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I feel like I am speaking to the brain-dead. First, if you believe that the DA and ECNL are the only leagues with talented then you are clueless. Second, I understand the point of the showcases but there is no reason that you can't have showcases without the DA or ECNL. Between DA and ECNL, you have ten showcases. Don't tell me that without the DA or ECNL that you can't arrange 8-10 major national showcases plus regional showcases plus regional/national playoff that coaches can attend. JefCup, Disney, SurfCup, CASL, Texas Shootout, etc., will become the top venues again. Others like Penn Fusion and Bethesda would attract schools from the region. Penn Fusion had top Ivies, Big 10, ACC and Big East coaches.

Look, all that I a saying is that everyone will revisit youth sports in general once we recover from the pandemic.  I think college soccer scholarships might be one of the things that become less available. In that environment, people will rethink the commitment to youth soccer. [/quote]

There is both a pragmatic and an idealistic approach to this. You are taking an idealistic approach that is unlikely to occur. The rest of us are taking a more pragmatic approach. I think ignoring the realities of youth soccer is putting your head in the sand.

DA and ECNL are not the only leagues with talented players. They have by far the highest concentration however, which makes them ideal targets for recruiting. Their showcases are ideal for college coaches on limited budgets. You could easily come up with the same number of showcase opportunities within reasonable distances if these were no longer available. That would be ideal for local families but horrendous for high level college programs that have wider nets. While there may be plenty of individuals who have to, or choose to, adjust their priorities moving forward, I don't see COVID-19 as the catalyst to change the youth soccer landscape in any significant way. I don't see any reason for ECNL and DA to change their posture. Additionally, I don't see much of a change with regard to college attendance or funding either, so scholarships are more likely than not, to remain unchanged.

I wish you luck on your crusade. Until then, there are plenty of local schools who recruit exclusively at Jeff Cup, Bethesda, Delco, Penn Fusion, etc.
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I do not know. We follow one college program because they are close to our house. It seems like the coach recruits the same area year after year....maybe like three states. I look at the other coaches in their league and they seem to do the same thing but from different areas. It seems many of the coaches have a formula for building their team. Each year they kind of just replace kids with the same type of kids from the same area, it really makes me wonder how important showcase etc are. [/quote]

The showcases show the players against quality competition at a single location where multiple recruits would be available. Attending league games, while not impossible is very difficult for college coaches. Yes, local colleges can make a league game and/or club practice but only if it is within a day drive and doesn’t require a overnight stay.

People seem to think that a soccer program has the same recruiting budget as a D1 football or basketball program.

Small colleges are going to recruit heavily in their region since that is where a majority of their students come from anyways but larger programs will be a mix of region and out of region kids.

DA and ECNL are not intended for smaller local schools/programs.

And while there are talented kids outside of DA and ECNL being a NCSL Star and HS standout simply may not transfer to ECNL or DA. The same kid would be a normal player at those levels. [/quote]

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