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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ECNL is a good league for girls, but they are a mixed quality league for boys with some really bad teams that lose 0-11 and it requires to travel long distances.  Two Virginia teams that are in the boys ECNL have most of their games against teams from North and South Carolinas.    [/quote]

With added competition from DA on girls side locally ECNL could improve.

Here are some suggestions that apply to both girls and boys ECNL:

1. Change substitution rules for U14 and below. (DA now has less restrictive rules at younger ages.)
2. Limit travel for younger ages. (DA does not have national showcases for younger ages.) Limiting travel also limits cost!
3. Avoid scheduling games in winter in NOVA (Who wants to go to an outdoor game in Feb?)
4. Limit roster sizes. There should not be more than 18 full time players in a roster.[/quote]

Amen on the roster sizes.  I think it's highly inappropriate for youth rosters to have more than 18 and players to have to sit out each game.  They already are competing to start, so the sense of competition is there, but you can't grow and develop if you don't play.[/quote]

The older the team is the more sense it makes to roster 20 or 22.  SATs, injuries, college visits, rest, homecoming and prom, player drops when (s)he decides no longer interested.[/quote]

Player drops when (s)he decides no longer interested. How often does that happen mid year in older ages at this level?[/quote]

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