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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We don't need two elite national leagues. Period. We just don't. The GA was formed so that parents and club directs could save face. If you want to kill off EDP/National League than admit that but don't try to argue that you are going to compete against ECNL because that ship has sailed.

Signed, Non-ECNL/DA/GA parent.[/quote]

A country our size doesn't NEED two elite national leagues, but it would aid the development of future NT players if we had a two league tiered system. As it is, NT caliber players are spread far and wide, and would probably develop better if they were all playing together in a smaller league under federation support. One league does not allow this format, unless it was tiered and had pro/rel. However, with our pay to play culture, a pro/rel system is problematic because relegation would kill clubs financially. ECNL will not do that to member clubs. As it stands today, ECNL and GA both support the college aspirations of the mostly elite, but do a poor job for those players at the highest skill level.[/quote]

We are talking about middle and high school soccer. Players develop at different rates and at different ages. Many of the star players in middle school will be over taken by other payers by high school. Look at all the national team call ups a u15/16 that are never heard from again. If you are really concerned about developing players for the national team you need a very large pool of players, less barriers to play(cost, travel, etc) and competitive pressure on clubs. One league for the country will leave a lot of players out, keep marginal coaches propped up and kills innovation.

Look at Rose Lavelle. Under the system you want she would not be playing on the national team. She had one option to play for an ECNL club in her hometown. She did not play for that club. She was either a late developer or more likely the coaches did not know what to do with her. She did not play for the national team till college.

If you have been around travel soccer you know clubs can be petty, coaching style and personality make a big difference and many coaches are very limited in the type of player they want(specially in the younger ages). Not much out side the box thinking. More options and more competition is the best thing to develop players. Let’s face it. If your daughter makes an ECNL team at u13 she will most likely remain on that team. There is very little competitive pressure on ECNL clubs. [/quote]
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