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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well this turned ugly lol[/quote]

How else do you think ECNL plays?[/quote]

Knee slapper.

It’s absolutely astonishing that some parents, with zero understanding, think that GA is a player or even a viable alternative for ECNL.

ECNL is king
The USSF tried to steal it (Let that sink in)
The ECNL and DA were about even for two years
The DA collapsed and everyone ran back to ECNL
The GA emerged under Tophat leadership 
The GA  is laughable compared to their big sis, the DA
Every club in GAME would take ECNL right now.

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Thanks Richmond.

Seriously, what parent who’s kid is talented, on a good team and will be showcased and recruited talks like this?

It is odd that no teams in particular are mentioned, just the league. And on top of it, this seems to be a very League centric point of view completely dismissing the DD’s club, team and coach.

It seems to me, if my kid was on a particular team and I wanted to improve that team I’d talk about the team and not the league.

This isn’t how most parents really talk or think. Keep coming here though Richmond. [/quote]

If that person mentioned a particular team, you’d say “aaahhh that’s only one example” and so on.  The write up you responded to is a more strategic viewpoint, like telling you what’s going on from 30,000 feet.  Won’t know all the details, but can tell you what’s going on.[/quote]

There are parents here talking about their club and team all the time. Nobody is this loyal to a patch, almost to the exclusion of their actual club or team.

People will generally self identify with things they are closely connected to, like “I’m a Washington Football fan” versus, “I love the NFL”

But to come on these boards and create thread after thread about a league, and to be so proud of a league seems oddly disconnected from the actual club or team.

Now the one post about Player A vs Player B could explain these posts with a parent as a source and not Richmond. In the cited example, Player B is a sub on a ECNL team. The parent is trying to rationalize not starting on this ECNL team because their DDs affiliation with the league and her connection to the coach is what they believe will make a difference. While they are certain their DD would probably start on a GA team they are convinced that ECNL is the unquestionable road to recruitment. They aren’t going to talk about their club by name because we all know by now that NOVA ECNL clubs are among the worst performing clubs in their own conference. So again, attach to the patch.

I’m sorry you wasted or plan on wasting four of your DDs years watching soccer instead of playing soccer. If she can’t start the patch isn’t gonna save her.

Five years ago ECNL had around 1700 players nationally per recruiting class. By this time next year that number will be nearly 3000 kids per recruiting class. Please tell us how, with nearly 3000 kids for colleges to choose from will a role player stand out?

Your kid isn’t even the best player on her own team and you think the league she is in, a league with nearly 3000 players to choose from and your comparing her to a starting player in another league? I’d suggest you worry about standing out against the 18-25 kids on your own team before you worry about another league. [/quote]

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