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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are the realistic expectations of teams going?[/quote]

Well, if you are an ECNL team, you will be grouped with teams that have a similar record (more or less). It tends to decrease blowouts and makes for more competitive games. Our ECNL team is middle of the pack, we have historically played other middle of the pack teams and the competitition is good. [/quote]

Is your ECNL team built or have had the competition to win.  You can get good competition at Jeff Cup.  Question is, with the teams going to California do they have a real chance of winning the entire thing?  Alot of $$ to be spent going cross country for competition.  [/quote]

The goal is recruiting not winning.  Nice to win but not the main reason for going.  At younger ages maybe but all recruiting at high school ages.  D1s are tracking and watching Freshman and Sophomores that get on their radar and they talk to team coaches.  So all of those years can be important.  There is little relationship to winning and recruiting.[/quote]

Interesting take.  But end of the day, limited D1 coaches, would they target the teams that have better chance of making it back to Richmond?[/quote]

They do not target teams but players.  All 4 teams going to Richmond have what in total -- 80 player -- maybe less.  Of the 80 there will be some not good enough for D1 even on a championship team and those that are not interested in D1.  Let's say that's only 20 -- so 60 girls.  There are 68 Power 4 schools, plus Ivys, plus non-power $ that are top programs.  More than 100 in total.  So that is 100 schools looking for 4 girls each at least --- so those schools are looking for 400 girls -- only 60 of which are in Richmond --- with not all of the 60 being top D1 talent.  Girls cannot go to multiple places.

Winning does not hurt.  Getting to Richmond helps.  But there are at least a couple/few Power 4 and other top soccer college commits for almost every ECNL club.  [/quote]

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