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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PDA is the real deal. Even if DA is better, the fact that PDA brought home multiple titles says enough. PDA is a super club.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/ecnl-national-finals-conclude-with-u14-u17-title-matches-in-richmond-va/[/quote]

PDA is one of those clubs that doesn't need a league. They went back to ECNL because they can charge for two ECNL teams and pull it off. It isn't about any ideological belief in this league versus that league. ECNL gave them two teams and a showcase to host. ANY club takes that deal 10 out of 10 times but not many clubs can demand that kind of a deal.

There are only 5 or so clubs in the nation with that kind of cache though the rest are just not that different than any other club.[/quote]

They went back to ECNL because players wanted to play high school and the coaches didn’t like having tactics dictated to them from Chicago. The “back to ECNL to charge more money theory” makes no sense. Not every club is a money grubbing cash grab.[/quote]

I love the revisionist history that claims that ECNL has always been in lock step and in full support of High School Soccer. While never forbidden by the league High School Soccer was always heavily discouraged by ECNL club coaches.

Now ECNL clubs are using HS soccer as a distinction because it suits their needs not because they suddenly see it’s benefits. [/quote]

Talk about revisionist history.

BEFORE....ECNL played essentially 10 months our of the year (if you include winter training, futsal, etc.) ON TOP OF THAT, they played HS in CONJUNCTION with their club season. It was an over load and caused kids to be overworked. That's why it was discouraged!

NOW, the overload has been fixed. NOW kids DONT play club for  2-3 months every year while they play HS thus removing the overload. However, they still do showcases for college exposure. In Virginia, the ECNL National playoffs occurr at the end of the HS. So they have that as well.

I know people love to say that ECNL kids take off part of the year. However, they absolutely do not. They are still playing the game. Just not in club league format.

Yes, HS soccer is lower quality than ECNL or DA. However, it provides different challenges. A freshman or Sophomore playing Varsity against older kids is tough...even if they are not as "good".

Now check this out....

Most ECNL and DA players are committing to their college of choice  after their Sophmore year in HS. At that point in time,  a DA player will have 4-6 months of club league soccer over their ECNL counterparts  who were playing HS during that time.

I assure you, that total of 4-6 months (combined over 2 years) of club soccer vs HS soccer is not going to separate 16- 17 year olds who have been playing the game for the past 8-9 years of their life.

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ECNL painted themselves into a corner with shutting their season down to allow for High School. The message is clear, if you play ECNL you might as play High School soccer because there will be no real club season. The kids are now given the opposite of choice. They almost have to play HS if they want any spring or fall games during the HS season.

What a fantastic solution to go and play in showcases or the ECNL National Championship when the team hasn't played together for the past three months and coming off a very physical HS season to boot.

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You are a goof ball. You don't like it? Dont have your kid play it! You think your DA kid has an advantage because they wear a DA patch? They dont. 
You think ECNL painted themselves in a corner? They didn't. I laid it out for you. By time kids are getting recruited, the 4 + months of club soccer vs HS soccer doesnt separate them.

Mal Pugh played HS 
Rose Lavelle played HS (right Bobby!) 
Mia Hamm played HS.

I could go one. But why? You don't care.

The US Soccer Develoment Academy is not a school of learning. It's just club soccer. Get over yourself. [/quote]

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