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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So what is the scam? I'm not exactly sure who created ECNL but I'm guessing someone saw a need to create a league to consolidate talent that they can pitch to to college coaches that coming to these ECNL events will be worth their while for recruiting...and it worked. My son, who is white, played for a predominately Latino EDP D1 team. Tons of talent on that team. ECNL level kids. Everyone understood that continuing on this team would not provide the platform to be seen by as many college coaches, so my son left and now plays on an ECNL team, so did others. Is ECNL more expensive? Very much so....especially when you add in the travel costs. His three years at ECNL, plus this year, he has had zero white coaches. His team consists of about 1/3 white kids. less than 25% came from the local mega clubs. All the others started out at small clubs like my son. So I don't understand what the issues are here. I do understand that some kids can't afford ECNL and therefore don't get the opportunity, but I don't see that as ECNL's fault.[/quote]

What's the ROI in spending all that money and time/expenses for years in ECNL?
Isn't MLS Next the big dog and go-to for college recruiting? (after International players)

How is ECNL measurably 'better' for college/pro future than say EDP1... considering scouts recruit players, not teams?[/quote]

I'm not looking for an ROI. I that THAT"S what wrong with youth sports...parents looking for ROI instead of just wanting their kids to play and challenge themselves.

How is ECNL better for scouts? Look at the side lines? We have DC United and a few other local coaches at almost every home game. When we went to playoffs in the summer, I think we had 25 colleges watching our final game in group play. They watch because the overall quality is better. The teams are better than EDP1 and the opponents are better. So even though the coach is watching an individual player, they are seeing that individual play in a much more competitive environment. Even tournaments like Bethesda and Jeff Cup don't pull the number of colleges like an ECNL showcase....and just to be fair, MLS Next showcases attract even more coaches than ECNL...even though, at least locally, ECNL teams and MLS Next teams are very competitive. Some ECNL teams are stronger than MLS Next teams, but it is what it is. Some kids what to play HS so they choose ECNL. [/quote]

And to add to the mess, within MLS Next you have your pro academies and non-pro academies.  The non-pro typically are pretty on par with boys ECNL unlike the pro academies.[/quote]

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