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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My prediction is that ECNL is coming for the rest of GA

NEFC, Tophat, Lou Fusz, Cincinnati United[/quote]

Maybe, this is only negative for GA if they don't replace IMO. Record shows they have replaced more than they have lost. If more GA clubs want to abandon ship, I don't see it as an obvious negative, more like clubs prioritizing how they want to be seen in the marketplace. ECNL is synomous with winning at all costs so that you can be seen by college coaches. GA is synomous with development at all costs so that girls can identify best options after HS, even if it means losing some notable clubs that are feeling pressure in their markets to win now. Don't think there is much to this continuos debate: One is bigger and attracts top playes to top teams, the other has a bigger vision for girls soccer as a whole and has some competitive teams. Pick the one that aligns with your values and goals.[/quote]

I'm not sure how you don't see losing top clubs and just replacing them is not a bad thing?  It's not just a numbers game.  If the GA wants to remain a player in, let alone relevant in, college recruiting, they need to put a good product on the field which attracts the college coaches.  If not, they will slowly fade into a second tier league and join the ranks of the many others out there.[/quote]

It's not a bad thing, time will tell if its actually a good thing for GA. Grassroots development is how every other country does it and that appears to the direction they want to distinguish themselves with. In the US its the fight for college value and prestige, that is so moronic to soccer people outside of the US. Perception wise with parents GA is already 2nd tier, good thing parents pereceptions don't impact college coaches or socuts at all. Educated soccer consumers know there is room for several leagues. Coaches and scouts know to look beyond ECNL events for players, and they know they will always have to becasue all leagues are flawed in their own way, and team quality vary from year to year even [/quote]

Perception is reality in this case.  GA IS is a 2nd tier league.[/quote]

Who is saying it isn’t? 
No one is arguing this[/quote]

This was stated above:  "Perception wise with parents GA is already 2nd tier, good thing parents perceptions don't impact college coaches or scouts at all."  It's not just perception....it's reality, and it's on full display when you take out the emotions of it all and look at the facts.  Compare college placements.  Compare NT players.  Compare pro drafts.  No matter how you look it objectively, it's not the perception of a 2nd tier league, it's the reality.  And the gap is getting wider as more of the stronger GA clubs leave and go to ECNL.  Not saying that there isn't room for GA as a league - there is, and should continue to be. [/quote]

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