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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does a girl's soccer player outside of ECNL/DA have to do to get recruited by a top 25 women's soccer program? It seems like few programs recruit at the non-ECNL/DA showcases. I know ID camps help but even those camps, ECNL/DA players get more attention. It seems like even the top non-ECNL/DA clubs don't have high placement at top schools.[/quote]

The answer to your question is "yes, but it's rare". So what does that mean for a parent? If your girl is showing serious signs of actually wanting to play high-level (top 25) D1 soccer, her best chance for doing so will be by playing for a DA or ECNL team. Those girls are also doing the ID camp and college coach outreach, and the environment makes it easier for college coaches to see them and take them seriously. Also the coach network of vouching for players work ethic and coachability is more robust in the DA/ECNL coaching networks. So the odds for your daughter are far better if she plays DA or ECNL. I'm not saying it doesn't happen for CCL or other league players, just that the odds are not as good. It requires more drive, more hustle, and whether fair or not, more talent. A decent player on an ECNL/DA team will have a better shot and possibly more options than a good player outside those rosters. The superstars, wherever they are, will always get found, but I'm talking about the rest of the girls. [/quote]

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