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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience it's really hard to break in to ECNL after U13 unless you're really, really good. 
This year Mclean (for example) took 5 girls for ECNL U14.  All were from other DA and ECNL clubs.  I know some outstanding kids who tried out from other CCL clubs but they weren't chosen. 
There were very few spots and they went to kids who were already tried and true from other ECNL level play.   There's enough movement from DA to ECNL that they clubs don't have to look outside of this pool. 
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If you are good enough, you will get noticed.  Kids are added and dropped every year.  Keep in mind that you aren't just competing against other US soccer players at the D1 level, you have to contend with foreign academy players that didn't make the cut to move on but are more that good enough to play at the D1 level.  Look at some of the top college rosters and you will see players from around the world.  Just because you played at a DA/ECNL club means nothing unless you show it on the  pitch when scouts are looking.

Camps, showcases, etc.  Make your own pathway, there isn't just one. [/quote]

[b]And how does one get noticed on a mid level NPL or NCSL team?[/b][/quote]

Exactly. How does this happen?  (Or CLL?).  Plus how does a kid get good enough for DA/ECNL when playing weekly for NPL/NCSL/CCL?  My kid plays for a CCL team but practices with the club's ENCL team and the ECNL level/speed of play is light years better--and those kids are continuing to get better at a faster clip!  It's like trying to stop a leak that is always getting larger and larger.

Same kid went to ECNL tryouts at U14.  The players (100+) were grouped by skill (best kids on the middle field, others on the side fields).  The kids from other DA/ECNL programs were all put on the center field and watched intently through the entire tryout.  The kids from other programs were watched for a few minutes on a tertiary field. 
The very top kid from our team went and practiced with the ECNL team for weeks on end.  Still didn't make the team in favor of other ECNL or DA transfers.

Sure, some some of phenom player can show up to ECNL/DA at U14 and beyond at get selected but unless your kid is a complete athletic outlier this isn't going to happen.  And examples of Alex Morgan or the Maryland basketball/soccer player referenced in this thread (or the other one) don't count (as they ARE complete athletic outliers and not relevant at all to 99% of our kids).  Call me cynical but this is how I see it being played out in 2019. 
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What this for Boys or Girls?  I have a DD so I’m wondering if what you stated was the same dornthe girls?[/quote]

This is primarily for girls. For boys DA is the clear top league that colleges are scouting.[/quote]

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