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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The number of last place teams is almost completely balanced by the number of first place teams in NoVA. If anything, the distribution is bathtub shaped with a more than normal number of first and last place teams. Those first and last place teams are distributed across all age groups too, so there are no generalizations to be made about age groups. It stands to reason that the area is diluted in general, but that would also include some of the NoVA EDP teams. Regardless, the argument that NoVA ECNL teams in MA are weak cannot be made based on this years standings. I am not about to do this, but a better indicator of ECNL vs EDP strength might come from stacking up the head to head records of NoVA ECNL clubs against EDP clubs. I suspect you would find that ECNL teams own a distinct advantage and that most people would agree. On an individual player level, there are obviously going to be EDP players who could easily play on NoVA ECNL teams but the average skill level is lower.[/quote]

15 teams out of 24 have losing records. That is over half of our teams. That is not balance. [/quote]

The FACT is that those teams in last place are losing against competitive teams most from outside the DMV area. While your non-ECNL team is winning against an average local Team. [/quote]

The combined goal differential for those last place teams is -221. Tell me more how they would roll in EDP, CCL or any other regional league. They are bad teams and the patch doesn’t make a difference. [/quote]

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