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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience it's really hard to break in to ECNL after U13 unless you're really, really good. 
This year Mclean (for example) took 5 girls for ECNL U14.  All were from other DA and ECNL clubs.  I know some outstanding kids who tried out from other CCL clubs but they weren't chosen. 
There were very few spots and they went to kids who were already tried and true from other ECNL level play.   There's enough movement from DA to ECNL that they clubs don't have to look outside of this pool. 
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This is true. Specially on the girls side. The player from outside the DA/ECNL team will have to be a lot better vs the player she is replacing. The other thing is kids get slotted. If you are on the second team or at a small club, coaches think you are there for a reason. You do not see much movement after u12/u13 in terms of girls new to travel or playing on smaller clubs breaking into a big clubs top team. I know people here think this is not true but it is. If you do not believe it, take your kid to a few practices at the local DA/ECNL team. See where the coach thinks your kid would fit in their system- ie what team. [/quote]

This stupidity starts young.  Coaches knowing nothing about the player or even the coach they played for will slot kids to tryout fields based on the team they are coming from.  They will put some out to the sh*t pile without even looking at them at U11/u12.

I never understood why any coach would trust another coach's opinion, particularly coaches and players they don't even know.  It's that the sheer volume of players out there, it's easier for them to just form opinions based on outdated info. or another person's opinion.  Makes the work easier.[/quote]

If you’re a standout, coaches will come and find you and it won’t be during tryouts[/quote]

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