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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NCSL has more than a few D1 teams that are far better than the top CCL  teams[/quote]

There is an element of truth in some of what you say.  But this statement is absolute nonsense.  The top CCL teams (Skyline/Legacy/Herndon/Alexandria) are very good - massively better than ALL the NCSL D1 teams.

Take the boys U16 group as an example, which I picked at random.

NCSL Division 1 contains
Loudoun Black which is [b]Loudoun's 3rd team and currently leads NCSL Division 1[/b].  The first team plays ECNL, the second team plays CCL1.
SYC White which is SYC's 3rd team.  The first team plays CCL1, the second team plays CCL2.
Alexandria White which is Alexandria's 2nd team.  The first team plays CCL1 and MLSNext.

Loudoun Black, the division leader, has a YSR rating of 35.32.

CCL1 is currently topped by Legacy with a YSR rating of 39.88, nearly 5 goals better!  The worst clubs in CCL1 at this age are NVSC, SYA and LMVSC with YSR ratings of 36.36, 35.25 and 34.99 respectively.  These three teams have managed to amass 4 wins between them out of a combined 44 games in CCL1.

So it is true to say that the top teams in NCSL Div 1 are as good as the cellar dwellers in CCL1.  But [b]the best teams in CCL are massively better than the top teams in NCSL division 1[/b].[/quote]

cool, now do that with the girls side (or will that not fit the narrative?) [/quote]

No idea if it will fit the narrative.  I will type this post as I investigate.

Quick glance at girls U16 group shows NCSL with
Arlington Red (Arlington's second team second team who appear to ALSO play in CCL1) atop NCSL division 1.  This same team appears to be 17th/18 in CCL1 and has a rating of 30.33
Loudoun Black (Loudoun's third team) mid table in NCSL division 1 with Loudoun's second team 15th/18 in CCL1

The first place team in CCL1 is VA Legacy with a rating of 33.24 which is about 3 goals better than the first place team in NCSL division 1.

So I think the answer appears to be yes.  Obviously I haven't checked every age group - and it may be that things are closer at younger ages - but this seems pretty clear at older ages.[/quote]

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