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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad]Let's say at the outset -- I have no doubt CCL started with good intentions. And Virginia NPL also served some purpose.

But now we have DA. And ECNL. A lot of the CCL clubs actually have teams in one or the other. (It's worse in Georgia -- on their message board, I referred to the new SCCL as "Southern Clubs' C-teams League," and I'm not really kidding.)

And now we have EDP, which offers one fluid system that includes club vs. club brackets as well as opportunities for teams that may be better than the rest of their clubs. The top tier replaces the old Region I leagues.

So with all of these leagues available, what's the purpose of CCL and Virginia NPL? Does the club vs. club concept make any sense now that you're talking about B teams? Why wall yourself off from other competition? And why not let your teams find the right level in a pro/rel system, either in EDP or NCSL or ODSL?[/quote]

Good questions.  My take:

No, the club v club concept does not make any sense now that you're talking about B teams.

The only purpose of CCL and NPL now [u]is[/u] to wall themselves off from other competition.  That way they can sell themselves as, if not "elite", at least better than [fill in the blank with some other, supposedly less prestigious league].

The reason they don't want their teams to simply find their right level in a pro/rel system is that then they will be found out.  They can't claim to be in an "elite" league if they can't earn it on the field.

Put another way, it's about parent ego more than anything.  It makes some feel better to say their kid's team plays in CCL or NPL than in NCSL.  Clubs know this and capitalize on it to draw/retain players.

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NP. I completely agree! We are in a D2 NCSL team and regularly beat CCL and NPL teams in tournaments and scrimmages. The opposing parents always look so confused leaving the field... Yes, DA and EDP are all the 'elite' needed. Then NCSL for the rest of us. Down to decent rec leagues like SFL and MSI. [/quote]

I actually agree.  We are a strong girls 2nd team in CCL/CCLII - and it is frustrating to play other team's 2nd team when we could beat their top team.  One-sided blowouts are not fun when you are restricted to scoring after 5 passes and with your weak foot, if allowed to score more goals at all.  It would be nice to play in NCSL where you have to work for it.  But I do understand from the coach's POV about not having scheduling conflicts.[/quote]

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