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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's be serious. The top teams in DA and ECNL are probably the best teams around but the bottom half could easily get outplayed by the top EDP/NPL teams. The U14 MRM Rush team that just moved to Bethesda, and Pipeline, routinely beat ECNL teams in the same age group. [/quote]

DD plays on one of the better ECNL teams in the area and this is probably right. Dilution is real.[/quote]

Yes.  And the people complaining about dilution are the same people that don't want to drive further than 10 minutes to training.  Ergo the need for a ton of "elite" clubs.  Cant have your cake and eat it too.[/quote]

Because there is no reason to drive by 4-5 clubs to play in the same showcases and in front of the same college coaches.[/quote]

Dilution is a reason.

The number of "elite" clubs in the area should be cut in half for them to be truly "elite".
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No real reason to do that either. These are not "elite" leagues, they are showcase leagues. Understand that and the importance of wins and losses declines. [/quote]

Wow.  Brilliant.  I don't remember saying anything about elite be determined by wins and losses.

So coaches have unlimited time and money to visit every club in every geographic area to find all the players?  There is no advantage to a consolidation of talent for those coaches?  And what about the top players?  Is there no benefit to playing and training with a roster full of top players?

I am trying to ask these questions with as little snark as possible but the content of your post makes that difficult.  [/quote]

Wins and losses are a byproduct of an 'Elite' team.  The DC area is severely diluted IMO because it is about dollars, not quality soccer. Each club has good teams and not so good of teams.

Some clubs are better overall top to bottom at the elite level.

And many on here won't admit it, but the truly elite teams get more college coaches on the sideline.  They have more college coaches, and a higher level of D1 coaches at practices and games. A good team brings more viewers.

So there are people that drive by 4-5 clubs to get to the 'Elite' team at a particular club b/c they player will get more college exposure with less effort of attending open ID sessions.

There are those on here that complain about driving and then complain about dilution and then complain about some area teams that have a wealth of riches in quality players (such as BRYC '03).  They go hand in hand IMO.

Each family has to choose on their own what pain/tolerance level you have for the BS.[/quote]

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