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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PDA is the real deal. Even if DA is better, the fact that PDA brought home multiple titles says enough. PDA is a super club.

https://www.soccerwire.com/news/ecnl-national-finals-conclude-with-u14-u17-title-matches-in-richmond-va/[/quote]

PDA is one of those clubs that doesn't need a league. They went back to ECNL because they can charge for two ECNL teams and pull it off. It isn't about any ideological belief in this league versus that league. ECNL gave them two teams and a showcase to host. ANY club takes that deal 10 out of 10 times but not many clubs can demand that kind of a deal.

There are only 5 or so clubs in the nation with that kind of cache though the rest are just not that different than any other club.[/quote]

They went back to ECNL because players wanted to play high school and the coaches didn’t like having tactics dictated to them from Chicago. The “back to ECNL to charge more money theory” makes no sense. Not every club is a money grubbing cash grab.[/quote]

I love the revisionist history that claims that ECNL has always been in lock step and in full support of High School Soccer. While never forbidden by the league High School Soccer was always heavily discouraged by ECNL club coaches.

Now ECNL clubs are using HS soccer as a distinction because it suits their needs not because they suddenly see it’s benefits. [/quote]

Talk about revisionist history.

BEFORE....ECNL played essentially 10 months our of the year (if you include winter training, futsal, etc.) ON TOP OF THAT, they played HS in CONJUNCTION with their club season. It was an over load and caused kids to be overworked. That's why it was discouraged!

NOW, the overload has been fixed. NOW kids DONT play club for  2-3 months every year while they play HS thus removing the overload. However, they still do showcases for college exposure. In Virginia, the ECNL National playoffs occurr at the end of the HS. So they have that as well.

I know people love to say that ECNL kids take off part of the year. However, they absolutely do not. They are still playing the game. Just not in club league format.

Yes, HS soccer is lower quality than ECNL or DA. However, it provides different challenges. A freshman or Sophomore playing Varsity against older kids is tough...even if they are not as "good".

Now check this out....

Most ECNL and DA players are committing to their college of choice  after their Sophmore year in HS. At that point in time,  a DA player will have 4-6 months of club league soccer over their ECNL counterparts  who were playing HS during that time.

I assure you, that total of 4-6 months (combined over 2 years) of club soccer vs HS soccer is not going to separate 16- 17 year olds who have been playing the game for the past 8-9 years of their life.

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ECNL painted themselves into a corner with shutting their season down to allow for High School. The message is clear, if you play ECNL you might as play High School soccer because there will be no real club season. The kids are now given the opposite of choice. They almost have to play HS if they want any spring or fall games during the HS season.

What a fantastic solution to go and play in showcases or the ECNL National Championship when the team hasn't played together for the past three months and coming off a very physical HS season to boot.

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You are a goof ball. You don't like it? Dont have your kid play it! You think your DA kid has an advantage because they wear a DA patch? They dont. 
You think ECNL painted themselves in a corner? They didn't. I laid it out for you. By time kids are getting recruited, the 4 + months of club soccer vs HS soccer doesnt separate them.

Mal Pugh played HS 
Rose Lavelle played HS (right Bobby!) 
Mia Hamm played HS.

I could go one. But why? You don't care.

The US Soccer Develoment Academy is not a school of learning. It's just club soccer. Get over yourself. [/quote]

The High School soccer season runs from late February to early/mid June depending on playoffs. that is 3 to 4 months not 2 to 3 months.

Many kids play all four years of High School so that is 12 to 16 months away from club soccer over that time of which only Freshman through Junior seasons are truly impactful.

And yes, ECNL painted themselves into a corner by essentially shutting down during the HS season which is great if your kid really wants to play HS. But the cost of ECNL should be reflective and prorated with cutting a season out almost entirely. Getting the gang together for two or three showcases during the HS season is not elite.

Training 6 months out of ten is not an elite league. It is over priced for what you get though. Paying a club 3-4k a year for 6 months out of a possible 10 to let High School do the rest for free.

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Long winded response dont make you right.

VHSL 1st practice: 2/24/2020
VHSL 1st contest: 3/16/2020
USDA 1st contest: 3/3/2020
USDA End of Season: 5/19/2020
VHSL REGIONALS - 5/27/2020

VERY FEW TEAMS GET PAST REGIONALS

FEB 24 TO MAY 27 IS 3 MONTHS.

BEGINNING OF JUNE: ECNL practice starts back up for ECNL playoffs at the end of June.

So, as I said before, by time kids are committing to college (beginning of their junior year)DA kids have 6 extra months of club play over their ECNL counterparts who were playing high school during the same time frame.

It wont make a difference. Sorry.

Yawn, anything else. [/quote]

Well you said 2 months and it is in fact 3 months. I was in fact right. [/quote]

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