

If you are a bench player at another club you never play and you are not part of the team. [/quote]

Historic college placement reflects a time period when McLean, FCV, Bethesda and MD United were the only ECNL teams in the area, with no DA, GA or similar competitive leagues. That is still true for the 2004 teams. It was not until the 2005 teams and younger that the talent began to split and be diluted by the other DA teams and expanded ECNL teams. I think we will all see significantly different college commitment lists for 2005, 2006, 2007 and younger teams, compared to the commitments that McLean, FCV and the 2 MD clubs used to have. [/quote]

It’s already happening at the 04/03 age. McLean has announced only 2 or 3 commits for their seniors. [/quote]

I am not familiar with the number of recruits committed from local clubs so far this year, but my understanding is that this year is an anomaly given the covid additional year of eligibility. Colleges are drastically reducing their recruiting class because they just don’t have the roster space.  [/quote]

This... Coaches I've heard talk so far have said that this may be the case for a few years, affecting 2023, 2024, and potentially even 2025, because they have no idea how many kids will use the 5th year of eligibility that the NCAA gifted them because of Covid... but it is especially affecting the 22's right now.  (Also, Mclean has announced like 4 commits so far, which seems pretty on par with every other club in the area for that class)  [/quote]

any 22's getting athletic money were done well before now.  rest of 22's are looking for roster spots at this point.  don't forget the transfer portal on top of the gifted year of covid eligibility.  i would think many coaches will be looking for 4 or less in the 23 class for the most part.[/quote]

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