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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was at nationals in Seattle for the first time and I was awestruck by the number of college coaches there. They were not watching younger teams AT ALL; I didn’t see a single college coach at the round of 16 Arlington vs Richmond game but someone correct me if I’m wrong. The younger kids have time to develop and get better and then hopefully impress coaches at U16. It should be every ECNL clubs goal to get their U16 teams there - that’s the best bang for your buck if you’re talking about where parents should spend money - at U16 nationals. But the USYNT scouts were at U14 games. I did see college coaches at U17 games where most of the players were already committed so I was scratching my head at that one. Why watch a U17 game with mostly commits? [/quote]

For U17s, some coaches are looking at the uncommitted players (might be some 2025s, but also some trapped 2026s).  Could also be the future coach of a committed player on the team and came out to support/watch.  Like you said, none of the coaches are out there to watch the little ones.  U15 to some extent would be the lowest age bracket watched this time around.  U16 (2026s) is the primary age group being looked at right now.[/quote]

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