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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simply look at McLean ECNLs record of putting girls on top college teams. It is impressive. Along with FCV they do the best job. Why? Because these were the two old ECNL clubs pre-DA so they have the brand established and neither BRYC or Loudoun or MU or VDA have the compelling case to pull top players from those two clubs. Arlington’s always been solid too, but just a notch below the other two. Until Clyde and Nadir leave, this will likely continue to be the case for McLean. FCV, not so clear but they’ve got a few more years before their current GA talent pool ages out. [/quote]

FFS this is completely meaningless to boys parents and you are an idiot for thinking that club is more important than talent in getting placement. Sheep like most parents in this area, and your children will also be little lambs the rest of their lives if you rear them in this manner. [/quote]

Talking girls, not boys.  Try keep up Holmes. And facts beat opinions. [/quote]

Are you alluding that the measure of success is by the selection of its players in top colleges?  What if an ECNL player desperately wants to attend Johns Hopkins, MIT, or University of Chicago instead of powerhouse soccer programs like Stanford and UCLA?

McLean ECNL is a great program, and has been for quite some time now.  But their measure of success isn't 'our players go to the best colleges' because the choice of college is up to the player.  If you'd like to really see if McLean is successful, you could look at the success of players that do choose powerhouse soccer programs.  I'd be interested to see how many honors, national championships, etc they bring home.[/quote]

“Are you alluding that the measure of success is by the selection of its players in top colleges?”  Yes, yes I am. And btw MIT and JH and UoC are great schools, so if it helps them get in there or pay less, then success there too. As far as how well they do in college soccer, gimme a break. It’s enough to get in, especially for the women. There is rarely if ever anything lucrative in women’s soccer beyond that. 
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Well if it’s your DD, already a loser unless her D1 school gets her on an ACTUAL career path.  Cause NWSL is over soon.  And if DS... we’ll if he’s headed to college I guess likely not gonna be a professional.  So good on you for... paying a lot of money to travel soccer?  Yeah.[/quote]

You sound like you have trouble following. No ones talking about the merits of ECNL relative inits cost.  That’s a different thread.  We’re talking about success of McLean ECNL players in the context of soccer and scholarships for most youths.  But since you raised the issue. The difference between regular travel and ECNL is about $3500 per year. Multiply that by 5 years (8th grade thru Sr. Year) that’s $17500. That will be covered over four years of scholarships at a D1 school or by first few years of salary if the kid attends MIT etc. Plus kid has fun, competes, exercises, learns how to do their best. All in all, worth the cost. Sorry you can’t afford it. The rest of us in this thread can. [/quote]

The flippant arrogance transmitted in this post verifies this as a genuine McLean parent.  The answer does beg the question of how much of these "placements" (especially the more recent ones) are actually the result of the parents paying the tuition for their kid to sit bench at a top academic or D1 school.  Based on the "talent" on display on most of the teams, I'll bet that number is high.[/quote]
Please explain "telent" on display.  Are you saying the players are not good?[/quote]

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