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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It appears as though the only girls getting recruited so far are players from teams that win National events.  If you are on a winning team, you get offers.  If not, well no offers so far.  Players on the lower end of spectrum on a winning team are beating players at the higher end of talent spectrum on losing teams.  There are a couple of exceptions, but generally it’s what’s happening.[/quote]

The two dirty secrets. The first is 99% of colleges do not care about how many wins their soccer team has. This is reflected in recruiting and operating budgets. Second anyone in ECNL or GA can play college soccer if they have the desire. There are so many programs that need bodies and NCAA soccer is a straight continuation of travel soccer. I have seen girls go to lesser known schools to play college soccer over a well known school. If you only care about playing in college and not the school it is very likely you will play in college.

44,046 women play college soccer across NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA levels. They estimate 23k freshman women play soccer(or on a team roster). As you can see there is a large drop rate after the first year.[/quote]

“…anyone in ECNL or GA can play college soccer if they have the desire. There are so many programs that need bodies and NCAA soccer is a straight continuation of travel soccer.”

NCAA division one has a roster cap. So there aren’t that many programs that need bodies. I don’t think kids play ECNL or GA to just play anywhere. Can you elaborate more on college soccer being a continuation of travel soccer?[/quote]

128 clubs in ECNL(or there about). Let’s say 11 players consistently start on each team- the “top” players on each team. In reality only the top 1-2 players matter but let’s continue. That is about 1400 girls. D1 schools offering women soccers 340 schools. Average number of women freshmen soccer players in 2025-2026 season per D1 schools -7. 2380 freshmen women soccer players needed each year to feed the program.

This does not include D2, D3 and junco women college soccer players.

If NCAA D1 is getting 70-90% of their players from the ECNL the soccer you play will be the same- style, physical characteristics players, technical skill, etc as the ECNL and girls travel soccer. Go watch the games. Development stops at 14.

The top 1-2 players per team(regardless of team record) are able to be selective in terms of colleges. These are the players that if they do not show up you lose the game. Everyone knows who these players are. Everyone else on the team is the rest of the team. Their choice will be limited and many will have to play anywhere that gives them an offer. [/quote]

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