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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Older ECNL parent here.  With the goal of college in mind, even the team performance isn't as important as the individual.  It really is all about your DD and playing in ECNL and your club go to pedigree.

On social media I saw a class of 2025 Union player commit to UCLA but the team is nowhere near the top of the mid atlantic let alone nationally.[/quote]

Agreed, with my DD already committed. She has less interest on showcases and winning nationals than she does to continue on what her college coach has asked her to work on. With 7 commits already on the team, no kid seems to care about winning/losing these games...focus is definitely shifted to individual improvement....I do not think USA youth soccer will ever be set up to give 2 sheets about team winning...it has turned into a college soccer recruiting swamp[/quote]

And not to say anything is wrong with that in the current model but this is another reason why the women’s national team is on the decline when the top of the pyramid for youth soccer currently is collegiate rather than the senior national team.  The collegiate game and the international game are different.[/quote]

Sure. But the goal for most is college not the national team. [/quote]

I'd even say the goal of "most" kids who play soccer is to enjoy playing a sport they like.  What's the percentage of kids playing in DMV who will go on and play in college?  5%?  Yeah, don't even bring up national team, where it's .(lots of zeros)1% [/quote]

How did we get to a place where everything needs to have an end goal? What happened to just doing things for the enjoyment? I spend a lot of money on golf equipment, family vacations, video games, hobbies, eating out because I enjoy it. They aren’t investments that have an end goal. Soccer is the same thing. [/quote]

+1. It’s the journey, not the destination. As a pretty good former player who played high level but never made a dime at it, I will always treasure those years of practicing and playing. [/quote]

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