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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS 9th grader, would it be better to be on a GA team that will make GA playoffs or ECNL middle of the pack team that won’t make ECNL playoffs? Legit question. Potential starter on both clubs. Equal level coaching. [/quote]

[b]Top half ECNL team[/b] with outside chance of making playoffs, North American Cup or Showcase A or B, [b]over GA Playoff team[/b] BUT....

Go [b]GA Playoff team over bottom table ECNL[/b].

[b]Bottom half ECNL over any GA team with no chance of playoffs[/b].

[b]This should be the dividing lines for now.[/b] Even if GA has gained some steam, the landscape is going to take at the VERY least, two or three more years. [/quote]
It's not as simple as you make it out to be. Because even players on non-playoff teams have plenty of opportunities for exposure in GA without making playoffs.

There are conference level talent ID events where the best players from every team attend. These events attract colleges near the conference because it's a quicker, smaller event with only good players.

Every GA team goes to the Playoff Showcase even if their team is playing showcase games not playoff games, it's still at the same fields. If there are college coaches you've been in contact with they will watch you play they don't care if it's a playoff game or not. Key here is you have to do the legwork to establish a relationship before the event, they aren't likely to just randomly watch a showcase game but that's not really has most are recruited anyway.

There are non-league events (Jeff Cup, Penn Fusion, PDA) which are good recruiting opportunities that both ECNL and GA teams will attend regardless of their records.

There are plenty of opportunities for exposure in both leagues, even for non-playoff teams. If you do the necessary self marketing, reaching out to coaches, [b]and are a good enough player[/b], recruiting can happen for anyone on any team in ECNL or GA.[/quote]

Delusional[/quote]

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