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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To all the GA people posting. Yes, you are correct.

The D1/P4 narrative is a girls ECNL talking point. In my opinion its the last one they have. When DA first switched to GA the top talking point was clubs switching to ECNL. Now that the dust has settled this is only brought up in the spring and clubs go both ways. Then it became total number of college commits without any specifications. This stopped working a couple of years ago when GA numbers were relatively equal. So now the ECNL talking point is being limited to D1/P4 only commitments. Which are much more dependent on club connections than league events.

If you've been around for a while you can see where things are going. GA is on the upswing and ECNL has plateaued. Don't get caught up in the nonsense. If your kid has talent coaches will fine them.[/quote]

The quality and quantity of the college commitments is comparable?[/quote]

Not if you look at the leagues as totals. Ecnl gets more college recruits and more P4 recruits. With that said you would rather be a playoff GA team than a bottom half ECNL team. There are not as many high quality GA programs but there are still enough to get 200+ college coaches to GA events.

At the end of the day, take your kid to a place that is 1. Fits your lifestyle in terms of location or travel commitments 2. Has good coaching 3. Allows you to play against the most competitive environment in practice and games that fits your kids ability.

Then go to the ID camps that you “match for attractiveness” with. I am always shocked how little play ID camps get. I know of a couple of coaches that took literally all of their recruits from ID camps. They see you for 8 hours a day for a couple of days vs snippets of a game here or there at various showcases.  [/quote]
I agree with your assessment on ID Camps. Yes they usually cost around $200. Yes they are a moneymaker for college coaches. But its hard to argue with being seen for 8 hours a day by a coach you're looking to play for.[/quote]

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