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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this cannot be real. the GA hats told me GA was kick a$$ and taking names

https://x.com/ImYouthSoccer/status/1934400532094886146[/quote]
Its not real, and a perfect example of why iamsoccer dork is ridiculous.

In the 2024 GA season there were over 300 (I stopped counting at 300) college commitments. The numbers are listed right on their site.
https://girlsacademyleague.com/class-of-2024/

Iamsoccerdork has 82 2025 GA commitments listed. Its 100% clear that the ECNL coach is pulling a fast one.[/quote]

But his numbers is "verbal commitment", and it's 2026. I don't know what that means, but didn't Olivia Moultrie commit to UNC when she was 12 or something ? [/quote]
You can see why iamsoccers posts are so annoying. This is nothing more than a list of verbal commitments players from different clubs have announced likely on meta, insta, or X. Its weird that an ECNL coach has spends this much time looking at underage girls posts online.

Then to post something that makes it look like GA clubs have 10% of the numbers as ECNL when less than 10% of GA college commitments are posted is very misleading.

You end up with new parents making club decisions based on information iamsoccer knows isnt true or isnt the full picture. Ie cherry picked data. Which is the ECNL coaches intention. [/quote]

I think the point is that, right now, players are getting a volume of commits deeper into the league for ECNL than GA. This may change in the future. But I haven’t seen anyone post any real data suggesting this is not accurate as to the last 5 years. Sure, top GA teams do very well and any GA team may get some commitments but the mid-tier ECNL team (50th-60th) in the recruiting window right now is doing better than the average mid-tier GA teams on this metric. Could of course change in the future but seems accurate right now.

GA hats might spend less time complaining about the data or talking about trends and more time thinking about what ECNL might be doing better. PP suggested more showcases and more regional and geographically dispersed showcases is one factor. Maybe there are others. Maybe GA does have momentum and this will shift. I for one would like two more equally competitive leagues. But getting there will require some clear eyed thinking rather than complaining about the data or conspiracies about club relationships with college coaches.[/quote]

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