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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCV is in trouble, seems like a house of cards now in the GAL and would jump at chance to get into ECNL[/quote]

I fully expect they will get in eventually. I think the combination of some bad blood, and the desire to moderate growth of ECNL has only delayed their re-entry. [/quote]

Why bother, ECNL is weak in this area. Only Richmond offers any competitive matches. ECNL has already grown too large to provide consolidation of talent, so it will remain a B league.[/quote]

One would presume then, that you have GA as the A league. One look at the scores there so far, and to come in the weeks ahead will dispel that notion.  Both leagues are pretty watered down in the mid-atlantic area.[/quote]

Completely agree. The reality is that there isn’t a dominant A league for girls right now in Virginia. In this region, Richmond United (ECNL), Arlington (GA), VDA (ECNL), and FCV (GA) have performed best on average from 05s down. I’m assuming that 02/03s and 04s stayed put through the drama of the last few years so those teams aren’t indicative of the future of any clubs.

Mclean (ECNL), BRYC (ECNL), Loudoun (ECNL), and Metro (GA) are uneven, at best, from 05 to younger, and some are frankly on the brink of collapse.  Mclean has Clyde and college placement, Loudoun has a huge feeder base, BRYC has the fumes of past glory, and Metro has hunger, but it’s not clear to me that any of those things indicate future performance.

Even Maryland’s getting wacky now that there’s Bethesda (ECNL), Maryland United (ECNL), Baltimore Armour (GA), Pipeline (ECNL), and Baltimore Celtic Union (GA) in the mix.  There used to be a little more talent consolidation north of the Potomac. [/quote]

While there isn't a dominant A league in terms of level of play at the top, based on the admittedly few games played so far, I think we will find that ECNL is more balanced top to bottom. There have not typically been 10-0 blowouts in ECNL games in years past.  With that said, the only thing constant in youth soccer is change, and who knows how this will evolve in the coming years. Find a coach and club you like (can tolerate?) in a league that provides built in recruiting (if that is the players goal), and re-evaluate every year.[/quote]

You must’ve missed Loudoun $occer scoreboards from last year. They got blown out in about 90% of the games. McLean put a 9-1 on their oldest girls team... that’s one example. The 03s lost every game and scored only 1 goal. LOL[/quote]

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